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FREE events at your Y for Family Day
07 February 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
The YMCA is the perfect place for you and your kids to have fun together this Family Day! On...read more
Healthy Communities • Support the Y • Y Stories
It’s Gino’s 5-year Megathon anniversary — and he’s celebrating with over 18,000 steps!
02 February 2018 - by Nicole Meredith
There are tons of newly popular challenges out there meant to inspire people to move more, most...read more
Healthy Living • YMCA Health and Fitness
7 things you can do with our $1,000 contest grand prize
01 February 2018 - by Nicole Meredith
Today we’re launching our new Sweat For Good contest, with a sweet grand prize: two lucky winners...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Newcomer Programs • YMCA Volunteers • YMCA Youth Programs
Celebrating 10 years of giving newcomer youth a confident start
30 January 2018 - by Lucy Schmidt
Earlier this month, Newcomer Youth Leadership Development (NYLD) alumni from eight centres across...read more
Healthy Living • YMCA Health and Fitness
Ask A Personal Trainer: Why am I already bored with my New Year’s Resolution — and what can I do to get back on track?
29 January 2018 - by Nicole Meredith
Delving into the world of fitness and nutrition can feel overwhelming. So we asked Paul, a...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
3 clever ideas to get your child to fall in love with reading
26 January 2018 - by Sasha Smith
Do you remember your favourite book from childhood? I sure do. It was (and still is) The Stinky...read more
Healthy Communities • Support the Y • Y Stories • YMCA Events • YMCA Youth Programs
Brampton Barracudas: Leading like Fish in the Pool and Community Champions on Land
25 January 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
The Brampton Barracudas, a group of 120 Junior Lifeguards, have garnered a reputation for...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories • YMCA Volunteers
16 years and 5000 pieces: The impressive impact of the Toronto Sheppard Y’s knitting group
23 January 2018 - by Nicole Meredith
Last week, I introduced you to longtime YMCA volunteer and former staff member Edna, and the...read more
Healthy Communities • Y Stories • YMCA Volunteers
How Edna’s decades of service shaped the Toronto Sheppard Y into the community it is today
16 January 2018 - by Nicole Meredith
I’m sitting amidst busy knitting needles, piles of colourful pom-poms, a ton of coffee and...read more
Healthy Communities • YMCA Events • YMCA Newcomer Programs • YMCA Volunteers
YMCA Volunteers connect with 500 years of Indigenous history
12 January 2018 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
By Hannah Neff Last month, as part of a training session for YMCA Immigrant Services...read more
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