Thursday, April 30, 2020
Dear Members, Participants, Families, Friends and Supporters,
The Y is more than a place...it's about community connections beyond our walls. While our physical "place" is closed, we are excited about what we are able to continue to provide our community, virtually - beyond our walls.
As May begins tomorrow, this new month brings expanded programming efforts and new ways to support our community.
Group Exercise classes continue with new adult fitness offerings coming soon,
youth programming including expanded
School of Performing Arts
and
gymnastics
classes,
Y Ninja Gym
,
Rosettes
team practice,
teen
programs, new
enrichment
classes,
senior
programming and continuing services to our most vulnerable population - our
Parkinson's Disease and MS wellness groups
, are some of the programs we are able to continue to provide. We are hosting toiletry drives for
Homeless Solutions
. It’s our way of helping you stay active, healthy and connected in your own home, and on your own time.
With the start of this new month, it’s so important in uncertain times like these that incredible members like you continue to stay with us
– to help us in our quest to continue to do good in the community.
Your relationship with the Y is what keeps us going
, keeps us strong and keeps us in service to those who need it most. We thank you for that and want you to know that the Y is active and operating beyond our walls.
We are working to continually expand what we can offer virtually. We always have been and are still here for our community. Stick with us.
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YOUR YMCA
MEMBERSHIP CHOICES
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As
May 1
approaches, we want to remind you that there are
three options
available to you for your membership: maintain, hold, or cancel. For those who are able, keeping your membership active helps us remain viable now and in the future.
Please contact us to discuss your options by emailing
membership@madisonymca.org
.
We are deeply grateful to those of you who have reached out to support the Y. Like many other businesses and nonprofits in this pandemic, the loss of revenue has the potential to have a significant impact on our F.M. Kirby Children's Center and Family Center operations.
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Check out our Livestreaming Group Exercise schedule. Join some of your favorite instructors, with links to participate via Zoom. We have added new classes including Indoor Cycling with Nikki and Chair Yoga and Forever Fit with Donna Sue. These are free for members and our non-members.
No equipment needed, just your computer or cell phone to livestream with us.
Check out our YMCA Live page
here
for more information, how to join, protocols, and class descriptions.
Schedules and links will be posted to our YMCA Live page going forward.
We can't wait to "see" you!
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Regular exercise is one component of a healthy lifestyle that can help reduce stress and prevent illness. It is important to us that our members are able to continue a healthy lifestyle during this time. We have multiple options available to you today and we are working to add additional options in the days to come. These resources are free to our community.
YMCA 360, an on-demand video platform from the national YMCA, features group exercise classes, youth sports classes, well-being classes and more.
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DROP-OFF
TOILETRIES DRIVE: HOMELESS SOLUTIONS
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Our Y is hosting a Drop-off Toiletries Drive,
Friday, May 1, and Friday, May 8, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
to help support Homeless Solutions in Morristown. Our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness need your help! This is a great way to help others in need while keeping non essential travel, particularly outside our home communities to a minimum.
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United Way of Northern New Jersey created the
ALICE Recovery Fund
(#ALICErecovery) in partnership with United Way of Hunterdon County to address emerging needs of households financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For
ALICE
(
A
sset
L
imited,
I
ncome
C
onstrained,
E
mployed) households and those in poverty, life was already a financial struggle even before the pandemic hit. If you know someone throughout the Fund’s six-county footprint who is struggling, they can apply at
UnitedWayNNJ.org/ALICEassistance
.
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TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: May 4-8
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We are in constant awe of teachers and the compassion, tenacity and love it takes to be an educator. We cannot wait to celebrate you & teachers everywhere! Thank you for your courage, your perseverance, your innovation and your dedication to helping children reach their full potential. Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week and we have some exciting things planned on our social media channels to support our F.M. Kirby Children's Center teachers.
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ROSETTES VIRTUAL PRACTICE
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Our amazing Rosettes Gymnastics Team have officially VIRTUALLY resumed practice. To celebrate their virtual comeback and in anticipation for their physical comeback to the gym, here's a video the girls collaborated on and put together from home.
We miss you, girls! We're glad you're back to practicing again and we can't wait to see you and your wonderful coaches back at the gym in the future.
Keep moving!
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STAY WITH THE Y: STAFF AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FUND
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One way you can contribute is to give to the Stay with the Y – Operations Support Fund. A gift to this fund will not only help support our long-term financial health and keep our Kirby Center and Family Center operations viable, it will allow us to support our staff who have emergent needs. If you are in a position to give, you can make a difference
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Through the Madison Area YMCA's youth and family counseling program Project Community Pride, we are pleased to share we are able to provide many of our clients with virtual counseling and weekly sessions. We have even completely accommodated our wait list, providing additional services during this time when there is a rising need for the important services our licensed clinical professionals provide.
Visit Tri Town Cares for resources for our communities for mental health services.
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MADISON CHATHAM COALITION
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Madison Chatham Coalition worked together with Project Community Pride of the Madison Area YMCA on a new podcast about how to talk to your kids about COVID-19 and ways to support parents during this time. It also includes information about recovery support services for those dealing with substance use disorder.
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Ask Your Rep to Make Sure YMCAs and Y Employees are Included in the Next COVID Relief Bill!
Help ensure nonprofits like the Y can continue to serve their communities.
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Have you seen our staff video? Get ready to dance and check it out below.
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Madison Area YMCA | 111 Kings Road, Madison
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Website
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As a mission-driven nonprofit charitable organization, the Madison Area YMCA believes everyone, regardless of age, income or background, should have the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. For more information about
financial assistance
or to make a
tax-deductible donation
, please call 973-822-YMCA (9622) or
click here
to make a secure online donation today.
MADISON AREA YMCA
FAMILY CENTER: 111 Kings Road, Madison - 973-822-9622
F.M. KIRBY CHILDREN'S CENTER: 54 East Street, Madison - 973-377-4945
PROJECT COMMUNITY PRIDE: 973-845-6480
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