For the next six months, the YMCA will offer free classes aimed at helping seniors stay healthy.
The staff of the Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA announced this week that they have partnered with Pfizer, Inc. to launch a new program called 50 Moving Forward. 50 Moving Forward is aimed at adults age 50 and older, because, the YMCA says, they make up more than 45 percent of the members at the Spring Valley YMCA. The program is a wellness initiative focusing on healthy eating, fitness, and prevention measures including screenings and vaccinations. It will run for the next six months at the Spring Valley YMCA. “The YMCA has always sought to help its members enhance their overall well-being, and with 50 Moving Forward, we are in a unique position to help adults 50 years and older broaden their social networks while making progress toward…
The bank gave $300,000 to non-profits in 2012.
Officers from Penn Liberty Bank and the Freedom Valley YMCA were on hand on Wednesday as Penn Liberty donated $10,000 to the YMCA through its Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. Penn Liberty Bank assistant vice president Tom Thunstrom told Patch that the program allows the bank to help non-profits directly. "The EITC program is a state program that gives businesses a credit on their tax dollars, if it goes back into the community," Thunstrom said. Penn Liberty Bank donated approximately $300,000 in 2012, according to chief credit officer Richard Sarfert, and has donated nearly $2 million since the bank was founded in 2004. Spring Valley YMCA Executive Director Ann Nelson said, "It's helping us serve the community, by assisting …
Youth dance members from the Audubon YMCA STRONG program shared center court with Montgomery County Community College Dance Ensemble at the college's men's basketball home opening game.
At the Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) men’s basketball game Jan. 29, there was an energetic half-time dance performance. This performance was a particularly special treat for certain youth in attendance. However, these eight girls and one boy, ages 8 to 13, weren’t in the stands watching the show, rather, they were in it. “It was a chance of a lifetime,” Abreeyah Samuel, 10, said. “It felt good. It was a good opportunity.” Abreeyah is a student at the Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy in the Norristown Area School District. She is also enrolled in the STRONG (Striving to Reach Our Needs and Goals) program, a before-and-after-school enrichment program. STRONG, which caters exclusively to youth living in …
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