LUTER FAMILY YMCA
259 James Street
Smithfield, VA 23430(757) 365-4060
A branch of the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA |
CALENDAR
Oct 1 Are you interested in joining a TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) group at the Y? See the Welcome Center for more info.
Oct 8 Girls Field Hockey Clinic
Oct 15 Swim lessons registration opens
Oct 22 Homeschool Enrichment
Oct 27 Fall Festival, 6:30 p.m.
Oct 29 New session of swim lessons start
Looking Ahead:
Nov 3 Flea Market
Nov 17 Festival of Trees |
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Looking for something for the kids to do? Check out the online program schedule. |
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IMPACT MAGAZINE
The Y is the nation's leading non-profit committed to strengthening communities. IMPACT Magazine shares with you stories that inspire, educate, and demonstrate our charitable mission. |
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UNITED WAY
The Luter Family Y is privileged to be an United Way agency. When making your United Way pledge please consider donating to your Y. Use designation code 7030 and write in Luter Family YMCA. Thank you! |
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| FALL IS FUN AT THE Y | | |
Fall Festival - Saturday, October 27th, 6:30 - 8:3 0 p.m.
Kids up to age 12 wear your non-scary costume and enjoy games, pumpkin painting, tattoos, and trick or treat stations throughout the Y. Please bring 2 canned goods for admission.
Flea Market - Saturday, November 3rd, 8:00 a.m.
Repurpose your gently-used items by donating them to the Luter YMCA Flea Market. Smaller items can be dropped off now; larger items on drop-off day on Nov 2nd.
Not just a Flea Market - items will be sold to benefit our Strong Communities campaign which helps fund our Guardian financial assistance program. Don't throw that out - donate it to the Y! Come out on November 3rd and support our Flea Market.
Festival of Trees - Saturday, November 17th, 7:00 p.m.
Join us for this holiday event to support the YMCA Guardian financial assistance program at the Smithfield Center. Enjoy live music by "Touch of Spice," food, and auction.
Tickets are available at the Welcome Center, any staff or Board Member, or at the door.
Need child care? Your children can enjoy Kids Night Out at the Y, FREE, if you are attending the Festival of Trees (pre-registration is required). Have you bought your tickets yet? |
| GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY CLINICS | | |
Scoop, push, flick, hat-trick; yes we're talking field  hockey! Girls, now's the time to try field hockey. You will learn stick skills, ball handling, and sport rules through fun, game-oriented activities.
Clinics runs October 8th - November 26th on Monday nights 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Click here to contact Brandon Fry for more information. Ready to register? Click for our online program registration. |
| HOMESCHOOL ENRICHMENT | | |
Learn physical fitness and health in a fun environment while promoting positive relationships with peers and building self-esteem. This is a great way for your children to socialize in a group setting with other kids their age.
Join us for games, sports, swim time, health and nutrition education. Age appropriate class division.
Classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. starting October 22nd. Please click here to contact Brandon Fry for additional information. |
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5210 - LIVE HEALTHY EVERY DAY | | |
At the Y, we're committed to children's healthy development and well-being. We want to make it easier for busy families to eat well and get plenty of physical activity, so it is with great excitement that we introduce our 5210 program.
5210 is a new program the Y is implementing this fall in all of our School-Age Child Care and Preschool Child Development programs. It is a program that helps children to: learn about healthy eating and exercise, redirect excessive "screen time" (TV, computer use, video games, etc.) and select healthier drinks.
5210 will educate children already participating in our programs about making healthy choices, and it will provide take-home educational materials so families can support healthy choices as well. The 5210 program is based on the most recent science and research available; we've added "the Y way" to make it fun and interactive for children.
5210 is built on four main pillars that help children live healthy everyday:
- 5 Five servings of fruits and vegetables each day
- 2 Two hours or less of screen time daily
- 1 One hour or more of physical activity each day
- 0 Zero sugary drinks
The 5210 program incorporates lessons and activities about healthy eating with physical activity. Together, they encourage healthy behaviors through active play, literacy and math-skill development, creative learning, and hands-on snack time activities. The program will be implemented in many other Y programs in 2013, such as: swim lessons, youth super sports, child watch, first tee, summer camp and others.
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