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Would you like Email Updates? We're collecting email addresses to send monthly
updates regarding Y events and programs. We'd love to include you! Please send your email
address to: brendak@rochfamy.org. Thank you!
Check out our new monthly calendar of events and activities! (PDF)
Click here for our Current Winter Brochure!
Click here to register for programs!
Resolution Packages Are Now Available!Click here for more information! Start the new year off on the right foot with Personal Training sessions, consultations with our Registered Dietician, and relaxing massage packages with our Massage Therapist. Packages are available for a limited time at discounted rates.Click here to purchase a resolution package now
Friday Night Family Fitness is BACK! Join us at the Y every Friday night for Family Fun! Games will be led by a Y staff person. Each Friday is a new activity for you and your family to come to the Y for some organized, competitive, family fun! Click here for the Friday Night Family Fitness calendar line-up of activities.
Kids Adventure Days (K-6th grades)
Click here to register
What will your child be doing on no school days? Watch TV…Watch
TV…Eat…Watch TV…Eat…Sleep…Or spend
the day with friends at the YMCA! Enroll your child in our adventure
day program filled with gym games, swimming, art projects and more.
Kids should bring a lunch, swim wear and towel and we do the rest!
This program follows the Rochester Public Schools calendar and is
open on in-service days and other break times. Cost: $20/member,
$30/Non-Member
January 19, 23, 2009
February 16, 2009
March 27, 30, 31, 2009
April 1, 2, 3, 2009
Y-Tots Open House is Thursday January 15th 6:00pm-8:00pm! If you are interested in learning more about our preschool program at the Y, come to this open house to meet the teachers and learn more about our program! Registration for for new Y-Tots will begin on January 15th.
Project Shark is coming to the Y on Saturday January 17th! Click here to register Fish or mammal? Friend or foe? Dive into the amazing world of sharks here at the Y! Kids will get to learn everything there is to know about sharks at this class. They will also have the opportunity to touch shark jaws, fins, skins, and best of all a real shark! This program is being put on at the Y by Underwater Adventures Aquarium from MOA.
Registration for 2009 Summer Camp has begun! Click here to register
Discovery Y Day Camp is open to all children starting 1st-6th grade in the Fall of 2009. Discovery Day Camp runs June 6th-August 31st and is jam packed with fun themes, activities, and field trips.
Science, Engineering and Technology Camp is for ages 11-14. This program is IBM funded through WFD Consulting. S.E.T. Camp is six different camps in one - Lego Robotics, Musical Instruments, Bridge Design, Environmental Engineering, Advanced Lego Robotics, and Beyond Advanced Legos.
Y Mentors
If you have ever thought about becoming a mentor, please stop by, or give us a call at 507-287-2401. Find out more information about Y Mentors in our recent Post Bulletin feature story by clicking here.
Visit our staff page to find out more about the management staff serving the Y! We're here to serve you! Please contact us if there is everything anything you'd like to share about your YMCA experience!
Y SPACE afterschool program: In the Y's afterschool program for 1st-12th graders, the Y provides a safe and fun environment where our community's diverse tweens and teens engage in activities and programs that foster individual emotional and physical health, strengthen personal and family relationships, and teach respect, honesty, caring and responsibility. Y SPACE is FREE with a family membership. Transportation is available from certain schools! Contact the Y for more information by calling 507-287-2260.
YMCA Swim Lessons
YMCA swimming lessons provide children with essential skills to
be safe in and around water. In addition to building character and
self-confidence, children learn about leadership, safety and rescue
skills, and water activities. These important survival skills allow
parents and children to enjoy a lifetime of both fun and healthy
activity at pools, beaches and water parks. Swimming is also an
ideal exercise for Baby Boomers and other older adults who want
to maintain their fitness, but may need to give up high-impact or
repetitive-motion activities such as running, cycling and aerobics.
For more information about YMCA swim lessons or aquatic programs,
contact the Y at 507-287-2260.
YMCA YOUTH SPORTS
Sign up for basketball at the Y starting at age 3 1/2 to 5th grade.
Our fun sports leagues allow children to learn basic skills, sportsmanship,
teamwork and Y values while having fun and not interfering with
your family vacation schedule! The Y’s Youth Sports Philosophy
is that everyone plays and everyone wins! Each player will receive
a team t-shirt. Parent volunteer coaches are needed for each team.
If you are interested in coaching, please indicate on your child’s
registration form. All games are held at the Y on Saturdays. For
more information and to register online, click here.
The Strong Kids Campaign helps us reach out to children and families who would otherwise be unable to participate in our values-filled programs. Y activities help children develop valuable skills, gain confidence, and build self-esteem. By contributing to the Strong Kids Campaign, you can help us teach these young people such important values as caring, honesty, respect & responsibility. It's a great way to improve Rochester's standard of living, learning, and thriving. To give your time, treasure, or talent, please contact Brenda at 287-2260 ext. 305 or email: BrendaK@rochfamy.org. DONATE NOW ONLINE!
YMCA
IN THE NEWS
Check out how your YMCA is making news and impacting the
community.
Y Mentors program is in need of mentors. Find out more in this article in Rochester's Post Bulletin on Friday, October 24th.
The proceeds from the Med-City marathon support the Y's Annual Strong Kids Campaign. Click here for the: Med-City Marathon Recap
Stephanie Heim, Y Volunteer was awarded the Steps Community Heroes Award Program for her work in creating our summer youth garden. Steps Program volunteer and advocate Stephanie Heim used her passion for the community to exemplify good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Ms. Heim's contributions include leading a community youth garden project from conception to completion, developing educational resources on nutrition for community residents, and providing taste-testing classes using fresh fruits and vegetables. Working with key Steps partners, including the Rochester Area Family YMCA and Rochester Public Schools, Ms. Heim also facilitated the preparation and pilot testing of an after-school nutrition education program for middle school students at high risk for obesity and diabetes. Additionally, Ms. Heim implemented various art projects that helped beautify the community garden. Using a strategic approach, she worked with a skilled master gardener to design and create several aspects of the garden, including using the garden as a nutrition education resource.
New
Guest Pass Policy
The Y is now open to Rochester residents & their families
(certain times)! Click here for more details.
GROUP EXERCISE SCHEDULE-check out the new schedule!
To help you plan ahead we now have the summer group exercise schedule on our website.
Activate America YMCA Initiative
YMCA
Activate America is a national initiative to combat the drastic increase
in chronic
disease related to obesity, inactivity and poor nutrition. Improving
the health of our community is a challenge that involves every citizen.
For more than 150 years, the YMCA has encouraged people to live healthy
lifestyles. Through Activate America, the Rochester Area Family Y
along with the community partners, is working to help our citizens
live healthier and more fulfilling lives.
Click here for
more information on the national YMCA Activate America program
Stay tuned to how we plan to implement Activate America at the Rochester Area Family Y!
Medical Insurance "Membership Reimbursement Programs"
Health Partners Frequent Fitness Program
With the HealthPartners Frequent Fitness Program, work out at least 12 times a month and you'll get $20 of your monthly dues reimbursed*. *Limit of two workout incentives per household; maximum of $40 reimbursement per month. Incentive program available to HealthPartners medical members of senior or individual plans and members of participating employers, age 18 years or older, with a limit of two workout contract incentives per household. Some restrictions apply. HealthPartners reserves the right to modify or discontinue the program at any time. ©2004 HealthPartners, Inc. Bloomington, MN
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Fitness Program
Now you can be rewarded for your healthy habits. Beginning Jan. 1, the BluePrint for Health® fitness discounts program will reward eligible members with a $20 credit toward your fitness center membership when you work out at a participating club at least 12 days in a month.
Contact the Human Resources Department
of your work to find out more about the programs above.
This
program for Eligible Medicare Recipients with HUMANA or MEDICA Insurance.
Click
here for more information.
Starting January 1, 2008:
With UCare Minnesota's UCan! UCare Activity Network, you can get fit for less! UCare for Seniors m embers of this club can get fit and save $20 per month ! You qualify if you: Are a UCare for Seniors member and if you visit the Y a minimum of eight (8) days per calendar month. Ask at the front desk for more details. Get fit for less with UCare Minnesota! UCare Minnesota is a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract.
Starting January 1, 2008:
MEDICA Fit Choices (stay tuned for more details)
Inclement
Weather
If
Rochester Schools close early or are cancelled because of the weather,
Y-Tots Preschool will be cancelled. In the event the Rochester Area
Family Y decides to cancel classes or close the building, all announcements
will be broadcast on local radio stations or you may call 287-2260
for pre-recorded announcements.
Contact Us
Rochester Area Family Y
709 1st Ave SW
Rochester, MN 55902
507 287-2260
www.rochfamy.org
CLICK HERE to see a Management Staff listing.