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YMCA Camp St. Croix Hosts Annual Prairie Burn Music Festival on September 14 to Help Send Kids to Camp
Live Music Acts Include Har Mar Superstar, Yam Haus, Haley Bonar and More
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YMCA CycleHealth Hosts Annual BreakAway Kids Tri and New BreakAway Splash & Dash on August 16-17
CycleHealth, an initiative of the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities will host its annual BreakAway Kids Tri on Saturday, August 17, and the new BreakAway Splash and & Dash on Friday, August 16, at Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove.
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THE Sheridan Story and YMCA Partner to Provide Nutritious Food During August Food Gap
The Sheridan Story and the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities are partnering to provide free, nourishing food to families in the community to ensure youth have food in August before school starts.
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YMCA Supports Youth to Get Outdoors and Appreciate Nature Through Camp Experiences
Research shows without access to out-of-school physical and learning activities, kids fall behind academically and gain weight twice as fast during the summer than the school year.
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YMCA Hosts Three Week-Long Day Camps at Lake Phalen and Hidden Falls in July and August to Serve Youth from Underrepresented Communities as Part of Saint Paul Connecting Children to Nature Initiative
More than 200 campers will experience nature thanks to the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the Play, Learn, Serve, Work Initiative, Wilderness Inquiry, Urban Roots, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, and the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
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YMCA Offers Tips for Safe Swimming for Fourth of July Holiday Weekend
According to the USA Swimming Foundation and University of Memphis, two children die every day because of drowning.
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YMCA Announces New Members to Board of Directors
The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities recently elected at its annual meeting seven new members to its board of directors.
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YMCA and Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Support Teens with Free Summer Memberships
According to Pew Research Center, only 20 percent of today’s 16 to 17 year-olds hold a summer job, and that rate is even lower among teens of color.
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YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Joins Six-City Partnership with Google to Bring Free Online Safety Workshops and Resources to Families Across the U.S.
Y to host Google’s Be Internet Awesome workshops to underscore safe Internet use among local children during Internet Safety Month.
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YMCA Youth Intervention Services Hosts Canoe Day Trip for Youth to Experience the Outdoors in Minneapolis June 20
The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities will host an urban Mississippi canoe journey for 40 youth in partnership with Wilderness Inquiry, Mississippi Park Connection, National Parks Conservation Association, National Park Service and Heartland Realty on Thursday, June 20.