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FROM THE GROUND UP
Courtesy of Bob Soto Stills
The First Lady Talks Healthy Families at the Homestead YMCA Family Center
To celebrate the two-year anniversary of Lets Move!, first lady Michelle Obama joined a panel of experts, including the Y's National Director for Health and Well-being Jim Kauffmann, for the WebMD Town Hall: Simple Tips for Healthy Families at the Homestead YMCA Family Center in Homestead, Fla. Click here to watch the panel discuss ways of helping families live healthier.
NEWS FROM THE Y
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Ridgewood YMCA
YMCA Continues to Help Haiti
A longtime arm of support in Haiti before the devastating earthquake of January 2010, the Ridgewood YMCA and its World Service Committee expands its presence in the island nation for the indefinite future, starting with a clothing drive. The Ridgewood News
February 6, 2012
Raritan Bay Area YMCA to Open Doors to 7th-Graders on Weekends
In an effort to help shape seventh-grade students' lifestyle habits early on, area students will have unlimited access to the facilities at the Raritan Bay Area YMCA in New Jersey for free as part of a statewide YMCA program. MyCentralJersey.com
February 6, 2012
Courtesy of Ahwatukee
Foothills News
Mentor Program Thrives at YMCA
It's the latter part of January but there is still time for residents to do their part for National Mentoring Month. But even past January, YMCA employees and volunteers say any time is a good time to become a mentor to an at-risk youth. Ahwatukee Foothills News
January 23, 2012
YMCA Summer Camp Keeps Children Active After Dad Loses Job
The Staten Island Family YMCA provides support to help a family who's struggling to make ends meet put their kids through YMCA camp. Staten Island Advance
January 23, 2012
YMCA Keeping Kids Active in the Winter
The YMCA swim team is helping youth stay active and escape the cold with an indoor swimming pool. WLUC-TV6
January 17, 2012
Courtesy of Kara Starzyk,
Society Scene, Woodbury Bulletin
YMCA of Broward County Hosts Inspirational Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast
The YMCA of Broward County will host its "Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspirational Breakfast," which will feature keynote speaker J.R. Martinez, Iraq war veteran, inspirational speaker and winner of "Dancing with the Stars." South Florida Sun-Sentinel
January 5, 2012
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