Montgomery County Y News
YMCA Hosts Junction Days Bingo
by Kristi Potts on 07/11/13
Montgomery
County Family YMCA Press Release (Red Oak, Iowa)
Tuesday, July 2nd,
2013.
Saturday,
June 29th, 2013 the Montgomery County Family YMCA hosted the Red Oak Junction
Days YMCA Bingo from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. There was a slight charge for each playing
card and cash prizes were awarded during the nearly 20 games that were
played. Montgomery County YMCA Executive
Director Nick
Zimmer
and his wife Nancy ran the program.
Proceeds from the event went to the YMCA’s 2013 “Be A Hero” Annual Campaign and the Junction Days Committee. The annual campaign provides scholarships to assist those individuals, single parents, senior citizens & families that need assistance to enjoy YMCA membership & programs.
To
learn more about the Montgomery County Family YMCA, one can visit the YMCA for
membership, program and volunteer opportunities for all ages as the YMCA is
located in the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park @ 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak,
Iowa. The YMCA’s phone number is 712-623-2161
one can visit the YMCA’s website page @ www.mcymca.com
Sen. Grassley Town Hall Meeting @ the Y
by Kristi Potts on 07/11/13
PHOTO:
United States Senator Charles Grassley (Republican – Iowa) visiting with Nick
Zimmer, Executive Director of the Montgomery County Family YMCA, Red Oak, Iowa.
There
were nearly 45 people in attendance at the Monday, July 1st Town
Hall Meeting in Red Oak, Iowa hosted by the Montgomery County Family YMCA.
Nick
Zimmer, the Montgomery County Family YMCA's Executive Director, was able to
visit and share with Senator Grassley the YMCA of the USA’s outstanding work
throughout the country with the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program. He also
asked to seek his support for the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act which would
provide seniors reimbursement through Medicare for the evidence–based, life
saving and cost saving program. The YMCA of the USA has translated its program
into more than 500 sites across the country, including Marshalltown, Iowa.
Senator Grassley seemed very supportive and interested in the work that the
YMCA’s across the country are doing related to diabetes prevention programming
to save billions of dollars and millions of lives.
Also,
Zimmer was able to visit with Senator Grassley about the importance to preserve
the charitable tax deduction and asked for his support to not make any
changes with this program. Senator Grassley seemed very interested in
working with the YMCA movement on this important measure as well.
Zimmer
was able to provide Senator Grassley and his Western Iowa Aid from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, a complete packet of information on:
- The Medicare
Diabetes Prevention Act.
- The Charitable
Tax deduction program
- 2011 Iowa
Alliance of YMCA's Community Benefit Report
- 2011 Community
Is Our Cause - Montgomery County Family YMCA Report (Red Oak, IA)
PHOTO: United States Senator Charles Grassley (Republican – Iowa) visiting with Iowa State Senator Joni Ernst (Republican- Red Oak, IA).
Since
2001 the Montgomery County Family YMCA has hosted eleven of Senator Charles
Grassley’s town hall meetings for the general public to attend. The YMCA
has also hosted other local, county and statewide forums with elected officials
in the Montgomery County Family YMCA’s multi-purpose room.
Father's Day Grill Winner!
by Kristi Potts on 06/20/13
Congratulations to the winner of our
Father's Day BBQ Grill Drawing: Bryce Johnson! Bryce’s comments were “I was
surprised to hear that I won! I’ll have to give the kids thanks for entering my
name.”
