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Staff Profiles: Kristen Grzeskowiak & Ryan Ledman
Kristen Grzeskowiak has accepted the position as Member Service Director for the Lakewood Family YMCA. Kristen has worked for the Lakewood Family YMCA for the past six years as the former aquatics director and in various member services and front desk positions. Kristen truly believes and upholds the YMCA core values of Honesty, Caring, Respect, and Responsibility and is committed to assisting the members of the Lakewood Family YMCA in any way possible.
Ryan Ledman has accepted the position as Health and Wellness Director of the Lakewood Family YMCA. Ryan holds a master’s degree from Ball State University in sports management and a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in health and kinesiology. He is a certified personal trainer. Ryan began working at the Lakewood YMCA in April of 2010 and in April of 2011 he became the Health and Wellness Coordinator of the West Park YMCA.
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STRONG KIDS CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISER AT THE EDGEWATER YACHT CLUB
Please join us for a good cause and a good time on October 6, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Edgewater Yacht Club.
The event will include heavy hors d’ouevres and beverages, and will feature the Slap Jazz Band trio. The evening will include a 50/50 raffle, and much, much, more.
Cost: $50 per ticket. All proceeds benefit the Lakewood Family YMCA Strong Kids Campaign.
The Yacht Club is located at 6700 Memorial Shoreway NW, Cleveland, right off Rte. 2/ West Shoreway. For more information, call the Lakewood Family YMCA at (216) 521-8400 or visit us at clevelandymca.org/branches/lakewood |
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New Fall Programs
Looking for something for your child to do at the YMCA? Check out our Fall 2011 Session I programs and events for more details on how your child can get involved and have fun with the Lakewood Family YMCA of Greater Cleveland.
NFL Flag Football
The new NFL Flag Football Leagues will be coming this fall to all Greater Cleveland Y Branches. Each participant gets their own NFL replica jersey and use of NFL flag belts and NFL flag footballs. League games begin the week of September 10, 2011. Participating children will be grouped as follows: 5-6 year-olds, 7-8 year-olds, 9-11 year-olds, 12-14 year-olds, and 15-17 year-olds. Registration deadline is Sunday, August 28, 2011. Games will start on Saturdays at 9 a.m. with the youngest age group and proceed according to age. The league is for members of the YMCA Lakewood, West Shore, and West Park, and games will be held in Lakewood or West Shore depending on the week. Cost will be $45 for YMCA members and $85 for YMCA program members.
YMCA Tot Flag Football
3-4 year-lds can participate in YMCA flag football, too. We will use the traditional YMCA jerseys, flags, and footballs for our youngest age group. The price will be $30 for YMCA members and $70 for YMCA program members. Games will start on Saturdays at 9 a.m. The league is for members of the YMCA Lakewood, West Shore, and West Park, and games will be held in Lakewood or West Shore depending on the week.
Kids Night Out
Children ages 4-12 can join us at the YMCA on the last Friday of every month from 5-9 p.m. This is a drop off event and we will entertain your children while you enjoy a night out or a quiet night alone. Children always receive dinner, do a craft or activity and swim! Each month is a different theme and the event is run by trained, Child watch staff.
Tot Camp
Ms. Britny, Mr. Jesse, and  Ms. Katie would like to thank all of their campers from this summer’s Tot Camp. The summer really was a blast and they had fun swimming, exploring and doing crafts. The weeks that were really memorable were when Officer Ortiz from the Lakewood Police Department let us look at her police car and told the kids about keeping safe during Safety Week. Campers also loved making lava lamps out of vegetable oil and water bottles during Science Week. We wish all of our campers luck in the coming year at their new preschools and playgroups. We hope to see everyone this winter break for another Tot Camp!!
Get Swimming!
Studies indicate that there are about  3,600 unintentional drowning deaths in the United States alone every year. Make sure that your children know how to swim! Join the Lakewood YMCA for swim lessons this fall. Swimming is a greatr way for your kids to stay active and break away from the TV, computer, and video games for a little bit each week. And if you don't know how to swim yourself, it's never too late to learn now. Classes are offered to fit everyone's schedule, six days a week, morning, afternoon and evening.
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Maurice Horsey II
Branch Director
What a wonderful summer in Lakewood Ohio, from Meeting the Trucks to the
return of the bike races to Lakewood to a majestic Independence Day celebration with the Ohio Chautauqua theater troupe to the most entertaining party of the year, Starry Night Weekend and the infamous Art Festival, all leading to the fall 2011 membership campaign at the Lakewood Family YMCA.
Membership in our organization provides you so many different ways to exercise in spirit, mind, and body. We are Northeast Ohio’s premier health and wellness, and social service agency. From lifting weights to lifting hearts, from working out in the pool to working out differences in child care, from winning basketball games to losing weight, no matter what your focus is,it all begins at the Lakewood YMCA.
So here’s the deal: new members join for free. Current members are eligible for a $25 credit through submission of referral credits, with a limit of $75. For subsidized memberships, referral credit is determined by scholarship amount. Promotion is not valid for college or youth memberships. If you need additional information please stop by the front desk and ask anyone of our caring staff for help.
It is with bitter sweetness that I share with you that our talented wellness director, Meri Fetkovich, will be leaving the Lakewood YMCA and the YMCA of Greater Cleveland to join forces with the World Wide SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio as the general manager. Meri joined the Greater Cleveland YMCA family in May 2009 as the Senior Program Director at the Downtown YMCA. Prior to joining us, she worked as the Health and Wellness and Aquatics Director at the DeVos-Blum Family YMCA in Boynton Beach, Florida. We will truly miss Meri and wish her much success in her new position.
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