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More than 800 girls ran the Girls on the Run 5K at Oakland University ast week, the culmination of months of training. Girls on the Run teaches girls to Honor Their Bodies, Celebrate their Voices, Embrace their Gifts and Activate Their Power
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South Oakland YMCA member Alexis Sumner put herself on the path to a healthy, active lifestyle when she joined four years ago, a path that has taken her places she would have never imagined back then. In the process, she’s become half the person she once was, losing more than 200 pounds.
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Jessica Mukavetz’s family has faced more than their share of challenges over the last few years. Thanks to the Carls Family YMCA’s caring staff and a scholarship from the Strong Kids Campaign, the Y has given them all a place to have fun and some much-neededpeace of mind amidst their challenges.
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Two Y-Arts instructors are among the homegrown talent featured on a new Detroit Public Television show, MetroArts Detroit. Movement and Music instructor Mr. Stevie is featured May 2, while Y-Arts director Margaret Edwartowski is spotlighted July 11.
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Two Macomb Y swimmers made a big splash at the recent YMCA National Meet….but it’s the Y values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility that have made the biggest impact on them and their families.
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Get ready: Healthy Kids Day is taking over the Y next weekend. The Y holds Healthy Kids Day every year to teach families healthy habits in a fun way. There will be swim lessons, bounce houses and healthy cooking demos, depending on the branch. But all this fun has a purpose …to address kid’s risk…