Marion Family YMCA

Carrie Guyton and Heather Wright joined the show to highlight everything happening at the Y in Marion. From FREE Joiners Fees to 3-on-3 Basketball tournaments and lifeguard training, the Y has it all for your wellness, including lots of healthy programs for the entire family. Details at www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Andrew Grimes, the Senior Program Director at the Marion Family YMCA, joined the podcast to talk about the Y's Child Care Program, Fall and Winter Sports offerings and their new Teen Leaders Club. Get details at www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Haley Wilkes, the Director of Mentoring, Diversity and Inclusion at the Marion Family YMCA, joined the podcast to talk about the Marion Mentors program and how you can volunteer to help our local youth. Get details at www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org and at www.MarionMentors.org

Heather Wright and Carrie Guyton from the Marion Family YMCA joined the podcast to update us on all the programs they're offering this fall, including Dining With Diabetes, The Ten Week Challenge, Cheer, Flag Football, Soccer and a lot more. Get more details at www.MarionYMCA.org

The Marion Family YMCA's new CEO is Jeremy Byers. He joined the podcast to talk about his background, where the YMCA is now and what his visions are for the future. He also talked about summer programming ending and fall programming taking registrations to get started soon. Get details at www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

The Marion Family YMCA will have a new Executive Director in July, as Theresa Lubke will be retiring, so Board President Karen Ream joined Theresa to talk about her years as the head of the local Y.

Carrie Guyton and Jason Gorby from the Marion Family YMCA joined the podcast to update us on everything going on at the Y as they enter summer. Carrie talked about the special memberships available for the summer and Jason filled us in on the 6th Grade FREE Program and summer camp options for families. www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Theresa Lubke, Executive Director of the Marion Y, joined the podcast to give us an update on the annual campaign and why it's so important to support our Y. Plus she talked about summer camps, that are closer than you think. The Y is looking for some help, especially with summer camp counselors. www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Marion Family YMCA Board of Directors President Karen Ream joined CEO Theresa Lubke on the podcast to make a very special announcement and let you in on an amazing opportunity. www.MarionYMCA.org

Theresa Lubke, the Executive Director of the Marion Family YMCA, joined the podcast to answer the question she is getting a lot right now, "How's The YMCA Doing?" www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Tara Dyer from the YMCA and the Peace and Freedom Committee joined Theresa Lubke to talk about the great work they're doing to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in Marion. Tara also talked about their new building and what great things they have planned for that space to better our community. www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Theresa, Haley and Andrew joined the podcast from The Marion Family YMCA to talk about their mentoring programs and school age child care options available through our Y. www.MarionYMCA.org

The Marion County Childcare Coalition was formed last year and they surveyed working families across the county about their current and future child care needs and their experiences, So, Theresa Lubke from The Y, Heidi Jones from Marion Matters and Leslie Schneider from the United Way joined to podcast to discuss the results and how they're using those results to help our community. Find details at: https://unitedwaynco.org/

Theresa Lubke, the Executive Director of the Marion Family YMCA, dug into the hsitory of the YMCA and how it has evolved in Marion, Ohio. Theresa also talked about the structure of the YMCA through it's board and the mission of our YMCA. www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Jon Eblin, The Marion Family YMCA Facilities Director, joined Theresa Lubke to talk about the Y's facilities and all the improvements they're making now and into the future. www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Marion Family YMCA Executive Director Theresa Lubke joined Heather Wright, the Wellness Director, to discuss programs that the Y has for Health Innovation. Heather and Theresa discussed programs to help with arthritis and other chronic illnesses. www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Marion Family YMCA Executive Director, Theresa Lubke, was joined by Andrew Franklin, Aquatics Director, to talk about why it's so important for us to learn to swim, and how easy it is to get your kids into swim lessons at the Y. They also discussed adult aquatics programs and even the Y's championship swim team. www.MarionFamilyYMCA.org

Ben Porter from the Marion City Schools joined Theresa Lubke from the YMCA for today's podcast. Theresa and Ben discussed the partnerships the Marion City Schools have with the YMCA to build our community's youth reach their full potential. https://www.marionymca.org/

Erin Slater from Marion Mentors joined Theresa Lubke to talk about the program and how they're reaching youth in Marion County with positive interactions and impact. Marion Mentors is looking for more volunteers to join the program. www.MarionMentors.org www.MarionYMCA.org

Marion Family YMCA Executive Director Theresa Lubke was joined by volunteer Karen Ream to talk about the Y's annual campaign and why it is so important to the strength of our community to support this effort. The Annual Campaign funds many scholarships to give people access to the Y and all their programs. So many children have benefited by preschool, child care, school age programs, day camps and so much more.