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Make a Bracelet with Chinese Characters
Hi! Looking for something to do? Get crafty! A website called MakingFriends.com has lots of cool and easy craft ideas. Use stuff you probably have sitting around the house anyhow. Check out this craft, Bottle Camp Magnetic Bracelet with Chinese …
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- Posted in: Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Camp Riveredge YMCA, Kids, Youth
- Tags: bracelet, characters, chinese, craft, kids, magnetic, youth
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Fun Run at Camp Chief Hector
5th Annual Family Fun Run Camp Chief Hector YMCA Bring the whole family to enjoy the Family Run Run in a beautiful mountain setting followed by a BBQ lunch. A great way to get out to the mountains while doing …
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- Posted in: Adults, Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Camp Riveredge YMCA, Community YMCA, Crowfoot YMCA, Eau Claire YMCA, Kids, Leadership Management, Saddletowne YMCA, Shawnessy YMCA, Youth
- Tags: BBQ, camp, Chief, event, family, Fun, Hector, jog, race, Run, runner, running, YMCA
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YMCA Helps Children Grow
Yesterday at the YMCA Aboriginal Buddies program, kids learned about totem poles and worked diligently to create their own beautiful totem poles. In the Aboriginal Buddies cultural discovery program, Aboriginal elementary school students meet twice a week to learn about …
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- Tags: aboriginal, blackfoot, buddies, cree, cultural, culture, First Nations, heritage, Metis, programs, services, students, YMCA
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Superfruits or Super Myth?
In a recent article on the Los Angeles Times online, writer Karen Ravn takes a look at whether or not superfruits really are a great as people tout. “Over the years, a lot of produce has been given the “super” …
RUNNERS! ALUMNI! Family Fun Run at CCHY!
5th Annual Family Fun Run Camp Chief Hector YMCA Bring the whole family to enjoy the Family Run Run in a beautiful mountain setting followed by a BBQ lunch. A great way to get out to the mountains while doing something active …
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- Posted in: Adults, Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Camp Riveredge YMCA, Community YMCA, Crowfoot YMCA, Eau Claire YMCA, Kids, Leadership Management, Saddletowne YMCA, Shawnessy YMCA, Youth
- Tags: camp, Chief, event, family, Fun, Hector, race, Run, YMCA
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Creating Confidence in Kids through Sports
In a posting on the Moms Team website, writer Erin Mirabella talks about how sports can help your child become more confident: “Sports, or any activity that your child loves, are a great opportunity to increase confidence. The most important …
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- Posted in: Crowfoot YMCA, Eau Claire YMCA, Kids, Saddletowne YMCA, Shawnessy YMCA, Youth
- Tags: confidence, family, kids, moms team, momsteam.com, parenting, sports
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The Toughest Thing for Teens Isn’t School Work
What is a great source of stress for teens? This article on Globe & Mail online says a lot of teens say it isn’t the work demands of school that weight them down, but peer pressure: “It’s about the social pressure …
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- Posted in: Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Camp Riveredge YMCA, Leadership Management, Youth
- Tags: homework, peer, pressure, school, social, teen, teens, youth
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Buddies Today!
YMCA Calgary offers multiple Aboriginal programs. One of these programs is the YMCA Calgary Aboriginal Buddies program. In this cultural discovery program, Aboriginal elementary school students meet twice a week to learn about Aboriginal culture and traditions, experience support and friendship …
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- Tags: aboriginal, blackfoot, buddies, children, First Nations, kids, Metis, programs, services, tribe, YMCA
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Aboriginal Hoops & DJ Needed
Each year YMCA Calgary’s Aboriginal Active Life program hosts the Aboriginal Youth Hoops tournament—a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for Aboriginal youth ages 16Y–30Y. This year, the tournament will take place at Shaw Millenium Park on July 1, 2012. Please register in teams of …
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- Posted in: Adults, Community YMCA, Kids, Leadership Management, Youth
- Tags: aboriginal, adult, basketball, canada day, competition, dj, event, First Nations, hoops, mc, play, teens, tournament, youth
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Parents: What You Can Learn from YouTube videos
In this Daily Dose by Jillian Michaels and further discussed by Meghan K. Scott on EverydayHealth.com, the topic of new uses by teen and tween girls for YouTube is raising some concern amongst parents: “Girls, who used to share their teen angst with …