Category: Social Responsibility
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Detroit Swims has a real impact on the lives of children, keeping them safe in and around the water. They also learn to conquer their fears and develop skills that can transform –or even save — their lives.
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It’s amazing what kids can accomplish when given an incentive. And when that incentive means they can help their fellow young people, do something they enjoy, and have a little fun with one of the adults in their lives? So much the better. That’s what the novice swim team at the Birmingham Y did recently.
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At participating Metro Detroit Dunkin’ Donuts stores tomorrow (May 21) you can get a delicious small iced coffee for 31 cents. And for each one sold, Dunkin’ Donuts will donate 31 cents to the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit.
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More than 30 talented playwrights submitted their work for a chance to be included in the inaugural 10-Minute Play Festival hosted by Y Arts. The five that made the cut will be presented Saturday at 3 p.m., with staged reading of each play and a talkback by the playwrights afterward. Admission is free.
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Visitors to the Boll Family YMCA throughout the month of March may have noticed some fairly unusual things about the most recent art exhibit in the lobby. They’re organized not by theme or visual similarity, but by school subject. And the works are very diverse — not only paint and pencil, but handwork such as
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Did you know the Y is soon to open its third school in Detroit? The Y Detroit Leadership Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a high school will open its doors to its inaugural class of 125 ninth graders this fall. The school is currently enrolling students, who will enjoy small classes, a sense of community,…
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The Boll Family YMCA Barracudas Swim Team are posting some impressive times at national meets, but equally impressive is the community formed by the parents who work tirelessly to make the team into the kind of experience they want for their children.
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The Y is the first job for lots of young people, whether it’s working as a day camp counselor, a lifeguard, or in child watch. At the Macomb YMCA, students from the Pankow Center in L’Anse Creuse Public Schools have been coming to the Y to get some of their first work experiences for nine…
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Evey young person needs a group of friends to hang out with and to feel like they belong, no matter their difference or disability. So the Birmingham YMCA recently launched a Saturday night social club for young adults with autism so that they can make friends and have fun with their peers.
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The Marlene Boll theater and the Boll Family YMCA ware hosting an Empty Bowls Event to fight hunger from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Proceeds from the soup supper will benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank.
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