Play golf.  Help a child. Fellowship. Give a senior a gift of health.  Enjoy the outdoors. Strengthen a family.  Get closest to the hole.  Send a child to afterschool or day camp.  Get a hole in one.  Give someone a place to belong.  Hit the longest drive. Teach a kid good sportsmanship.  These are just a few of the things that can happen when you join the Y for a game of golf.

Join us for our 17th annual charity Golf Outing on Wednesday July 10 2013 at Venago Valley Golf Course. 

All proceeds will be combined with others to:

• increase scholarship funds available for working families to afford quality early care, preschool and after school programs for kids.
• enhance family educational programs around nutrition, physical activity and healthy habits
• increase scholarship funds available for membership and community outreach programs.

Sponsorships are still available and volunteers are needed.

Download a team registration form and sponsorship information.

Join us for a 20 or 40-mile bicycle tour over the country roads* featuring rural beauty as Chautauqua County explodes into springtime on Sunday, May 19 at 1p.m. at Peek n’ Peak’s Sugar Shack Pub & Eatery. The Peak Earth Road Bike Tour will take you into the Real Country of Great Bicycling.  Super hardy souls can take on the morning challenge of the switchback climb of our 1.25 mile Up Hill Mountain TT to earn the title of King/Queen of the Mountain.

At 1 p.m., Earth Road Tours begin.  Remember, these are TOURS, not races (although, the first man and first woman to finish the 40-miler will receive special recognition.)

The Peek ‘n Peak Earth Road Tour will take you into the heart of real adventurous cycling territory.  Riders will experience seldom ridden back roads of varying surfaces.  The primary road surface will be dirt, with a challenging selection of valleys, vistas and pine tree canopies.

Your $25 registration ($35 day of race) includes your custom “Earth Road Tour” t-shirt and a seriously cool, post-Tour, boogie down featuring totally swaaaging bands.  The Sugar Shack Pub and Eatery will be open and serving food and sundry beverages.  And, you’ll be helping families and kids afford a Y experience as all proceeds benefit our annual scholarship fund We Build People. Learn more at www.webuildpeopleerie.org.

Download a registration form.

Busy schedules and life’s daily demands can make it difficult for parents to ensure that their children are practicing healthy habits on a regular basis. According to the YMCA’s Family Health Snapshot – a survey of parents that gauges their children’s activity levels during the school year – less than 20 percent of the nation’s children get 60 minutes of physical activity, read books for fun, and eat at least eight fruits and vegetables every day. According to Erie Vital Signs, 33% of kids are overweight or obese and 26 % are below proficient reading level in the 3^rd grade here in ErieCounty.

On Saturday, April 27, from 1-4 p.m. (10-2 p.m. at the Downtown Y) the YMCA of Greater Erie is celebrating YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day^® with a free community event to get more families moving, learning and living healthier. Events are scheduled at the County Y, Downtown, Eastside Family and Glenwood Park Ys. Healthy Kids Day, a national initiative of the Y, takes place at 1,900 Ys and features fun, educational activities such as family fitness, outdoor recreation tips and ideas, hands-on cooking/snack demonstrations and excerpts from the Y’s Food & Fun Curriculum.

Wear comfortable clothes and if visiting the Downtown, Eastside Family and Glenwood Park Ys, bring a bathing suit!

Healthy Kids Day is generously supported nationally by Dodge. Thanks to in-kind sponsorships from Best Buy, Wegmans, & Connoisseur Media

County Y Schedule of Events
Downtown Y Schedule of Events
Eastside Family Y Schedule of Events
Glenwood Park Y Schedule of Events  

 

Let’s get it started Northwestern PA! It’s the beginning of Camping Season 2013. In case of cooler weather (remember last year?), heated hall is available. If you haven’t seen a Scotty camper for about 50 years, great time to come out and take a look. All Campers are welcome to attend. Call 882-5033 to book your stay.  April 26 & 27 at YMCA Camp Sherwin.

Join the YMCA of Greater Erie’s team for the Walk for A Healthy Community and help us raise money for family programs such as Healthy Family Home, summer camp field trips to summertime favorite spots like Waldameer and the Erie Zoo, and scholarships for local swimmers to participate in swim team.

Register at www.walkforahealthycommunity.org.  It works like any other walk – ask your friends and family members to sponsor you in the walk.  Can’t walk?  Become a virtual walker and make a donation at www.walkforahealthycommunity.org. 100% of the dollars raised benefit programs at the YMCA of Greater Erie.

The YMCA of Greater Erie Downtown Branch will host a handball doubles shootout on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at the Downtown Y, 31 West 10th Street.  Cost is $40/player or $35/player if registration is received by Monday, April 1, 2013.

All proceeds benefit the Downtown Y’s annual support campaign We Build People which provides funding for scholarships for kids and families to afford YMCA membership and programs and community outreach services.

Questions?  Contact Monica Olesnanik, 877-3716 or molesnanik@ymcaerie.org  OR Jay Cattron, 724-456-3018 or jcsnapfitness@yahoo.com.

Download event registration.

Join the YMCA of Greater Erie and the Erie Explosion for our annual YMCA Appreciation Game on Sunday, April 7, 2 p.m. at Tullio Arena.  Download this flyer for 4 free tickets to the Sunday, April 7 game ONLY at Erie Insurance Arena.

We hope to see you there!

Since they began in 1983, the Highmark QUAD Games have been the region’s premier fitness program with four year-round events designed to keep you and your family in great shape.  Now, three decades later, the Highmark QUAD Games begins the 31st year dedicated to offering this one-of-a-kind, fun and unique way to have a greater hand in your health.  New to this year’s Highmark QUAD Games is a 5K run event, which will take place at the same time and location as the 5-Mile Run.

The Games also include the Highmark QUAD Kids sponsored by Wegmans is a series of noncompetitive events of shorter distances for your child.  QUAD Kids is held the day of the regular QUAD events but later in the day to allow for parents to participate separately and still watch their QUAD Kid compete.  The YMCA of Greater Erie even provides free babysitting while the adult’s participate in their event.  All younger participants will receive a QUAD Kids t-shirt and a medal for completing their event. 

The Highmark QUAD Games is sponsored by Highmark, GoErie.com, Wegmans, Saint Vincent Sports Medicine, the Y and Powerade.

For more information and to register, visit www.highmarkquad.org.

Dates for this year’s Games are:

100 Yard Swim Meet
April 14, 9 a.m. (first swimmer)
McComb Fieldhouse, Edinboro University
Highmark QUAD Kids 25-50 yard swim immediately follows

12-Mile Bike Ride
July 13, 9 a.m. (first rider)
Edinboro University
Highmark QUAD Kids half-mile or one-mile ride immediately follows

5-Mile Run (or Walk) or 5K Run
September 14, 9 a.m.
Gibson Park, North East
Highmark QUAD Kids half-mile or one-mile run immediately follows

5-Mile Ski Race or 2.5 Mile Snowshoe
January 11, 2014, 1 p.m.
Peek ‘n Peak Upper Golf Course
Highmark QUAD Kids half-mile or one-mile race immediately follows