august snapshot 2010 san diego asymca

8/8/2019 August Snapshot 2010 San Diego ASYMCA

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Camp Hero/ YES!..Youth and Community Outreach

Chargers Salute to Military.....Naval Medical Center Programs

New Office....Active Duty Programs

WorkshopFamily Outreach

Recognition at Padres Game..Special Event

Neighborhood Exchange....Special Event

E-Waste Recycling Event...Special Event

Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois

Welcome

In this issue __

San Diego Armed Services YMCA

Volume 5, Issue 8August 2010

Serving over 8,000 active-duty junior-enlisted mili-

tary service members andtheir families each month

with free programs!

Camp Hero Program & YES! Program

The San Diego Armed Services YMCA Youth and Commu-nity Outreach Department just finished an amazing4 weeks ofCamp Hero and YES! Please enjoy these

few pictures, but be sure to keep alook out for the Special Edition YCOSummer Snapshot.

Chargers Saluteto the Military

The Chargers Season is here!Wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers of Naval Medical Center

received two amazing opportuni-ties this month. They were treatedto a VIP tent courtesy of MillerCo-ors at MCAS Miramar to watch theteam practice and have a chanceto meet the players and get auto-graphs!

Also, in honor of the 22nd AnnualSalute to the Military at theChargers Preseason game vs. Dal

las, 11 combat in-jured service mem-

bers were an-nounced on the fieldduring the halftimeshow. The crowdstood and cheeredto recognize eachMarine and Soldieras their bios wereread for the tens ofthousands in thecrowd.


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On Friday August 27th, the San DiegoArmed Services YMCA celebrated the grandopening of the new Naval Base San DiegoFacility. Captain Rick Williamson, USNCommanding Officer, along with ASYMCA

Board Chair Peter Opsal, ASYMCA ExecutiveDirector Paul Steffens, and ASYMCA ActiveDuty Programs Director Corey Arkush cutthe red ribbon at the entrance to the facilityto open the new office. All active duty service members are welcome to stoby, visit the new office, and learn about events and volunteering opportuni-ties. Visit our website Event Calendar for theVolunteer/ Event Calendar.

Care for Ones Self Workshop

New Active Duty Programs Office

State Farm Good NeighborAward at Padres Game

Naval Base San DiegoDirections from Main Gate:

Make the first right at the

roundabout, onto SurfaceNavy Blvd

Take Left at the stop sign,

onto Senn

Take Right at stop sign,

onto Welles

Continue to Building 71-

office entrance is on theright side of the street.

The San Diego ASYMCA Family Outreach Department, inpartnership with the American Psychological Association

Community En-gagement Com-mittee, hosted afree workshopThe Mission toCare for OnesSelf on August11th. Militaryservice members,

military spouses,and military men-tal health serviceproviders at-tended the work-shop and dis-cussed resourcesand strategies forself-care.

The Armed Services YMCA has been selected asthe recipient of the State Farm Good Neighbor

Award and was recognized at the San Diego Pa-dres game on August 27th. Thank you StateFarm for this recognition!
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September11th- Dance Party to Support Our Troops at Belly Up

Tavern17th- Operation Liberty Call22nd- Computer Giveaway23rd- ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange24th- Ombudsman/ Family Readiness Volunteer

Recognition Luncheon28th- KUSI Shopping Spree30th- Volunteer Orientation at NMC

October4th-8th- YCO Open House16th- En Vogue Fashion Show to Benefit ASYMCA22nd- KUSI Shopping Spree23rd- Holiday Treasures Craft Fair26th- Computer Giveaway28th ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange28th Volunteer Orientation at NMC

Visit our Website Event Calendar for more events,updates, and free ticket giveaways!

Calendar of events

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Backpack Giveaway at August Neighborhood Exchange

Thank you American Legion

E-waste Recycling Event

TheASYMCA Military Family Advisory Committee is looking for new members! Join us for an

Open House on September 16th. Please visit our Event Calendar for more details.

On August 21st, manyfamilies in San Diegotrucked over to theASYMCA Murphy Canyonparking lot to drop offcomputers, microwaves,

and TVs to be recycled.The ASYMCA received 5cents for every pounddonated from families-thank you San Diego! Wewould also like to extend

a big thank you to Lincoln Military Housing for yourdonation of many computers and to Hero Connectionsand the wonderful high school volunteers that assistedwith the event!

Thanks to a won-derful donation

from Omni Finan-cial, the ASYMCAraffled off 25

backpacks com-plete with mark-ers, pencils, cray-ons, and note-

books to families attending the August NeighborhoodExchange. This months Exchange on August 26th wathe largest this year with over 740 people attending.

Thank youAmerican Legion

for your donationof backpackspacked full ofschool supplies.Many childrenwere excited toreceive their newbag just in time forthe school year!
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Thank you Corporate Partner Members...

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Sutherland Management Company

Feed the ChildrenWells FargoThe Cox Kids Foundation

Fund at the San DiegoFoundation

The San Diego Hall ofChampions

San Diego Chargers

South Bay Family YMCAState FarmThe American Legion

Lincoln Military HousingSan Diego PadresVolunteers from Hero

ConnectionsHinesLa Jolla New GenerationsRotary

Omni Financial

Sears Essentials MissionValley

Our Latest donors and

contributors

The Armed Services YMCAhas received an A rating

from the American Instituteof Philanthropy, and remainsone of only 6 military chari-ties in the nation to receive

such a high rating.

Thank you Cox Kids Foundation forsupporting our Operation Hero after-school

program for military children!.

Thank you WellsFargo for your gener-ous donation to our

Family Outreach De-

partment. Yourongoing support formilitary families is

GREATLYappreciated!


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Final thoughts...

For more information on how YOUcan make a difference

[email protected]

www.militaryymca.org

From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:

Can summer be ending already? It seems like it just started with our Youth and Com-

munity Department gearing up for their multiple summer programs. But, as you cansee from the pictures of our Camp Hero and our popular YES (Youth Enrichment Sum-mer) Programs, our Murphy Canyon Facility was a beehive of activity with lots of excit-ing programs for military children. On one particularly exciting day, four television re-porters and their camera crews showed up to do live telecasts highlighting all the funthe children were having in the Camp Hero Program...I want to express my personal appreciation to Captain Rick Williamson, CommandingOfficer, Naval Base San Diego for his solid support of our relocation to Building 71. Our

Active Duty Programs office is alive and well in a very convenient location. I invite all

the active duty servicemen and women to drop in and talk to Corey, John and Gauravabout all the programs and activities available for active duty personnel. Check outtheir new digs while you are there...Please check out all the pictures in this issue of all the happy faces participating in ourprograms, as well as all the many donors who make these programs possible. Withoutour many fantastic donors, our programs would be severely limited. Lucky we live SanDiego.. A community that recognizes the sacrifices made by military families and stepsto the plate to assist. We appreciate your solid support...We have some great programs and exciting special events coming up this month. Dont

forget the monthly NEIGHBORHOOD EXCHANGE Program on Thursday, 23 September,but before that be sure to head downtown on 17 September for Operation Liberty Call.On 24 September we have the pleasure of recognizing all the fantastic Ombudsman andFamily Readiness Volunteers at the annual Recognition Luncheon. Please put the fol-lowing two events on your October calendar: October 16 is the En Vogue Fashion Showthat benefits three San Diego Charities, including the ASYMCA. This is a MUST-seeevent great food, great entertainment and fantastic auction items including trips toGreece, and more. October 23rd is the annual Holiday Treasures Craft Fair presented by

Avant Garde start your holiday shopping!!.

OUR AVERAGE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION IS 8,816!
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Save the Date for this great event to benefit the

San Diego Armed Services YMCA

For more information about our programs and upcoming events,

please visit our website at www.militaryymca.org.

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