Fraud Workshop

Fraud Workshop LEARN HOW TO SPOT AND AVOID FRAUD Thursday, November 14th11:30 AM–12:30 PMDow Bay Area Family YMCA Family CenterJoin our Fraud Prevention Workshop to learn essential strategies for identifying, preventing, and responding to fraudulent activities. This interactive session will cover the latest fraud trends, red flags to watch for, and best practices for safeguarding personal and organizational assets. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to reduce risk and protect against financial crime. Presented by: William AlvordFraud Specialist Register Here Fraud Workshop Presented by: LEARN HOW TO SPOT AND AVOID FRAUD Thursday, November 14th11:30 AM–12:30 PMDow Bay Area Family YMCA Family CenterJoin our Fraud Prevention Workshop to learn essential strategies for identifying, preventing, and responding to fraudulent activities. This interactive session will cover the latest fraud trends, red flags to watch for, and best practices for safeguarding personal and organizational assets. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to reduce risk and protect against financial crime. Presented by: William AlvordFraud Specialist Register Here

Events

Events at the Y Dodge For a Cause Easter Eggstravaganza Y Golf Outing Fireworks Parking Halloween Spooktacular Breakfast with Santa Sponsored by: Dodge for a Cause Dodge For a Cause is back! Proceeds from this event will go towards our Annual Campaign, which provides scholarships to and financial assistance for sports, childcare, membership, and swim lessons! February 8, 2025 2025 Winners: 1st Place: Ball Busters from John Glen Highschool 2nd Place: Throw Some Ds from Francis Rey Academy Easter EGGSTRAVAGANZA April 19, 2025 6:00 PM–8:00 PM Registration is required.  Registration Sponsored by: Sponsored by: YMCA Golf Outing Join us Friday, May 9th for our annual YMCA Golf Outing! All proceeds from the event will go towards our Annual Campaign, providing scholarships to the community so they are able to participate in programs and childcare at the Y.  Register Fireworks Festival Parking Pre-sale spots are available at YMCA North, South, and West lots. See the front desk to purchase your spot! Parking spots will be available for day of purchase at the City of Bay City lot. Money raised through this event goes to the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA’s Annual Campaign Fund, which provides scholarships to families and children so everyone can participate in our programs.  YMCA Uptown Park will be CLOSED The Dow Bay Area Family YMCA’s core values are: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We request that all attendees follow these values while on YMCA property. Sponsored by: Halloween Spooktacular Spooktacular will start at 6:00pm and run until 8:00pm. Children must be pre-registered to participate in the event. Activities will be available inside the Y and at the YMCA Uptown Park. Cost is $15 per child. Accompanying parents are free! Space is limited so sign up today! Registration Breakfast with Santa Join us for our annual Breakfast with Santa! The pancake breakfast is free for anyone! Breakfast starts at 9:00am to 11:00am while supplies last. Breakfast includes: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, fruit, coffee, and juice! No registration required! Sponsored by: Annual Events Page Navigation Dodge for a Cause Dodge For a Cause is back! Proceeds from this event will go towards our Annual Campaign, which provides scholarships to and financial assistance for sports, childcare, membership, and swim lessons! February 8, 2025 2025 Winners: 1st Place: Ball Busters from John Glen Highschool 2nd Place: Throw Some Ds from Francis Rey Academy Easter EGGSTRAVAGANZA April 19, 2025 6:00 PM–8:00 PM Registration is required.  Registration YMCA Golf Outing May 9, 2025 All proceeds from the event will go towards our Annual Campaign, providing scholarships to the community so they are able to participate in programs and childcare at the Y.  Register Fireworks Festival Parking Pre-sale spots are available at YMCA North, South, and West lots. See the front desk to purchase your spot! Parking spots will be available for day of purchase at the City of Bay City lot. Money raised through this event goes to the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA’s Annual Campaign Fund, which provides scholarships to families and children so everyone can participate in our programs.  YMCA Uptown Park will be CLOSED The Dow Bay Area Family YMCA’s core values are: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We request that all attendees follow these values while on YMCA property. Halloween Spooktacular Spooktacular will start at 6:00pm and run until 8:00pm. Children must be pre-registered to participate in the event. Activities will be available inside the Y and at the YMCA Uptown Park. Cost is $15 per child. Accompanying parents are free! Space is limited so sign up today! Registration Breakfast with Santa Join us for our annual Breakfast with Santa! The pancake breakfast is free for anyone! Breakfast starts at 9:00am to 11:00am while supplies last. Breakfast includes: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, fruit, coffee, and juice! No registration required!

Give Local Bay

GIVE LOCAL BAY May 7, 2024 Donate Here GIVE LOCAL BAY Give Local Bay is a 24-hour online giving campaign to raise funds for favorite local charities. It unites our community in supporting our local nonprofits, agencies, and parks in Bay and Arenac counties. Your donations help these nonprofits build their endowment funds at Bay Area Community Foundation so that they are able to provide for many generations to come. Donate on May 7 and your gift will be increased by a match pool and incentive prizes thanks to our community sponsors! The more you help each nonprofit raise, the more match money they receive. We are better together! Seeing our child care programs in action, families enjoying the facility, or volunteers and staff distributing meals, you see the impact that the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA has on the community. In a time when division challenges the world and our neighborhoods, leaving people feeling divided, isolated and alone, it is more important than ever to have places like our YMCA to bring people together. Our fundraising efforts ensure that everyone has the opportunity to benefit from YMCA services, regardless of their ability to pay. Last year 337 families came to our YMCA thanks to the donations received from people like you. Donate Here Every donation to the Y has a chance to win a Stanley cup! GIVE LOCAL BAY May 7, 2024 Donate Here Give Local Bay is a 24-hour online giving campaign to raise funds for favorite local charities. It unites our community in supporting our local nonprofits, agencies, and parks in Bay and Arenac counties. Your donations help these nonprofits build their endowment funds at Bay Area Community Foundation so that they are able to provide for many generations to come. Donate on May 7 and your gift will be increased by a match pool and incentive prizes thanks to our community sponsors! The more you help each nonprofit raise, the more match money they receive. We are better together! Seeing our child care programs in action, families enjoying the facility, or volunteers and staff distributing meals, you see the impact that the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA has on the community. In a time when division challenges the world and our neighborhoods, leaving people feeling divided, isolated and alone, it is more important than ever to have places like our YMCA to bring people together. Our fundraising efforts ensure that everyone has the opportunity to benefit from YMCA services, regardless of their ability to pay. Last year 337 families came to our YMCA thanks to the donations received from people like you. Every donation to the Y has a chance to win a Stanley cup! Donate Here

Breakfast with Santa

Breakfast with Santa December 21, 2024 Join us for our annual Breakfast with Santa! The pancake breakfast is free for anyone! Breakfast starts at 9:00am to 11:00am while supplies last. Breakfast includes: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, fruit, coffee, and juice! No registration required! Our Sponsors This event is made possible by a grant from the Youth Advisory Committee Endowment Fund of the Bay Area Community Foundation and a sponsorship from Copus Orthodontics Breakfast with Santa December 21, 2024 Join us for our annual Breakfast with Santa! The pancake breakfast is free for anyone! Breakfast starts at 9:00am to 11:00am while supplies last. Breakfast includes: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, fruit, coffee, and juice! No registration required! Our Sponsors This event is made possible by a grant from the Youth Advisory Committee Endowment Fund of the Bay Area Community Foundation and a sponsorship from Copus Orthodontics

Halloween Spooktacular

October 19, 2024 Halloween Spooktacular October 19, 2024 Spooktacular will start at 6:00pm and run until 8:00pm. Children must be pre-registered to participate in the event. Activities will be available inside the Y and at the YMCA Uptown Park. Cost is $15 per child. Accompanying parents are free! Space is limited so sign up today! Per Child $15 Registration Coming Soon Activities Trunk or Treat Photobooth Arts & Crafts Games Haunted Locker Rooms Free Food and Drinks Live DJ Costume Contest Prizes for Best Group Costume, Best Youth Costume, and Best Under 1 Year Old Costume OUR SPONSORS October 19, 2024 Spooktacular will start at 6:00pm and run until 8:00pm. Children must be pre-registered to participate in the event. Activities will be available inside the Y and at the YMCA Uptown Park. Cost is $15 per child. Accompanying parents are free! Space is limited so sign up today! Per Child $15 Registration Coming Soon Activities Trunk or Treat Photobooth Arts & Crafts Games Haunted Locker Rooms Free Food and Drinks Live DJ Costume Contest Prizes for Best Group Costume, Best Youth Costume, and Best Under 1 Year Old Costume Sponsors

Bay City Fireworks

Bay City Fireworks Festival Parking See You Next Year! Parking Pre-sale spots are available at YMCA North, South, and West lots. See the front desk to purchase your spot! Parking spots will be available for day of purchase at the City of Bay City lot. Money raised through this event goes to the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA’s Annual Campaign Fund, which provides scholarships to families and children so everyone can participate in our programs.  YMCA Uptown Park will be CLOSED The Dow Bay Area Family YMCA’s core values are: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We request that all attendees follow these values while on YMCA property. Pre-sale $25 By July 3, 2024. 5 wristbands per vehicle. Day of Event $30 5 wristbands per vehicle. Extra Wristbands $5 $5 per additional wristband. Wristbands allow access to port-a-potties on YMCA property on July 1st. Guidelines For safety reasons, NO glass bottles, fireworks, or firearms permitted in the lots Port-a-potties are ONLY available to those with wristbands Please join us in practicing our Core Values of: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility to make this event fun and safe for all For the safety of everyone in the lot, please be parked by 8:00 PM and not leave until after the fireworks show has ended Uptown YMCA Park is CLOSED PARKING MAPS North Lot South Lot West Lot Fireworks parking Saturday, July 6th Pre-sale spots are available at YMCA North, South, and West lots. See the front desk to purchase your spot! Parking spots will be available for day of purchase at the City of Bay City lot. Money raised through this event goes to the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA’s Annual Campaign Fund, which provides scholarships to families and children so everyone can participate in our programs.  YMCA Uptown Park will be CLOSED The Dow Bay Area Family YMCA’s core values are: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We request that all attendees follow these values while on YMCA property. Pre-sale $25 By July 3, 2024. 5 wristbands per vehicle. Day of Event $30 5 wristbands per vehicle. Extra Wristbands $5 $5 per additional wristband. Wristbands allow access to port-a-potties on YMCA property on July 1st. Guidelines For safety reasons, NO glass bottles, fireworks, or firearms permitted in the lots Port-a-potties are ONLY available to those with wristbands Please join us in practicing our Core Values of: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility to make this event fun and safe for all For the safety of everyone in the lot, please be parked by 8:00 PM and not leave until after the fireworks show has ended Uptown YMCA Park is not open PARKING North Lot South Lot West Lot

Tech Team

YMCA TECH TEAM Bring your electronic devices Tuesday, March 1110:30 AM–Noon Bring your own electronic devices and we will help walk you through and answer all your questions. Located in the Cafe. Free coffee and popcorn will be served. For all ages! No registration required. FREE! YMCA TECH TEAM Tuesday, March 1110:30 AM–Noon Bring your own electronic devices and we will help walk you through and answer all your questions. Located in the Cafe. Free coffee and popcorn will be served. For all ages! No registration required. FREE!

Easter EGGSTRAVAGANZA

Easter eggstravaganza April 12, 2025 This is a free event! We ask that you bring a toiletry item to donate to our Care Closet. The Y will be closing at 4:00 PM the day of to set up for the event. Event Includes: Easter Egg Hunt Food Games Temporary Tattoos Arts & Crafts Photobooth And more! 6:00 PM–8:00 PM Easter Egg Hunt starts promptly at 6:00 PM. While supplies last. This was a sold out event in 2024! This event is limited to 350 kids. Registration required for each child. No registration required for accompanying parents. NEW in 2025! We are asking everyone to please bring a personal care item donation for the YMCA Care Closet. Click here to see a list of items that are needed! Registration OUR SPONSORS: Easter Eggstravaganza April 12, 2025 This is a free event! We ask that you bring a toiletry item to donate to our Care Closet. The Y will be closing at 4:00 PM the day of to set up for the event. Event Includes: Easter Egg Hunt Food Games Temporary Tattoos Arts & Crafts Photobooth And more! 6:00 PM–8:00 PM Easter Egg Hunt starts promptly at 6:00 PM. While supplies last. This was a sold out event in 2024! This event is limited to 350 kids. Registration required for each child. No registration required for accompanying parents. NEW in 2025! We are asking everyone to please bring a personal care item donation for the YMCA Care Closet. Click here to see a list of items that are needed! Registration OUR SPONSORS

Senior Luncheon

Senior Lunch & Learn Senior Lunch & Learn Hand Therapy for Seniors: Enhancing Function and Quality of Life Friday, April 11th at 11:30 AMDow Bay Area Family YMCA – Family Center The Dow Bay Area Family YMCA in partnership with Renue Physical Therapy is proud to bring you a Senior Lunch & Learn Health Series! Presented by Paige Rybak with Renue PT Those aged 60+ are welcome to join us for a $5 lunch and educational health seminar to help you to stay active, healthy and feeling your best. Hosted by Renue Physical Therapy Register Here or call the front desk Senior Lunch & Learn Senior Lunch & Learn Taking the taboo out of incontinence Friday, March 7 at 11:30 AMDow Bay Area Family YMCA – Family Center The Dow Bay Area Family YMCA in partnership with Renue Physical Therapy is proud to bring you a Senior Lunch & Learn Health Series! Presented by Dr. Malarry Wenger with Renue PT Those aged 60+ are welcome to join us for a $5 lunch and educational health seminar to help you to stay active, healthy and feeling your best. Hosted by Renue Physical Therapy Register Here or call the front desk

Dodge for a Cause

Dodge for a Cause Dodge for a Cause Thank you for another great year! Dodge For a Cause is back! Proceeds from this event will go towards our Annual Campaign, which provides scholarships to and financial assistance for sports, childcare, membership, and swim lessons! Games begin at approximately 12:00 PM. 2 Divisions are available: High School & Adult Each adult/high school team can have 6-10 players. At least TWO players MUST be women. Only 6 players will play on each side of the court at one time. Space is limited to 12 teams. Highschool Division is for any team that is all high school students. Adult division is for all adults that are out of high school. If there are not at least 6 teams in each division, we will combine into one division. To ensure that the tournament runs, please register by Friday, January 24th 2025 Winner: 1st Place: Ball Busters from John Glen Highschool 2nd Place: Throw Some Ds from Francis Rey Academy 2024 Winners: Youth Division Winners: The Flamingos Adult Winners: Team Dodgeball 2023 Winners: 6th-8th Grade: Nine Guys 4th-5th Grade: Average Boys Adult Division: The Dark Knights OUR SPONSOR Thank you for another great year! Dodge For a Cause is back! Proceeds from this event will go towards our Annual Campaign, which provides scholarships to and financial assistance for sports, childcare, membership, and swim lessons! Games begin at approximately 12:00 PM. 2 Divisions are available: High School & Adult Each adult/high school team can have 6-10 players. At least TWO players MUST be women. Only 6 players will play on each side of the court at one time. Space is limited to 12 teams. Highschool Division is for any team that is all high school students. Adult division is for all adults that are out of high school. If there are not at least 6 teams in each division, we will combine into one division. To ensure that the tournament runs, please register by Friday, January 24th 2025 Winner: 1st Place: Ball Busters from John Glen Highschool 2nd Place: Throw Some Ds from Francis Rey Academy 2024 Winners: Youth Division Winners: The Flamingos Adult Winners: Team Dodgeball OUR SPONSOR Playing the Game Toggle #1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Objective Eliminate all opposing players by getting them “out”, to do so…Hit opposing player with “live” ball thrown below the shoulders.Catch “live” ball thrown by an opposing player before it touches ground (“live” ball means: a ball thrown that has not touched anything including ground, another ball, another player, wall, ceiling, basketball hoop, etc.). Opening Rush Balls will be placed on center line; each team is behind their designated lines; on whistle, get as many dodgeballs as you can. Boundaries During play all players must stay in the court, but may leave to retrieve stray ball but must return in through their teams end-line, leaving the court without the purpose of retrieving a stray ball will result in that player being “out.” Center Line If you step over the center line at any point, you are out. Time 20-minute playing periods or best two games out of three, whichever comes first. Time-Outs There are no time outs, except for injuries Winning The team to win the most games (eliminating all 6 opposing players equals one win) in the 20 minute playing period, moves forward in the winner bracket.If games won are tied with five minutes left in the playing period, the team with the most players on the court at the 20-minute mark is the winner. “Outs” Once a player is out, they remain out until the next game in the 20-minute playing period begins. Catching a ball thrown by an opposing player does not bring an “out” teammate back into the game. 5-Second Rule It is a violation if one team has all of the balls on their side for more than five (5) seconds. Blocking Player can defend by blocking or hitting a ball away with another ball. The player must hold on to the ball they blocked with in order not to be considered out. If ball is dropped after blocking that player will be out. Headshots Any player who throws a ball that hits an opponent’s head is out. If someone is hit in the head with a ball, they are not out. Substitutions There are no substitutions during a game unless of injury. After the current game in the playing period, you may change the line up for the next game. Uniforms Teams are encouraged to organize family friendly team shirts on their own. Sportsmanship All YMCA members, staff, program participants, and spectators are expected to practice the YMCA Core Values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility. We ask that kids and adults participants who are “out”, remain honest and exit the playing floor even in the event that the referee may have missed the hit.