Free Summer Camp for Military Kids
The National Military Famiy Association's Operation Purple camps offer a free week of fun for military kids with parents who have been, are currently, or will be deployed. Operation Purple will be held at YMCA Storer Camps from June 20-26, 2010. To register, visit www.militaryfamily.org.

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Participate... Serve... Volunteer!
Volunteers are needed and appreciated at the YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo. Volunteering requires no previous job experience and will provide opportunities to use your talents. Call or email Bobbie Kehlmeier, volunteer director, at 419-729-8135 to volunteer today.

Register Now for YMCA /JCC Early Education, Care and Afterschool Programs
At the YMCA and JCC, families tell us what's important for their kids - and we listen. They want quality, safe and affordable care; flexible hours; educational activities; convenient locations close to home; and they want their children to have a good time. The YMCA/JCC early education and afterschool adventure programs offer all of this and more for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years.


YMCA/JCC TO PROVIDE FREE MEMBERSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE MILITARY FAMILIES
As part of the new Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Outreach Initiative, the YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo will provide military families with access to youth development, family strengthening, and health and well-being programs at community YMCAs nationwide.  Membership fees will be underwritten by the DoD and administered through Military OneSource, an information and referral service for military families.

Military Family Eligibility Form  Click here for more information>

YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo – building strong kids, strong families and strong communities for 144 years

 Your YMCA/JCC:

• Won The Collaboration Prize for the most outstanding partnership in the nation
• Received the Torch Award from the BBB for outstanding fundraising practices
• Won the prestigious Eagle Award for superior financial development  
• Collaborated with TPS to build the new West Toledo YMCA, to be completed August 2009
• Served 307,440 people, making your YMCA the 8^th largest in the nation
• Raised $2,153,812 during the Annual Scholarship Campaign
• Provided 75,462 people with scholarship assistance
• Partnered with United Way and LMHA to provide 14,249 youth with free Fun Bus activities
• Partnered with 136 area churches
• Served 21,301 campers at YMCA Storer Camps – the 3^rd largest camp in the nation
• Provided free diabetes screenings for 368 people
• Offered free respite child care for military families
• Taught free water safety and swim lessons to 3,500 children
• Served 2,463 children weekly at 37 child care locations
  
  

  View the YMCA/JCC full 2008 Annual Report

  
  
  
  Free Respite Child Care for Military Families
  In a continued effort to meet the growing needs of military service members, the YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo will provide respite child care services to deployed National Guard/Reservists and select military personnel. Underwritten by the Department of Defense (DoD), respite child care services are designed to provide licensed child care for children of deployed military personnel. More>>
  
  
  YMCA/JCC Child Care at Wayman D. Palmer receives accreditation
  Congratulations to the YMCA/JCC Child Care at Wayman D. Palmer Community YMCA, honored by the National AfterSchool Association. YMCA/JCC Child Care at Wayman Palmer, led by Child Care Director Jacqueline Smith, was recently awarded the status of Nationally Accredited Afterschool Program.
  
  

  Sarah Otis, VP of Child Development and Jacqueline Smith, Child Care Director

  The accreditation is recognition of quality afterschool programming, application of the National AfterSchool Association Standards for Quality School-Age Care to daily practice, and a long-term commitment to the children and families in our community. The YMCA/JCC Child Care at Wayman Palmer program joins more than 550 accredited programs nationally and was earned through solid leadership, teamwork, family support, and perseverance...all the qualities to help ensure that the program continues to maintain the high level of quality, and serve as a role model for excellence. Congratulations Jacqueline, and the Wayman Palmer Child Care staff on this great accomplishment.

YMCA and JCC/United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo awarded $125,000 nonprofit Collaboration Prize
The YMCA and JCC/United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo has been named winner for The Collaboration Prize for their outstanding model of nonprofit collaboration. The YMCA and JCC/United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo tied with the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science as recognized leaders in leveraging resources, eliminating duplication of programs and services, and increasing efficiency through collaboration. The YMCA and JCC/United Jewish Council, as well as the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science will share the $250,000 prize. Lodestar announced the winner Thursday afternoon March 5, 2009.

Building Better Arms
Certified personal trainer Rebecca Boyer, fitness director for the Summit YMCA, demonstrates exercises for toning and strengthening your arms and
shoulders, as featured in the Toledo Blade Sunday, March 8, 2009 Living section article by Ann Weber.

Follow this link to read the article and see the video: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090308/ART16/903060247/-1/ARCHIVES30

Quality Review - Perfect Scores
The Member Service Council would like to congratulate the following sites and branches for receiving perfect scores during the Quality Reviews:

Alexis Program Center Early Childhood
South Toledo YMCA Early Childhood
Fairfield Elementary School Age
Monclova YMCA/JCC Child Development School Age
Wayman Palmer YMCA School Age

And the following YMCA/JCC branches:
Francis Family YMCA
University YMCA