Association News

Happy New Year!
Your South Sound YMCA offers a wide range of programs and activities to help you achieve your 2010 goals. With so many healthy activities for you and your family to enjoy, we invite you to discover why you belong at the YMCA. Where else can your whole family have an entire month of fun for about the cost of dinner and a movie? "Be Active, Be Healthy, Belong"!

January Promotion

Help a friend or family member kick-off their New Year's resolutions with a South Sound YMCA membership - give the gift of health and wellness! Join and have access to both branches!

For the month of January, the Olympia Downtown and the Briggs Community branches are offering 50% off the joining fee (valid January 1-31, 2010.) Click here to download a pass for three free days at the YMCA.

Strong Kids
Strong Teens

Teaching children, teens, and families to take charge of healthy eating and how to be more active.

To address the issue of childhood obesity, the South Sound YMCA is offering a unique 18-week program that combines nutrition guidance and physical activity to help overweight youth, ages 8-11 years, develop healthy lifestyles.  

Briggs Community Branch Session:  January 18-May 19, 2010
Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
baldersond@ssymca.net or 918-0304

Olympia Downtown Branch Session:  January 21-May 22, 2010
Thursdays 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. and Saturdays 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
moorel@ssymca.net or 918-0257

Full YMCA Members $90 / Basic YMCA Members $150 
Space is limited and fills quickly. Contact the facilitators listed above for more information.

 

Exercise and Thrive
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program and the South Sound YMCA have partnered to offer a 10-week program called Exercise and Thrive for people, over the age of 21, who have completed active cancer treatment.  

All participants will receive a free 10-week South Sound YMCA membership, which includes access to both South Sound YMCA facilities. After completing the program, participants will be offered the opportunity to join the South Sound YMCA without paying a joining fee.

Olympia Downtown Branch: Mondays and Wednesdays
January 25—March 31, 2010
10:30 a.m.—12:00 Noon
moorel@ssymca.net or 918-0257

Briggs Community Branch: Mondays and Wednesdays
January 25—March 31, 2010
2:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m.
baldersond@ssymca.net or 918-0304

$90 Full YMCA Members / $150 Basic YMCA Members  

Downtown Olympia News

The Olympia Downtown YMCA Building Turns 100 Years Old! 

Join us for a special 100-Year Celebration event on Saturday, January 23, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Drop by and share favorite memories, celebrate with other members, and enjoy light refreshments! Open to the public.

Ultimate Winner

Want support and team encouragement to reach your fitness goals? Take the Ultimate Winner challenge! Back by popular demand, Ultimate Winner is a 12-week program, starting January 15, 2010, at the Olympia Downtown Branch, that combines group fitness activities, ongoing support, and a meeting with a personal nutritionist to help you reach your fitness goals. Sign up at the Member Services desk today and become an “Ultimate Winner”!

New Personal Trainer

Welcome our new personal fitness trainer, Nikki Winkley! Nikki is experienced in helping people meet their fitness goals and is eager to help our members! Make a personal training appointment with Nikki at the Member Services desk today. 

Fitness Class Launches

A great way to have fun while getting fit! The popular Les Mills classes (BodyPump, BodyStep, BodyFlow, and Body Combat) will kick-off all new routines and music beginning the last week of January (January 25-30)!  Come check them out!

Briggs Community News

A medically hands-on class that teaches boys and girls how to handle emergencies when caring for children. Each participant will earn a Child/Infant CPR Certificate and learn:

1. What to do when a child chokes
2. Safety for the sitter
3. How to call for emergency help
4. Babysitting business skills
5. Basic child care skills
6. How to entertain children

January 16, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Register on-line or at the membership desk.

Childcare News

The South Puget Sound Community College Campus Child Care Center is now enrolling preschoolers age 2 1/2 to 5 years.  Space is limited.  Call Jaime Card at 754-7711, ext. 2332, to set up an appointment.  For more information visit us! 

New School-Age Care Curriculum

The School-Age Care programs will be launching a new curriculum in January.  This enriching, theme-based curriculum will be used by all site locations.  It will continue to have the creative arts, active play, and homework time our kids need, and will add elements of science and cooking and healthy lifestyles.  Look for our first theme of Pirates at a Y-Care site near you.

Fun with Fruits and Vegetables

Can you think of a sweet tasting fruit that starts with the letter k? Winter is the season for this sweet and sour fruit. It is not a kiwi. Have you heard of a kumquat? The kumquat is a wonderful choice during the winter months and it packs a lot of vitamins A and C. Look for kumquats with golden-yellow to reddish-orange skin. They can be stored easily at room temperature and can be enjoyed as is. Eaten with the skin and served like grapes, they become a quick and tasty snack.  Or, turn them into a juice that can be added to a sauce for your poultry or pork dishes this season. Another option is to add them to your holiday breads, muffins, or pies.

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