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Living Our Cause. Strengthening Our Community. YMCA OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION JANUARY 2014
Dear Friends, A new year is upon us and the YMCA is grateful for the many opportunities we have to continue to serve our community. The YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region has been serving our community for more than 135 years. I believe our long-term success over the years is largely due to our ongoing commitment to maintaining our relevancy in addressing the changing needs of our community and yet never straying from our mission. One of the charges the YMCA has as a charitable, nonprofit organization is to ease the burdens on government. Some examples of this is our YMCA operating the City’s aquatic recreation facilities; our collaboration with the military post and bases in delivering YMCA Armed Services programs and events tailored specifically for military personnel and their families; and 21st Century Community Learning Centers for teens at our Southeast and Fountain locations. We are honored to be trusted with the delivery of these services
and value the on-going partnerships we have throughout the community. The YMCA is currently collaborating with more than 100 other nonprofit organizations and agencies to meet the needs of our community together. The health care industry is changing rapidly and it is more important than ever that we continue to focus on holistic wellness. The YMCA is playing an important role by partnering with Penrose-St. Francis to provide integrated programming at the Tri-Lakes Community Health Village that will open late fall 2014. When you combine the wellness programs we bring, along with the medical services from Penrose-St. Francis and the other tenants in the building, it will provide a full circle of care that includes preventive health, treatment, and follow-up care all from one central hub. With the help of a variety of health care providers and specialists, we have the opportunity to make wellness more understandable, accessible and effective to those we serve. I believe this concept will be replicable in our other operations in the Pikes Peak Region and throughout the country.
Many people do not realize the reach the YMCA has in our community. We have put together a map showing the many locations where the YMCA is providing services. These locations include our full service YMCA facilities, the City-owned recreation centers and outdoor pools that the YMCA is managing, as well as two additional recreation centers at Cordera and Meridian Ranch. You will also find the many school locations where the YMCA is providing licensed child care. Our reach extends all the way to Deckers, where you will find 150 acres of family fun at YMCA Camp Shady Brook. While we celebrate the successes we have witnessed in so many lives, we know there is so much more work we can do. We are grateful for your continued support of the Y and all that you do to help us meet the growing needs in our community. Wishing you many blessings in the year ahead,
Dan Dummermuth President/CEO
GROW YOUR GENEROSITY WITH CHILD CARE TAX CREDIT With your donation to the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, you can take advantage of the Colorado Childcare Contribution Credit (CCCC). Donations to the YMCA designated for this purpose are eligible to receive the credit. If
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you made a donation to the YMCA, designated toward the CCCC, in 2011, 2012 and / or 2013, please work with your tax advisor to take advantage of this credit as it is being phased back in. The YMCA will be sending out the forms for your 2013 donation by the end of January 2014. Learn more about what this means on our website at ppymca.org.
Mission Advancement cbair-norwood@ppymca.org 719.329.7217
Our Mission: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
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