YMCA

News & Events

Home » General Information » News & Events
About the YMCA
News & Events
Volunteer Opportunities		 Employment
Who We Are		 How to Find Us
Contact Us

7/8/2008 - Reader's Digest Awards Lincoln YMCA $1,000 ‘We Love Reading' Grant

YMCA Press Release - One of 10 YMCAs nationwide selected to receive funding support reading together as a family. The Lincoln YMCA, Cooper Branch is one of 10 YMCA's nationwide selected to receive a $1,000 Reader's Digest "We Love Reading" Grant to support family-centered reading programs in 2008.

7/5/2008 - YMCA, YWCA still teaching values

Lincoln Journal Star - Jim Loos remembers the scene well:
A player struck out during a youth baseball game, and after returning to the dugout a teammate began mocking him. Loos, a local YMCA youth sports coach, explained the incident at the next practice and had everyone do extra laps. "I never named him by name, because that's not appropriate at this age," Loos said. "But kids aren't dumb." More than a century after it was founded, the Young Men's Christian Association still tries to teach values. And so does the Young Women's Christian Association.....


7/4/2008 - YMCA steps into education initiative

Lincoln Journal Star - The YMCA announced Thursday it will step into the gap left by the city in providing before- and after-school programs at two Lincoln schools. The nonprofit agency plans to provide Community Learning Center programs at Pershing Elementary and Mickle Middle schools starting in the fall....


4/9/2008 - Lincoln YMCA Unveils Healthy Family Home Program to Fight Childhood Obesity

YMCA Press Release - The YMCA of the USA and Eli Lilly and Company have partnered to create the Healthy Family Home program to help the entire family work together at home to make healthier choices and live healthier lives. The program launches nationwide this Saturday during YMCA Healthy Kids® Day fairs at more than 1,700 YMCAs including the YMCA of Lincoln's Cooper location at 6767 South 14th Street.




4/1/08 - YMCA Healthy Kids Day

YMCA Press Release - The Cooper YMCA will again be the site for the Lincoln YMCA's annual Healthy Kids Day®, Saturday, April 12. Healthy Kids Day® is a nation-wide YMCA celebration throughout the month of April to promote healthy lifestyles for youth and family. This event is open to all families, and individuals interested in learning more about how to raise healthy kids in our community. Last year nearly 1,000 children and parents participated in the celebration at the Cooper YMCA.


1/31/2008 - Lincoln YMCA Annual Meeting

The YMCA Annual Meeting reflected on sharing stories of the Lincoln YMCA. Every day, Lincoln YMCA staff witness sharing by members, by program participants, by staff and by volunteers. We see volunteers sharing time, members sharing smiles, children sharing hope, and families sharing loving experiences together. The YMCA Annual meeting celebrated many outstanding accomplishments achieved during the past year by our Association, and new board members were elected into the Lincoln YMCA Board of Directors. We look forward to 2008 and sharing with everyone the daily growth of our youngest pre-schoolers, our youth, our staff, our families, our volunteer leaders, and our senior-most members.

View Press Release Volunteers of the Year.

To view the Volunteers of the Year from each branch click here.

To view the YMCA Staff recognized for years of service click here.

To view the Lincoln YMCA 2007 Annual Report click here.

1/11/2008 - YMCA Aims to Become America's Number 1 Fitness and Anti-Obesity Crusader

Associated Press - Founded in the mid-19th century, the Young Men's Christian Association has expanded far beyond its name in the United States. It welcomes all faiths, half the 20.2 million people it serves are female, and more than half are adults.

1/6/2008 - YMCA named one of the top two charities in the US

YMCA of the USA is one of the nation's top human services charities, according to a national charity watchdog service. The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), whose purpose is to help donors make informed giving decisions, awarded Y-USA an ‘A' in its most recent ratings.

12/24/07 - Holistic Programs a Better Approach to Achieving Fitness

YMCA Press Release - 2008 is here and millions of Americans are once again making resolutions to lose weight, get in shape and improve their overall health and wellness in the New Year. Unfortunately, 50 percent of the people who start an exercise program drop out within six months to a year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

12/21/2007 - YMCA Giving Tree at Elliott Elementary School

YMCA Press Release - Every Christmas season for the past 7 years the YMCA has put up Giving Trees in our YMCAs and collected gifts for the Kids at Elliott Elementary School. This is an amazing event for the kids at Elliott, and for many of them, it is the only gift that they will receive over the holidays.

12/6/2007 - YMCA of the USA Offers Simple Tips to Give the Lifetime Gift of Health and Well-being to Family and Friends this Holiday Season

YMCA of the USA Press Release - A new study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence substantially increases future risk of heart disease and suggests the serious consequences of our nation's obesity epidemic are yet to come.

8/6/2007 - Schoo Middle School to share ground with YMCA

Lincoln Journal Star - Northwest Lincoln soon will get two things the growing area can really use -- a YMCA and a new middle school. Lincoln Public Schools' Schoo Middle School and the YMCA will share an attached facility in the Fallbrook subdivision near North 14th Street and Alvo Road...

5/23/2007 - Summer Play Every Day Teaches Kids Healthy Lifestyle Habits

YMCA Press Release - The Lincoln YMCA has taken a lead role in the Summer Play Every Day scorecard program for grade school age children (K-6) this summer. The program's goal is to help kids learn and develop healthy, active and nutritious lifestyles. This recognized Weigh Cool® program...
http://www.ymcalincoln.org/general/news.htm