April 3, 2020
Read the following letter for updates from your Y leadership.
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Dear Parkview Huntington Family YMCA Member,
Our cause at the YMCA is to meet the needs of people and serve our community in every way possible. Right now it appears that our best course of action to achieve this charge is to be socially responsible and do our part in helping to diminish the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
In light of Governor Holcomb’s intention to extend the “stay at home” Executive Order, we will need to continue with our current course of action and keep our facility closed through April 20
th
, pending further action and orders from state and local health and government officials.
If you have questions regarding memberships and programs, our phones will be open on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11am-1pm. We can place your membership on hold, but if you stay active with us, your membership dues can be considered a charitable donation during this time. If you are interested in receiving a letter acknowledging your contribution for tax purposes, please email
joy.koch@huntingtony.org.
We know that our community will be strong on the other side of this crisis, but we also know that we have to stick together when times are tough. We are continuing to serve our community through virtual classes and instruction, offering childcare to Parkview Hospital employees, working on several building projects, offering employment to our displaced staff members through several creative methods, and being on high alert to help out wherever we are needed.
I hope and pray that you are staying safe, enjoying this time with family, and doing your part to keep our community strong (by staying home).
With much optimism,
Todd Latta
CEO
Parkview Huntington Family YMCA
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KEEP MOVING AT HOME!
Thanks to many of you for joining in with us LIVE on Facebook. We have been SO blessed to provide you with this option to help keep us connected! We are continuing with our Facebook LIVE schedule into this next week. Please spread the word and join a few of our very own instructors as these workouts happen live. ALSO... remember, if you are unable to do the workout at these posted times, you may go to our
Facebook page
at any time and scroll through, find the videos and join (or rejoin again) as your schedule allows! Please comment on and "like" the workouts so we know who is watching and joining in!
If you haven't started following us on Facebook or Instagram, we'd love for you to join us there to see additional updates and resources throughout the week. There are links to Facebook and Instagram at the bottom of the newsletter to get you started.
As shared last week, be sure to visit our website and check out the PROGRAM/VIRTUAL OPTIONS page to get connected to FREE
Y360
video options, FREE
Les Mills On-Demand
workouts as well as the link to our
YMCA YouTube Channel.
You can get to that page on our website by clicking
HERE!
Beginning on Thursday, April 9th at 12:00pm, our Director of Healthy Living, (Vanessa) is going to be leading us in a time of prayer via a ZOOM meeting. If you already have Zoom loaded on your device, c
lick
https://zoom.us/j/9793701838
at 12:00pm to join
Thursday's
scheduled time of prayer as we take some time to join together and lift each other up during this challenging time. If you don't have Zoom loaded, follow the steps online at
Zoom.us
to set-up this application.
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We encourage you to get outside in this nicer weather! Here are some useful tips from the National Recreation and Park Association! Please stay safe!
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You can still join our CHALLENGE! Log your workouts and CONTINUE TO STAY ACTIVE AND FIT! Sign up for the FREE / Updated Social Distancing Challenge
HERE
and go to our website to get a tracking log!
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Huntington County Community Resources
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The United Way of Huntington County is working to keep a Huntington County resource guide with up-to-date information about housing, utilities and mental health assistance while we are coping with the impact of COVID-19. Go to their website by clicking on their logo to access this guidebook.
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Also, for those in need: Below is the current schedule of the Farm Wagon mobile pantry of the Community Harvest Food Bank. The Huntington location (address noted) is at the Courthouse Annex (next to Wertenberger Tire) on Wednesdays. On Tuesday the pantry stops in Markle at the Markle United Methodist Church (near Highway 3 and Morse St (IN. 116). See the details following.
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Just a reminder... soccer registration has been extended through April 5th! Once all registrations are in, teams will be formed. Coaches will have meetings to get teams and will contact players the week of April 20th.
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Keep your connections going and our Y community strong! Call a friend, call your family, FaceTime with others or schedule a Zoom meeting!
Stay strong, stay healthy, stay connected and continue to encourage each other! Read about another way to stay connected with your neighbors below.
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A word from
Huntington County Commissioners Tom Wall, Rob Miller, and Larry Buzzard
Recently the City of Fort Wayne has encouraged their residents to spread some neighborly love by stepping out on their porch each evening at 7:00 pm to wave to their neighbors. After seeing this, the Huntington County Commissioners decided to spearhead this same movement here.
Huntington County always comes together in times of need, and the pandemic is no exception. We have seen neighbors helping neighbors, small businesses ban together, and extraordinary acts of kindness.
Tonight and every night hereafter, step out on your porch and wave to your neighbors. We hope you can connect, even from a safe social distance, with your neighbors and help stave off some of the lonely feelings you might have. We can spread a message of hope, love, and compassion just through a wave.
Help spread the word. Share this information with your family and others.
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Huntington City-Township Public Library resources!
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Our library continues to offer wonderful services during this time. Click on the library image and get connected to the their resource page. Lots of great options in the "Educating from Home Resources" section!
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