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April 30, 2012
After years of planning and 18 months of construction, the brand new Thomas E. Hannah Family YMCA facility is now open! Click here to view the online photo album from our first day of operation. | |
Christian Emphasis
Prayer Breakfast at "The Tom"
Join us this Thursday morning, May 3, for an uplifting experience at the annual Prayer Breakfast at "The Tom," featuring Mike Ayers, Head Football Coach at Wofford College. Breakfast begins at 6 a.m., program is from 7-8 a.m. Tickets are available at the Thomas E. Hannah Family YMCA Member Service Desk. Click here for more info.
Welcome Summit Spartanburg!
The Middle Tyger YMCA is now home to Summit Spartanburg Church. Services are held on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in the Aerobics Room.
Summit Spartanburg is also hosting a class on the Five Love Languages of Children, by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell, M.D. "Each child expresses and receives love through 1 of 5 different communication styles. Discover your child's primary language and learn what you can do to effectively convey your unconditional love for them." Study will meet on Thursdays at 10am April 12-May 31.
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Membership News
Congratulations to Brandie Williams, Middle Tyger YMCA April member of the month!
Concierge Desk Offers Expanded Services to Members at "The Tom"
One of the many exciting new features of the Thomas E. Hannah Family YMCA is the Concierge Desk. Located around the corner from the Member Service Desk, the Concierge Desk offers towels and a locker key in exchange for your membership card, and starting today, you can order lunch and drop off your dry cleaning as well. "We want to accommodate our members in every way possible," says Jennifer Wilson, Membership Director. "We want our members to feel like the Y is their second home." A different local restaurant will deliver lunch each day of the week. Ask for details at the Concierge Desk.
Facility Guide to "The Tom"
We'd like to extend a warm and heart-felt thank you to our members for their patience with us as we move through the process of opening our brand new facility. We are so grateful to our donors and volunteers for the overwhelming amount of support they have so generously contributed to make this beautiful new facility available for our community. To make our transition easier, we have created a quick-reference guide to the facility. Click here to view, download and print.
Grand Opening a Great Success
Our Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was a great success, thanks to the members, volunteers, donors, staff, and local officials who joined us on April 19. Members of the media were also present to document the historic event, including the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, WYFF Channel 4, and the Spartanburg Journal. Click here to view online photo album of members experiencing the new facility for the first time. Also, look for a comprehensive article in the next issue of the Spartanburg Magazine.
Family & Friends Week
Beginning Friday, May 4, members may pick up three family and friends guest passes at the Member Service Desk to share with non-members. We will waive the $100 join fee for anyone who uses a family & friends pass as a guest between Monday, May 7 and Sunday, May 20! |
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at the Thomas E. Hannah Family YMCA
May 18-20 - Swim meet at the Middle Tyger YMCA
May 29-June 1 - "Our Community" Summer Day Camp Week 1
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Register Now for Summer Day Camp
Registration is now open for summer day camp. Our goal in summer camp is to nurture the potential of every child so they can grow and develop into the best people they can be. This year we are focusing on literacy and summer learning loss prevention. All Y campers will keep a camp journal and read on a daily basis. New specialty camps will be offered this summer including martial arts, wrestling, and, thanks to a generous gift from BMW Manufacturing, science camp. Click here
for dates, weekly themes, prices, and more! Please visit the Member Service Desk at either YMCA branch to register.
We are now hiring summer camp counselors. Click here to download an employment application.
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Click here to learn all about the 12 weeks of fun, learning, and fitness we have planned for your children this summer!
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Fitness News
Due to popular demand, the Middle Tyger YMCA is now offering free Kids' Zumba every Wednesday from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Ballroom dancing is also returning to the Middle Tyger Y on Wednesdays beginning May 16 at 6:30 p.m. Click here for more info. The 7th Annual Triathlon/Duathlon will be held on Saturday, June 2 at the Middle Tyger YMCA. Register now online or bring your registration form to the Member Service Desk.
Teen Fitness Orientations for ages 13-14 will be held every Saturday morning at 8:00am at "The Tom" beginning May 5.
Coming soon: Good Stuff Boot Camp at "The Tom" - beginning May 14. Click here for more info.
Sunday "Qi Gong" class now offered at The Tom - (pronounced "chee-gung", literally "life energy cultivation") is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation. | |
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Y Spartaquatics Swim Club News | |
Middle Tyger YMCA Ranks Well at YMCA National Swimming Championships
SPARTANBURG, April 14, 2012
The Middle Tyger YMCA was well represented at the YMCA National Swimming Championships held in Greensboro, NC April 2-5, 2012. Middle Tyger Y had 44 swimmers, the largest squad of qualified athletes in the history of the meet. The Girls won the National Title with 605 points, the Men finished 7th with 279 points, and the Team finished 2nd in the combined category with 884 points. Read on. |
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Our Mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. | |
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