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YMCA Summer Fitness Challenge: Earn Your Shirt

JUNE 7-JULY 18

The Y wants to help you stay committed to a healthy lifestyle this summer and that is why we are excited for our ‘Earn Your Shirt’ Fitness Challenge.

Here’s how it works:

Check in at the YMCA 18 times over six weeks between June 7 and July 18 and you’ll earn a special YMCA t-shirt. Participants will receive their shirt when they reach benchmark.

Registration for the challenge begins April 10 and will continue through June 13.

Cost: $20

REGISTER TODAY

To learn more about this challenge visit the membership desk or contact your local Y branch.

Galowich Family YMCA Set to Offer Spring Youth Soccer Program

YMCA youth sports programs maximize the positive effects of athletics by emphasizing healthy competition and promoting teamwork. The Y focuses on the life lessons that can be learned from sports, and our coaches strive to instill a positive self-image in each player. This spring the Galowich Family YMCA is excited to offer a new Spring Soccer Strikers program for kids ages 8-14. This program will focus on player skill development with a scrimmage/showcase scheduled for the final week of activities.

PLEASE NOTE: Masks will be required.

DATE AND TIME:
Saturdays from May 1-29
12:30-1:30 p.m.

LOCATION:
Galowich Family YMCA
749 Houbolt Drive
Joliet, IL 60431

COST:
$45 for Facility Members
$95 for Community Members

Space is limited, so register today!

If you have any questions about YMCA youth sports, please contact:
Stephen Franklin
Youth and Family Director
(815) 744-3939, ext. 315
[email protected]

Greater Joliet Area YMCA Announces the Return of Guest Passes for Facility Members

We are excited to announce that guest passes are BACK! Effective immediately, YMCA Facility Members will have the opportunity to share the Y experience with their family and friends by utilizing guest passes.

Here’s how it works:

-Each Facility Member may bring one guest per day to the Y.

-Facility Members will be allowed unlimited guest passes throughout the year, however, individual guests will be limited to five visits per calendar year.

-Facility Members must call the Y to make a reservation for their guest if they plan to utilize an area of the facility that requires reservations.

-Guests, ages 18 and over, must present a valid photo I.D.

-All guests must have a signed Facility Usage Waiver on file. For guests under the age of 18, waivers must be signed by a parent or legal guardian. This step can be completed online or in-person when checking in at the Membership Desk.

C.W Avery Family YMCA Facility Usage Waiver 

Galowich Family YMCA Facility Usage Waiver 

Morris Community YMCA Facility Usage Waiver 

We also encourage members and guests to review our health and safety guidelines before visiting the Y.

For more information, please stop by the Membership Desk during your next visit or contact the Y:

C.W. Avery Family YMCA: (815) 267-8600

Galowich Family YMCA: (815) 744-3939

Morris Community YMCA: (815) 513-8080

Thank you for your continued support of the YMCA.

YMCA Invites Community to Participate in National Discussion on Mental Health

As part of our continued efforts to help families in our community navigate the mental health repercussions of COVID-19, we are proud to announce the Y’s partnership with Pop Culture Hero Coalition and Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital to present “Resilience, Empathy, Healthy Screen-time: An Honest Conversation” on Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m.

The Facebook Live event will feature a conversation led by celebrity guests and acclaimed psychologists, experts and thought leaders, focusing on mental health, resilience, empathy building, healthy screen use and managing conflict as parents, teens and children navigate the repercussions of COVID-19.

We hope you will join us for this very important national conversation. And please spread the word to your friends and neighbors . All are welcome!

Learn More

Celebrate Easter at the YMCA

Easter is just around the corner and the Greater Joliet Area YMCA is here to help you and your family get in the holiday spirit! Full details about fun and exciting Easter events can be found below or by contacting your local branch.

YMCA Easter Egg Hunts

Smith Family YMCA
Saturday, March 20
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Location:
1350 S. Briggs St.
Joliet, IL 60433

The Smith Family YMCA invites you to take part in a special Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 20. Parents/Guardians are invited to go online to register their child/children for one of three egg hunt sessions on March 20:

11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., or Noon

Each session will be split into three groups of 50 participants and children will need to bring their own bag/bucket to collect items. Children in attendance will also be able to take a picture with the Easter Bunny.

PLEASE NOTE: This event is free and open to the community. Space is limited and registration is required. Masks will be required. In the event of inclement weather, there will be no make-up date.

Register Today!

C.W. Avery Family YMCA
Saturday, March 27
1-2:30 p.m.

Location:
15120 Wallin Dr.
Plainfield, IL 60544

Bring your Easter baskets and join us for an outdoor Easter Egg Hunt! Parents can register their child/children for one of three available time slots:

1 p.m, 1:30 p.m., or 2 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE: This event is open to Facility Members only. Space is limited and registration is required. Masks will be required.

Register Today!

Hop Into Easter Drive-Thru Events

(All Drive-Thru Events are free and open to the community)

Morris Community YMCA
Saturday, March 27
10-11:30 a.m.

This event is hosted in partnership with Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers. The Easter Bunny and his most-trusted helpers will be handing out goody bags featuring candy and a take-home craft, while supplies last. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for one of our golden tickets, which will be hidden inside a handful of goody bags. Golden tickets can be redeemed for prizes at the Morris Community YMCA March 29-April 2.

Drive-Thru Directions: Cars will enter the YMCA parking lot from Jefferson Street and exit onto Wauponsee Street.

Galowich Family YMCA
Saturday, March 27
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

The Easter Bunny will be handing out goody bags, while supplies last. Kids will also be able to greet the Easter Bunny from inside their vehicle.

C.W. Avery Family YMCA
Saturday, March 27
2:30-4 p.m.

Kids will be able to wave to the Easter Bunny and pick up a bag of Easter goodies, while supplies last!

Drive-Thru Directions: From Wallin Drive, cars will be directed to take a right on Ottawa Street and loop around Ira Jones Middle School. When exiting, cars will be directed back onto Ottawa Street and head east to Van Dyke Road.

 

Community Easter Egg Hunts

(Free and open to the community)

Morris Community YMCA
March 19-27
The Morris Community YMCA is teaming up with the Morris Retail Association to host an Easter Egg Hunt in downtown Morris. Residents of all ages are invited to join in on the fun to find colorful Easter Eggs, which will be hidden at 11 locations throughout the downtown. Learn more here.

C.W. Avery Family YMCA
March 22-April 3
YMCA members and local residents are invited to visit a number of area businesses to find hidden Easter Eggs. Be sure to turn in your completed Easter Egg Hunt Card at the YMCA to be entered into a raffle to win exciting prizes. Learn more here.

Creativity Happens Here: 2021 YMCA Easter Egg Design Contest

Let your creativity shine and plan to participate in the YMCA’s Easter Egg Coloring Contest! Open to children ages, 5-12, this contest is the perfect opportunity for kids to show off their artistic talents and help spread a little Easter cheer.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Download the blank Easter Egg template below and print it out. You may also create a template of your own, just be sure to include a Y logo in your design.

Download Easter Egg Template

2. Grab some crayons, markers, colored pencils or paint and create an Easter Egg design that you think will inspire the community. From pastel colors and bunnies, to chocolate candies and spring flowers, we can’t wait to see your original designs!

3. Design can be submitted in the drop-off box at the membership desk of your local Y branch. You can also submit your design through a message to your local Y’s Facebook page or send an e-mail to [email protected] Submit your design by Thursday, March 25. Please be sure to include a name and age in the submission. 

4. Designs will be posted on the Facebook pages of the three Greater Joliet Area YMCA branches from Monday, March 29 through Thursday, April 1. The designs with the most combined photo reactions from each of the following age groups will receive a $30 gift card to an area restaurant:

Ages 5-7
Ages 8-9
Ages 10-12

Three lucky winners be announced on Friday, April 2

Good luck!

Greater Joliet Area YMCA Facebook Pages:

C.W. Avery Family YMCA

Galowich Family YMCA

Morris Community YMCA

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