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Three Area Residents Recognized by the USTA!

by Kristi Potts on 03/27/14

Thursday, March 20th, 2014

For Immediate Sports Release (Overland Park, Kansas – Headquarters of the Missouri Valley United States Tennis Association)

The United States Tennis Association, the Missouri Valley Tennis Association (states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Greater St. Louis & Greater Kansas City area) and the Iowa Tennis Association recently released and recognized three southwest Iowa residents for their high level of volunteerism, leadership, development, and promotion for the sport of tennis for youth to adults of all ages and playing abilities with the United States Tennis Association (USTA).

The United States Tennis Association would like to recognize the following outstanding area residents for their high level of involvement with the sport of tennis and giving back to a sport that they deeply care for and enjoy: 

·         Mark Jackson of Red Oak, Iowa as the Past President of the Iowa Tennis Association Board of Directors.   Jackson is also the chair of the nominating and personnel committee for the Iowa Tennis Association.

·         Ann Carder from Red Oak, Iowa is the current Vice President of the Iowa Tennis Association. Carder also serves as the Iowa Tennis Association’s membership chair for the organization.

·         Stuart Dusenberry of Atlantic, Iowa was honored for his Distinguished Service to the Iowa Tennis Association and the Missouri Valley Tennis Association for his leadership and development role for promotion of the sport of tennis from youth to adults of all ages and playing abilities.

The Red Oak Tennis Association and the Montgomery County Family YMCA coordinate several tennis programs throughout the year. The Montgomery County Family YMCA offers both Junior and Adult USTA sanctioned tennis tournaments in February and March annually with match play taking place in the beautiful Montgomery County Family YMCA Four Indoor Tennis Court Center in Red Oak, Iowa.

This past winter the Montgomery County Family YMCA Carder Indoor Tennis Center played host to several NCAA Division II tennis matches with college teams from Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma playing various tennis matches. The weekend of March 8th and 9th, 2014 the Montgomery County Family YMCA offered a wonderful indoor Junior Tennis Tournament with over 50 entries in the two day event. Players were from the state of Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas.

The Montgomery County Family YMCA will also being hosting this upcoming summer the Red Oak Adult Tennis Tournament on June 13th -15th, 2014 at the beautiful Red Oak Legion tennis courts in Red Oak, Iowa. This event will offer tennis tournament play for all levels of tennis playing abilities for singles, doubles, and mixed doubles play. The Montgomery County Family YMCA will also host the Red Oak Junior Tennis Tournament on August 2nd -3rd, 2014 once again at the Red Oak Legion Park in Red Oak, Iowa. This event will be for boys and girls ages 10-18 with singles and doubles play. In February, 2015 and early March, 2015 the YMCA will also play host to two USTA events: an adult tournament in mid February and a Jr. tournament in March as well for the upcoming 2015 tennis season. The YMCA annually plays host to regional collegiate tennis matches in February and March. For tournament information one can contact Montgomery County Family YMCA Program Operational Manager John Blomstedt at 712-623-2161, email: progdir@mcymca.com or stop at the Montgomery County Family YMCA located in the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park in Red Oak, Iowa.

The Red Oak Tennis Association and Montgomery County Family YMCA will once again this coming summer offer various tennis leagues for all area men and women tennis players of all tennis playing abilities. Watch for registrations during the month of May at the Montgomery County Family YMCA and at Mark Jackson’s Downtown Hardware Hank Store located on the north side of the square in the  beautiful downtown  fountain square park, Red Oak, Iowa. One can contact Mark Jackson at Hardware Hank at 623-2290 or email Mark at rohardware@iowatelecom.net or Ann Carder will be glad to assist your tennis needs by calling her at home 623-3853 or emailing her at acarder@creighton.edu Information will also be available at the Montgomery County Family YMCA. Play will begin in June and run into early August, 2014.

The Montgomery County Family YMCA will be offering summer Junior Tennis programs for elementary to high school students as well. There will be tennis lessons, team tennis on Friday’s in Omaha, interclub play, and a closed Junior Tennis Tournament held in July. Registrations will be out in May and the programs will start in June, 2014. One can contact the YMCA at the listed information to learn more about the summer programs coming up.

The Montgomery County Family YMCA also offers fall-winter-spring indoor and outdoor adult tennis singles and doubles play for men and women tennis players, as well as group tennis lessons for the fall-winter-spring for adults and juniors.

Contact the Montgomery County Family YMCA to learn more about open tennis court reservations, hitting tennis wall and the YMCA’s tennis ball machine, and private tennis lessons available with head instructor Rudy Kinard. The YMCA offers an expanded tennis membership for the person (s) or families that truly like to play tennis and / or racquetball. The Carder Tennis Center has one racquetball / wallyball / squash court and a tennis viewing area to watch all the tennis play from above court level.  The YMCA also offers free family tennis from November- April for members only on Sundays from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. on two reserved tennis courts.

Another exciting program for tennis enthusiasts is to contact the beautiful Red Coach Inn & Restaurant in Red Oak, Iowa by simply calling 1-800-544-6002 and ask about the “Stay & Play in Red Oak!” very affordable package. This amazing overnight package includes:

·                     One (1) night stay at the beautiful Red Coach Inn & Restaurant in Red Oak, Iowa.

·                     $30 food voucher at the Red Coach Restaurant.

·                     Your choice of indoor tennis at the Montgomery County Family YMCA’s beautiful Carder Indoor Tennis Center, championship golf at the beautiful Red Oak Country Club or a live theater production at the beautiful Wilson Performing Arts Center all in Red Oak, IA.   Come and see what Red Oak, Iowa has to offer!

One can stop in to take a tour of the Montgomery County Family YMCA and the Carder Indoor Tennis Center located at 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak, Iowa (located in the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park), phone: 712-623-2161, or visit the YMCA’s website page @ www.mcymca.com.

Attached recent tennis action with Northwest Missouri State College Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams playing the University of Nebraska Kearney on Friday, March 7th, 2014 at the beautiful Carder Indoor Tennis Center located at the Montgomery County Family YMCA in Red Oak, IA.

 

Missouri Valley Tennis Association
6400 West 95th Street
Suite #102
Overland Park, Kansas 66212
Website: missourivalley.usta.com

YMCA to Receive Grant for New Fitness Equipment

by Kristi Potts on 03/25/14

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

Friday, March 21st, 2014

The Montgomery County Family YMCA of Red Oak, Iowa recently learned that the YMCA will be the recipient of an $18,000 grant from the Montgomery County Foundation Advisory Board.

This grant will be used to enhance the experience of members of the YMCA and guests with new fitness, wellness, personal, cross training & circuit training equipment. The YMCA plans to install new wellness center flooring as well as part of the new look to the YMCA’s Bulkeley Wellness & Fitness Center.

The YMCA’s current equipment and center has been taken care of at a very high level since the YMCA’s opening in October, 2000. The current equipment manufacturer is no longer operational which has made things extremely difficult to obtain necessary replacement parts for the current circuit equipment along with a changing technology to assist Jr. High students to older active adults to assist them with their personal wellness & fitness needs.

The YMCA this past October, 2014 was awarded a $32,500 1:1 matching grant with the Iowa West Foundation for the same project. The YMCA is in need of about $70,000 to complete this project and have the new equipment and flooring installed this August, 2014.

The Montgomery County Family YMCA will kickoff the public phase of this facility enhancement campaign in late April to early June, 2014 to all YMCA members, community and area residents to support this wonderful project that will benefit individuals from Jr. High School students to older active adults.

The YMCA has already raised $60,000 so far for this project which the Montgomery County Community Foundation Advisory Board did award the Montgomery County Family YMCA a $5,000 fall grant in November of 2014.

The goal of the Montgomery County Community Foundation Advisory Board is to improve the quality of life in the county by supporting needs that are not being met in the areas of civic, cultural, health education, and social service.

The YMCA wants to thank all the members of the Montgomery County Community Foundation Advisory Board and staff for their time and willingness to help administer this program to truly make impressive impacts with so many outstanding and wonderful programs in funding too many worthwhile organizations within our county.

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.

To learn more about Montgomery County Community Foundation one can contact Iowa Foundation Director Dennis N. Nissen by phone: 1-800-794-3458, email Dennis @ dennis@omahafoundation.org, or visit the foundations website @ www.omahafoundation.org

March SoupFest

by Kristi Potts on 03/09/14


Pictured L- R: Lyn Gibson, Don Lindell, Steve Gher, Claudia Pilecki, Jerry Vennerberg, Alice Rolf, and Jane Shearer

It was a special afternoon of food, fun, and fellowship with delicious soups and a number of assorted salads from the Auxiliary Club and volunteers with birthday cake provided by Hy-Vee served from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose room at the YMCA.

The entertainment was Bingo with several prizes given out to the winners.

Watch for the return of this program on October 3rd, 2014 for the new 2014-2015 series.  Special thank-you to the YMCA Auxiliary did a tremendous job in organizing this year’s soup fest program.

For more information on Soupfest, 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, call the YMCA at 712-623-2161, or visit the YMCA on Facebook, or the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com.

Shamrock Shuffle - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

by Kristi Potts on 03/09/14

The YMCA, in cooperation with the Friends Of The Red Oak Trails, will be staging  the Shamrock Shuffle 5K race/walk on Saturday, March 15th. The event is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. and should be completed by 10:00 a.m.

The YMCA and FOTROT will be splitting the proceeds of the event and hope that the Shuffle turns into an annual event. 

Both organizations are asking for volunteers to help stage the event. The main duties that we need help with are people acting as course monitors to help with traffic flow and to help at the finish line. Volunteers would meet at 8:30 a.m. that morning in the YMCA’s multipurpose room to find out what and where their assignment is. As I mentioned earlier, the event will be done by 10:00 a.m.

If you are interested in helping out that morning, please contact me by phone at 623-2161 or by email at progdir@mcymca.com.

Thank you for your support of the YMCA and it’s programs.

 

John Blomstedt
Program Operations Manager
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
101 E. Cherry St., Red Oak, IA 51566
(P) 712-623-2161 ext 15 (F) 712-623-4920
(E) progdir@mcymca.com (W) www.mcymca.com

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE

by Kristi Potts on 03/04/14

MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Annual campaign kick-off extravaganza

The Y. So Much More.

Montgomery County Family YMCA

Wonderful Volunteer Opportunity  for YMCA Members!

We could use your passion, dedication, and follow-through skills to be one of our amazing 2014 Annual Campaigners or Story Tellers about the cause-driven work of the YMCA.

 

Where/When

Stop in anytime during the time period below to receive training materials, select from either past donors or new member contacts for annual campaign cause-driven visits with the goal to complete calls by Friday, April 18th, 2014.

Thursday, March 13th, 2014
from
8 AM -7:30 PM

YMCA’s Multi-Purpose room
at
101 East Cherry, Red Oak, IA

Learn More

To learn more about how you can support the Y’s cause,
 please contact Nick Zimmer, Executive Director by one
of the following ways:

 Call: 712.623.2161
 Email: ExecDir@MCYMCA.com
 Visit: www.MCYMCA.com