Screen Free… What’s that?
Screen Free… What’s that?
Long gone are the days of truly being screen free. Remember when you’d rack up miles on your sneakers with your friends trying to remember who sang that song or played that character in a movie? When the only solution was to think—or to call someone on a landline. Then days later you would call your friend on said landline again just to shout “I REMEMBER NOW! It was Michael Douglas!” and hang up?
When was the last time you played Yahtzee, Scattegories, or a never-ending game of Monopoly? Took a walk around your neighborhood as a family? […]
Don’t Miss Out: I Should Have Listened to Rachel
About 18 years ago, I almost joined the Y.
I was a single mom, working hard, trying to keep my kids busy and happy outside of our little apartment. A friend—shout-out to Rachel—told me to fill out a scholarship form and come with her to the YMCA.
I didn’t do it.
Why? Because I assumed I wouldn’t qualify. I didn’t get free school lunches, so I figured that meant I made too much. I thought a Y membership had to be expensive. And honestly? I let that anxiety talk me out of even trying.
Rachel, you were right. I was wrong. I should have […]
Youth in Government
WHAT IF YOUNG PEOPLE RAN THE GOVERNMENT?
AT YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT, THEY DO.
Join more than 1,000 young leaders from around the state to debate the issues that are important to you! Connect with students and staff to join our Albert Lea YIG delegation. What is YIG?
The Youth in Government (YIG) program kicks off in the fall when students in grades 8-12 join the Albert Lea YIG Delegation, which is run through the Albert Lea Family YMCA. Delegations meet regularly to learn about state government, practice skills, select a program […]
