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March 14, 2009
By Prue Salasky, The Daily Press
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Drumming to a Different Beat -
"Double, and double," says instructor Amy Hoover in time to the syncopated beat, whacking a rubber stabilizer ball on both sides with traditional wooden drum sticks. She's leading a handful of first-time drummers in a noon workout class at the Hampton YMCA. more... |
February 26, 2009
Rappahannock Record |
Kilmarnock, VA - Northern Neck Family YMCA's 87 year old aerobics guru, Violet Lewis, receives recognition. more... |
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February 2009
The Health Journal
(Williamsburg)
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Williamsburg, VA -
Unconventional treatment was behind a Williamsburg man’s miraculous recovery after experiencing sudden cardiac arrest last September at the YMCA. more... |
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December 3, 2008
By Jennifer L. Williams, The Daily Press
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York County - Personal responsibility is a broad theme, but former Virginia resident Bobby Petrocelli stresses that each choice we make determines our ultimate outcome.
The motivational speaker and author will share his message at 7 p.m. today at the Tabb High School auditorium during this year's York County Youth Week evening community meeting. The event is free and open to the public.
Youth Week is an annual York County program emphasizing the importance of character development and responsible decision-making for its high-school-aged residents. In its ninth year, the event is co-sponsored by the Victory Family YMCA, York County School Division, Parks and Recreation, and York County Youth Commission. more... |
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October 18, 2008
By Alison Johnson | Special to the Daily Press
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Learning new tricks - An adult gymnastics class at a York County YMCA truly is fun for all ages.
When Thanh Smith started taking gymnastics, she could barely do a handstand and couldn't do a cartwheel at all.
But Smith figured it wasn't too late to learn — even though she is 67 years old. When she heard about an adult gymnastics class at the Victory Family YMCA in York County, she jumped right in. more...
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October 6, 2008,
The Daily Press
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Virginia Peninsula - Families of deployed members of the National Guard and Reserve, active-duty service members on independent duty and their families, and active-duty service members and their families assigned to selected bases are now eligible for free family memberships at participating YMCAs, the Defense Department announced.
The free memberships for Guard and Reserve families will be available when the service member is deployed for a minimum of six months. The deploying service member will also be eligible for three free months before and after the deployment to help promote family participation. more... |
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October 3, 2008, The Daily Press
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Smithfield, VA - Grant Intended to Help People Lose Weight. The Luter Family YMCA in Smithfield recently got $497,029 from the Obici Healthcare Foundation.
The grant will be dedicated to helping people lose weight through programs at the YMCA, as well as pre- and after-class programs in Carrollton, Hardy, Westside and Windsor elementary schools. The programs will include activities, education and memberships for children and families.
The YMCA will work with the Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation Department to establish programs in Carrsville and Windsor and to improve the Fit Trail in Camptown and Nike Park. |
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September 13, 2008, The Daily Press (Hampton)
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Hampton, VA - Ex-Phillies' player Wayne Gomes seeks home to teach kids. An ex-Major League ballplayer hopes to manage a baseball program for low-income children. By MATTHEW STURDEVANT | 247-7874
The baseball field behind the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA on LaSalle Avenue looks a little scruffy.
The weeds have grown up in places, and there's not much of a pitcher's mound. But it's a perfectly good place to play, right behind the YMCA and Hampton's Health District building. Wayne Gomes looks at the diamond and sees a place where the future generation of baseball greats will learn and perfect the game. more...
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