[Michlib-l] Very cool YMCA-Library Partnership in Ypsilanti, Pinckney

[Noah Lenstra]

Do you collaborate with your YMCA?

*Ann Arbor YMCA expands free community physical activity programs to
Ypsilanti, Pinckney*

https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/events/ann-arbor-ymca-expands-free-community-physical-activity-programs-to-ypsilanti-pinckney

Y on the FLY geared toward youth ages 5 through 13
By Meredith Bruckner - Community News Producer
Posted: 10:51 AM, July 30, 2019
Updated: 10:51 AM, July 30, 2019

Courtesy: Ann Arbor YMCA

ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor YMCA is launching its Y on the FLY, a free mobile
physical activity program that will reach communities in Pinckney and
Ypsilanti.

Last year, the Y held programs at 36 different sites across Washtenaw and
southern Livingston counties and at Camp Al-Gon-Quian in north Michigan. In
all, 27,333 community members were served.

*The brand-new Y on the FLY program is designed for youth ages 5 through
13. On Aug. 10, a program kick-off will be held in Pinckney from 10 a.m. to
noon at the Pinckney Community Public Library.*

The program will be holding weekly sessions at the following locations in
Ypsilanti:

Mondays

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Fortis Academy, 875 Golfside Rd.

*3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m at Ypsilanti District Library, Superior Branch, 8795
MacArthur Boulevard *Tuesdays

10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Washtenaw County Playground Program, Sugarbrook
Grace Fellowship Church, 1301 S. Harris Rd.
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Golfside Lake Apartments, 2345 Woodridge Way
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Evergreen Apartments, 3089 Woodland Hills Dr., Ann
Arbor
Wednesdays

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Glencoe Hills Apartments, 2201 Glencoe Hills Dr.,
Ann Arbor
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Sauk Trail Pointe, 928 W Michigan Ave.

*3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Ypsilanti District Library Downtown, 229 W.
Michigan Avenue  *Thursdays

10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Washtenaw County Playground Program, West
Willow New Covenant Church, 2345 Tyler Rd.
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Hollow Creek,118-124 S Grove St.
Fridays

12:30 p.m. to  2 p.m. Schooner Cove Apartments, 5050 Schooner Cove Dr.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
As the sites are confirmed, a full program schedule will be posted. There
will be no programming Sept. 2-6.

In partnership with the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan, the
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, Detroit YMCA, Blue Water YMCA and Monroe
YMCA, the Ann Arbor Y hopes to reach 10,500 youth across 87 sites in 15
communities with its new program.

The project, which will span seven counties in southeast Michigan, was
developed in response to the Aspen Institute's State of Play report which
listed eight strategies to keep children physically active through sport
regardless of their ability level or zip code:

Asking kids what they want to play
Reintroducing free play
Encouraging sport sampling
Revitalizing in-town leagues that are less expensive and time-consuming
than travel leagues
Partnering with school districts and local government
Ensuring developmentally-appropriate program for all
Providing supportive training for volunteer coaches
Emphasizing injury prevention
The program will be directed by Tess Jackson, MSW, who will supervise
programming staff. Two vans equipped with sports equipment will be making
site visits twice weekly to offer sports sampling, parent education and a
snack.

On days when the vans are not present, sports equipment will be provided by
the Y's lending library managed by the Community Foundation. Each community
has this resource so that children can borrow the tools they need to be
active.

"At the Y, we believe that every kid deserves to spend the summer playing,
meeting new friends and making new adventures," Steve Petty, VP of Healthy
Living and Social Responsibility at the Ann Arbor YMCA, said in a
statement. "Every summer the Ann Arbor YMCA provides hundreds of kids with
healthy, fun and educational experiences through our residential and day
camp programs. Thanks to the Y on the Fly program, we will be able to bring
a fun and active program to many more kids in areas where we do not have a
physical building."

For more information please contact Tess Jackson at
tjackson at annarborymca.org

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Noah Lenstra
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science
University of North Carolina Greensboro
njlenstr at uncg.edu
noahlenstra.com
@NoahLenstra
Director of Let's Move in Libraries <http://letsmovelibraries.org/>
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