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Welcome to the Summer/Fall 2008 issue of YMCA E-News - Your quarterly connection to programs and activities taking place at the Goldsboro Family YMCA. Next publication date: November 1, 2008. Our goal is to make this a useful tool for our members. If you have suggestions on how we can improve it, please e-mail your comments to info@goldsboroymca.org. Programs and activities change regularly, so please visit our web site for the most recent information. You are receiving this e-mail because you subscribed to our YMCA E-News feature. See the end of this message for information on how to unsubscribe. This newsletter is also available online at http://www.goldsboroymca.org/newsletter.htm Association News The Goldsboro Family YMCA has become a completely tobacco-free association. This initiative prohibits the use of all tobacco products on all Goldsboro Family YMCA campuses, facilities, office space and ground (including parking lots and sidewalks). Thank you for your support as we take this important step in making the Goldsboro Family YMCA a healthier place for our members, visitors and the community. Financial Assistance The YMCA strives to turn no one away due to financial hardship and inability to pay appointed fees, provided there is registration space available in a given program or schedule. An application form and filed tax forms are necessary to approve such assistance. Such records are kept strictly confidential. Financial assistance may be offered subject to available resources of the YMCA. Special Events The Goldsboro Family YMCA will hold it Annual Halloween Carnival on Saturday, October 25, 2008. The Haunted Trail is tentatively scheduled to be open for three nights October 23 - 25. Please check our website or call the Goldsboro Family YMCA for more information..
Fall Soccer registration begins August 4th and games will begin in September. Our teams are split up by ages as follows: 4 year olds, 5&6 year olds, 7&8 year olds, 9&10 year olds, 11&12 year olds, 13 to 15 year olds. All of our teams will practice at our sports complex located on Harding drive. Games are played either at our fields, the SJAFB fields, or in Eureka. All players are supplied with a uniform consisting of jersey, shorts and socks. Our sports programs strive to be very instructional and an emphasis is placed on participation rather than winning.
Flag Football registration begins August 4th and games will begin in September. This is for children ages 6-11. All of our teams will practice at our sports complex located on Harding drive. All players are supplied with a jersey and are required to get their own mouthpiece and cleats if desired. Our sports programs strive to be very instructional and an emphasis is placed on participation rather than winning.
Boxing is coming to the YMCA. We will have professional equipment and instructors ready to give you a great workout or to train you. See our sports director for more information.
You may have seen
a new face around the YMCA.
As always the Sports department is ready to lend out free to members basketballs, racquetball equipment and jump ropes. We just finished a great new program this summer called Pee-Wee Sports. Its and introductory sports program for children ages 3-6. The learn the fundamentals of T-ball, Basketball and Soccer.
CHANGE for Children The next session of
CHANGE is now open and we are taking applications. Orientation is August 19,
2008 and CHANGE classes will begin September 1 at 5:30 pm. You can pick up an
application at the front desk.
While your kids are engaged in their class, you too can benefit from our equipment and instructors. Talk to Lisa to find out how. Aerobics Have you tried out our newest class, Zumba is a Latin inspired fitness dance that has quickly become our most popular class. Come and try it out for yourself Wednesdays & Friday 9:30AM.
Upcoming Swimming Lessons:
Please look online at the aquatics homepage at http://goldsboroymca.org/aquatics.html for a listing of classes offered and the different skill levels for each class.
Pool Closings
Flick and Float
Pool Parties
Water Aerobics Take a minute and check out our fun new classes in the pool. The Wednesday night Deep Water Jogging has been added back to the schedule of classes. Aqua Fit, a fun and challenging aerobic class, and Aqua Tai Chi has also been added to the offering of classes. “Aqua Tai-Chi is described as a form of meditation in movement and involves gentle and fluid exercises that focus on the inherent flow of the limbs, arteries and muscles, … It aims to reduce stress and still the mind, bringing balance, health and rejuvenation. The exercises can be practiced on land or in water and are claimed to assist with weight loss, stimulate the metabolism, increase one's energy, improve the skin, massage and tone the muscles and joints, free up and deepen one's breathing, improve the posture, ... The benefits of learning and practicing Tai-Chi in water rather than on land are that the clumsiness, stiffness and heaviness experienced on land are quickly and easily overcome in water, and connecting to the fluidic external environment helps to free the emotions and mind so that the person is more receptive to the inherent fluidity inside their bodies.” – excerpt from Introduction to Aqua Tai-Chi by Peter Chin Kean Choy Come by class, held in the Warm Water Therapy Pool, Monday & Thursday evenings at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 10am. This is a great class for all levels of fitness and pre/postnatal moms.
Are you an active member of the Goldsboro Family YMCA? Come be a part of the group! We are always looking for new ideas for activities of all ages. If you would like to share your ideas and thoughts with us, come by and see us. Did you know we have membership luncheons? Our next luncheon will be held on Friday, August 8, 2008 12:Noon in the Afterschool room. There is no cost to members, but we do ask you bring a favorite dish to share with everyone. These luncheons serve two purposes: 1. to have lunch 2. to meet and talk with other members of the YMCA you may not know. It is a guaranteed good time for all who attend. Walk to the Beach has come to a close. We will be holding the Walk to the Beach 2008 breakfast celebration on Saturday, August 16th. For more information about this celebration please contact Lori DuBose at 778-8557. A list of all who qualified to attend will be posted in the lobby. Great job everyone!!
The Warm Hearts Mentoring Program is doing well. We are pleased with the progress of this program, we currently have 13 mentors matched with mentees at this time, although we lost a mentee due to her aging out of the program, we have a new match this week that will keep us at our current numbers. We would like to welcome our new matches of this quarter: Jessica S. Mentor and Naomi G. Mentee. We have a Husband and Wife team coming up in the next few days to be matched with a mentee, this will be the first couple since I've been here as the Program Director so I'm very excited about this. Our Warms Crew Event to a Mud cats baseball game went very well in the month of June. We a had a lot of fun participating in the different games while there. One of our mentees got to throw the first pitch to start the ball game and one of our mentees won the sack race. They also got to take some pictures with Muddy the mascot and played the pitching game towards the end of the ball game. We are looking forward to taking a tour to Seymour Johnson AF Base to take a closer look at the Fighter Jets. We need more male mentors to fulfill the needs of our male mentees on the waiting list. Does Mentoring Work, well according to a national study conducted by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Program indicates a 46% decrease in initiating drug use, 38% decrease in the number of times hitting someone, 52% decrease in skipped days of school- Yes, Mentoring Works! For more info about our program please contact Alando at 919-778-8557or 919-344-8329.
Changes are coming!!! We are in the process of moving the entire preschool program to our new location on South Harding Drive. This is going to be a wonderful opportunity for all of us. We will have our own building and still be able to have the convenience of the YMCA and the pool. All of the rooms are large and bright with lots of windows. We are sure you will be as excited as we are about the upcoming move. We will not be closing the current preschool center during the time of our move and we will do everything we possibly can to make this transition as easy as possible for both the children and parents. We would like to share our excitement with everyone with an Open House at the new Preschool Center. The date hasn't been decided yet so please watch for flyers and the website for details. A 3-Star licensed day care center providing preschool curriculum and activities year round for children ages 2-5. Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. As parents, you will find the Family YMCA Preschool Learning Center to be an exciting place to leave your child for the day. Separate classrooms offer an age appropriate Christian learning environment. Only certified teachers will care for your child. Lesson plans are done weekly and include letters, numbers, colors, shapes, Bible Lessons, Music, Science, computers and a theme for the week.
YMCA Value
Pack: After School Program 2008-2009
Goldsboro Family YMCA Leaders Club
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