Montgomery County Y News

YMCA NEWS RELEASE

Monday, March 25^th, 2013

The Montgomery County Family YMCA of Red Oak, Iowa recently learned that the YMCA was a recipient of a $10,000 Montgomery County Community Foundation Advisory Grant made possible by the Montgomery County HF 2302 Grant Fund.

This grant will be used to enhance members of the YMCA and guest experience with new plastic lockers that will be a phased in project over the next two to possibly three years for all three locker rooms of the Montgomery County Family YMCA’s men’s / boy’s , women’s / girl’s and family special needs locker rooms. The new plastic lockers will enhance our all our members and guests experience of all ages while using and enjoying the Montgomery County Family YMCA. The new lockers are maintenance free so will assist the YMCA in lowering some maintenance cost for repairs and care of the current metal lockers that are approaching 13 years of facility usage.  

The goal of the Montgomery County Community Foundation grant program 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 Foundation Board along with Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa 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.

The Montgomery County Community Foundation works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create permanent funds that address the changing, vital community needs and interests. Donating to a permanently endowed fund helps your neighbors today and you help build a stronger community tomorrow.

The Montgomery County Community Foundation invests and administers these funds and distributes grants to deserving, qualifies nonprofit organizations.

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 @ omahafoundation.org/swiowa.

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

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“Live Healthy Iowa” Local Team Results

Dietary Divas L –R:  John Blomstedt (YMCA Program Operations Manager), Maggie Yoakum, Irene Moraine and Laura Hamilton.

The Montgomery County Family YMCA, in coordination Montgomery County Memorial Hospital and the Red Oak HyVee, sponsored a local team “Live Healthy Iowa10 Week Challenge” competition to coincide with the statewide program that took place from January 28 through April 5. Seventeen teams participated in the local contest.

Teams could enter one of two categories, Weight Loss or Accumulated Activity. Teams in the Weight Loss category “weighed” in as of January 28 and tracked their weight to the end of the program. The winning team had the highest percentage of weight loss compared to their beginning weight. The Accumulated Activity team tracked the team member’s activity minutes through out the contest. The winning team was chosen based on the highest number of minutes per team member for the contest period.

Using calculations from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, those participating in the Challenge were shown to have a projected savings of over $4500 in medical and pharmaceutical claims costs for the year.

Wellness Warriors: L-R: Jeanne Redel, Sara White, Mike Webb (HyVee Store Manager) & Kerry Hohbach.

In the Weight Loss category, the “Dietary Divas” team lost a total of 6.27% of their beginning body weight. The Accumulated Activity category winner was the “Wellness Warriors” team which averaged almost 96 hours of activity per team member. Each member of the winning teams received a $20.00 gift card courtesy of the Red Oak HyVee and a One Month Free Membership or $25 Y-Buck certificate from the Montgomery County Family YMCA.

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Re: YMCA Camp Foster Savings
Run-date: April 19, 2013 – July 28^th, 2013
April, 2013

The Camp Foster YMCA would like to extend to you a special invitation to Montgomery County Family YMCA members. As part of the State of Iowa YMCA Alliance, members can attend Camp Foster at a reduced rate. Montgomery County Family YMCA members can save $100.

There are two sessions still available; session #3 June 30th -July 6th 2013 (World Tours theme) and Session #8 August 4-10th, 2013 (Summer Days theme). We are excited to make this offer to members and hope that it may help your kids make memories that last a lifetime.

Please contact Josh Carr, Camp Foster Executive Director at 712-336-3272 or visit the Montgomery County Family YMCA for more information.

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Memo

To:       2013 YMCA Tax Sale Day Volunteers
From: Nick Zimmer, Executive Director
         Montgomery County Family YMCA
Date:   Thursday, April 18, 2013
RE: Iowa Tax Sale Day

It is once again that time of year for the Iowa Tax Sale Day with Dennis Bloom and the YMCA. This year’s date is Monday, June 17, 2013. This event will take place in Council Bluffs at the Mid American Center.

As you know, this event is a fundraiser for the Y’s “Be A Hero” Annual Campaign. The program assists youths and adults who want to become Y members or participate in a Y program, but cannot due to financial limitations. This year our program has a goal of $51,000 and as of the end of April, we have raised nearly $32,000.

This is a volunteer project. Everyone involved will be provided transportation to and from the Mid American Center in Council Bluffs and will also enjoy lunch at Famous Dave’s. We meet in the YMCA lobby and are ready to leave by 6:15 am and will arrive back in Red Oak around 5:30 pm. If you happen to drive yourself, you will be reimbursed by the YMCA for gas mileage.

This is your chance to have a great day with friends. It is a fun and interesting day and can help the Y raise a possible $8,000 or more. We receive $110 for each volunteer that we bring so we would greatly appreciate if you could help us out. If you know of any other volunteers that would be willing to help, that would be great!

If you would like to be involved in this great event, please let me know via phone at 712-623-2161 or email me at execdir@mcymca.com or feel free to stop by the Y and speak with me. Please let me know by Thursday, May 9th if you can attend this year.

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE: MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013.

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

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