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  • Girls on the Run support team runs 1,617.1 miles at Freep Marathon

    Girls on the Run (GOTR), a transformative youth development program that teaches life skills through running lessons, was an official charity partner of the 2014 Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon on Oct. 19. On race day, the GOTR support team of 104 adult runners ran a combined total of 1,617.1 miles through Detroit and helped…

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  • An exciting small group training routine is underway at the Farmington Family YMCA. This fall, members can spice up their workouts with TRX Training! TRX is effective at building core stability and total body strength. Each movement requires activation of the core muscles, making for a unique program that is fun and as challenging as…

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  • All over metro Detroit, local Ys are hard at work gathering candy and mapping out their haunted houses. Halloween at the Y is almost here! Halloween at the Y is safe fun for everyone. Join in on the free festivities at your local Y: Birmingham Family YMCA: October 24, 5-7 p.m. Boll Family YMCA: October 24,…

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  • …our very own Seth Amadei! Seth is known for many behind-the-scenes responsibilities for Y Arts Detroit, including overseeing operations of our Marlene Boll Theatre, curating exhibits for the lobby gallery at the Boll Y, and managing our community choir, the Deep River Choir. Now, it’s his time to shine. His talented performance in a local production recently…

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  • What started as a lesson for children at day camp turned out to be an eye-opener for Y camp counselors and staff, too. At the Boll Family YMCA Summer Day Camp, staffers Kimberly Duchene and Kelly Plocharczyk invented an activity that they hoped would teach campers the importance of maturely expressing opinions and problem solving.…

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  • When you’re a child, few things are as exciting as a birthday party…and birthday presents. But Bo Hahn and Hassan Ezzeddine of Farmington Hills, who have known each other since babyhood, decided to dedicate their shared 10th birthday bash to gathering donations for Detroit Swims. Detroit Swims is a program based at the Boll Family…

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  • Quick action from the well-trained North Oakland Y staff is credited with saving the life of member George Thomas, who suffered a massive heart attack back in January after a workout. Those workouts, and the training of the Y staff, have allowed him to be restored to full functioning.

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  • It’s a Y ethos that people treat each other well; living the mission of the YMCA is something people who work at the Y take to heart. So why do two branches keep squaring off against each other? Because it’s all in the spirit of good fun and fitness, of course. The Livonia Y and…

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  • Remember how exciting it was to get fresh new school supplies at the beginning of each year? The smell of a fresh pack of crayons, the satisfaction of writing with a perfectly sharp new pencil, or the potential of uncreased, tidy, blank notebooks is a joyful memory for many of us. Providing those supplies can…

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  • Y-Arts Detroit will be spotlighting the art of film starting this week through the end of the year. John Sauve, who serves on the board of Y-Arts, is curating the Man in The City Film Series at the Boll Family YMCA, focusing on locally produced or locally themed films. Sauve is well known for his…

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