2012 YMCA GIRLS
INTERSTATE
TOURNAMENT

The 32nd annual Girls Interstate Basketball Tournament was held this past weekend (November 30 & December 1) in Aberdeen at 10 different venues. The tournament drew 51 teams from throughout North Dakota and South Dakota. The impact it has on the city of Aberdeen is enormous as not only do teams come to town but parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles and friends follow the athletes playing basketball. A tournament of this size cannot begin to take place without dedicated volunteers and staff who have a love for kids, the Y, and the game of basketball. We would like to take a moment to thank all of those who played in the tournament, volunteered in some capacity with the tournament or placed an ad in our tournament program. Our goal is make each tournament bigger and better than the one previous.

AGAIN, WE'VE REACHED OUR GOAL...
AND WE THANK YOU!!!

GROW WITH US.
YDC UPDATE

Progress continues on the Youth Development Center.  Families are looking forward to a state of the art facility for their children – one that includes in floor heat for kids crawling on the floor, indoor play area during inclement weather, advanced technology for learning, secured access with electronic surveillance, a pleasing and warm environment, among others.  We have reached 90% of our financial goal for the facility with plans to finish the campaign prior to occupying the facility next July.  If you have not had the opportunity to contribute to this worthwhile community project yet, you can do so by either stopping into the Y or donating online, HERE.



TO VIEW PICTURES OF THE YDC CONSTRUCTION, CLICK HERE.

WORTH A
THOUSAND WORDS

SURVIVOR 30-DAY CHALLENGE WINNERS

The Survivor Challenge was held for 30 days and finished in November. The grand prize for the challenge was lunch with Holly Hoffman, Survivor: Season 21 participant. Pictured from left to right: Derik Budig, Associate Director; Ann Langbehn, 30-Day Survivor; Holly Hoffman; Connie Kusler, 30-Day Survivor; Sandra Urbaniak, 30-Day Survivor. Not pictured: Todd Langbehn & Jen Thomas, 30-Day Survivors.


ZUMBA AT NSU CULTUREFEST

This picture features our YMCA Zumba instructors having a blast during Culturefest which was held first weekend in November. Did you know that we added a Zumba class on Sundays at 1:15pm?


A THANKSGIVING FEAST AT THE Y CHILDCARE!
The Fireflies hosted a Thanksgiving Feast in their classroom and invited the Grasshoppers to be their guests. In the spirit of the first Thanksgiving the Fireflies were the Pilgrams and the Grasshoppers were the Indians! Everyone contributed and everyone shared!


DIVE IN: FAMILY FUN FRIDAY!

Over 85 families joined us in the showing of Madagascar 3 as our Dive-In Movie on Friday, November 16. Please join us for our next event, Parents Night Out. LEARN MORE.