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Featured in DBusiness DETROIT — Kris Stimac has been named executive director of the Boll Family YMCA, Detroit’s flagship location in downtown Detroit. In this new role, Stimac, of Rochester Hills, will foster partnerships and address the needs that exist in the community. In addition to community development, Stimac will be responsible for all branch operations at…
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“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” ― Maya Angelou #MotivationMonday Hope all… http://t.co/kg7XS1NOAw — YMCA of Austin (@AustinYMCA) December 22, 2014
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Temperatures are dipping, and winter is rounding the corner. With this in mind, two Y employees set out on a mission to provide coats to people in need. Boll Family YMCA Personal Trainer William Kim and Welcome Center Employee Eli Sullivan ran a winter clothing a coat drive, setting up collection boxes all over Detroit,…
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Storytelling can be one of the most powerful ways to get a message across. For Margaret Edwartowski, Executive Director of Y Arts, telling her story led her to a $225,000 grant that will allow her to continue enriching lives of young adults in metro Detroit through the arts. Edwartowski was mentioning challenges that Y Arts…
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The Carls Family YMCA recently initiated its annual food drive and has accumulated more than 500 pounds of nonperishable items that will benefit two community charities. The food drive kicked off on Thanksgiving morning and will run over the next several weeks. Both Community Sharing and Active Faith, local community health centers that have food pantries…
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Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for the many blessings we have in our lives. It’s also a holiday known for extravagant feasts shared by family and friends. But for families living in urban food deserts without the means to gather healthful food, Thanksgiving can be a difficult time. To aid this effort,…
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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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Featured in USA Swimming’s Splash Magazine Over the last 50 years, Detroit has become an infamous city. The collapse of the automobile industry led to high unemployment rates, abandoned homes, urban decay, and over time, a large influx in crime. But hope and inspiration still lives here, and it can be found behind the walls of…