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After Dani Keith-Marchment became a mom in March of 2011, she found she had hit an all-time high weight of 247 pounds. She started working out at the Y and lost some weight…and then met trainer Dion Kimbrough. With his help, she’s completed her first 5K, started training for a half-marathon….and lost a total of…
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Several lucky Detroit Swims graduates got the thrill of a lifetime recently when they got a chance to swim and ask questions of Olympian Peter Vanderkaay. He’s been a big supporter of Detroit Swims and came to visit after a medal-winning performance in the Olympic games in London.
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Every Saturday, a group of kids and parents meets at the Farmington YMCA and spend two hours playing with robots. Or it looks like playing, but what they are actually doing is learning computer programming, math, and problem-solving, and having a great time doing it.
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What once was a dreary stretch of parking lot is now a colorful playground for children at the YMCA’s Detroit Innovation Academy thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteers from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, the Kaboom! nonprofit and the generosity of Y donors.
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Meet new Girls On The Run council director Jackie Kippen. She’s got ties to the Y as a former day camp counselor and now is back after running youth development programs for Clemson University in South Carolina. She’s excited to heading up one of the Y’s most popular youth programs.
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An exhibit at the Boll YMCA Lobby Gallery of photographs from Detroit youths participating in the Focus:Hope Excel project gives adults a valuable look at the world through the eyes of these young people, who are too often written off or marginalized. They work with professional photographers throughout the year, and master both photographic techniques…
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One of the guiding principles of the Y — something every staff member and volunteer takes seriously — is youth development. Helping young people to reach their full potential in life is one of the things that makes the Y more than just a place to take swim lessons or work out. So it’s fitting…