Strong Strides, Little Footsteps Run!

It’s never too early to teach your children about giving back to the community! On March 19th, children ages 3-5 will challenge themselves to run 26 laps around the McBurney gym in support of the 2011 Strong Kids Campaign. Participants will work with their families to collect pledges, and then challenge themselves to a mini-marathon in the spirit of kids helping kids. To sign your child up contact Faatmiah Croston at fcroston@ymcanyc.org.

When Should Partners Part:

Knowing if it’s Time for Fight

or Flight Seminar

Anyone who has ever been in a

Sometimes, things go awry and people are left wondering what went wrong and how, and even if, the relationship can be

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ship you’re in.

help you decide whether or not your relationship can be “fixed” or, even if it should.

improve the dynamic between the two of you.

Kuttner RoomFree to entire community While this seminar is designed for people in relationships, single people can also benefit greatly because the odds are that one day, they too will probably be in a relationship. After the lecture, there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask

April Lang, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. She works with many couples in her practice and has previously spoken on relationship issues at the New York Public Library and

by going to her website at aprillang.com.

MARCH 2011

MCBURNEY YMCA MEMBER NEWSLETTER

March is National Nutrition Month -

Natural ways to double your energy and reach your ideal weight this spring

Free to entire community

Tired of dieting? Tired of feeling tired? Join Andrea Moss, expert Holistic Health & Nutrition Coach and founder of Moss Wellness, to learn easy, natural ways to drop stubborn pounds and double your energy this spring. Andrea Moss is a Holistic Health & Nutrition Coach and founder of Moss Wellness. Through Andrea's step-by-step, customized programs, she helps her clients reach their ideal weight, boost their energy, and feel confident about what to eat. She strongly believes that the path to health and wellness should feel like fun! Visit mosswellness.com for more info.

Keep active with these fun classes!

These fun and exciting classes are now being offered multiple times per week starting in Session II.

Limited space, register at Member Services today.

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Middies Coat Drive = Sucess!

Each month, the Middies Afterschool Program chooses a Community Service

project. These projects foster a deeper connection between the middle

school students in our program and the issues that affect their community,

both locally and globally. Past projects have included a Holiday Toy Drive, a

Canned Food Drive, and a bake sale to benefit the Susan G. Komen Founda-

tion for Breast Cancer Research.

To kick off the new year, Middies organized a drive to benefit New York

Cares. The mission of the annual New York Cares Coat Drive is to donate

gently used, freshly laundered coats to New York City men, women, and

children who would otherwise be cold. Throughout the month of January,

with the help of the enormously philanthropic McBurney YMCA community,

we gathered scores of coats for donation. The generosity of our members

continued beyond the New York Cares January 14th deadline, and we

donated even more coats to the Salvation Army right across the street.

In total, over 100 coats were collected and donated! This being one of the

harshest winters in recent memory, the coat drive was a particularly pertinent

cause. The Middies had fun counting the coats, watching more and more

donations roll in every day, and seeing firsthand what a positive impact they’d

made on their community. Needless to say, it was a huge success!

Did you know we have an exciting new exercise

program for expecting and new mothers? Small

Group and Semi Private classes are available.

Pick up a Fit Mothers brochure from our Member

Service Desk or view it online at

ymcanyc.org/mcburney for more information.

Register today!

March 2011WHAT’S GOING ON?Don’t forget to visit us on the web for the most up-to-date information. You can also view our group fitness, pool and gym sched-ules, as well as our current program guide.

www.ymcanyc.org/mcburney

VISIT: www.facebook.com/mcburneyYMCA McBurney YMCA is on Facebook! Become a fan, get tips & stay up to date on all of our upcoming events.

Blood Pressure Screening Wed. March 2 | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pmFREE monthly screening

Breast Feeding Support Group Wed. March 2 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmLa Leche League of Downtown Manhattan will be offering an

evening meeting open to any woman interested in breast-

feeding. The meeting will offer information and support for

breast-feeding. Nursing mothers, pregnant women, family

members, care-givers, and health care professionals are

encouraged to attend. No need to be a member or to register

- just drop on by. Babies and children are warmly welcomed as

well! For more information contact Johana Teran at 212-912-

2316 or jteran@ymcanyc.org.

City Seniors Social ClubWed. March 16 | 12:30 pm – 2:00 pmA monthly meeting for senior members to meet friends, old

and new. Staff will be on hand to answer questions.

See front of newsletter for more events.

Fit Mothers