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We have landed a $250,000$250,000$250,000$250,000 grant from the Snowflake Foundation. The grant is going

to cover major renovation projects to our baseball field!

We are anticipating a ‘Multi-Purpose Field’; and what this means is our children will

have the opportunity to play soccer, football, and baseball all on the same field! There

will also be an outdoor trackoutdoor trackoutdoor trackoutdoor track!

We expect this project to be finished by October 3rd!

New Ball Field, in the Works!

Bon Appetit and the ANNUAL CAMPAIGN!

Member News: October 2014

MY Y YOUR Y

THE BRONX Y BRONX YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK

2 Castle Hill Avenue

Bronx, NY 10473

ymcanyc.org/Bronx

Inside This Issue:

• Baseball Field

• Annual Campaign

• Lights on Afterschool

• Halloween

• Fall Membership Campaign

• Registration

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,

IDEAS?

Elizabeth Serrano

eserrano@ymcanyc.org

212.912.2493

On September 10th, 2014, the Bronx YMCA held its eighth annual Bon Appetit Fundraiser featuring tasting and networking opportunities

from all over the Bronx. Honorees in attendance were Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Sandra Erickson of Sandra Erickson Real Es-

tate, Inc., Louise Sedotto, Principal of PS 76, Oriquidea Andreyev of Caridad Restaurant, and Baron Ambrosia of Fornal Films LLC. With raising

over $12,000 in ticket sales alone, the event was a major success!

The Annual Campaign is a YMCA initiative to raise money to help families and individuals participate in the many programs offered at the

facility. Although Bon Appetit is our largest fundraiser for the year, we accept donations all year round, and any amount really does make a

difference. In 2013, the Bronx Y was able to raise over $170,000! These funds help low income individuals to open up memberships,

adults and children learn to swim, and it also helps send hundreds of kids to Summer Day Camp and After School programs.

Your charitable support is tax deductible and helps keep the Y accessible for those who need us most.

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Prep time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 apple, cored

• 2 tbsp. raisins

• ½ c. light vanilla ice

cream

• pinch of cinnamon

Utensils:

• apple corer (you'll need

help from your adult as-

sistant)

• measuring spoons

• measuring cup

• oven (you'll need help

from your adult assistant)

Directions:

1. Take a cored apple and

cut it in half.

2. Sprinkle raisins over the

apple.

3. Place on a baking sheet

and bake it in the oven for

15 minutes at 350°F

(176°C).

4. Remove the sheet from

the oven and put a pinch

of cinnamon over each

apple half.

5. Place the ice cream over

the apple halves.

Serves: 1

Serving size: 1 apple with ½

cup ice cream

Fall Membership Campaign 2014!

Bronx YMCA

KIDSHEALTH.ORG

Registration! Don’t forget to register for classes!

Members: October 12th

Non-Members: October 19th

Halloween at the Y!

Tell a friend to join by OCTOBER 13th to save on the joiner’s fee!

REMINDER: When you refer a friend, we issue you a member referral card to

get FREE Y GEAR!

We will be having our annual HALLOWEEN PARTY

on Friday, October 31st from 4pm-8pm!

Come have a haunted evening with us on the scariest

night of the year!

Enjoy free activities and of course candy!

Tickets will be $5 for members and $10 for non-

members.

Lights On Afterschool!

On October 24th, we will be hosting

Lights on Afterschool at P.S 14 at 4pm!

Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event

celebrating afterschool programs and their important

role in the lives of children, families, and communities.

The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool

movement and generates media coverage across the

country each year.

The Afterschool Alliance organizes Lights On After-

school to draw attention to the many ways afterschool

programs support students by offering them opportu-

nities to learn new things—such as science, communi-

ty service, robotics, Tae Kwon Do and poetry—and

discover new skills. This event sends a powerful mes-

sage that millions of children need quality afterschool

programs.

P.S 14 is located on 3041 Bruckner Boulevard Bronx, NY 10461

(afterschoolalliance.org)