YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

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    Pizza Day To Raise Funds for Family

    Youth who participate in the I CAN ACHEIVE program are giving back by helping a needy family this holiday season. On Thursday, Nov. 15th, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Shield’s Pizza on 25101 Telegraph Road in Southfield will donate a percentage of food purchases to the YMCA I CAN ACHIEVE program’s Adopt-a-Family fund.

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    Amy Kuras

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    Y Is the Place for Mom and Daughters

    Gloria Fauer and her daughters, Chamra and Corie, have gotten control of their health through their Y scholarship that allows them to swim and work out; both girls have lost a significant amount of weight. But even more than the health benefits, the caring and acceptance they have found at the Y had made a…

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  • New Mom Gets Healthy With Help From Trainer

    After Dani Keith-Marchment became a mom in March of 2011, she found she had hit an all-time high weight of 247 pounds. She started working out at the Y and lost some weight…and then met trainer Dion Kimbrough. With his help, she’s completed her first 5K, started training for a half-marathon….and lost a total of…

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    Olympic Swimmer Visits Y

    Several lucky Detroit Swims graduates got the thrill of a lifetime recently when they got a chance to swim and ask questions of Olympian Peter Vanderkaay. He’s been a big supporter of Detroit Swims and came to visit after a medal-winning performance in the Olympic games in London.

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  • Robotics Class Teaches Problem-Solving

    Every Saturday, a group of kids and parents meets at the Farmington YMCA and spend two hours playing with robots. Or it looks like playing, but what they are actually doing is learning computer programming, math, and problem-solving, and having a great time doing it.

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    Volunteers Build Playground for Y School

    What once was a dreary stretch of parking lot is now a colorful playground for children at the YMCA’s Detroit Innovation Academy thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteers from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, the Kaboom! nonprofit and the generosity of Y donors.

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  • Birmingham Comedy Night Aids Strong Kids

    Have fun, laugh and help the Strong Kids Campaign of the Birmingham YMCA at their third annual Comedy Slam to benefit scholarships for kids and families in need.

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  • New Director for Girls On The Run

    Meet new Girls On The Run council director Jackie Kippen. She’s got ties to the Y as a former day camp counselor and now is back after running youth development programs for Clemson University in South Carolina. She’s excited to heading up one of the Y’s most popular youth programs.

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  • Y SWIFT Leads Teens to Healthy Choices

    You’ve probably seen the billboards around Metro Detroit promoting the YMCA’s SWIFT program, but you may not know what exactly the program is. It stands for “Sexual Wellness Information for Teens” and is an 8-week curriculum the Y puts on at schools throughout the Metro area.

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  • Excel Photography Exhibit Debuts at Y

    An exhibit at the Boll YMCA Lobby Gallery of photographs from Detroit youths participating in the Focus:Hope Excel project gives adults a valuable look at the world through the eyes of these young people, who are too often written off or marginalized. They work with professional photographers throughout the year, and master both photographic techniques…

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