Category: Social Responsibility
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As part of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s leadership of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative to engage the next generation of outdoor stewards and inspire millions of young adults to play, learn, serve and work in the great outdoors, Shawn Blanchard from Mayor Duggan’s Office joined Kristen Sarri, Principal Deputy Assistant…
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On June 29, the Birmingham Rotary Club gave the Birmingham Family YMCA a gift of $2,500 toward the Annual Campaign, which will help send more kids to summer day camp this year. Our summer day camp program brings kids from all walks of life together so they can experience adventure, accomplishment and belonging while learning new skills and…
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Featured on WDIV video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Keith Godley used to sit on the sidelines as his daughter learned to swim at the Boll Family YMCA. He was afraid of the water because he had never learned to swim. Now, the 50-year-old father is swimming three times per week, at least. He credits his love…
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News: YMCAs across metro Detroit hoping to set world record Thursday
Featured on Hometownlife.com On Thursday, June 18, YMCAs across Metropolitan Detroit will help set the Guinness World Record™ for the World’s Largest Swim Lesson™ in 24 Hours. Organized by a coalition of the nation’s water safety experts and training organizations called Team World’s Largest Swim Lesson™ (WLSL), the event aims to expose the importance of…
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Featured on WDIV video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Channel 4 visits the Y to learn about free swim lessons on Belle Isle for Detroit kids ages 8-13, as part of the Detroit Swims program. Lessons will kick off on June 20, 2015. The Y provides swim suits, caps, and goggles. Parents or guardians may register…
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Detroit faces its fair share of challenges. However, with great obstacles come opportunities to make a difference. The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit has served our great city for 165 years, never wavering in our support and always working to strengthen the community. We are encouraged by two recent articles that shared views of the Motor City on the rise. In this New…
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Jeremy Shaba’s love of horses came at an early age. He says he caught “the horse bug” the first time he set foot in the barn at YMCA Camp Nissokone in Oscoda. “It became apparent how much I loved being at Nissokone and riding when I would find myself dreaming of my home away from…
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By Tina Iulianelli, supporter of Girls on the Run For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had a knack for finding loose change. Not to be confused with leftover change from buying things throughout the day, but change left behind in a pay phone or vending machine or a penny on top of a…
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Written by Joy Mohammed, iCan Program Coordinator The iCan Achieve Program, a division of the Metro Youth YMCA (MY Y), works to build the entire student through effective experiential programming. Exposure is one of the most important tools MY Y and iCan utilizes. The iCan Achieve program, a flagship in MY Y programming, organizes various educational…
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Our YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit Board of Directors is comprised of passionate community leaders who are taking action to create change in Metropolitan Detroit. Every year, our Board sets a goal of contributions they will give to the Y’s Annual Campaign, which funds initiatives that build confidence in children, introduce teens to career and college…
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