May 2009 Newsletter

336-724-9205
s.gabriel@ymcanwnc.org
winstonlake.ymcanwnc.org

Operation Healing Guardian - Tuesday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m.

Water Safety - Saturday, June 13

Bring Your Dad to Dinner - Thursday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m.

30+ Adult Basketball League is open to teams of up to 12 players. (Each team's allowed up to 3 players who are under 30.) League play starts in mid-June. Games are on Sunday afternoons. Find out more.

Moses Lucas Summer Youth Basketball League is open to all 14-18 year olds who want to play during the summer. The cost is only $25 with 10 hours of service learning at the YMCA. Sign up by May 29 to do mandatory player evaluations. Learn more.

A great big Thank You to everyone who partic-ipated in our campaign this year!  Thanks to all our contributors who gave to help families and kids enjoy the YMCA! We are still closing in on our goal so please consider making a gift if you haven't already!

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In This Issue:
• KaBOOM! Community Playground Coming Soon...
• Black Achievers Gala
• Prayer Breakfast
• Y Splash Teaches Water Safety to Local Children
• Y Weigh Winner Announced!

KaBOOM! Community Playground Coming Soon...
Children in the Winston Lake Family YMCA area are in need of a playground, and on Saturday, June 20, more than 200 community volunteers will come together to make this dream a reality. KaBOOM! is a national non-profit organization that empowers communities to come together and build playgrounds. Their goal is to mobilize 200 volunteers and build a playground in one day that will serve as a gathering place for the community. The community will come together on June 20th to build a playground that will enhance a strong YMCA. Special thanks to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for being our funding partner. Please contact Bridgett Loftin or call (336) 724-9205 if you would like to volunteer.

Black Achievers Gala
On Friday May 8th, the Black Achievers in Industry and Business Awards Gala was held at the Benton Convention Center. The Black Achievers program targets middle and high school students, with a focus on creating effective and influential interaction between the youth and their adult role models. The goal is for the Achievers to be inspired to seek higher education and develop their career goals. The Gala is an annual celebration highlighting accomplishments over the past year and awarding scholarships to deserving youth. This year $14,000 in scholarships were awarded to the following students: Freddie Alford, Blake Coleman, Quentin Davis, Gabrielle Ellis, Chelsea Gwyn, Derek Lineberger, Laritia Mitchell, Thomas J. McEachin, Wesley Moses, Richelle Pugh and Darren Roseboro.

Prayer Breakfast
The Winston Lake Family YMCA held its annual Prayer Breakfast in honor of the National Day of Prayer on the morning of May 7th. The theme was "Prayer... America's Hope," based on Psalms 33:22: "May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you." Approximately 70 were in attendance, benefiting from excellent fellowship, food and special talk by Reverend Darryl Aaron, Pastor of First Baptist Church.

Y Splash Teaches Water Safety to Local Children
Did you know that nearly 60% of minority children don't know how to swim? Winston Lake Family YMCA partnered with Winston-Salem State University's Maya Angelou Institute for Improvement of Child and Family Education to offer Y Splash, free water safety and basic swim instruction, to 60 students at Petree Elementary School. The children had a great time in the pool and learned important safety lessons. Remember - it's never too late to learn how to swim. The YMCA offers water safety and swim lessons to children and adults. Find out more.

Y Weigh Winner Announced!
Congratulations to Adrienne Baker, the Y Weigh winner! Y Weigh is a 12-week weight management program open to people who are medically 40 pounds overweight to help change lifestyles to include healthy habits! The Y Weigh participants met weekly to workout as a group, received free health screenings and three nutritional lectures. The group was excellent and Adrienne Baker won a free one-year membership to the YMCA for losing the most weight - 43 pounds! If you would like information about an upcoming Y Weigh program, please contact Robert Edwards or Angie Richardson by calling 336-724-9205 for more information!