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Kitsap Family YMCA volunteers are people
who share their
time, talents and expertise to enhance the quality and strength
of our programs and services.
ATTENTION!
Volunteers needed:
The YMCA
Selective Swim Program for special needs children is in need
of volunteers, especially in-pool swim training and male volunteers to assist the male
children through the locker room dressing
and undressing; and showers before and after the pool.
It is expected that more than 100 children
will be in the program beginning in October and more volunteers
are needed!
This program is 48
years old at the Y and has helped thousands of special needs children
over the years. They get much needed swim lessons and recreational
swimming, but also get to participate in the Special Olympics during the
summer.
Training
is necessary to prepare for the duties and qualified volunteers may also
help with the swim training. This Program is supported by United Way and
other grant funding sources. Selective Swim hours are Friday mornings
from 9 am to 12 noon, at the City of Bremerton
Jarstad Aquatic Center. Contact Chriss K. at 473-5376 to apply.
Strong Kids Campaign
Our Strong Kids
Campaign goal is
$85,000 for 2008.
At the YMCA, one of our most important goals is to enrich the
lives of kids in our community. So that no one is denied a
chance to participate, we need your help.
The annual Strong Kids Campaign raises much needed money to
support such worthwhile programs as the Handicapped
Learn-To-Swim Program, Teen Late Night, Before/After School
Child Care and scholarships for low-income families. Membership
and program fees do not cover all of the costs to support these
vital community programs. Your contributions help make it
happen. This campaign is your campaign.
Your generosity will help benefit the lives of children in your
community. For details, contact
Glen Godfrey, YMCA Executive Director.
Handicapped Youth
Learn-to-Swim
GOAL: $9,000
For 48 years, the YMCA’s
Handicapped Youth Learn-to-Swim program has served children cost free
with a volunteer staff. For many youngsters this is their only freedom
of movement and it provides self-confidence which helps them succeed in
life. Participants often go on to Special Olympics, which would have
been impossible without the dedication of YMCA volunteer instructors.
Includes Family Service
Department classes from Parent-child, tumbling, music, reading, art,
ballet, sign language, martial arts and much more. Special assistance
to enlisted military families and popular military family DATE NIGHT.
Memorial Scholarships
GOAL: $4,000
Given annually in honor
and memory of A.H. (Ike) Parker, Dr. John P. Schutt, Jack Buesch, Art &
Bee Anderson, Brad Knight, Mary Norwood and Keith Carden. Designated to
provide scholarships for those who may be just above financial
guidelines, but unable to participate with assistance.
Youth Programs
GOAL: $9,000
Includes Youth Sports
(Basketball, Indoor Soccer & Baseball), Swimming Lessons, Splash & Jam
and the in building Youth Activity Room. Thanks to your support over
2,800 youth took part during 2006.
Teen Programs
GOAL: $20,000
Number-wise the largest
YMCA program serving 3,800 teens annually. Includes Teen Late Night,
Fairview Jr. Hi. Teen Nights, Teen weights, Special Events and Youth &
Government. In just Late Night 1,600 different teens participated in
2006. We believe there are few comparable programs which reach the
number of teens we do to prevent teen substance abuse and violence.
YMCA values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility
are displayed, discussed and taught. Trash talk, filthy language and
disrespect are not tolerated. Teens know this up front and learn to
modify their behavior toward positive character traits. It’s all not an
easy task, however over time we see a positive change in many, many
young people.
Child Care/Camps
GOAL: $23,000
YMCA child care includes
before/after school “latchkey” with six school sites serving up to 21
different schools, in-building child watch, and two day camps reaching
3000 kids annually. For many children the alternative to YMCA childcare
is an empty house. Studies show that children left to care for
themselves after school, whether rich or poor, from single or two parent
homes, are twice as likely to use tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol. This
is true regardless of a child’s sex, race, family income or academic
performance. YMCA Latchkey programs do indeed “Make a Difference”!
YMCA
Membership Assistance GOAL:
$20,000
Low-income families,
adults, youth and group homes are provided support enabling them to
become YMCA members. Scholarships are provided on a sliding scale based
on income and number in the family. The YMCA is the one place where
everyone is welcome – the results are changed lives and a stronger
community.
Heritage Club-
“Supporting Our Youth into the Future”
 Our YMCA served
over 3,000 teens and allocated $168,000 in scholarships last
year. We have been teaching handicapped youth how to swim for
over forty years.
Include the
Kitsap Family YMCA in your will or estate plan and join us as a
proud Heritage Club Member. The YMCA welcomes all types of
planned gifts, including gift annuities and charitable remainder
trusts. Significant, long-term Heritage Club donors become
eligible for inclusion in the Kitsap YMCA "Heritage
Hall of Honor".
For more information, contact Glen Godfrey, Executive
Director, (360) 377-3741 or e-mail him at
glenkfymca@silverlink.net.
END OF THE
YEAR GIVING:
Charitable
Strategies Benefit You...
2007 is coming to a close, so starting your "end-of the-year" planning
early makes sense - it can't always be done in a few days or the last
month of the year. Remember that making
charitable gifts provides much-needed support for the YMCA's
mission- not to mention you will get a good dose of heart warming!
Timing is
everything...
By timing your
charitable gifts before December 31st, you will see a tax break if
you itemize deductions on your income tax return. There are several
strategies for resourceful year-end giving.
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Write a check.
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Charge your credit
card.
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Contribute
appreciated securities that you have held for more than one year.
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Prepay a pledge.
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Invest in a life
income plan.
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Donate an
insurance policy.
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New tax law
incentives encourage you to use your IRA as never before!
On Aug. 17, 2006, President Bush signed into law new tax incentives
for charitable gifts from donors who are 70½ or older. Under the
law, you can make a lifetime gift using funds from your individual
retirement account (IRA) without undesirable tax effects. Plus, you
can make the gift now-while you are living and able to see the
impact of your generosity through the YMCA.
As always,
seek counsel on how your gift can best to suit your individual needs.
For More Information:
Please feel free to call Glen Godfrey at the Kitsap Family YMCA at
360-377-3741 or email at
glen@kitsapfamilyymca.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
YMCA volunteers develop the
policies and share the future of the YMCA by working on
committees and as members of the Board of Directors. Others are instructors,
coaches,
officials and group leaders of our youth programs.
If you
would like to become a YMCA volunteer, fill out an application
at our
Welcome Center. There are many opportunities to volunteer with
YMCA programs such as,
Handicapped
Youth Learn-to-Swim, Teen Late Night, Splash and Jam, Activity
Room, Youth Sports and
Child Care.
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