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Caring for a sick spouse can be a huge source of stress and lead to health issues for the caregiver that put their own well-being in danger. But for one husband and wife team, the Y has been a place where they can get healthier, and where they themselves can feel cared for due 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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Once again, the talented students of the Detroit Creativity Project are taking over the Marlene Boll Theater Dec, 16 to show the skills they’ve developed over the 10-week program. And real improv fans can support the project and see a great night of comedy at a fundraiser at Go Comedy! in Ferndale Dec. 23.
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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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Finding the lighter side of cancer is no easy task, but that’s what the creative team behind a musical currently playing at the Marlene Boll Theater aims to do in their production of Cancer! The Musical.
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Want to keep your kitchen clean before the big Thanksgiving feast? Olga’s Kitchen is donating a portion of sales on Wednesday, Nov. 21 to the Metro Youth YMCA I Can Achieve program’s Adopt-A-Family project. Diners need to present the attached flyer for the donation to be registered.
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The Girls On The Run team at the Lakeshore Family YMCA had a special visitor to one of their final practices before the big run: Miss Michigan Angela Venditti. She talked with the girls about goal-setting, self-esteem, and resisting peer pressure. And most exciting for the girls on the team, she let them try on…
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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…