YMCA, WTA present Mad Hatter’s Easter Parade
The Wayne Theatre Alliance and the Waynesboro YMCA once again welcome spring to the Valley with their annual Mad Hatter’s Easter Parade on Saturday, April 3.
The Mad Hatter will open the gates to the Annual Easter Parade in Waynesboro’s Constitution Park at 11 a.m. For the next three hours, the park will be the place for live entertainment, pony rides, crafts, and an Easter Parade and Egg Hunt.
At 11, the Mad Hatter will entertain his guests with crafts and face painting. David Stuart, juggler and balloon sculptor, will show his skills. Guests may have their picture taken with the White Rabbit, the Red Queen, or Alice. A special treat will be the opportunity to ride with the Dixie Pony Rides. Read more
SMAC swimmers excel at Virginia Swimming state championships
Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club Swimmers excelled at this month’s Virginia Swimming state championship meets held at various locations across the state.
At Virginia Swimming Senior Championships, held the weekend of March 4–7 at the University of Virginia Aquatics and Fitness Center in Charlottesville, SMAC had twelve athletes participate in the meet. Participants included Keegan Abar, Jessie Arnold, Anna Corley, Natalie Cronk, CJ Higdon, Katie Keefer, Michael McDevitt, Scout McDevitt, Michael Mowen, Alex Rayle, Remedy Rule and Rob Turner. Read more
Spring Gala set for April 23
The 24th annual YMCA Spring Gala is set for Friday, April 23, at the Best Western Inn & Suites, Waynesboro.
Dinner is from 6-8 p.m. Silent and live auctions with a $5,000 grand prize are on the schedule, with a dance concluding the evening.
Purchase your tickets today at the Waynesboro YMCA front desk.
A little Zumba to deal with the fitness blahs
March 23, 2010 by YMCA · 2 Comments
So you’re the type that isn’t much into exercise for the sake of exercise. Lifting weights and running on a treadmill – thanks, but no thanks. Can’t get motivated to do that.
A dance class, though – you know, there might be something to that.
“It’s exercise in disguise. It’s like being at a party rather than at a fitness class,” said Trish LaGrua, who teaches Zumba classes at the Waynesboro Family YMCA.
LaGrua is a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor who also teaches yoga and spinning classes. She has the most fun with Zumba, which mixes a number of Latin-based dances with a full-body workout. Read more
Y Childcare schedules for the rest of March
March 15, 2010 by YMCA · Leave a Comment
Waynesboro Family YMCA Childcare has posted its activity calendars for the month of March.
Download:
- Preschool
- Pre-K
- Group A
- Group B
Exercise Your Brain!
Join us at the Waynesboro Family YMCA on Wednesday, March 24, for a lecture on the importance of exercising your brain.
The event is called Exercise Your Brain! It is being held in conjunction with Big Read 2010 being sponsored by the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge, which this year is focused on Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
The event will be held on March 24th at noon at the Y.
You must preregister for Exercise Your Brain! by Monday, March 22. You can preregister at the front desk or by calling 540.943.9622.
The first 15 people to sign up and show up will receive a free copy of Fahrenheit 451.
Download the Exercise Your Brain! flyer here.
Lose 2 Win!
March 5, 2010 by YMCA · 3 Comments
The Waynesboro YMCA is kicking off a 10-week weight-loss competition for the community on Monday, March 15.
Lose 2 Win will determine who can lose the most weight/body fat in a healthy manner.
Participants will have four weigh-ins – during the weeks of March 15-19, April 5-9, April 26-30 and then the week of May 16-19.
You can also call the YMCA at 540.943.YMCA (9622) or e-mail waynesborofamilyymca@gmail.com.
Rookie Division awards set for Sunday
March 3, 2010 by YMCA · Leave a Comment
The awards ceremony for the Rookie Division of the YMCA youth basketball league is set for Sunday, March 7, at 5:30 p.m.
The ceremony will follow the final two games of the 2010 season in the Rookie Division. The consolation championship will tip off at 3 p.m. with #3 seed Arcam Construction playing #4 seed McDonald’s. The championship game will pit #1 seed and regular-season champion DavNer Realty versus #6 seed Belle Grae Inn at 4:15 p.m.
Blake takes it strong to the hoop
March 1, 2010 by YMCA · 2 Comments
“That was a-mazing!” Blake Hodge said the words deliberately, with emphasis. It was clearly the most, well, amazing thing he’d ever seen in his life.
The 6-year-old’s basketball coach, Jeff Fife, had called a timeout to set up the play. Blake was on the high block left of the foul line. A teammate in the low block was to crash up toward him to set a pick and free Blake for an open look at the rim.
The play worked as designed, and Blake had his open look.
With his contacts in, he has 20-140 vision, a vast improvement over the 20-740 vision that he was born with.
“I didn’t know what to expect. I really didn’t expect him to make a basket in a game. And now he’s made a few baskets in games. He’s doing so much more than we expected,” said his mother, Tonya Hodge, who admitted being “worried” when Fife, the executive director of the Waynesboro Family YMCA, asked her last year if she’d consider letting her son play in the Y rec league. Read more
