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Creating a Family Summer Bucket List
The start of a new month, a new season, and the latest Better Us Challenge is the perfect time to consider trying something new. For week 1, we’re encouraging everyone...
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Dinner Conversation Starters for the Family
What better way to reconnect with your whole family than sharing stories about them? It’s not just great knowledge to pass down from generation to generation but research shows that kids especially...
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Better Us Challenge: RECONNECT
As a nonprofit organization, the YMCA of Central Florida is focused on strengthening the spirit, mind, and body of everyone in our six-county service area and beyond. That’s why we’ve...
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Grow Stronger this Summer with the YMCA
This summer, the YMCA of Central Florida is ready to serve you with a full lineup of fun and safe activities for your entire family so you can grow stronger...
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Safer Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving in 2020
This year’s holiday celebrations may look quite different than they have in the past, and the thought of what to do and exactly how to do it is probably more...
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Serving Others through Food
Did you know that one in six Central Floridians struggles with food insecurity? One of the simplest and most-needed ingredients in life is food—without it, we can’t survive. It gives...
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Autumn-Inspired Crafts
As summer fades into fall, the evenings get longer and colder—although not much colder here in Central Florida—and the time kids usually spend playing outside starts to lessen. If you’re...
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Dinner and Good Conversation
Welcome to Week 3 of the STRONG Challenge! This week, we’re focusing on connecting and reconnecting. One of the best ways to connect with your family and friends is by having a conversation. What...
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Plan a Picnic
Part of a healthy lifestyle includes making time to reconnect and reengage with people, places, and your own feelings. We’ve highlighted a few ways to do that already—including no-screen activities...
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No Screen Time
Taking a break from our screens is an important part of living a healthier lifestyle. But lately we’ve all been searching for unplugged activities to keep kids, teens, and adults alike occupied. As we explore...