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$1.5 Million Kellogg Grand Awarded to GRYMCA
Posted March 23, 2011 in
Grand Rapids, MI – Armed with a whopping $1.4 plus million grant from the Kellogg Foundation, the largest Kellogg grant ever received by the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, the Y will be conducting total urban warfare on obesity. With an elite force of 15 new full and part time staff, the YMCA’s strategy is to fight obesity by implementing the most comprehensive street by street fight ever undertaken by any fitness and wellness organization in the history of Kent County.
Most of the tactics are in place now... Read More
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YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids Receives $7,000 from HUGGIES Little Swimmers Brand to Strengthen Impact
Posted January 27, 2011 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN- YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and HUGGIES® Little Swimmers® Brand, a product of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, have awarded seven branches of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids $1,000 each to expand the reach of their parent/child water enrichment programs in the Greater Grand Rapids community.
These gifts are seven of 150 grants of $1,000 each awarded by HUGGIES® Little Swimmers® Brand to Ys across the country. The funding will be used to provide financial assistance to low-income and underserved families who wish to engage in YMCA parent/child... Read More
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YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids awarded $15,000 from Sam’s Club ‘Giving Made Simple’ Campaign
Posted January 25, 2011 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN-The YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids has received a grant of $15,000 from Sam’s Club to enhance programs designed to help teens prepare for and achieve higher education. The award is part of a $1 million gift to YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), the resource office for the nation’s 2,687 Ys, for placing first in the education category of the Sam’s Club “Giving Made Simple” online campaign, conducted earlier this year.
The gift to Y-USA is supporting national urban education and outreach initiatives, including YMCA’s Achievers,... Read More
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Join the YMCA Holiday Hoopla
Posted December 01, 2010 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. – The David D. Hunting YMCA will be hosting a Holiday Hoopla Santa Day event on Saturday, December 18th from 10am-1pm.
This fun filled day will include getting pictures taken with Santa, making a holiday craft, and eating cookies with hot chocolate.
This event will also be the kick-off of the YMCA Hat and Mitten Project everyone is encouraged to bring new or gently used hats and mittens to hang on the tree to be donated to local children.
This event will... Read More
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YMCA Hosts Open House and Family Celebration For New Team Building Challenge Course
Posted August 01, 2010 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. – The Wolverine World Wide Family YMCA invites community members and families to attend an open house and family celebration for the new team building and leadership challenge course. The event will be Tuesday, August 3rd with the open house running from 4:00-7:00pm and a potluck dinner at 6:00pm.
Currently made of five elements, the course is a creative team building and leadership program. The Wolverine World Wide Family YMCA is encouraging all groups, businesses, school leaders, organizations and anyone else interested in the state-of-the-art team... Read More
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Visser Family YMCA Offers A Free Staycation Event
Posted August 01, 2010 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – The Visser Family YMCA will be hosting a Staycation event on Friday, August 6th from 6-9pm and Saturday, August 7th from 2-5pm.
Friday night’s “Rock and Roll” theme includes food, music, skating and games. Saturday will include many different activities such as free food, kid’s games and sports, swim testing, Rockwall, fire trucks, ambulance, as well as Zumba and kick boxing demos for adults, and other giveaways.
During this event there will be opportunities to win free memberships to the... Read More
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YMCA Announces New Vice President of Development
Posted July 01, 2010 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. – The YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids is pleased to announce Sara DeMaan has been promoted to the Vice President of Development. Sara began her career with the YMCA 6 years ago as the Director of Development. She was then promoted in November of 2009 to the Branch Executive for the Spartan Stores YMCA. As the Vice President of Development Sara will be responsible for securing the funding for the Spartan Stores YMCA along with future YMCA projects and the Strong Kids Campaign.
Sara has had a huge impact... Read More
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YMCA Announces Association Community Impact Director
Posted July 01, 2010 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – The YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids is pleased to announce Dwayne Moore has been promoted to the Association Community Impact Director as of June 1st. Dwayne began his career with the YMCA 15 years ago at the Downtown YMCA as a Youth Sports Director. He was then promoted to the Director of Operations for the David D. Hunting YMCA and has been in this role for the past five years. As the Association Community Impact Director Dwayne will be a staff liaison to the community focusing on inner-city initiatives... Read More
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YMCA Offers Grand Opening and Open House For New Team Building Challenge Course
Posted June 01, 2010 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. – The Wolverine World Wide Family YMCA invites community members to attend the grand opening and open house for the new team building challenge course. This event will be Wednesday, June 23rd with the grand opening starting at 9:00am-10am and the open house from 10:00am-2:00pm.
The new challenge course is a creative team building and leadership program. The Wolverine World Wide Family YMCA is welcoming all groups, businesses, school leaders, organizations, and anyone else interested in this new state-of-the-art program to join this event.
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The YMCA Digitally Draws from the Community to Advance Mission
Posted May 01, 2010 in
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. — The YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids will reveal a new partnership that is projected to increase the YMCA volunteer base by digitally reaching out to those who want to advance the mission of the YMCA.
The YMCA will announce a new digital method to building its army of community volunteers and to help provide ways for YMCA members to connect.
Ron Nelson, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, said, “Thousands of volunteers donate countless hours to the YMCA each year.... Read More