C.W. Avery, Central City, Galowich, Morris
The Greater Joliet Area YMCA is proud to announce five winners for our 2023 Holiday Card Design Contest. These designs were selected from hundreds submitted to our branches and will be featured on the Y’s 2023 Holiday Cards. Thank you to all who participated! You can see the winning designs below.
Date:
Saturday, December 9
Times:
9 a.m.-Noon
Location:
Joliet Junior College Event Center
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431
This event is free and open to the community.
ABOUT COACH SANDERSON
As the winningest coach in the program’s history, Coach Sanderson has been at the helm of the JJC women’s basketball program for 16 seasons. Since becoming the head coach at JJC, Sanderson has helped more than 40 athletes extend their playing careers at four-year institutions and has coached 22 all-conference players, 18 all-region players, three All-Americans, and five Academic All-Americans.
ABOUT COACH TURNER
Coach Turner became the head men’s basketball coach at JJC in 2022, bringing more than 30 years of coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate levels to the Wolves program. Turner has also worked as an instructor at several high-profile camps in the Chicagoland area, including the Chicago Bulls Basketball Academy, Northwestern University, and DePaul University basketball camps.
We invite you to join the Galowich Family YMCA in spreading cheer this holiday season by participating in our 2023 Giving Tree program. All items collected will be wrapped and given to YMCA families in need this Christmas season.
To participate, select an ornament tag from the wall next to the Christmas Tree in the lobby at the Galowich Family YMCA. Each tag describes an item on a child’s wish list. Members are welcome to select more than one gift. Return your unwrapped gift(s), with the ornament tag attached, by Friday, December 15 to the Membership Desk.
We know that the true power of the Y lives in the hearts and actions of everyone who believes in our vision of a better us and a stronger community for all. Whenever we see a neighbor in need, the Y stands ready to help with open arms and caring hearts.
Each day at our three facilities and at more than 50 program sites throughout our community, the Y is providing much-needed programs and services for children, families, and adults living in Will and Grundy Counties. Kids of all ages are learning to swim and making new friends at summer camp and through our before and after school programs; teens are setting goals for their future while receiving college readiness and career training; seniors are becoming physically stronger and making connections once again; and families are staying active and spending quality time together. None of this would be possible without the support of charitable giving.
This year, we invite our supporters to join the #GivingTuesday movement by making a tax-deductible donation to the Y’s Mission Strong Fund. A gift of any amount will help to change the lives of people living right here in our community – your friends and neighbors.
For more than 95 years, the Greater Joliet Area YMCA has worked hand-in-hand with our neighbors to bring about meaningful change in our community. As one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations, the Y is committed to strengthening our community by empowering young people, improving individual and community well-being, and inspiring residents of all ages to give back and connect with their neighbors.
At our three facilities in Joliet, Plainfield, and Morris, and at more than 50 program sites throughout our community, the Y is providing much-needed programs and services for children, families, and adults living in Will and Grundy Counties. Each and every day, kids of all ages are learning to swim and making new friends at summer camp and through our before and after school Kid Zone programs; teens are setting goals for their future while receiving college readiness and career training; seniors are becoming physically stronger and making connections once again; and families are staying active and spending quality time together.
We know that the true power of the Y lives in the hearts and actions of everyone who believes in our vision of a better us and a stronger community for all. Whenever we see a neighbor in need, the Y stands ready to help with open arms and caring hearts. This would not be possible without the support of generous donors.
To ensure that the Y’s mission can continue to thrive and help those in our community who need it most, we invite you to make a charitable gift to the YMCA’s 2023 Mission Strong Fund during our 12 Days of Giving Celebration, which is now underway and will continue through Giving Tuesday on November 28.
Your gift will help people living right here in our community – your friends and neighbors – and ensure that no one is turned away from the YMCA due to the inability to pay.
You can also stay up to date on this year’s 12 Days of Giving Celebration by liking your local YMCA Facebook Page:
YMCA Teen Achievers workshops are free and open to the community, providing area students with important resources they can use to prepare for life after high school. Next month the workshop topic will be:
Finding Free Money for College
Date: Saturday, December 16
Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Location:
Galowich Family YMCA
749 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431
This workshop is primarily designed for high school juniors and seniors but freshmen and sophomores are welcome to attend to get an early start on the process. Topics will include tips for starting your college search, finding scholarships and completing scholarship applications, identifying possible red flags in your school choice, and other answers to commonly asked questions. All attendees will have access to an array of scholarship options. Refreshments will be served.
Facilitator: Kacey Helland, Teacher from the Plainfield South High School World Language Department and YMCA Teen Achievers Leader
To learn more about the YMCA’s Teen Achievers program click here or contact:
Brooke Hall, Senior Childcare Director
[email protected]
(815) 744-3939, ext. 316
