SPECIAL EDITION: August 2010

YMCA TimesWe build strong kids, strong families, strong communities
Northumberland Family YMCA   |   59 Monument Place   |   P.O. Box 146   |   Heathsville, Virginia 22473   |   (804) 580-8901






IN THIS ISSUE:
QUICK LINKS

Pancake Breakfast: THIS SATURDAY!!

VOTE for your Y to get $250,000

Fall Cheerleading

Current Registrations

QUICK LINKS:
www.peninsulaymca.org
 
Check us out on Face Book at Northumberland Family YMCA!
 
 Flapjack with Applebee's
Pancake's Anyone?
The YMCA,  along with Applebee's
in Tappahannock,
is hosting a
Pancake Breakfast
THIS Saturday, August 7th
from 7-10 AM at Applebee's.
 Tickets are $7 in advance/$10 at the door. 
(Children 2 & under are free). 
 
 Purchase tickets in advance  from Holly at the YMCA office or from one of our many Y-Summer Camp Kids!  Even if you can't attend the breakfast, feel free to buy a ticket anyway as a donation to our cause! 
 
Proceeds from ticket sales, donations & tips will benefit our Strong Communities Campaign.  The YMCA staff, families, and volunteers will be the servers!  We hope to be able to serve YOU! 
 
Come enjoy a 
short stack of pancakes
for a tall cause!
 
For Grant Special Edition Aug. 2010

Will you help your Y get $250,000 for free fitness and wellness programs?    VOTE EVERYDAY!
 
The Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA is competing for a grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project, and the only way we can win is with your help.  Please vote for our project, "Activate the Peninsula." Vote today and everyday for the rest of the month of August. Your vote will help the Y be even more affective in your community, and you can be part of it!
Activate the Peninsula:
·         Provide a safe environment for families and individuals to exercise
·         Provide nutrition and healthy cooking classes to all residents.
·         Provide residents with the knowledge to exercise safely & effectively.
·         Provide nutrition and health education to even our youngest preschool children
 
Go to www.refresheverything.com/activatethepeninsula to place your vote.
 
Once at our voting site, click on the "vote for this idea" button.
 
Login, or register if it is your first time visiting the site (you will again have to click on "vote for this idea" after you complete the registration process). Next time, just login.
 
Share this idea with your friends and family through Facebook or Twitter right from the voting page (look for the links on the right side of the page).
 
Busy? No time for the Internet?  You can vote from your mobile phone:
Text 101650 to PEPSI (73774)
 
We need your vote EVERYDAY in August to make this a reality for our YMCA.    This project benefits every location of the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA and the people in each of our communities.
 
Any questions? Talk to any staff member at our Y to help you through the process.
2010 Basketball Cheer Squad
2010 Cheer Squad


Green MegaphoneFall Cheerleading 
 
The YMCA is extending the age group for the football season cheerleading sqaud to include ages 6 to 13!  Practices will be on Thursdays from 6-7:15 beginning August 19th.
 
We are currently taking registrations for cheerleading.  Registration will end on August 12th.
            SHOW YOUR SPIRIT!
 



The YMCA is currently taking registrations for:
 
Afterschool Care:    $40 Registration Fee
                                  $40/week members and $48/week non-members
 
Fall Cheerleading for girls ages 6-13   $50 members/$65 non-members 
Flag Football for boys ages 5-8             $40 members/$60 non-members
Outdoor Soccer for ages 3-14               $40 members/$60 non-members
 
Please contact us at 580-8901 or on line at www.penisulaymca.org
for more information!
YMCA Mission: To put Christian principles into practice
through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.


Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA - We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities