As the end of the year draws near, we’d like to take this opportunity to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of you and wish you a wonderful holiday season and happy new year!

Join the Mt. Madonna YMCA and CRC for the annual Holiday Parade this Saturday, December 3rd. We encourage you to bring family and friends to walk with us as well and join in on the fun!

The parade route is from 1st St. to 5th St. in downtown Morgan Hill. We will meet on 2nd Street between 4:45pm-5:15pm (we are number #31). The parade will start at 5:30pm. Dress in comfortable shoes and wear holiday attire, anything festive, lights and fun are encouraged!

Temporary Group Fitness & Gymnasium Schedule, December 6 - 9

Studio 2 will be under construction temporarily while we install additional sound panels. You can find the temporary group fitness schedule and gymnasium schedule as a few of our group fitness classes will impact our regular gymnasium schedule, beginning Tuesday, December 6. We appreciate your patience with the transition and possible noise during this time.

Gymnasium

We will be having work done on the west side gymnasium floors due to water damage from a sprinkler. We do not have a timeline but will notify members and guests with more information as it becomes available.

Holiday Hours and Closures:

CRC

Christmas Eve: 6:30am-12pm

Christmas: Closed

New Year's Eve: 6:30am-12pm

New Year's Day: Closed

Senior Center

December 16 - Christmas Party

Closed December 23 - 26

New Year's Eve: Closed

New Year's Day: Closed

AC

Christmas Eve - 7am-10am

Christmas Day - closed

New Year's Eve: 7am-10am

New Year's Day: Closed

12 Days of Fitness

Are you ready for a challenge? Pick up your 12 days of fitness punch card from one of our fitness teammates. Every day you work out at the CRC or AC, have a teammate initial your card. One punch per day. Once your card is filled, turn it in to be entered into a drawing!

Winter/Spring Activity Guide

Registration is open!

Our digital Winter/Spring Activity Guide is available on our website and registration is open!. In the new guide you will find classes and programs from January through May.

Ugly Sweater (tee, tank, socks) Day, Friday December 16

Do you have an ugly sweater? Tee shirt? Tank? Socks? We want to see them! Make sure to get a photo and tag us on Instagram: @mhcrc or on Facebook: Centennial Recreation Center!

Kids Club and Teen Center News

Calling all youth ages 3 - 9! Join us Saturday, January 14 from 5pm-9pm for Parents Night Out hosted by our Kids Club Sign up today!

The Teen Center is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 4pm-8pm. Membership to the Teen Center is FREE! To register, click here! 

Senior Center

The Senior Center has a lot of fun and festive events planned for the month of December. We hope you will stop by with friends and family and visit us during this special time of year. For more information please check our monthly calendar on our website. If you are interested in joining us for a delicious hot lunch, please be sure to check out our menu for the month of December. 

UPCOMING SENIOR CENTER EVENTS:

December 1 at 10:30am in MPR

Nutrition Education Presentation

“Quick, Healthy Meals & Snacks”

December 13 at 10:00am in MPR

Mount Madonna High School Choir

December 14 at 10:00am in MPR

Karaoke with Chris

December 16 at 11:30am in MPR

Christmas Holiday Celebration

December 23 - 26

Senior Center Closed for Holiday

December 30 at 11:30am in MPR

New Year’s Eve Celebration

Aquatic Center News

Special Hours for the AC!

Due to a community wide Age Group swim meet, the Aquatics Centers hours will be as follows: 

Friday December 9 - 5:00am-1:30pm

Saturday December 10 - 5am-7am /No Aqua Fit on Saturday 12/10/22*

Sunday December 11 - Pool Closed 

Looking to make a SPLASH for Summer 2023?

The City of Morgan Hill is hosting an American Red Cross Lifeguard course on December 16-18th Come join the aquatics team!! For more details click Here!

Did you know that we are on social media? Follow and give us a like for aquatic updates!

Morgan Hill Aquatic Center Facebook

Morgan Hill Aquatic Center Instagram

December Asset of the Month: Family Support

The Importance of Family Support

Family support refers to the ways that parents, siblings, and extended family show love, encouragement, and comfort to each other— families are the cornerstone of the social support

system for youth. One of the most important things to realize about providing family support to older children is that they need the love and support every bit as much as younger children do, even if they claim that they don’t. Although it can be challenging to remain connected to preteens and

teenagers, the benefits of doing so are immense.

What You Can Do

• Make family rules together and agree on rewards for following the rules and consequences for breaking them.

• Try to eat at least one meal together every day and set aside at least one evening or weekend day for the family to spend together in a pastime that everyone enjoys or finds valuable.

• Look your children in the eyes when you talk to them and give them all of your attention in conversation.

• Be empathetic about their struggles and concerns—no matter how silly or trivial their problems seem to you; they are significant to your children.

To learn more about Project Cornerstone, visit us at www.projectcornerstone.org

Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule

Recology will be following a modified collection schedule during the holiday season. If your regular service day falls on or after the holiday, your collection will be delayed one day that week. Regular collection will resume the following week.

For example, if your regular service day is Thursday, and Thanksgiving day falls on that day, your collection will be on Friday. If you are normally a Friday customer, your service that week would be pushed to Saturday. The regular collection schedule will resume the week after the holiday.

Composting is Now the Law!

Please remember to place yard waste, food scraps and food-soiled paper towels and napkins in your green organics cart. Composting this material instead of sending it to the landfill helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and is used to create nutrient-rich compost.

Call 408-842-3358 to speak with a Waste Zero Specialist about Recology’s programs and for support including staff trainings, educational materials and free food scrap recycling containers.

Water Days Change

Water is always a precious resource in Morgan Hill and with this in mind, our permanent watering restrictions have been designed to best manage the City's potable water supply. These restrictions will help us avoid or minimize the effects of drought, climate change and the unreliability of the imported water infrastructure that serves the City of Morgan Hill.

From November 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023, watering is limited to Wednesdays only.

• Applies to all potable water in the City, including wells
• Irrigation is allowed before 9 AM or after 7 PM
• Watering is limited to no more than 15 minutes per station 
• Watering returns to the two day a week schedule on March 1, 2023
• No watering of non-functional turf at commercial, industrial and institutional properties

Complete rules and restrictions can be found at mhvalueswater.com. Customers can report water waste online or by calling the Water Waste Hotline at 408-310-4195. For more information, visit mhvalueswater.com, email environ@morganhill.ca.gov or call 408-310-4169. Thank you for conserving.