Tag: YMCA Story
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By Lori Mabee, Senior Program Director, South Oakland Family YMCA I’m the sweeper for our Girls on the Run & STRIDE 5K, which means I’m the last person to finish the race, making sure everyone finishes safely. The program is about building character and confidence in young boys and girls over a period of 10
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Cassandra Spratling, a writer with the Detroit Free Press, tells readers how her swim lessons at the Boll Family YMCA in Downtown Detroit are guiding her down the path to becoming a proficient swimmer. Swim lessons at the Y are for individuals of all stages of lives, from babies to young adults to seniors! It’s never too early
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By Joseph Wilson, father of Girls on the Run participant Girls on the Run and the YMCA hold a special place in my heart. Whether it was shooting baskets at my local Y as a kid, or watching my daughter, now 13, enjoy two seasons of Girls on the Run a few years ago, I
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By Sharon Peterson, Mission Resources Director at the Carls Family YMCA I would like to tell you about my friend Bert. Bert is 87 years old. I first met Bert when we opened our full facility, 13 years ago this May. He was a board member. The first campaign I ever worked on, Bert was
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Do you have a Y story that has changed your life? If a story about the Y has meaning for you and you’re willing to tell it, then we believe it’s worth hearing. Your story—whether it’s about you, the people you know, or an entire community—has the potential to motivate others with real-life tales of
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By Megan Carolin, Member of the Birmingham Family YMCA My weight loss journey began in June 2013. I was 311 pounds at 25 years old. I was experiencing headaches, dizziness, heart palpitations and general discomfort. My day-to-day life was fairly miserable. I was slow to move, often feeling run down and sick. Every day when
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A Lincoln Park teacher trains at the Downriver Family YMCA to prepare for boot camp, so she can accurately relay to her students what life like a recruit is like. Check out the story by WDIV!
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Des Davies, a 49-year-old resident of Farmington Hills, was tired of feeling uncomfortable in his own body. In October 2013, he decided he wanted to make a change. He joined the Farmington Family YMCA and, after four months of diet and exercise, Des lost close to 20 pounds. But he knew he could achieve more.