Month: November 2014
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How camp changed my life
Steenie Casadei, who attended sleep-away camp at Nissokone in 1997, writes a message to Piper, her lifelong friend from camp, as Piper’s son is planning to attend the same camp I had originally decided to go to camp because I wanted to ride horses every day for two weeks straight. What ended up being…
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Girls on the Run and STRIDE 5K attracts thousands in metro Detroit
On Sunday, Nov. 16, thousands of girls dressed in tutus and boys sporting capes ran across the finish line at Kensington Metropark as part of the Girls on the Run and STRIDE Fall 2014 5K. Months of training through Girls on the Run of Greater Detroit and STRIDE, programs at the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit that…
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Y Arts featured on Michigan Radio for boosting the improv scene
Margaret Edwartowski, Executive Director of Y Arts, believes that people can learn important communications skills through the art of improv. And she’s not alone. Improv is on the rise in Detroit, and Margaret is at the forefront of the movement. “The main program we have that we’re running through Y Arts is a partnership with Keegan-Michael…