Category: North Oakland Family YMCA
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On a beautiful Sunday morning, young boys and girls were lacing up their shoes under the sun to get ready for the Girls on the Run/STRIDE 5K run. After training with their teams for weeks, they were ready to prove to themselves that they are capable of greatness. This program teaches our youth that there…
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Healthy Living / Lakeshore Family YMCA / Livonia Family YMCA / North Oakland Family YMCA / Social Responsibility / Youth Development
2018 Impact Report
The Y is now…as it has always been…a place of possibility and promise for all. Every day, in metro Detroit the Y supports kids, adults,seniors and families with programs that protect, teach, connect, heal, nourish and encourage. Everything we do helps communities and the “us” who live in them to thrive. We’re fortunate to have…
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The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit has named Helene Weir as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2019. Selected by the Y’s Board of Directors, following a three month search, Weir will succeed Scott Landry who will step down on January 31, 2019. In her new role, Weir will be responsible for building the…
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Healthy Living / Lakeshore Family YMCA / Livonia Family YMCA / North Oakland Family YMCA / Youth Development
Join us for Halloween at the Y
Join us for a spooktacular night of fortune telling, not-so-scary stories, healthy treats, obstacle courses, haunted locker rooms, games, crafts and more! All the Halloween fun is centered around family togetherness and health-centered activities. Halloween at the Y is a great way for families who are new to the Y to get to know our…
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Lakeshore Family YMCA / Livonia Family YMCA / North Oakland Family YMCA / Social Responsibility / Youth Development
Round up your purchase at Macy’s to support Summer Day Camp!
The Y is proud to partner with Macy’s this May in an exciting donation campaign to provide Y camp scholarships to kids. From May 1 – 22, customers at all Macy’s stores will have the opportunity to support Y summer camp scholarships for kids by rounding up their purchases to the nearest dollar (up to…
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Healthy Living / Lakeshore Family YMCA / Livonia Family YMCA / North Oakland Family YMCA / Social Responsibility / Youth Development
2017 Impact Report
As a resident of metro Detroit you know our community is resilient. We are a loving, diverse community of varied ages, genders, ethnicities, backgrounds and challenges. We also share in common goals and believe in the potential of every child and family. We enable our children to overcome learning gaps, nurture our teens to thrive…
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“I first signed up for the Fresh Food Share box to be supportive of the program and ensure that it got off to a great start. Anyone that has walked through the lobby on the days the food is delivered can see that having a great start is not a problem. I have ordered the…
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By Pamela, a member of the North Oakland Family YMCA “I started doing CrossFit in the fall of 2010. I typically attend class on average 3 days a week with the exception of the summer months when I concentrate on golf. CrossFit has really helped my golf game. Prior to CrossFit, I was able to…
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I know my wife would not say this, so I’m telling her story… “She is a very lovely mother of five children and had always struggled with knee pain and low energy levels. She would sometimes get sore knees just walking or biking a bit. Exercise was not her thing and she would most certainly…