Middle School Madness is BACK! It’s a night when middle schoolers take over the Y, meet friends, play gym and Wii games, eat snacks, do arts and crafts and have FUN!
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What: Middle School Madness
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Who: 6th-8th graders
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How: 4 groups of 15 youth rotating through four activities, following COVID Safety Guidelines (mask wearing, hand washing, physical distancing and stable groups. Photo taken pre-COVID)
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Dates: February 11, March 11, April 15, May 13
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Time: 7 to 11 p.m.
- Drop off: Between 7 and 7:30 p.m.
- Pick up at 11 p.m.
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Where: Eugene Family YMCA
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Cost: $10/community member; $5/Y member. Scholarships available.
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Let Your Y Help You Reset!
Join our 2022 Reset Challenge, a 6-week program to get your year started right!
Starting on Monday, Jan. 17, we'll go through all of the habits that keep you healthy: movement, hydration, sleep, connection, goal setting, etc!
The Reset Challenge is totally individualized and all online. There are no required components that take place in-person or virtually—participants choose their goals for each week and monitor their own progress!
Designed by your Y's Health and Wellness Team, this format will motivate you and hold you accountable to your own goals. There will be suggested virtual workouts that can be done at home, articles and outside resources as well as a Facebook community, but all of that is optional. This is YOUR Reset!
Cost: $15 for members ($20 for community members) and you'll earn a T-shirt upon completion.
Jumpstart your New Year!
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100-Mile Aqua Challenge
This challenge will motivate individuals to stay active and reach for a long-term goal—the equivalent of swimming across the English Channel 4 times!
Participants track miles, yards or laps, and those who tally 100 miles over the course of a year earn a sweatshirt.
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Who: Anyone!
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What: Swim or Aqua Jog 100 miles!
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Where: Anywhere you feel comfortable swimming—the Y pool, a local city pool or the pool at your hotel when you are on vacation!
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Dates: From Jan. 10, 2022 until Jan. 15, 2023.
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How: Participants will keep track of their individual mileage with printed tracking sheets or through a virtual platform. Results will be recorded by Y Staff on our Tracking Bulletin Board in the Y hallway (for those who wish to share)
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Register: Through March 15 at the Welcome Center or online (button below).
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Cost: $15 Y Members / $25 Community Members. Successful completion of the challenge earns you a 100-Mile Swim sweatshirt!
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Questions: E-mail sabrina@eugeneymca.org
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THANK YOU to our sponsors! |
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Your Y’s Monthly Nutrition Talks Support Healthy Living!
In partnership with Natural Grocers, your Y will be offering monthly virtual nutrition talks this year!
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What: Monthly Nutrition Talks
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Where: Zoom and subsequently available at any time in the Virtual Y Hub library
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Dates: Every third Friday
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Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
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Who: Yaakov Levine, who received his Certification as a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner from the Nutritional Therapy Association in 2007
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Up Next: January 21’s topic is “Fueling for Fitness.” This sports nutrition seminar will give you the tools you need to help you at the top of your game–whatever that may be. Learn how to support your body’s optimal energy levels and improve your fitness and recovery time with food and supplements!
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Information: amber@eugeneymca.org
Mark Your Calendar for February: Where to Start to Love Your Heart
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Redefine Your Health, Transform Your Life
Reverse your risk of diabetes with the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, part of the CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program.
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What: A year-long program consisting of 25 classroom or Zoom sessions. A trained Lifestyle Coach helps participants learn strategies for healthy eating, physical activity and other lifestyle changes.
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Goal: Improve overall health and help those with prediabetes understand the risks and options to learn new behaviors that last a lifetime.
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Who: Those diagnosed with prediabetes
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When: Tuesdays, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., beginning January 18
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How: Participants receive a full year of support and learn how to eat healthily, add physical activity, manage stress, stay motivated, and solve problems that can get in the way. This program is proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
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Where: Sessions will be held at the Eugene Family YMCA or ZOOM (your choice)
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Cost: 12 payments of $35.75. Scholarships available.
ADVANCED Registration REQUIRED:
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Call: 541.686.9622 or
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Email: prevention@eugeneymca.org
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Try a New Y Class in 2022!
Your Y is bringing new classes to the slate of offerings each week: Cardio Fuse, Full Body Fusion, Tabata, Sunday Variety, Gentle Yogalates, Vinyasa Restore and more Boot Camp offerings!
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Get the New Y App for Easy Class Scheduling, Goal Tracking!
Your Y has a new App with easy-to-use features we know you will love!
- Reserve your spot in classes
- Check-in without a card
- Log your workouts
- Set personal goals and track your progress
- Participate in Challenges
- Access Virtual Classes from the HUB
- Register for programs like swim lessons and youth basketball
Look for the YMCA UNIVERSAL APP in your app store, scan or click the QR code to download the new app today!
When to Reserve
Group Fitness Classes open for reservation 3 days before class, at the time class will start.
Where to Reserve
You can reserve a class using our new app, or from the schedules page on our website.
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Creating an Account
When you first reserve a class using our new system it will ask you to register for a free account; this is separate from your membership and just needs your name and email.
When you reserve a spot in a class you will be emailed a confirmation.
You will also be emailed if there are any changes to the class or if you are on the waitlist and a spot opens for you.
Thank you for your patience during this transition!
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Register Your Itty Bitty Players for February Basketball!
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Who: Ages 3, 4 & 5 youth in Eugene/Springfield
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What: Have fun with mini-basketballs, learning to dribble, shoot and pass
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Where: In the Y gym
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Dates: Feb. 1, 8, 15 & 22
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Day: Once a week either Tuesday or Thursday
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Time: 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.
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Registration opens: January 21 on the Youth Sports page HERE.
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Cost: $50 Y Members/ $60 Community Member
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Safety: Masks must be worn during clinics by youth and participating family member; One spectator per youth
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Surge in COVID Cases Pauses Some Programming for Safety
The Oregon Health Authority and medical experts have recommended changes to programs due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID.
In response, the Eugene Family YMCA has made the difficult decision to:
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Pause Youth Winter Basketball Leagues/Games in January
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Cancel January Group Swim Lessons
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Cancel January Youth Tennis Lessons
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Pause Kids’ Aikido
Our hope is to restart these programs in February.
Please know these decisions made were with the best intention to uphold the highest standards of safety possible. We are continuing programs that can operate with distancing, masking and sanitization protocols.
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Cheer on our 65+ Tennis Women’s Team!
The YMCA’s 7.0 Women’s 65+ Tennis Team is going to nationals in Surprise, AZ January 29-30!
Be sure to celebrate these players: Kathy Gibbs, Esther Celis, Ayako James, Deborah DeLong, Jill Schoner, Janise Auger, Lee Ann Thompson, Connie Clark (all Y members), and Melissa Pohl and Tammy Skubinna from Timberhill in Corvallis.
Check the results HERE. CONGRATULATIONS!
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Don't Let Your Insurance for Membership Lapse!
If your insurance pays for your Y membership, remember that you need to update your details by Friday, Jan. 28, and check in at the Y at least once a month.
Please fill out the survey HERE as part of the verification process.
As a reminder, the insurance providers contracted for 2022 membership benefits are:
We need to hear from you or your membership will automatically terminate on Jan. 31, 2022. Completing the survey is the fastest way to get us your renewal information. If you have questions, email us at membership@eugeneymca.org or call 541-686-9622.
Thank you to those members who have already renewed your insurance billing information!
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Your Y is HIRING!
Love your Y Staff? Join the team!
We are hiring in several departments:
- Youth Development
- Health & Wellness
- Youth Sports
Find the role that is right for YOU! Learn more HERE.
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Heard Around Town
In case you missed our BIG news, 441 generous donors helped us exceed the $500,000 match that launched the $5 million Community Phase of the Capital Campaign for a new Y! We are now $1.2 million closer to groundbreaking.
Effective immediately, a new $250,000 challenge match is announced today. This gift comes from a local business, Deployed Logix, inspired by one of their business partners and their family. All donations and pledges will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $250K until the match is met.
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The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce informed their readers about the inadequacy of our current facility to provide health initiatives critical to the community’s health and well-being.
“The new 74,000-square-foot facility not only triples the Health & Wellness Center, but also provides community-gathering spaces for education and programs never offered before, such as nutrition classes for families in the teaching kitchen. The vision includes fitness classes for individuals living with Parkinson’s in the Spin Studio, support for those living with Alzheimer’s in the Community Room and Falls Prevention courses in a fitness studio. The New Y will host caregiver support groups and new parent groups connecting while they walk laps on the indoor track that surrounds the gym.”
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KEZI 9 News covered the incredible progress toward the $5M fundraising goal for a new Y! |
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The Eugene Weekly invited readers to join our 100-Mile Aqua Challenge!
“If you swim or aqua-jog 100 miles over the course of a year and win the coveted sweatshirt at the end, then you will have gone almost five times farther than the width of the English Channel.”
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EXPANDED HOURS:
Open until 9 p.m. on Thursday and 4 p.m. on Sunday!
NOTE: Small Pool is closed for repairs during January. We are so sorry for the inconvenience. Please be patient as we navigate maintenance on this old facility.
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