Scheduling youth sports programs throughout the course of the year is an important part of the planning process to dictate when your leagues and other sports programs take place. There are many things to consider ...
Holly Metzger-Brown, the learn and play director at the York JCC, shares tips on preparing for summer programming this year. Successful summer programming doesn’t just happen overnight. Instead, it requires proper and detailed preparation. The steps ...
In this Community Voices roundtable, leaders share their top programs that make successful summer camps, staffing tactics and more. Leaders from the community recreation industry share best practices for successful summer camps at YMCAs, JCCs ...
Summer camps have always been a key component of YMCAs. Since the coronavirus pandemic has taken away traditional camps for many facilities, some are getting creative to still deliver the fun atmosphere of camp to ...
For most of us, no matter where we live, this time of year means heat — lots of heat. Just last week in Minnesota (where it was 50 degrees below zero in January), we had ...
This month, we spoke with Courtney Harrness, a multi-site executive director for the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, about summer youth programming. Can you talk about the Get Summer program? What inspired it? CH: ...
Last week, as I was out enjoying a Friday evening with my family, we tried a new restaurant. The food was fine. The atmosphere was decent and the music was great. But the service was ...