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April 1
Dots and Doodles begins
Lifeguard Class Pre-Requisite for April 5-9
Lifeguard Class registration for May begins
April 3
Adult Ballet begins
Basketball ends for Middle School, Parent/Child, and Youth
Youth Soccer League begins
April 4
YMCA CLOSED
Happy Easter!
April 5-9
Spring Break Camp
Lifeguard Class
April 7
Princess Ballet begins
April 12-16
Family Lobby Nights
April 14
Adult Volleyball League ends
Kid's Night Out Lock-In registration for May begins
April 19-23 Lifeguard Class
Pre-Requisite
Kid's Night Out Lock-In
April 17
Healthy Kids Day at International Children's Festival in Downtown Hampton
April 19
Spring Season II Swim Lesson registration begins
Ballroom Dancing registration begins
BAM! registration begins
Fit 4 Life registration begins
Teen Sports Conditioning registration begins
April 23
Swim Lession Registration begins
Lifeguard Class begins
May 3 - Dots and Doodles; Spring Season II Swim Classes; Ballroom Dancing; BAM!; Fit 4 Life
May 4 - Teen Sports Conditioning
May 5 - Tae Kwon Do May 3-7 - Lifeguard Class; Family Lobby Nights
May 17-21 - Lifeguard Class
May 26 - Adult Basketball League |
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Win a FREE Month of Membership!
On April 20, 2010 you will receive our email survey. The results of the survey will be used to improve our service, program offerings and operations. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a drawing to win one free month of membership. Please look for the survey and plan to participate - we want to know your opinions!
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Looking for Summer Fun? Sign Up Today for Camp Kekoka!
At Camp Kekoka (Kee-koh-kah), children can enjoy:
Skiing, knee boarding, tubing, kayaking, sailing, canoeing - you name it and they get crazy with it!
They got it!
Swimming pool, recreation hall, archery, campfires?
They got it!
The YMCA brings to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay years of experience running camps for children. For more information on Camp Kekoka, visit the website and register today!
Want More Summer Fun?
The Hampton Family YMCA is also registering now for Summer Camp! Open registration is offered Monday - Friday 12:30pm to 5:00pm. Please bring copies of school physical (must be within 24 months), shot record, and original birth certificate to complete your registration. Due to state licensing requirements, incomplete registrations cannot be processed. For more information, see our brochure and registration form. |
Healthy Kids Day
Saturday, April 17, 2010
We are excited to announce that this year's Healthy Kids Day will be held in Downtown Hampton along with the International Children's Festival! Join us and the Festival at Mill Point Park for some family friendly fun including culturally diverse exhibits, food, and entertainment!
For more intormation on Healthy Kids Day at the International Children's Festival, please contact Michele Patchett, Youth & Family Director, at (757) 722-9044 ext. 211 or at Michele.Patchett@peninsulaymca.org. |
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Get Caught With Your Y-Sticker!
One Year Family Membership Prize Drawing
Want to win big?
Place a Hampton Family YMCA sticker on your car today!
- To participate in the contest, pick up a complimentary sticker at the Welcome Center and place it on your car.
- Every week beginning April 1, 2010, we'll randomly "catch" someone with a Y-Sticker and enter their name into a monthly drawing. Monthly winners will recieve various YMCA paraphernalia.
- All monthly winners are automatically entered into the December Grand Prize drawing for One Year Family YMCA Membership.
For more information, see our flyer or please contact the Welcome Center at (757) 722-9044. |
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Get Involved!
Strong Communities Campaign
The Strong Communities Campaign is an annual volunteer fundraising campaign that secures funds to assist people from our communities in their time of need; no one is turned away from YMCA programs due to inability to pay full fees.
The Hampton Family YMCA has provided $468,362 of financial assistance to families, youth, and the community. We have served 100 children through the Bright Beginnings program which provides children with the clothes supplies necessary to begin a new school year.
Help keep our community strong! Ask our Welcome Center today about how you can help.
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Five Things You Didn't Know About... Feet
April is Foot Health Awareness Month
1. Heavy load: Each foot has 26 bones, 32 joints, and a network of more than 100 tendons, ligaments and muscles. Every step places 1.5 times your body weight of pressure on your foot, yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight.
2. Agony of de feet: A 2007 survey of foot ailments by the American Podiatric Medical Association shows that about 45 percent of Americans suffer from foot pain, and 54 percent of people with a foot ailment said the pain prevents them from performing routine activities.
3. Something stinks: American adults suffer most from heel pain, nail problems and sweaty feet/foot odor, the survey reveals.
4. Sorry, Manolo: About 27 percent of Americans admit to wearing footwear that hurts their feet either daily (8 percent) or weekly (19 percent). However, the incidence of wearing painful shoes decreased with age.
5. Miles to go: The average American adult walks 8,000 to 10,000 steps each day and thousands of miles in a lifetime. So why wear painful shoes?
Information found on the California Podiatric Medical Association website. We encourage you to visit their website to learn more about foot health. |
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Recipe of the Month Flaxseed, Wheat, and Bran Muffins
High fiber, healthy breakfast muffin.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup flaxseen ground
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup oat bran
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cup shredded carrots
2-3 apples, cored and chopped up or shredded
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
3/4 cup 2 % milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
DIRECTIONS
Mix flour, flaxseed, bran, sugar and dry ingredients together. Shred carrots and apples and add these along with optional raisins and nuts to dry ingredients. Mix well. Stir together milk eggs and vanilla and stir this into batter until well moistened. Fill cupcake papers until 3.4 full and bake at 350* for 20 to 25 minutes.
Makes 24 med. muffins. Freeze them in ziplock bag, then just pull one out each morning and will be ready to eat 20 minutes later on the way to work!
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe brought to you by SparkRecipes.com |
| Reminders!
2010 Census
10 Questions. 10 Minutes. 1 Positive Impact. As a Census Bureau partner, the Hampton Family YMCA encourages you to participate in the 2010 Census and let the country know what our community needs for the next 10 years. Visit 2010census.gov to learn more.
Volunteerism
The Hampton Family YMCA Member Services department is currently seeking dedicated, responsible and positive individuals to join our Member Service team as a volunteer! We need volunteers to greet members and program participants through our Aquatics lobby entrance on Monday - Thursday from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Stop by the Welcome Center today for an application.
Twitter
Follow us on Twitter! We are now using Twitter to get urgent messages out to our members quickly about delays, closings and changes in programming. We have several members already following the Hampton Family YMCA. Just click on the Twitter link in our Quick Links section of this newsletter and get started today! |
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In honor of the Easter holiday, the Hampton Family YMCA is closed on Sunday, April 4, 2010.
Business will resume as regularly scheduled on Monday, April 5, 2010 at 5:30am. |
YMCA Mission: To put Christian principles into practice
through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
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