Category: Social Responsibility
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Shoppers can enjoy high-end retail in downtown Detroit and benefit the Detroit Swims Urban Swim Initiative, thanks to the Somerset Collection’s CityLoft and Downtown Detroit Days event this weekend. Five percent of sales from the weekend event will go toward the YMCA’s goal of ensuring water survival skills for all children in Detroit.
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Kids in challenging situations in Detroit, Pontiac and Flint have so much fun they don’t realize they’re learning at the YMCA’s Camp Phoenix. And the camp doesn’t just serve the kids; it involves the whole family as well.
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More than 50 youth ages 18-21 gained job skills and, most importantly, a renewed sense of confidence through the Y’s Fresh Eyes program which concluded this week.
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When Farmington Hills YMCA trainer Rose Cipriano’s family was visited by unimaginable tragedy, her friends rallied. In just five weeks they created the Run For Rose, which raised money for a trust for her children and gave a grieving community a way to help their friend while she heals.
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For more than 35 years, runners have been gathering to run along the shore in Wyandotte to support the Downriver Y.
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Phil Lawicki’s volunteer service at the Livonia YMCA is just one part of his service-oriented life. He has been helping is parents care for his sister, who has severe cerebral palsy, since his early teens. But when Y staff thank him for his dedication, he thanks them.
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Demetrious Broughton was just another kid from the east side — until he found the Minority Achievers program at the Y that helped set him on a path to success. Now, he mentors kids just like him at the Y Future Professionals program.
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A huge art exhibit that took over the lobby of the Boll Family YMCA this month was the work of the youngest artists at the Y — the children who attend the Child Development Center. More than 200 pieces were on display, including group projects parents could bid on in a silent auction.
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The North Oakland Y’s volunteer of the year, Lori DeMIneo, was recognized for bringing her upbeat personalty and boundless energy to the business office….but her influence doesn’t end there. She’s become an integral part of the Y community.
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Single mom Kristen Kaszeta knew she needed to find a way to get some “alone time” in her busy days that would be affordable and benefit both her and her young daughter. They both found what they needed at the Y.
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