basketball Archives - YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

North Oakland To Raise Funds With Pistons

he Detroit Pistons’ last game of the season is Sunday against the Toronto Raptors, and volunteers from the North Oakland Y will be out in force, selling 50-50 raffle tickets to benefit the Y’s Annual Campaign.

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Amy Kuras

April 12, 2014

Healthy Living / Youth Development

Y Kids’ Hoop Dreams Come True

One lucky kid from the YMCA will get to be a ball boy (or girl) for the Detroit Pistons on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, and around 50 more Y kids will be special guests at the game.

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Amy Kuras

January 17, 2014

Healthy Living / Social Responsibility / Youth Development

Y Teams Up With Pistons

The YMCA of Metro Detroit and the Detroit Pistons are teaming up to promote health and wellness throughout the Metro area. That partnership includes two YMCA Nights at The Palace, the first on Feb. 1 when the Pistons play the Philadelphia 76ers and April 5 versus the Boston Celtics. Not only will the Y receive…

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Amy Kuras

December 6, 2013

Youth Development

Y Boosts Basketballer’s Confidence

You never know what small kindness will spark a kid to achieve his best. For PJ, a basketball player at the Plymouth YMCA, it was being allowed to play on a team with his friends that helped him develop his basketball skills and his confidence.

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Amy Kuras

June 6, 2012

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North Oakland To Raise Funds With Pistons

Y Kids’ Hoop Dreams Come True

Y Teams Up With Pistons

Y Boosts Basketballer’s Confidence