YMCA of Greater Richmond - Youth & Teen Programs

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YMCA GirlForce is a health and fitness program for girls ages 7 - 12. This innovative workshop promotes physical activity, healthy eating habits, positive body image, and smoking abstinence. The goal of the program is to help all girls achieve their fullest potential physically and emotionally.

YMCA GirlForce program starts with a four-hour introductory retreat. An 8-week session follows at your local YMCA. Financial assistance is available.

Sign Up Today!
Sign up online or at any of our YMCA of Greater Richmond branch locations. Financial assistance is available. For more information, please contact YMCA GirlForce Director Renee Kunnen at (804) 474-4375, kunnenr@ymcarichmond.org. Click the button below and follow instructions to register online for an adventure.

Fall Retreat
In this four-hour workshop, girls are introduced to the joy of movement, healthy eating, self-expression, positive role models, and essential information that reconnects them to body wisdom and inspires fitness. Girls must attend one YMCA GirlForce Retreats in order to participate in the eight-week session.

Sunday, September 28, 2008 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Chester Family YMCA or the Shady Grove Family YMCA

Important Notes

Please note registration fills up fast and will end at 9 p.m. on September 25
Please make sure girls come fully prepared to take part in the
exercise portion of the program, which includes loose fitting clothing
and exercise shoes
Please make sure your child gets to the retreat on time!
Sign-in on retreat day begins at 1:45 p.m.
Girls must attend a retreat before participation in an eight
week course.

Fall 2008 Eight-Week Session
Girls meet twice weekly over eight-weeks. The next eight-week session will run September 29 through November 20. Sessions combine lessons in noncompetitive exercise, nutrition, body image, and smoking prevention. In addition to making friends, girls experience new activities such as recreational sports, field trips, healthy cooking, and much more. Girls must attend a YMCA GirlForce Retreat in order to participate in the eight-week session.

Chester Family YMCA
- 5 - 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- For more information contact Kendra Hayes at 748-9622
Chickahominy Family YMCA
- 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Sandston Rec. Center
- For more information contact Barb Vecchio at 737-9622
Downtown YMCA:
- 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- For more information contact Holly Austin at 644-9622
Goochland Family YMCA
- Monday and Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 p.m.
- For more information contact Allison Leynes at 556-9887
Manchester Family YMCA
- 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays
- For more information contact Brett Gauthier at 276-9622
Midlothian Family YMCA
- 5:00-6:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays
- For more information contact William Thornton at 379-5668
North Richmond Family YMCA
- 4:30-5:30 Mondays and Thursdays
- For more information contact Monica Potvin at 329-9622
Patrick Henry Family YMCA
- 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the store-front facility
- For more information Charlene Lewis at 798-0057
Powhatan YMCA
- 4:00-5:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays
- For more information contact Krista Evans at 598-0250
Shady Grove Family YMCA
- 4:00-5:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- For more information contact Jeanne Marsh at 270-3866
Southside Virginia Family YMCA
- To be determined
- For more information contact Tommy Speidel at 733-9333
Tuckahoe Family YMCA
- 4:45-5:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- For more information contact Jameo Pollock at 740-9622

Links
GirlForce® is a research based health risk prevention program developed by Vanderbilt University: www.girlforce.org
Check out this site to see why it is important to drink your milk:
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/boneup/index.html

This Program funded in part by Philip Morris USA Youth Smoking Prevention Department.

Coming to a School Near You
Attention elementary and middle schools: YMCA GirlForce is expanding into several school sites. If your school might be interested in holding an eight-week course please contact Renee Kunnen at 474-4375 orkunnenr@ymcarichmond.org for more information.

Photos

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