Tag: community recreation
For the second year in a row, the North Suburban YMCA (NSYMCA) will host its free Pet Blanket Making event. The opportunity will let local pet lovers donate essential animal supplies and create their own ...
Parks and Rec director, Jason Schaitz shares six tips for effective communication in youth sports programs. In order to run a program at a high level, you have to be an effective communicator. Keeping your ...
Drownings happen quickly, and fatality rates increase dramatically the longer a swimmer is submerged. Two Ph.D. researchers in Austin, Texas, set out to assess technology that enables staff at commercial pools to recognize drowning incidents ...
In the first Community Voices Roundtable installment of 2023, three leaders from the community recreation industry dive into a new year with takeaways from 2022, what’s changing in 2023 and advice on membership, staffing, programming, ...
Social responsibility is a practice that prioritizes positive social impacts in the community, often putting people first. The basic goal is to improve communities – both local and throughout the world – by including social, ...
Now in its 17th year, the annual ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal survey helps guide health and fitness programming efforts for 2023 and beyond. More than 4,500 health and fitness professionals surveyed identified wearables as the top ...
Two ways to make your next job posting attractive to top talent. Think about the very beginning of the dating process. There is a moment when your view of this new person might change. I ...
Courtney Harrness’ journey to CEO and how he’s leading the Attleboro Norton YMCA to co-create healthier futures for all. The Attleboro Norton YMCA in Massachusetts was founded in 1867 and encompasses four locations: the Downtown ...
In the January/February 2023 issue, we spoke with Jackie Kleinstein, the senior manager of community engagement at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, about engaging teen programs. What are some ways your organization is currently engaging ...
How the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County is improving health and providing community support through its Pedaling for Parkinson’s program. Riding an indoor, stationary bicycle has been shown to reduce Parkinson’s motor symptoms by 35%. ...
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