Southeast Branch Fall 2011 Newsletter

BACK TO SCHOOL RALLY A HUGE SUCCESS

The Back to School Rally was held on Saturday, August 13.  About 75 kids and their families were in attendance.  This was a free event open to the community.  We had a wide variety of entertainment and activities for the kids.  We would like to thank JT & Dee with Fire Squad Entertainment for donating their time.  They provided the DJ service, face painting, bounce house, water slide and other fun kid’s activities.  The City of Bedford Police and Fire Departments were educating the kids on safety and giving them a tour of the fire truck and ambulance.  Bedford Giant Eagle donated raffle prizes and school supplies.  The Southeast Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library and Wellness Defined and Coffee by Sharon were there with information and giveaways for the kids and the parents.  We had free popcorn and snow cones for all to enjoy.  Fun was had by everyone.  We thank all of our sponsors for attending and helping us make our Back to School Rally a success!

ANNUAL MEMBER PICNIC

STAFF PROFILE: Christal Crosby

My name is Christal Crosby and I am proud to serve the Southeast Family Branch as the new Membership Coordinator. I graduated from Xavier University (Ohio) with my bachelor’s degree in Sport Management with a minor in Finance.  Following, graduation I worked with the Cleveland Indians in their Ticket Sales Department.  Most recently, I completed a graduate internship with the University of Pittsburg Athletic Department. I worked in the marketing department where I oversaw their collegiate licensing program as well as the group and corporate ticket sales programs.  I reside in Cleveland Heights where I enjoy spending time with friends and family.

MEMBER PROFILE: Ernest Hanson

Ernest Hanson has been a member of the Southeast Family Branch since 1995.  However, he has been a part of the YMCA of Greater Cleveland YMCA since 1957. He relocated to the Cleveland area that same year from Chicago. Mr. Hanson expressed that he truly believes in the mission of YMCA because “We are living in times of worry and confusion and we need organizations like the Y to really assist the community”.
 

Mr. Hanson is avid musician; he sings tenor in Trinity Cathedral choir and has performed all over the country with various performing groups. He has even won a prize for performing a Mozart Aria for the World Council of Affairs. In addition,  he performed with the Air Force in the Band of the West symphony playing the clarinet  Ernest Hanson is a graduate of Indiana University and resides in Shaker Heights with wife and their pet cat.

Health and Wellness Update

There are a lot of exciting changes coming to the Health and Wellness department this fall. The HIIT was launched in June and has been hit with the members. The HIIT is a 30-minute class that uses short intervals to improve total body conditioning.

We have added more classes to the Group Exercise schedule including Energy Combat and The Mixx. Energy combat is a two hour class that consists of step aerobics, kickboxing, sculpting, and stretching. The Mixx is a variety class that is different every week - some days you will do cardio and other days weight training. 

We will also be running personal training specials from August until the beginning of October. You can sign up for four to six sessions of either 30 minutes or one hour and save 15%. There is a limit of one package per month. We have also begun a personal training referral program. For every person you refer that signs up for a package, you will receive 10% off your next package. There is a limit of five referrals that can be applied to the discount of you package (50% of next package). The personal training special and the referral offer can not be combined.