Category: Social Responsibility

Healthy Living / Social Responsibility / Youth Development

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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Posted by
Meagan Scaringe

October 21, 2014
Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Boys Dedicate Party to Detroit Swims

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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Posted by
Amy Kuras

August 30, 2014
Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Stuff-A-Backpack Returns

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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Posted by
Amy Kuras

August 2, 2014
Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Y-Arts Showcases the Art of Film

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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Posted by
Amy Kuras

July 23, 2014
Social Responsibility

Y-Arts Staff Channels Mama Cass

Several talented members of the Y-Arts staff raised funds for the program last week with a staged reading of “Call Me Cass,” a jukebox musical written by Y-Arts Director Margaret Edwartowksi.
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Posted by
Amy Kuras

July 3, 2014
Social Responsibility

I-Rise Helps Urban Farm Grow

Participants in the I-Rise family financial empowerment program, called partners, put the program’s focus on growth into practice by helping Michigan Urban Farming Initiative prepare their fields for a successful growing season.
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Posted by
Amy Kuras

June 21, 2014
Social Responsibility

Volunteers Spruce Up the Y

This week, the Y bid a fond farewell to nine young people who have spent the past five weeks sprucing up several of the YMCA branches throughout the Metro Detroit Association. They were here as part of the Americorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program.
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Posted by
Amy Kuras

June 14, 2014
Healthy Living / Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Gardens Sprout Up at South Oakland

When community-minded people work together, good things grow. That’s true at the South Oakland YMCA, where a partnership between the Y and the Junior League of Birmingham has created a garden on a formerly empty patch of land next to the Y’s parking lot.
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Posted by
Amy Kuras

June 8, 2014
Healthy Living / Social Responsibility

Pedal Power For Newsletter Delivery

If you’re seeing the Y-Arts newsletter in more places — or have just noticed a cool and unusual bike zipping around Downtown Detroit — it’s because of Y member Leslie Wacker, founder of micro-distribution company Bike-Ro Distro.
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Posted by
Amy Kuras

May 31, 2014
Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Delta Pilots Take Camp to New Heights

A group of Delta Airlines pilots gave a gift to generations of children with a generous donation to Camp Ohiyesa. Thanks to their gift, 100 children who otherwise could not attend camp will be able to go every summer in perpetuity. And while they are there, they can test their skills on a climbing tower…
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Posted by
Amy Kuras

May 10, 2014