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CAMP CORNER
Thanks for a great 2014 camping season!
Thank you to our campers who participated in Camp Lincoln's 88th summer season! Over 1,400 campers laughed, climbed, explored, played, and built friendships with us this year. We with you the best for this school year, and hope to see you all again next summer! Information about 2015 summer camp registration will be posted in upcoming newsletters.
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Family Camp
October 11-13
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Monthly Homeschool Events
This year Camp Lincoln will offer a homeschool program on the third Friday of each month! The programs have environmental education themes that focus on natural science. Participants will spend time exploring nature, playing nature games and activities, making a craft, and learning about local ecosystems. Our October event is themed "Fall Migration and Nocturnal Animals". Registration for this event will open Friday, September 26. Email Kate with any questions.
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Fall and Winter Outdoor Education
Camp Lincoln offers outdoor education programs that encourage participants to build self-confidence, work together as a team, learn about our local ecosystems, and outdoor survival skills. Our programs are great for school field trips, corporate team building, sports team bonding, scouts, and more! We are excited to cater an outdoor education program to meet the needs of your group. Email Kate to learn more and to register.
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Homeschool Jamboree
at YMCA Camp Lincoln
September 19
Fall Festival
Hosted by Exeter Area
Chamber of Commerce
October 4, 10 am - 4 pm
YMCA Camp Lincoln
Family Camp
October 11-13
Community Night at Lobster Boat in Exeter
To benefit Southern District YMCA Scholarship Fund
Tuesday, October 14
3 pm - Close
Community Night at Lobster Boat in Exeter
To benefit Southern District YMCA Scholarship Fund
Monday, November 17
Festival of Trees
December 4, 11 am - 8 pm
Paddle Plunge and
Outdoor Living Expo at YMCA Camp Lincoln
April 11, 2015
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Building Stronger Community Together
240 Attend YMCA Groundbreaking
With the support of the community, the Exeter Area YMCA is one step closer to reality. On September 16, nearly 240 people, including government officials, local business leaders and loyal volunteers and supporters, came together to break ground and celebrate the YMCA.
Special guest, Governor Hassan, spoke about the opportunities that the new Y will offer Exeter and the surrounding communities, "The Y will be a place where families of similar ages or situations can make great connections, where seniors can find others with similar interests and discover they aren't so lonely. The Y will be a place where as people make connections they will strengthen each other."
Paralympic Medalist Victoria Arlen credits her success at the London 2012 games to the support and training she received from the Y. "The number of people who didn't believe in me could fill a room. My supporters could fit in a closet - one of my best supporters was the Y. I found a community there that didn't see my chair as a thing that would hold me back, but as something that would propel me to do something great." She continued, "At the YMCA, no one is turned away based on a disability, the inability to pay or for just being different. We are all a part of a community. I love Exeter ... but to have a Y here, we can all get stronger together."
The Exeter Area YMCA will make it possible to expand community programs and services beyond YMCA Camp Lincoln and 16 state-licensed YMCA before-and-after school programs.
The new 33,000 square-foot facility - designed by Jewett Construction, Inc. - will feature a lobby/welcome lounge, multi-purpose community room, child watch rooms, youth/teen space, locker rooms, gymnasium, indoor track, wellness center (cardio/weights), and group fitness studios.
The facility is expected to open mid-2015.
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Employment Opportunities
Work for the Y!
Imagine going to work knowing that what you do each day positively affects the lives of people in your community.
Working at the YMCA, you'll discover more than a job - you'll enjoy a career with a future and the opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of those around you.
Southern District YMCA is currently seeking to fill multiple positions with School Age Child Care programs. To learn more about available positions, click here.
Our staff members - of all ages and life experiences - enjoy the personal satisfaction that comes from nurturing the potential of youth, improving the nation's health and well-being, and providing support to our neighbors.
If you want to work in an environment that promotes Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility, please consider a position with the Southern District YMCA.
For more information, please contact Tanya Gonzalez by email at [email protected].
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$25,000 Gift to Exeter Area YMCA
National Diabetes Research Foundation Hopes to Raise Awareness
Southern District YMCA is humbled to announce a $25,000 gift from the National Diabetes Research Foundation (NDRF). This generous donation, in honor of the late Heather Clark, longtime Stratham resident and type-1 diabetic, will support the new 33,000 square-foot YMCA facility in Exeter, NH.
Alex Scott, Trustee/Founder of the NDRF and longtime family friend of Clark, believes the gift will raise awareness within the community so that people can learn to prevent and treat diabetes. "It's with great honor that the NDRF is able to make this donation in memory of Heather Clark. The new Southern District YMCA will be a place of the local community."
Gary Blake, volunteer Chair of the YMCA Capital Campaign accepted the gift with great appreciation, noting that, "This generous donation will be used to ensure that we have a facility where people will be encouraged to lead healthy lives in a supportive community environment."
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Community Night at Lobster Boat
Enjoy a meal; Support the YMCA.
Join us at the Lobster Boat in Exeter on Tuesday, October 14 between 3-8:30 pm, and 15% of your meal sale gets donated to the Southern District YMCA Scholarship Fund to provide opportunity for all.
Lobster Boat is located at 75 Portsmouth Ave in Exeter.
You must present this flyer in hard copy, so don't forget to print before you enjoy your meal!
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School Year Programs
Space available in some School Age Child Care programs
It's not too late to register your kids for School Age Child Care! Consider the YMCA School Age Child Care program, available in 16 local elementary schools (*programs full at some locations).
School Age Child Care nurtures the potential in every child by helping children succeed socially, emotionally and academically in developmentally appropriate ways. The SACC program focuses club programming on four core content areas: Art, Literacy, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), and Health and Wellness. In addition to club programming, children participate in 30+ minutes of physical activity per day, have an opportunity for free choice activities, and receive a healthy snack/breakfast.
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Make your gift to the Southern District YMCA's Healthy Kids Campaign to help children in need attend Southern District YMCA programs year round.
Southern District YMCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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