The StartStrong race is coming up fast! Race day will be March 14 at the Mankato Family YMCA. We need volunteers for race day. There will be different shifts, but volunteers will be needed for set up, clean up, and helping out on the course throughout the race. Volunteers will be needed from about 6:45am-10:15am (depending on what part you will be helping out with). 
 
If anyone is interested please email me at sarah.fangmeier@mnsu.edu or call the YMCA at 507-387-8255 and ask for Sarah Fangmeier.
2015 SUMMER CAMP
 

Sign up in person at the YMCA front desk. Health forms are now due at the time you register. If you would like to print and fill out the health and registration forms prior to registering visit www.mankatoymca.org. 

Our camps have something unique to offer for every age group from our Preschool Camps to Teen camps. Our goal is to meet your child's developmental needs and provide a foundation for continued learning and fun during the summer months.

Camps are filled with new activities, challenges and friends while incorporating the YMCA values of respect, responsibility, honesty, caring and faith.

*Horse camp has been canceled

WELCOME: NEW WELLNESS DIRECTOR
     
Welcome our new Wellness Director, Stephanie Howe, to the YMCA! Stephanie comes to the YMCA with a decade of experience in the fitness industry. Most recently, Stephanie has been the owner/operator of Howe-to Fitness here in Mankato, a group fitness and personal training studio that she started in November 2012. Before starting her own business, Stephanie spent time working in corporate fitness with HealthFitness Corporation and prior to that was the Health and Fitness Manager at the Lake Crystal Area Recreation Center. Her very first job in fitness was right here at the Mankato YMCA where she worked in college as a wellness coach, personal trainer, and fitness instructor. 
A Mankato native, Stephanie graduated from Mankato West High School and went on to attend Bethany Lutheran College where she played soccer and obtained a degree in Exercise Science. She is an NSCA-certified personal trainer and has specialty group fitness certifications in Mat Pilates, kettlebells, and Les Mills BODYPUMP, BODYCOMBAT, BODYFLOW and GRIT. 
Stephanie enjoys being a coach and a resource to those who want to improve the quality of their life through exercise. It is her belief that if exercise is going to become a part of your life that it needs to be FUN! She hopes to be instructing fitness classes for decades to come and is excited to continue to do so at the YMCA. Even more than leading classes herself, her favorite part of what she does is developing and growing new instructors who share her passion for the individuals they motivate and the classes they teach. 
Stephanie is excited to return to the YMCA in her new role and looks forward to getting to know the members!
BROTHER/SISTER SPOTLIGHT

Ben and Devin have been matched for over a year now and have a really fun relationship! 


Ben says he likes that Devin has a good sense of humor and makes him laugh. Devin is very friendly and is open to trying new things which makes it easier when they are figuring out things to do. 


When asked what his favorite part about being a mentor was Ben responded, "Those moments where you realize that you are making a huge impact on someone else's life. I feel like I have a second family/home with the McCabe's, they are a great group of people."


Devin and Ben love going swimming at the Y or Bray park, getting ice cream and riding bikes together. They also enjoy fishing even though they haven't had much luck catching anything!


Ben shared this great story, "One hot summer day we went fishing just outside of Mankato. All day we struggled with losing our worms, tangling our lines and
swatting the many bugs away. One of our bobbers had indicated that we might have caught something! We realized that it had just gotten caught on a weed and still had a good laugh over it. To my surprise at the end of our adventure Devin asked if we could go again and I replied, "Of course," realizing that things don't always have to be a "success" to make them worthwhile. 
 

Congratulations Ben and Devin for being the March Match of the Month! 
 

SNELL MOTORS GOLF TOURNAMENT

Save the Date!
The Snell Motors Golf Tournament is a key fundraiser for our youth programs. 
It's a fantastic day to dust off your clubs and get in a round with friends and associates. Register your foursome by April 1st and save $40.00. Fees include green fees, golf cart, lunch, dinner and prizes.
$105 Early Bird  |  $115 after April 1st
For more information contact Cheryl Hamond at
387-8255 or chamond@mankatoymca.org
SAYING FAREWELL
On Tuesday, February 24,
the Y honored our departing Board Members.

From left to right: Jennifer Pfeffer, Patrick Patterson, John Kind.
Jennifer Pfeffer, DeeDra Vosburg, John Kind.  

  Not pictured: Tanya Ange, Jean Bye 
 

MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT

AT A GLANCE:

March 1:
March 8:
Daylight Savings Time
 
March 12:
Temporary Chesley Skate Park closes
 
March 14:
at the YMCA 
 
March 14:
4th-6th Grade Social
"Get Your Green On"
7:15-9:30 p.m. 
 
March 17:
St. Patrick's Day 
 
March 20:
First Day of Spring
 
March 21:
Spring Outdoor Soccer Registration Deadline

MAKE US BETTER

Help Make Us Better!

Visit our website, click the Make Us Better button on our homepage, and answer our bimonthly questions to help us make the YMCA better for you. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
 


 

TEMP. SKATE PARK CLOSING

The temporary Chesley Skate Park, located at 300 Madison Avenue, will be closing March 12. Work is continuing on opening a new park in 2015.
 

YOUTH THEATER PROGRAM

Snow White meets the Seven Dwarves 
This course provides children with the opportunity to audition, rehearse, and perform a theatrical production in front of a live audience. 


Ten session, two hour class for students K-8 
We'll be putting together the famous fairy tale of Snow White. After fleeing the kingdom for her life, the princess Snow White encounters seven silly little men who give her a home, help her after she eats a poison apple, and defeat the wicked queen. Remember, an apple a day keeps the stage fright away so sign your child up today!  
 

April 11-June 13

Saturday 1:00-3:00 p.m.
 

OUTDOOR SOCCER
Boys & Girls K-6
Outdoor Soccer is a league and skills program for any boy or girl in grades Kindergarten-6. Teams will practice once a week on weeknights between 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at local parks, with games being help on Saturday mornings at Buscher Park between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. One or two games may be held during the week. Players must provide their own All Sports Jersey, which may be purchased at Play It Again Sports and Scheels. 
Begins: Week of April 20
Register By: March 21 
SENIOR SOCIALS
Join us each month for our Senior Socials as we host speakers. Topics include gardening, health concerns, legal issues, and other interests. Socials are held on the 4th Friday of the month from 10-11 a.m. in the YMCA Pepsi Cube. 
YMCA RENTALS
Schedule your next Birthday Party, Youth Group Activity, Overnight Lock-In, or Prom Party at the YMCA!

Rent the YMCA on an hourly basis, by the evening or overnight!

Areas available for rent include: Two swimming pools with lifeguards, two gyms, four racquetball and wallyball courts, and a party room.

Call Margo Dietz at
507-345-9805 for rental rates and more information.   
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION
YMCA Preschool with Extended Childcare option
Registration is now open for the 2015-2016 School Year.
New classes start Sept. 2015. Registration is limited to 20 children per class.
Contact:
Cheryl B. or Margo at the Y 
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