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Vol 10, NO. 36
THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner
Construction begins for 4th phase upgrades at Redlands YMCA
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YMCA board members, donors, and executives take a sledgehammer to a wall April 19 to start the construction of the 4th and final phase of facility upgrades to the 1927 building. By Yazmin Alvarez
hile some businesses and organizations have ribbon cuttings or groundbreakings to celebrate
growth, the YMCA of East Valley April 19 at the Redlands-based held a demo party—demolition, facility with gold-plated sledgethat is—where guests had a hammers in hand, welcoming the smashing good time. YMCA Board members, private YMCA, cont. on next pg. donors and executives gathered
Local artisans craft up wares for Little Brown Bag Market in Redlands
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Kids Day April 25
o kick-start physical activity and learning now and throughout the summer – a critical out-ofschool time for kids –the YMCA of the East Valley is celebrating Healthy Kids Day® with a free community event for kids and families. The event is set for Saturday, April 25, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, the Highland, Redlands, and San Bernardino Family YMCA. Healthy Kids Day is the Y’s national initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families, and features activities such as games, healthy eating demonstrations, arts and crafts, to motivate and teach families how to develop a healthy routine at home. Also there will be a chance to win a free week at resident Camp Edwards. In celebration of YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y offers the following tips to help families develop healthy habits: •Try, try, repeat – Grab a new fruit or vegetable and encourage everyone in the family to try at least a bite. •Play around town – Challenge the family to play on a different playground every week.
YMCA’s Healthy Kid’s Day will take place at:
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•Make sleep a priority – Doctors recommend 10-12 hours of sleep a day for children ages 5-12 and 7-8 hours per night for adults.
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•Foster a passion for reading – Read to and with your kids. Help children read at every age and every stage of their development.
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Highland Family YMCA 7793 Central Ave., Highland, CA 92346
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Dozens of local vendors displayed their crafts for the Little Brown Bag Market, a local artisan event, in Redlands April 19. downtown Redlands Sunday. the event fair designed to gain the From craft work to art pieces, hometown crafter a steady cushere was a little something dozens of local and area artisans tomer base. for everyone at the Little showcased their one-of-a-kind LBB Market, cont. on next pg. Brown Bag Market in works at the Mitten Building for
By Yazmin Alvarez
Redlands Family YMCA - 500 East Citrus Ave., Redlands, CA 92373
San Bernardino Family YMCA - 808 E. 21st St., San Bernardino, CA 92404
For more information visit www.ymcaeastvalley.org