MAY 2017

THANK YOU for being a member. Stop by for a tasty treat next week: Tuesday, May 16th at the Dahl Y Thursday, May 18th at the Houser Y A healthy snack of blueberries, granola and yogurt will be offered between 7am-6pm or until supplies run out.   HEADS UP!   Next week you may receive a survey sent to your email address. Please take a moment to complete it. Thank you!!

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HELP US STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY Join a Cause-Driven Team We have many openings in all of our departments including part time, full time and full time temporary dur ing the summer months. Click HERE for a list of our current openings.

SPRING 2 & SUMMER PROGRAMS Register now through June 11

DAY CAMPS AND SUMMER SCHOOL AGE CARE Register today, limited availability!

SPRING DANCE RECITAL The Y Dance Recitals are coming up on  Saturday, May 13th  at the Heider Center for the Arts in West Salem.  We are seeking some wonderful volunteers to help with our da ncers backstage and also with the food drive we are doing in conjunction with our event. If you would be able to help, we have 3 shift times. If anyone wants to do more than 1 shift, we will feed you too!  Please contact Tammy Addleman, Arts & Humanities Director at taddleman@laxymca.org .

WOOD FLOOR RE-FINISHING SEE ROOMS BELOW FOR CLOSURES Every year our wood floors need to be refinished to protect and maintain the wood. Thank you for your understanding of the closures during this time. DAHL FLOORS REFINISHED Areas will be closed beginning Friday, May 19th at 5:00 am through Sunday, May 21st at 6:30pm: Gymnasium 2nd floor multipurpose room C (former fitness studio) New fitness studio Racquetball courts A & B Spaces will reopen on Monday, May 22nd at 5:00 am. HOUSER FLOORS REFINISHED Areas will be closed beginning Friday, May 26th  at 5:00 am through Monday, May 29th (Memorial Day): Gymnasium 1 and Gymnasium 2 Fitness Studio A and Fitness Studio B Multipurpose Room A and Multipurpose Room B Spaces will reopen Tuesday, May 30th at 5:00 am. 2

SUMMER GROUP FITNESS SCHEDULES BEGIN ON MAY 30TH

Houser Y Group Fitness Schedule May 26-29 NEW Outdoor Group Fitness Class

COMMUNITY FOOD FOREST at the Y Partnership with 7 Rivers Region High School Students from 7 Rivers High School are spending their P.E. class learning and growing in the food forest. Yoga, education and working the dirt are "all inclusive" invitations for youth to move more.  The Community Food Forest at the Y is for YOU!  For more information on the Food Forest and how to get involved please contact Jill M. Miller, Pioneering Healthier Communities Coordinator, at jmiller@laxymca.org. FREE Food Forest 101 Workshop+ on Saturday, May 13th, 10:00 - noon, Dahl Y in La Crosse. Contact Jill for more information.

IT'S YOUR TIME TO SERVE BECOME A YMCA VOLUNTEER Do your part to reduce childhood hunger! Really your family, peers, or social groups to get involved in the cause! Help serve meals throughout the summer. You can serve one meal a week or serve every day, whatever works best for your schedule. Contact: Lisa Luckey 608.519.5496 or lluckey@laxymca.org

GIVE BACK THIS SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED at the Got Energy Triathlon

We are looking for volunteers to help with the 14th Annual Got Energy Triathlon. Help is needed on the run and bike course, directing participants where to go, handing cups of water at aid stations and cleaning up the park after the event is done. All volunteers receive a free shirt and you can volunteer individually or as a group. Click here to volunteer.

SAVE THE DATE! UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS GOT ENERGY TRIATHLON - June 25th, 2017 KIDS TRI - July 8th, 2017 CANOE & DU - August 26th, 2017

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MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES - May Thank you for being a Y Member! To see the full list of May anniversaries, click here

FREE YMCA DAY PASS   Visit us today and bring along your family or friends. Help them experience the benefits of a healthy spirit, mind and body! Coupon must be printed and presented in person. Limit one coupon per household, per month. This coupon is good for one free day pass for the La Crosse Area Family YMCA. Coupon must be presented to the Member Services desk on day of us. Offer expires 6/15/2017 Photo ID is required for all guests to enter the YMCA.