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Your Contribution to Giving Week Goes Toward Our Building A Stronger Community Capital Campaign!

Giving Week offers 8 exciting projects which enrich the lives of our community members and directly impact our programs. Choose your favorite project to support, through becoming a Y Giving Week Ambassador OR by making a gift to that project. When you get involved in Y Giving Week, through making a gift and sharing the campaign, you will help us Build A Stronger Community! Join us as a Y Giving Week Ambassador, which is a simple way to make a huge impact by sharing the campaign with your network. Y Giving Week highlights many wonderful Y programs. It aims to build awareness of our philanthropy in action at the Y, and to secure much needed funding. We have a lofty goal: Raise $500,000 during the month of June.

THE PROJECTS:

Next year’s afterschool program was filled and waitlisted within 8 hours. Green County families rely upon afterschool care for their young children. Our new Youth Development Center will be able to serve up to 75 children ages 5-12. Contributing to this project helps provide technology and other equipment for ongoing STEM learning and art supplies.

Project Goal: $28,000

People across different cultures regularly gather around food. New classes including “Cooking for One” and “Kids in the Kitchen” will educate children and adults on cooking methods and recipes that are nutritional, sustainable and efficient. Help fund the display screen, appliances, and other equipment needed for these demonstrations in our new Community Kitchen

Project Goal: $37,000

The new Indoor Track will be accessible by both an elevator and stairs. The flat track design will accommodate all individuals of varying levels of mobility and allow for new programs including falls prevention, new parent & stroller walking groups, couch to 5K teams, and cardiac rehab. The flat, 3-lane, walk/run track is 8 feet wide with plenty of natural light and viewing into other programmatic areas. (10 laps = 1 mile)

Project Goal: $24,000

Social interactions are vital for a person’s wellbeing. Each day, our active older adults exercise and enjoy socializing with each other in our lobby. Teen connections reinforce a person’s mental health and overall sense of belonging. Our new Community Room will be an environment where all are welcome to sit and relax or converse and collaborate.

Project Goal: $51,000

Play is important for the physical, social, and cognitive development of young children. Help purchase new, safe playground equipment for the new Childcare Center which features a play structure designed for toddlers, a tricycle track, shade canopy, privacy screen, and security fence. Give the gift of playful imagination to our next generation! 

Project Goal: $45,000

Cancer sucks! In addition to expanding our Healthy Living Center, we’re expanding our programming to include LIVESTRONG, a 12-week physical activity program designed to get survivors back on their feet, promoting the importance of physical activity after a cancer diagnosis. Help sponsor this new program designed to bring strength and healing to cancer survivors.  

Project Goal: $34,000

YMCA gymnasiums are constantly bustling with activity. The North and South Gyms will accommodate a variety of programs, pick-up games, and casual play. Gyms will include retractable basketball hoops with adjustable height, batting cages, and court lines for pickleball. Gyms provide the perfect arena for engaging your peers, mentoring a child in good sportsmanship, or engaging your family in indoor recreational play.

Project Goal: $41,000

Gymnastics, one of our most popular programs, helps children as young as 3 years old develop fine and gross motor skills, strength, and flexibility. Good sportsmanship and comradery is fostered among gymnasts in both non-competitive and team programs. Help replace old and worn-out equipment for our new Gymnastics Center which will include a dedicated preschool corral.

Project Goal: $31,000

Giving Week can only be successful with YOUR help!

We are looking for Y Giving Week Ambassadors to volunteer to share our YMCA Building A Stronger Community project and campaign. We are also looking for individuals and companies to provide matching gifts. Matching gifts inspire more action and will help us reach our goal! To become a Y Ambassador or to provide a matching gift, contact the Green County Family YMCA’s Executive Director, Trent Henning at thenning@greencountyymca.org.