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The Y is a hand that never pulls away

By Isabelle Cutler Lead Gymnastics Instructor I could write nine pages of why the Y is important to me. I could spend hours laughing, smiling, and even crying about the past ten years I’ve been connected with the Y. I could give a million and one reasons why everyone needs to be a part of the Y.…

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Meagan Scaringe

October 21, 2014

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Amy Kuras

May 31, 2014

Category: Social Responsibility