Category: Social Responsibility
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Kids can learn baseball skills — and life lessons — during a series of free baseball clinics taught at the Boll Family YMCA by professional baseball player Justin Prinstein. This is the second year for the clinics, which aim to teach kids who might not otherwise learn about baseball the fundamentals of the game.
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Twenty families who use the Y’s child care facilities are getting a chance to learn how to dream big — and make those dreams a reality — with a new family financial empowerment program that uses life coaching and motivational forums to help them identify and reach their goals.
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Over the last year we’ve shared some of those stories of how the people at the Y go above and beyond in doing everything from ensuring everyone has a place at the Y to fostering future Olympians to raising student performance in school. Here’s a look at some of those stories….and we look forward to…
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In memory of Sarah Tolbert, a dedicated volunteer at the Detroit Leadership Academy who died earlier this year, her family and the teens from the MY-Y program adopted three families at the Detroit Leadership Academy this Christmas.
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Meet Kyle Anderson, who has taken over as Executive Director of the South Oakland YMCA. He joins the branch from Houston, Texas, but has worked at both the Lakeshore and Macomb branches of the Y during his decade-long YMCA career.
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Youth who participate in the I CAN ACHEIVE program are giving back by helping a needy family this holiday season. On Thursday, Nov. 15th, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Shield’s Pizza on 25101 Telegraph Road in Southfield will donate a percentage of food purchases to the YMCA I CAN ACHIEVE program’s Adopt-a-Family fund.
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Gloria Fauer and her daughters, Chamra and Corie, have gotten control of their health through their Y scholarship that allows them to swim and work out; both girls have lost a significant amount of weight. But even more than the health benefits, the caring and acceptance they have found at the Y had made a…
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Several lucky Detroit Swims graduates got the thrill of a lifetime recently when they got a chance to swim and ask questions of Olympian Peter Vanderkaay. He’s been a big supporter of Detroit Swims and came to visit after a medal-winning performance in the Olympic games in London.
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What once was a dreary stretch of parking lot is now a colorful playground for children at the YMCA’s Detroit Innovation Academy thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteers from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, the Kaboom! nonprofit and the generosity of Y donors.
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Have fun, laugh and help the Strong Kids Campaign of the Birmingham YMCA at their third annual Comedy Slam to benefit scholarships for kids and families in need.
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