NORTHERN NECK FAMILY YMCA
39 William B. Graham Ct.
Kilmarnock, VA 22482
(804) 435-0223 A branch of the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA |
Calendar
Apr 1-26 - T-Ball Registration $30 members/$50 others
Apr 8 - Happy Easter YMCA CLOSED
Apr 9 - New Session Swim Lessons Begins(Parent/Child or Youth)$30 members/$50 others
Apr 14 - unCorked! 6pm Tides Inn
Apr 17-19 - Summer Camp Registration (for YMCA members) 5-7pm
Apr 20 - Kids Night Out $15 members/$20 others
Apr 21 - Healthy Kids Day 10am-1pm Dream Fields FREE
Apr 22 - Earth Day
Apr 23 - Blood Pressure Screenings 9-11am, provided FREE by RGH
Apr 29 - YMCA POOL CLOSED - Association Wide Aquatics Safety Staff In-service May 5 - T-Ball Begins May 7 - Summer Camp Open Registration (by appointment, please call) |
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| T-BALL | |
 Registration is underway for T-Ball, for ages 3-5. This program is an introduction to basic T-ball skills taught with an emphasis on caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Parents and children participate together to experience fun, fair play, teamwork, participation, fundamentals, and family involvement.
T-Ball starts May 5 and the cost is $30 for members, $50 for others. Spaces are limited. Games are on Saturdays. Contact Dave Cunningham with questions 435-0223. |
| HEALTHY KIDS DAY | |
Make sure you mark your calendar and bring the family for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 21, from 10:00am until 1:00pm at Dream Fields, on Irvington Rd. Kilmarnock.
Healthy Kids Day is an action-packed national YMCA event designed to promote healthy living and activities. There are lots of fun activities to choose from: Ring toss, bean bag toss, bottle bowling, a bounce house, and much more. It's a fun day for all so make sure to be there! |
| PARENT/CHILD SWIM LESSONS | |  Registration is underway for parent/child swimming lessons at the Northern Neck YMCA. Lessons are taught at the Y's indoor pool on Monday and Wednesday nights at 6:00pm. This class is for parents and their child ages 6-36 months. Each class is 30 minutes and runs April 9 through May 2. The cost is $30 for members and $50 for others. Register now! Spaces are limited. Call 435-0223 with questions. |
| unCORKED! | | |
 Join us for unCorked! This year's signature fundraising event benefitting the Guardian Program! Saturday, April 14, 2012 6:00 pm at the Tides Inn.
A multi-course dinner featuring the wines of Elizabeth Spencer of Napa Valley, CA paired
perfectly with the culinary creations of Chef TV Flynn of the Tides. Menu includes:
- Blood orange & Bay scallop ceviche with micro cilantro salad
- Grilled Chesapeake Bay rockfish with sweet corn fritter & avocado-melon salsa
- Herb roast sliced Wagyu beef sirloin with truffled root vegetables & Dave and Dee's mushroom demi glace
- Shenandoah apple-cinnamon crepes with warm blueberry sauce & St. Andre cheese
Several silent and live auction items will be offered, as well as the opportunity to chat with Elizabeth Pressler and Spencer Graham during dinner. Cocktail Attire (Black Tie Optional). $175 per person.
Come celebrate the lives of the children and individuals who have been touched by the generosity of our community! For more information contact Lisa Shivers at lisa.shivers@peninsulaymca.org or Donna McGrath at donna.mcgrath@peninsulaymca.org. |
| HELP SEND A KID TO CAMP | | |
 A rag-tag bunch of bums took over the lobby of the YMCA in Kilmarnock this past weekend, protesting loose change in pockets everywhere in Lancaster County. Ben Estes, spokesman for the group, known simply to his friends as "the bum", said, "This occupation was staged to bring awareness to all the pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters people have just laying around their homes. If everyone took home a piggy jar from the Y and filled it with the coins in their sofa cushions, cars, etc. we could send 100's of kids to camp this summer".
According to Co-Director of Development Donna McGrath 108 children attended the Y's summer day camp program in 2011, with 47% of these families receiving assistance from the Guardian program. The Guardian program in turn received assistance for the third year in a row from Mr. Estes "Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dime" event, enabling over 200 youth to attend camp who would otherwise not have had the opportunity. Parents and guardians were able to work through the summer, knowing their children were in a safe, structured environment where they could swim, participate in crafts, and go on field trips while learning and engaging in the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith.
The bums would like you to pick up a jar, fill it with your everyday leftover change and join them for a coin counting ceremony at the Bank of Lancaster's main branch 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday May 19th. There will be vagrant cookies and hobo drinks at the bank collection site. You may also fill the jar earlier and drop it off at the Northern Neck Family YMCA at anytime, feeling free to take another empty jar to fill. If you would like to join the bums please contact Donna at 435-0223 or donna.mcgrath@peninsulaymca.org.
Bums pictured, bottom row left to right: Y member Shannon Chapman, Branch Executive Mark Favazza and board member Ben Estes. Second row left to right: board member Kathy Broderick, Y member Paul Jones, board chair Myrtle Phillips, Y members Peggy Estes and Bridell Carter. |
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