Category: Healthy Living

  • Grand Prize Drawing Winner: Heidi Dale! Congrats to Heidi, a valued member of the Macomb YMCA, and the winner of our Grand Prize drawing. Heidi won $1,852 (the year the YMCA Detroit was founded) and 1 year membership to the Y! 1st Runner Up: Helen Shingledecker from the Carls Family YMCA! Helen won $1,000 gift…

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  • September Drawing Winner: Maurice Bounds! Congrats to Maurice, a valued member of the South Oakland YMCA, and the winner of our August drawing. Yeah Maurice!! Everyone who logged 600 minutes or more in June was entered into the drawing, and there will be a drawing every month. YMCA Branch Name Birmingham Family YMCA Teri Keller…

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  • August Drawing Winner: Will Wiggins! Congrats to Will, a valued member of the Macomb YMCA, and the winner of our August drawing. Go Will!! Everyone who logged 600 minutes or more in June was entered into the drawing, and there will be a drawing every month. YMCA Branch Name Birmingham Family YMCA Teri Keller Birmingham…

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  • July Drawing Winner: Hallie Robinson! Congrats to Hallie, a valued member of the Farmington YMCA, and the winner of our July drawing. Go Hallie!! Everyone who logged 600 minutes or more in June was entered into the drawing, and there will be a drawing every month. YMCA Branch Name Birmingham Family YMCA Matthew Howell Birmingham…

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  • June Drawing Winner: Gary Olsen! Congrats to Gary, a valued member of the Downriver YMCA, and the winner of our June drawing. Go Gary!! Everyone who logged 600 minutes or more in June was entered into the drawing, and there will be a drawing every month. YMCA Branch Name Birmingham Family YMCA Joy Hunt Birmingham…

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  • Summer Family Fun at the YMCA

    We’re working hard to ensure that families can have fun all summer long at the Y. Here’s a list of everything that’s happening this summer at our YMCAs!

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  • Father’s Day is More than Just an Excuse to Buy a Tie

    On Sunday, June 19, the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit joins the nation in celebrating Father’s Day and recognizing the influence fathers and adult male role models have in children’s lives.

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  • May Drawing Winner: Kara Walker Congrats to Kara, a valued member of the Carls Family YMCA, and the winner of our May drawing. Keep up the great work! Everyone who logged 600 minutes or more in April was entered into the drawing, and there will be a drawing every month. YMCA Branch Name Birmingham Family…

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  • April Drawing Winner: Catherine Gibbons Congrats to Catherine, a valued member of the South Oakland YMCA, and the winner of our April drawing. Keep up the great work! Everyone who logged 600 minutes or more in April was entered into the drawing, and there will be a drawing every month. YMCA Branch Name Birmingham Family…

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  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We sat down with one of our Youth Learning Center Program Directors, Lauren Savage to discuss mental health among youth. Lauren supports mental wellbeing and behavior management in our programs. 1. Tell us about your Y-story… My Y story began in 2014 as a day camp counselor. My friends…

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