YMCA of Greater OKC Annual Campaign Brochure 2018

DONATE TODAY, FOR A BETTER US

TOMORROW. 2018 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN YMCA OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY

GIVING BACK, MOVING FORWARD Enjoying a meal with a friend, encouraging a loved one when their strength fades, teaching a young child good sportsmanship, working out to your favorite song, keeping youth engaged after school and advocating for our community. The YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City supports all of this and more. We work alongside our neighbors to take on the challenges facing our communities, coming out stronger and healthier.

What starts here changes our community, and it starts with you. As our community continues to grow, so do the challenges we face. We need your help to meet these needs. Your gift will help make our community stronger for all.

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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

HEALTHY LIVING

At the Y, youth are cultivating the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement.

With a mission centered on balance, the Y brings families closer together, encourages good health and fosters connections through fitness, sports and fun.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, and sports in particular, can positively affect aspects

FOR SENIORS who want to look and feel their best, health and wellness are

of personal development among young people, such as self-esteem, goal setting and leadership.

Aspen Institute Project Play, GAO 2012

Older Adults Who Are Physically Active:

Play-By-Play

STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY We believe that to bring about meaningful change in individuals and communities, we must be focused and accountable. That’s why we focus our work in three key areas that are fundamental to strengthening our community: Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility.

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Over the last year, more than

During the 2016-17 season, 3,895 volunteer youth sports coaches engaged 2,163 teams.

24,000

participants took part in Y sports.

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS keep kids safe, boost student success and help parents keep their jobs. Kids achieve more, productivity goes up and risky behaviors go down.

afterschool programs excite kids about learning.

66% say afterschool programs reduce the likelihood that kids will engage in risky behavior.

Afterschool Alliance

Physical activity keeps seniors sharp minded, emotionally healthy and independent.

World Health Organization (WHO) and Seniorliving.com

CAMARADERIE, motivation, accountability, improved endurance, higher endorphin output and fun are all benefits of group exercise classes.

Over the last year, YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City’s group exercise classes have had nearly 500,000 visits.

Studies show, more than 85% of group class participants visit their facility twice a week specifically to engage in group classes.

Nielson; clubindustry.com

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, in partnership with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City has more than tripled the number of year-round and summer food program sites.

Making Healthy Food Fun

“Try it Tuesdays” and “Tasty Thursdays” offer

kids the opportunity to taste and discover new fruits, vegetables and healthy options.

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Have lower rates of all– cause mortality, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer and breast cancer.

By The Numbers

Parents Strongly Support Afterschool Programs

60% say

topics of growing interest. Today, seniors are changing the definition of old age by being more aware of what it takes to be healthy, and are engaging in exercise.

LIVESTRONG® AT THE YMCA is designed to help participants move beyond cancer in spirit, mind and body through physical activity.

Spirit, Mind And Body

The Y serves more than 1,700 hungry children per year, equaling more than 134,000 meals.

In 2016,167 survivors across nine locations participated in LIVESTRONG®, with154 completing the program.

The Y currently receives referrals from 15 different healthcare facilities across the metro area.

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The Y listens and responds to our communities’ most critical social needs, fostering the care and respect all people need and deserve.

THE CHRISTMAS WISH of a little girl, for a bed of her own, turned into a movement to provide beds to other children like her.

Sleep To Succeed

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To date, bed frames , box springs, mattresses, sheet sets and pillows have been distributed within Housing Authority communities in Oklahoma City and Stillwater.

Local sponsors help offset the costs and provide bulk delivery, while volunteers assist with door-to-door deliveries.

THE YMCA OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY MILITARY WELCOME CENTER, located at Will Rogers World Airport, offers a relaxing space and refreshments for traveling military personnel, active and retired, and their families.

At A Glance Gathering place for recruits going to Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill.

The center operates primarily with the help of volunteers, who help facilitate departures and provide advice, and community donations.

WORKING TOGETHER to help move our neighborhoods forward is at the core of what

Canoeing, campfires, swimming, oh my! At Camp Classen we put an emphasis on learning skills, developing character and making friends. Campers become a community as they learn how to be more independent, and how to contribute to a group as they engage in physical, social and educational activities.

Camping teaches self-reliance, a love for nature and the outdoors and the development of attitudes and practices that build character and leadership, all in a fantastic camping environment.

Over the last year, many youth and adults have taken part in the joys of Camp Classen and made memories to last a lifetime.

During Summer 2017, we hosted

885 campers.

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we do. Through our TOGETHERHOOD® projects, Y members are impacting our community year after year.

Of those 885 campers, received financial assistance

TOGETHERHOOD®

equaling

Y Members, supported by Y staff, lead and participate in volunteer service projects that benefit their neighborhoods, using their own ideas, skills and energy.

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YMCA CAMP CLASSEN

During the 2017 back-to-school season, Togetherhood projects

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provided backpacks, backto-school clothing and thousands of school supplies to local schools.

$48,253.

$$ $ $

In addition to summer camp, we hosted Outdoor Education sessions with

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3,551 students.

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BE ACTIVE BE INVOLVED BELONG

“The first hour of practice is for the kids to learn and develop skills,” Estabraq explains. “Then the parents join in for a scrimmage and the real fun begins.”

When it’s game time, it truly is a family affair. While Estabraq is busy coaching the team, Nassil is busy on the sidelines cheering them on. “I know all of the kids’ names so I can cheer for them individually. I go a little crazy. It’s just so exciting!”

The family fun doesn’t end there. Estabraq and the girls love to

With giant smiles and adorable little girl laughs, Hala and Lamar take turns dribbling the soccer ball across the grass. Lamar gives her older sister a playful shove while trying to make a quick steal. Hala leans in with a giggle.

swim. They try to go to the Earlywine Park pool at least once a week.

“When we swim, we get on dad’s back and pretend he’s a horse,” Hala and Lamar explain while dad nods and chuckles. “It’s our favorite part.”

“The YMCA is a safe place for our kids,” Nassil says. “We can go in and let them explore and not worry about their safety. The staff is

Estabraq and Nassil brought their two young children to Oklahoma

caring and supportive, and always monitoring the area. We can’t

from Lebanon five years ago. Having been engaged with the YMCA

think of a better place to bring our family.”

and YWCA in Lebanon, they knew they could find comfort in a YMCA near their new home. The outgoing family of four visited the Earlywine Park YMCA and within minutes of walking in, knew this was a place where they could grow together.

“We walked in and we noticed that everyone looked different from each other; it felt comfortable,” Nassil explains. “Everyone was kind and helpful, we knew this was a place for us.”

Wanting to become more involved, Estabraq became a volunteer soccer coach. A former Iraq National Volleyball player, he’s a natural athlete. He coaches his daughter’s team and has become a beloved coach to not only the kids, but to the parents as well.

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MORE THAN JUST A GYM

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With the help of her personal trainer, Penny makes her way around the equipment to the exercise balls. She carefully sits down and rolls back. “Form is everything,” she says to her trainer with a chuckle. Then she begins her round of sit-ups. Her trainer counts her down, “three, two, one…you did it, great job!”

For Penny a personal trainer isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. Various medical conditions have affected Penny’s mobility. At one point she was in a wheelchair for two years, on the brink of death.

She and her doctor decided that wasn’t going to happen. After medical treatment, Penny was advised to begin a strength-training regimen, and that’s exactly what she did.

I love coaching soccer at the Y.

“If I weren’t working on strengthening my muscles and standing up

- ESTABRAQ

her hand on top of her trainer’s. “You are taking care of my body.”

straight, my body would appear as if I have cerebral palsy.”

“These are the hands that make it possible,” Penny says as she puts

PENNY

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Penny spends one hour, three days a week with her trainer at the YMCA Healthy Living Center – INTEGRIS. She works her way around various strength machines and free weights. Her form is on point and her trainer is with her every step of the way.

“We have fun. We spend time together and we’ve found we have things in common, so we talk about those things and joke with each other.”

Each day she goes to the HLC, Penny is working on her goals. “The HLC is the secret to my success. Without Angela and Sara leading an amazing team, this would just be a building with four walls. They are the heart of the HLC. They value each of us as individuals and I appreciate that.”

Although her path to getting strong and healthy hasn’t been easy, Penny is determined to continue reaching new goals and living life to the fullest through her community at the HLC. “The Y gives me life.”

Back on the machines, Penny gets in her steady stance, grabs a hold of the bar, and begins working her triceps. She goes at a pace that is comfortable for her, slowly breathes in and out, with her trainer encouraging her with every pull. On her last pull of the bar she says

THERE’S A Y IN EVERY FAMILY She laces up her greave, drops her chain mail over her head, attaches her gorget and places her helm on her head. High atop her horse, she grasps her shield with one hand and her lance in the other. With a yell from her opponent they are off. Racing toward each other at full speed, she drops her lance and hits his shield with a mighty force.

Earning her place in the jousting arena was no easy feat. After serving as a squire for a time, Amy knew she wanted to be part of the fight, with a squire of her own. The taunts from her naysayers only fueled Amy’s determination to earn a spot in the arena.

with a great big Penny smile, “This is fun! It keeps me busy and my

Amy turned to the Guthrie YMCA to gain strength. She began working out on a

mouth shut!”

regular basis, starting with cardio to build endurance and strength training to build muscle. “I started to feel myself getting stronger,” Amy says. It was time to ride.

It took time and plenty of practice working with the equipment before Amy was ready

The Y gives me life.

to be a part of the show. She had some setbacks and severely injured her leg. She

- PENNY

than before. She was determined.

didn’t let that stop her. Once on the mend, she returned to the Y and trained harder

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“I continued to strengthen my muscles and build my endurance. I got back on my horse and became more and more confident with my equipment.”

Now an integral part of the show as Dame Eden, Amy not only jousts, but sword fights as well.

“I fight with Kindness, Patience and Mercy…my swords. Growing up my mom always told me that when others are mean to first kill them with kindness and if that doesn’t work, show them patience and if that still doesn’t work, show them mercy. It just made sense to name my swords in the same way.”

While the fighting is for show, the strength needed is all too real.

With new swords, axes and armor comes the need to increase strength and endurance. Amy continues to train at the Y to maintain her strength and prevent injuries.

“I chose the Y because they provide machines, weights and space to build a workout that fits my needs. The staff and other members are friendly and helpful. And most of all, they offer a family membership at a fair price. My kids can workout in a safe environment and my youngest can go upstairs and work on homework or hangout with staff members who have become his mentors.”

“Without the Y, I would not be able to workout with my family and gain strength to do what I love.”

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Without the Y, I would not be able to workout with my family and gain strength to do what I love.

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MEMBER SHIP FINA NCIAL AS SISTANCE

62%

CHILDCA RE PROG RAMS

13%

RESIDEN T AND DA Y CAMP

12%

TEEN PR OGRAMS

YOUTH & FAMILY A CTIVITIE S SENIOR P ROGRAM S

COMMUN ITY & INT ERNATIO NAL PRO GRAMS MILITARY PROGRA MS

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YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK

CHANGING LIVES IN DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES Your gift is important. Each year the Y awards far more dollars in financial assistance and program subsidies than we raise.

BRANCH LOCATION

CAMPAIGN FUNDS RAISED IN 2017

DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDED IN 2017

BETHANY / ROCKWELL PLAZA / ROCKWELL CROSSING

$

80,151

$

584,668

CHICKASHA AREA

$

76,100

$

95,789

EARLYWINE PARK

$

141,486

$

544,508

EDWARD L. GAYLORD DOWNTOWN / MAIN STREET/ MIDTOWN

$

70,801

$

513,217

GUTHRIE

$

36,044

$

148,026

HEALTHY LIVING CENTER - INTEGRIS

$

0

$

9,837

MIDWEST CITY

$

75,746

$

403,791

MITCH PARK / RANKIN

$

233,060

$

606,216

NORTH SIDE

$

169,290

$

352,692

STILLWATER

$

0

$

66,910

TOTALS

$882,678

$3,325,654

In 2017, $1,351,691 was raised to actively support community needs.

The YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City awarded $3,766,328 in program support and individual financial assistance.

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TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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WHY GIVE?

HOW TO GIVE

Every dollar donated to the Y has a lasting impact on the people in the communities we serve. When you donate to your local Y, you’re donating for a better us.

You can give by check, credit card, or cash through your local branch or online at ymcaokc.org. You can also make a pledge now, and be invoiced at a later date.

$ 120

YOUR GIFT OF $10 A MONTH provides 39 meals for hungry children.

$ 360

YOUR GIFT OF $30 A MONTH gives 98 military members a safe, comfortable area to rest while waiting to be deployed.

$ 720

YOUR GIFT OF $60 A MONTH provides a full scholarship for a child in need to experience summer resident camp.

$1070

YOUR GIFT OF $89 A MONTH ensures that 12 children will no longer be sleeping on a cold tile floor at night.

$2500

YOUR GIFT OF $208 A MONTH gives 50 high schoolers the opportunity to explore career and college options they may have never imagined.

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YMCA OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY LOCATIONS We’re more than our physical locations. We are a socially responsible community organization.

ASSOCIATION OFFICES 500 North Broadway, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 405 297 7777

BETHANY YMCA 3400 North Mueller Avenue Bethany, OK 73008 405 789 0231

CHICKASHA AREA YMCA 725 West Chickasha Avenue Chickasha, OK 73018 405 224 2281

EARLYWINE PARK YMCA 11801 South May Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73170 405 378 0420

EDWARD L. GAYLORD DOWNTOWN YMCA 1 Northwest 4th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73102 405 297 7700

GUTHRIE YMCA 114 East Oklahoma Avenue Guthrie, OK 73044 405 282 8206

MAIN STREET YMCA 100 West Main Street, Suite 125 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 405 702 9003

MIDTOWN YMCA 1110 North Classen Drive, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73103 405 232 9622

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT.

MIDWEST CITY YMCA

ROCKWELL CROSSING YMCA

2817 North Woodcrest Drive Midwest City, OK 73110 405 733 9622

12100 North Rockwell, Suite 6 Oklahoma City, OK 73162 405 728 9622

MITCH PARK YMCA

ROCKWELL PLAZA YMCA

2901 Marilyn Williams Drive Edmond, OK 73003 405 330 4016

8300 Glade Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73132 405 621 5858

NORTH SIDE YMCA

STILLWATER YMCA

10000 North Pennsylvania Ave Oklahoma City, OK 73120 405 751 6363

204 South Duck Street Stillwater, OK 74074 405 372 5833

RANKIN YMCA

YMCA CAMP CLASSEN

1220 South Rankin Street Edmond, OK 73034 405 348 9622

10840 Main Camp Road Davis, OK 73030 580 369 2272

YMCA GREENBRIAR PROGRAM CENTER 1500 Kingsridge Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73170 405 691 8101

YMCA HEALTHY LIVING CENTER - INTEGRIS 5520 North Independence Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405 942 9622

YMCA LINCOLN PARK SENIOR CENTER 4712 North Martin Luther King Oklahoma City, OK 73111 405 427 0862

YMCA MILITARY WELCOME CENTER Will Rogers World Airport 7100 Terminal Drive, Unit 927 Oklahoma City, OK 73159 405 680 9781

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