January 04, 2012

Your New Year's Resolutions

by Kristie Paterson

Set New Year’s Resolutions that Strengthen Your Life and Your CommunityThe New Year is a time for new beginnings! For the Y – a leading nonprofit that strengthens community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility – one of the most important resolutions is to resolve to make positive change ...more

October 12, 2011

YMCA of San Diego County Facts Brochure

by Tracy Stiffler

To learn more information about the YMCA of San Diego County, please download the 2011 - 2012 Facts Brochure. ...more

September 19, 2011

2010 Annual Report

by Tracy Stiffler

To learn more about the YMCA of San Diego County, please download the 2010 Annual Report. ...more

June 01, 2011

YMCA of SD County, Pres. & CEO, Accident

by Kristie Paterson

YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY PRESIDENT & CEO INVOLVED IN SERIOUS BIKE ACCIDENT, IN STABLE CONDITION San Diego, CA, June 1, 2011, 5:40 p.m. – The YMCA of San Diego County is saddened to announce that Baron Herdelin-Doherty, President and CEO of the YMCA of San Diego County, was involved in an accident on ...more

February 10, 2011

Strong Kids Annual Support Campaign

by Kristie Paterson

The YMCA of San Diego County has launched its Strong Kids Annual Support Campaign to financially support individuals and families in need, so that they can participate in YMCA programs and services. Funds raised directly support the Y’s cause of strengthening communities by nurturing the potential of every youth and teen, ...more

November 17, 2010

1101 Pounds of Food - YMCA Food Drive

by Kristie Paterson

As part of Character Development month, the YMCA Food Drive, in partnership with Move For Hunger, benefited Feeding America San Diego, the largest distributor of donated food in San Diego County. Members and participants of several local Ys came together to collect unopened, non-perishable food items to distribute ...more

November 11, 2010

Jackie Robinson Y Earns $5 Million Grant

by Kristie Paterson

The YMCA of San Diego County is pleased to announce that the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA has recently been selected to receive a $4,989,927 grant from California State Parks and the Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS). This is the only Y to receive one of the 62 state wide grants that were made available u ...more

November 08, 2010

63 Y Kids Receive A Brand New Bike

by Kristie Paterson

On Friday, November 5, 2010 at the Hotel Del Coronado, Union Bank employees joined staff from Life Cycles, a philanthropic team building program from Odyssey Teams, Inc. to give bicycles to 63 deserving children from the YMCA of San Diego County’s three lowest income communities.As part of Union Bank’s staff ...more

October 20, 2010

YMCA YFS Earns $15,000 Sam’s Club Grant

by Kristie Paterson

Gift is part of $1 million national charitable giving initiative to support national urban education and outreachYMCA Youth & Family Services, the social service department of the YMCA of San Diego County, has received a grant of $15,000 from Sam’s Club to enhance programs designed to help teens prepare for ...more

August 31, 2010

YMCA of San Diego County Facts Brochure

by Tracy Stiffler

To learn more about the YMCA of San Diego County please download our Facts Brochure.Facts Brochure 2010-2011 ...more

August 04, 2010

Just ‘The Y’, YMCA thinks less is more

by Kristie Paterson

Excerpt from The Non Profit Times, The Leading Business Publication for Non Profit ManagementAugust 1 , 2010 By Mark Hrywna Now that the YMCA is simply “The Y,” it joins a number of the nation’s largest nonprofits reinventing themselves in recent years with new branding and logo. The nati ...more

July 12, 2010

A Brand New Day

by Kristie Paterson

The YMCA Unveils New Brand Strategy to Further Community Impact Hundreds of Thousands to benefit from YMCA of San Diego County’s focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility For the first time in 43 years, YMCA of the USA has unveiled a new brand strategy to increase understanding ...more

May 14, 2010

2009 Annual Report

by Tracy Stiffler

To read more about the YMCA of San Diego County please download the 2009 Annual Report. ...more

April 26, 2010

Jackie Robinson YMCA Receives a Makeover

by Kristie Paterson

FRITO-LAY’S NATIONAL SALES TEAM RENOVATES JACKIE ROBINSON FAMILY YMCA *** Nearly 550 Associates Will Makeover the City’s Most Ethnically Diverse YMCA in One AfternoonNearly 550 members of the FRITO-LAY North America's national sales team, in San Diego for an annual meeting, will spend an afterno ...more

April 26, 2010

Best Overnight Summer Camps

by Kristie Paterson

Since kids spend the whole year cooped up inside while going to school it is best to steer them outside during the summer. Summer is all about filling the day with fun activities and spending time with friends. Outdoorsummer camp is a great way to fulfill this need and to let your kids explore and experience all th ...more

April 26, 2010

Students tour state universities

by Kristie Paterson

He knew he wanted to be a doctor, so Efrain Pedroza never understood why he had to study history and geometry. But the sophomore from Classical Academy High School in Escondido knows why now. Efrain, 16, recently returned from the fourth annual YMCA five-day tour of California college campuses. “If some ...more

March 24, 2010

Health Q & A

by Kristie Paterson

Plantar fasciitis, fish oil and fitness on a tight scheduleWelcome to your health questions, answered. In this section, SDNN and a range of local experts answer your burning health and wellness questions – everything from exercise, diet and fitness to health and body issues. We’ll crack the myths, correct the ...more

February 24, 2010

Peninsula YMCA Breaks Ground

by Kristie Paterson

In a time when it seems that most everything is getting smaller, the Peninsula Family YMCA is doing exactly the opposite. The YMCA broke ground Feb. 20 on the Haas Family Gymnasium, the second of three major projects that will enhance the Point Loma facility. http://www.sdnews.com/view/full_story/6443676/article-Peninsul ...more

February 23, 2010

YMCA Hosts Michelle Obama

by Kristie Paterson

The Alexandria YMCA, part of the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington hosted First Lady Michelle Obama, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin who announced plans on Jan. 28, 2010 to help Americans lead healthier lives through better nutrition, regul ...more

February 21, 2010

KPBS Honors Local YMCA Hero

by Kristie Paterson

KPBS and Union Bank Black History Month Honoree Randy K. Jones http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/jan/29/randy-k-jones/Active community leader Randy K. Jones is an attorney with two decades of experience in federal criminal litigation and government law. He’s a rare lawyer, who brings dedication to law, a broad national and i ...more

February 18, 2010

White’s “Inspiration”: YMCA Skatepark

by Kristie Paterson

Shaun White Photo credit: J.Grant Birttain Sierrafellers.com Shaun White isn’t the only pro to skate at the Ecke YMCA Skatepark, but he and Tony Hawk are surely the most famous. Many of the world’s best skaters hone their skills here, where they skate side-by-side with kids as young as five or younger. http://lydia ...more

February 10, 2010

Flower Company Donates to YMCA

by Kristie Paterson

When your corporate mission is to “bring smiles to millions” then it only makes sense that Vista, CA based flower grower and seller, Dos Gringos donated 450 handmade wrist corsages to the YMCA Adventure Guides Sweetheart Ball attended by girls aged 5-9 and their dads. The corsages were handmade by Suzy ...more

February 10, 2010

Reggae festival has deep roots in SD

by Kristie Paterson

If my memory and minimal mathematical abilities are correct, Monday’s 29th Annual Tribute to the Reggae Legends festival at the San Diego Sports Arena began way back in 1981 as the Bob Marley Day Festival. The first edition was held at North Park’s sadly now long-defunct International Blend coffeehouse, followe ...more

January 19, 2010

YMCA Response to Haiti Crisis

by Kristie Paterson

The global YMCA movement is responding in a coordinated effort to address the immediate needs of the children, families and devastated communities in Port au Prince, and surrounding areas.YMCA of the USA is deeply saddened and aggrieved by the tragic earthquake in Haiti. The Haitian people are suffering a crisis of a magn ...more

January 07, 2010

Donations Make a Huge Difference

by Kristie Paterson

Strong community partnerships prove to be critical during the holiday season. http://laprensa-sandiego.org/stories/community-notes/jumex-partners-wi ...more