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Jingle Bell Run
Take a run that helps the
Sunday, November 22
10 a.m. - 2.5K Fun Walk/Run
10:40 a.m. - 5K Run
Free T-shirt to first 350 participants
Lots of PRIZES!
Including for Best Costume!
Pick up your pledge form
at the Chaplin Family YMCA. Learn more. |
Support the United Way
YMCAs of Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo are Member Agencies
2009 has been a rough year for many in our community and 2010 will continue to pose challenges.
Our YMCAs count on United Way funding to help many in our communities.
Please generously support the United Way Campaign:
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| My YMCA Story:
Rehana Ansari
Bringing harmony to our multicultural garden
This story was presented at the launch of the YMCA of Cambridge's Ambassador Project. It is an initiative of the Cultural Diversity department.
The Ambassador Project itself is closely knit to the heart of anyone who enjoys communicating with people. It is more like a feeling you get when you hold a chunk of earth in the palm of your hand, a sense that carries you beyond yourself and opens your soul to others around you-a connection we all share.
Read Rehana' complete story in our recently published YMCA Stories newsletter.
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50 Ways to help your whole FAMILY thrive
16. Be excited about your child's interests.
17. Take time to develop your own special strengths and talents.
18. Ask for your child's opinion.
19. Spend time alone with your significant other and your adult friends.
20.Don't worry if the house is messy sometimes. |
Over 50? Help us meet your needs
Participate in this survey
The YMCAs of Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo are conducting this survey to help meet the Recreation and Leisure needs of 50+ adults within our communities. We are seeking feedback and suggestions for future program development and services offered. Your feedback is important in helping us to identify the needs within our communities.
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Dealing with H1N1
YMCA wants to keep you healthy
We encourage participants and staff to recognize the symptoms and to stay home if they are infected with H1N1. Everyone is encouraged to follow proper etiquette for washing hands and coughing/sneezing to prevent infection. We are doing our part by increasing our cleaning, providing hand sanitizer and information.
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We're on Facebook and Twitter
Become a "Fan" or a "Follower" for new ways to interact with your YMCAs
and to keep up to date with all the latest news
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Coming Soon
ZY Fest: Battle of the Bands Finale
Sat. Dec. 12 5 - 11:30 p.m.
Bright Lights Campaign
More details available soon. | |
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YMCA Peace Week
Yoga for Peace
Peace Medallion ceremonies celebrate people who inspire peace
Yoga for Peace
Tuesday, November 24
Chaplin - 8:45 a.m., 8 p.m.
A.R. Kaufman
10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA
Art of Peace" exhibit
& Peace Medallion Gala
November 18, 7 p.m.
Kitchener City Hall
YMCA of Cambridge
Citizenship Ceremony &
Cambridge Peace Medallion Ceremony and Mayors Reception
Friday, November 27, 1-3 p.m.
Cambridge City Hall
Thank you to our media sponsors
Chym, KIX FM and 570 News and The Waterloo Region Record.
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Stork Family YMCA is under construction
Contractor anticipates completion by March 2011
What began as a dream of a new Family YMCA in an area of Waterloo that needed recreation facilities has moved off the drawing board and will soon begin taking shape at the corner of Fischer-Hallman and Laurelwood.
"Today, we begin to deliver on a promise to the people-especially the families-in Waterloo," said Mike Stork, president of the Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA. "We promised to create a place that touches people's lives by giving them a supportive environment where they can grow in spirit, mind and body and that our new Family YMCA would be where it was needed the most. I'm proud that the Stork Family YMCA will soon fulfill our promise."
Oct. 5, 2009
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Looking for a healthy & unique gift idea?
Buy a gift certificate to be used at the Chaplin Family YMCA or the A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA. Just ask Member Services! |
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A Day Off School?
Spend it at the YMCA!
Fun, memorable days are available on all school holidays including over the Winter Break. Check out what is offered at:
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FIT TIP:
Faith and Fitness
by Dave Patterson, BSc (Kin) MTS
A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA Volunteer
Known as the "father of aerobic exercise," Dr. Kenneth Cooper helped to launch a new movement in North America. In 1968, he published Aerobics, which offered the then-revolutionary notion that vigorous exercise could help people get and stay healthy. Two years later, he founded the Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas, a world-renowned facility devoted to the benefits of exercise and preventive medicine. He later published the book Faith-Based Fitness. In it, he asserts that "faith" can play a significant role in a person's health.
The message of the book is that our beliefs are one of the most powerful things we have. If we have strong beliefs, along with discipline, we can reach a level of ultimate fitness both spiritually and physically. Cooper asserts unless you are both spiritually and physically fit, you really aren't fit. The combination of both offers a synergistic effect, bringing a measure of joy and peace.
Similarly, a founding tenet and the ongoing mission of the YMCA is to promote health in body, mind and spirit. So take some time to explore your convictions and then aim for personal growth physically, mentally, as well as emotionally and spiritually. You'll be glad you did!
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