YMCA News for Immediate Release

TOGETHERHOOD committee member Abigail Sherman spearheaded the Books & Blessings program because she saw a need to promote reading in the middle school, so she formed the program with the help of the Red Oak High School Student Council and the Togetherhood Committee. Boxes were provided at the Red Oak High School, Washington Intermediate, the YMCA, Fareway, and HyVee for people to drop off books from November 1st-20th. 

ROHS student council members Isaac Birt, Ryan Dyson, and Weston Rolenc reading The Giving Tree to Mr. Haufle’s 4th/5th Grade Class.

On Tuesday, the 23rd 6 boxes of books were distributed at Washington Intermediate to the kids while members of the student council (Ashley Brower, Ryan Dyson, Sydney Straw, Bailey Bruce, Weston Rolenc, Maia Erickson-Woods, Sarah Behrens, Sydney Streicher, Lainie Edie, Courtni Lindsay, Isaac Birt, Madison Wendt, and Abigail Sherman) took turns reading to them.

The TOGETHERHOOD social responsibility program provides Y members with an easy, fun, and rewarding way to volunteer for service projects that strengthen our community. The program is run by a committee of Y members (John Blomstedt, Ellen Griffen, Gerry Lundgren, Courtney Meyer-Y USA Togetherhood Facilitator, Margarita Montes, Beth Olsen, Nikki Rengstorf, Abigail Sherman, and Nick Zimmer) that helps organize and run four service projects a year with only a one year commitment.

Upcoming projects will be the Adopt a Child for Christmas program on December 19^th from 8 am – Noon followed by the Love Your Neighbor Food Drive in February.  For more information on the TOGETHERHOOD program and how you can be involved, please call 712-623-2161 or e-mail Gerry Lundgren at gerrylun@myfmtc.com.

For more information on how one can become a member, volunteer, donor, or simply involved with the Montgomery County Family YMCA, please stop in for a visit or tour of the YMCA, call the YMCA at 712-623-2161, or visit the YMCA on Facebook, or the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com

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Montgomery County Family YMCA Press Release (Red Oak, Iowa)
November, 2015

The holiday schedule/closings are as follows:

Thanksgiving, Thursday November 26th…………………….CLOSED

Christmas Eve, Thursday December 24th……………………….5 AM – NOON

Pool open 5:30 a.m. – 7 a.m. and then 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Christmas Day, Friday December 25th……..................CLOSED

Day after Christmas, Saturday December 26th…………CLOSED

New Year’s Eve, Thursday December 31st………………………5 AM - 7 PM 

Pool open 5:30 a.m. – 7 a.m.  and then 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

New Year’s Day, Friday January 1st, 2016…………...10 AM - 5 PM

                   POOL OPEN 11 AM – 4 PM

Easter, Sunday March 27th, 2016…………………………………...CLOSED

For more information on the Fall/Winter schedule, or how you can become

 a member, volunteer, and/or a donor please call Nick Zimmer, YMCA Executive Director at 712-623-2161, stop in at the Montgomery County Family YMCA located at the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park, 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak, Iowa, or email Nick at execdir@mcymca.com.

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Montgomery County Family YMCA Press Release (Red Oak, Iowa)

November 2015

In celebration of the upcoming New Year, the YMCA is offering a limited time punch card! These not only are perfect stocking stuffers for your friends and family, but a great way for you to get started on your wellness journey in 2016.

The Punch Cards are available to purchase November 21st - December 31st, 2015!

No purchase limit! Punch cards must be used before February 15th, 2016.

For more information on these promotions or how one can become a member, volunteer, donor, or simply involved with the Montgomery County Family YMCA, please stop in for a visit or tour of the YMCA located at the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park, 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak, Iowa, call 712-623-2161, or visit the YMCA on Facebook, or the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com. 

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Effective Monday, November 15, 2015, the babysitting room will have its evening hours eliminated. The morning hours will be extended to 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., Monday – Friday.

The reason for this change is the very limited amount of usage the room has been getting during the evening hours for the past two years. Also, the response we received on the survey we conducted in August – September favored extending the morning hours.

We realize that the room does provide a valuable service to our members but we also must be fiscally responsible to the YMCA board and the membership.

If you have any questions regarding the hour change please feel free to visit or contact John Blomstedt, progdir@mcymca.com or @ 712.623.2161

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