HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
Did you know that the nation's first Father's Day celebration took place June 19, 1910 at the Spokane YMCA? 
  


June  2020
  Spotlight

Staff Greetings
Our staff misses you and sends you this message!


 Highlights

June Virtual Group Exercise Classes
Click here to view our updated June group exercise schedule with class descriptions. New: Core Strength with El on Tuesdays at 8am and Vinyasa Yoga with Bill on Sunday at 9:30am. Dozens of interactive classes via Zoom are available to members with active memberships as well as two senior classes open to the community.  Click here for registration details. 
If you have already registered for a class pass, you may continue to use the same links in June. 

We also offer dozens of on-demand exercise classes on our Rye Y at Home YouTube channel. Please visit our Facebook Fitness page for free live classes, Monday-Thursday. 

June Virtual Youth/Family Classes!
We are continuing our Zoom classes for youth and families through June 19, including Baby & Me, Gymnastics, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Zumba and Teen Conditioning. New this month - Teen Kickboxing with Yvette!   Click here to view the schedule . Click here for registration details. If you have already registered for May classes, you may continue with the same link(s).

 
Congratulations to ALL our College and High School Graduates!


Camp and Facility Update

Decisions on summer camp or summer child care will be made this week and are dependent on guidance we receive from New York State.
 
Although we don't yet have an exact reopening date, we are anticipating early to mid-July based on the Governor's New York Forward business re-opening criteria.  We continue working hard on planning a phased reopening that follows state guidelines and prioritizes safety for everyone. 
 
We will begin providing some of the basic elements of the plan in the coming days with more specific details being available later in June...stay tuned. 
  

June Activities


Diabetes Prevention
Are you concerned that you or someone close to you is at risk for type 2 diabetes? Learn more about our virtual YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program. Click here for details or contact Karina Barreto

Stay Connected!

Virtual Booked at the Y: Monday, June 8, 11:30am-12:10pm
Next book selection is The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enderson Wood. 

Crafty Crew: Tuesdays: 12:30-1:10pm
Join our virtual group as we work on community and individual craft projects.

Virtual Mah Jongg/Canasta: Fridays, 10:30-11:10am

If you are interested in joining any of the above groups, please email Penny Cozza and she will send you the Zoom links.    

Annual Impact Report

Click here to view our 2019 Annual Impact Report.   

Serving our Community



Making a Difference during Challenging Times

The Rye Y's mission has always been bigger than our facility. So, we aren't about to let a global pandemic prevent us from serving our members and our community. Although our building has been closed, our staff has risen to the occasion by offering:  
  • Facebook Live, ZOOM, and on-demand exercise classes; storytime readings and song; and activities for kids, including STEAM and Arts & Crafts. 
  • Virtual YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program classes for those currently enrolled in the program so they can stay on track with their healthy lifestyle changes.
  • Opportunities for community service, including making thank you cards for hospital workers, and knitting and crocheting infant caps for low-income expectant moms. We also donated five boxes of unused t-shirts to Hope Community Services in New Rochelle, to be turned into masks for their clients, staff and volunteers.
  • A special Zoom HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) class for Rye High School seniors, giving them a chance to finish their school year with a fun, active virtual internship. We also showed our support for the Class of 2020 with a congratulatory banner during the senior car procession on May 31.
We miss our Y as much as you do. But please know that we are here for you, in, and outside, our walls.    

Rye YMCA | 914-967-6363 | news@ryeymca.org | https://www.ryeymca.org
21 Locust Avenue
Rye, NY 10580