december snapshot 2009 san diego asymca

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 Please enjoy our Winter Snapshot and keep a look out for next month’s special Holiday Snapshot filled with pictures from our MANY Holiday Programs! Holiday Preparation …………………….  Family Outreach  Adopt A Troop..................................  Active Duty Programs Winter Open House…………………......  Youth & Community Outreach Operation Welcome Home………….. Naval Medical Center SDMAC Achievement Award………. San Diego ASYMCA Thank you Donors...........................   All Programs Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois Welcome In this issue _____ San Diego Armed Services YMCA San Diego Armed Services YMCA San Diego Armed Services YMCA Volume 4, Issue 12 December 2009 Serving over 6,500 active- duty junior-enlisted mili- tary service members and their families each month with free programs! Getting Ready for Holiday Programs! Thanksgiving Adopt A Troop 20 families opened their homes to 40 active duty ser- vice members who were in- vited to feast on delicious home-cooked meals this Thanksgiving. These fami- lies offered a home away from home for active duty members unable to travel this past holiday. Thanks to extraordinary support from the community this year, the San Diego ASYMCA plans to serve over 2,500 military this holiday season through 12 events taking place now right up until Christmas morning. This week, we have unloaded car s, trucks, and buses packed with toys for coming programs. We are in absolute awe of the support shown this past week from the com- munity — thank you, thank you, thank you San Diego! Happy Holidays from the staff at the San Diego Armed Services YMCA!

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 Please enjoy our Winter Snapshot

and keep a look out for next

month’s special Holiday Snapshotfilled with pictures from our MANY 

Holiday Programs!

Holiday Preparation ……………………. Family Outreach

 Adopt A Troop.................................. Active Duty Programs 

Winter Open House…………………...... Youth & Community Outreach 

Operation Welcome Home………….. Naval Medical Center

SDMAC Achievement Award………. San Diego ASYMCA 

Thank you Donors...........................   All Programs

Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois

Welcome

In this issue _____

San Diego Armed Services YMCA San Diego Armed Services YMCA San Diego Armed Services YMCA  

Volume 4, Issue 12December 2009

Serving over 6,500 active-duty junior-enlisted mili-

tary service members andtheir families each month

with free programs!

Getting Ready for Holiday Programs!

ThanksgivingAdopt A Troop

20 families opened theirhomes to 40 active duty ser-vice members who were in-vited to feast on delicioushome-cooked meals thisThanksgiving. These fami-lies offered a home awayfrom home for active dutymembers unable to travelthis past holiday.

Thanks to extraordinary support from the community this year,the San Diego ASYMCA plans to serve over 2,500 military thisholiday season through 12 events taking place now right up unChristmas morning. This week, we have unloaded cars, trucksand buses packed with toys for coming programs. We are inabsolute awe of the support shown this past week from the com

munity — thank you, thank you, thank you San Diego!

Happy Holidays from the staff atthe San Diego Armed Services YMCA!

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YCO Winter Open House : Jan 11– Jan 15

Naval Medical Center: Operation Welcome Home

Enjoy refreshments, tour our facilities, learn about our programsmeet our staff, and register for the next program session duringthe  Youth and Community Outreach Winter Open House Wee

Operation Welcome Home: The San Diego Armed Services YMCA partnered with the USO and Airport Ambassadors to greet Sol-diers, Sailors, and Marines at the San Diego International Airport.

 YCO Winter Open House Week

Monday

 Armed Services YMCA:

Healthy Living Walking Group: 9:00 - 10:1

Craft & Conversation: 10:15 - 12:15

Tuesday

 ASYMCA: Mom & Tots: 9:00 - 10:00

NTC: Mom & Tots: 9:00 - 10:00

Gateway: Mom & Tots: 10:30 - 11:30

Wednesday

Serra Mesa: Mom & Tots: 9:00 - 10:00

Chollas: Mom & Tots: 9:00 - 10:00Gateway: Playgroup: 10:30 - 11:30

River Place: Mom & Tots: 10:30 - 11:30

Friday

NTC: Craft & Conversation: 9:30 - 11:30

 Armed Ser-vices YMCA  Volunteer

PatMcColloughon her wayto greet a

newMedEvac.

San Diego Armed Services YMCA MedEvac and Family Support Volunteers greet medically evacuated Sailors, Soldiers, and Ma-rines when they arrive at Naval Medical Center.

YCO Fall Open House 

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JanuaryJanuaryJanuary 27th— Computer Giveaway28th — ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange All month— Starbucks Coffee for the Troops

FebruaryFebruaryFebruary 6th— Camo for Kids at USD14th— Valentine’s Day Party for Spouses ofDeployed20th— Annual Father & Daughter Dance25th— ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange

 Visit our Website Event Calendar for updates and free ticket giveaways!

Calendar of events

SDMAC Achievement Award

Operation Courage is Beautiful

12.8.09 The SanDiego Armed Ser-

vices YMCA isthrilled to be recog-

nized as the 2009San Diego Military Advisory Council( SDMAC) Achieve-ment Award Winner.

Naval Medical Center has seen amazing support from the communitythis Holiday Season! We’ve received many donations to distribute to thepatients, including toys, snacks, clothing, gift cards, event tickets, and

much more. We are also able to provide military families with a “Breakfast with

Santa” event andanother party forchildren with spe-cial needs. On be-

half of the patientsof Naval MedicalCenter, thank youso much for mak-ing their Holidayextra special!

Thank you NMC Donors!

Operation Courage isBeautiful, an effort bystylesynch.com, Avant

Garde, VFW Mission Valley and theSDASYMCA, providedfree care packages toservicewomen in com-bat deployed. Thank 

you especially toElaine Boland for yourgreat work with thisprogram!

Thank you Boy Scouts!

The BoyScouts do-natedThanksgivingmeals to SanDiego ArmedServices YMCA FamilyOutreach

families inconfidentialin-homecounseling.

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Thank you Corporate Partner Members... 

Our Latest donors

and contributors…

McCarthy Family FoundationMaurice J. Masserini Charitable TrustCommunity Service Association,

San Diego Unified School District The Redwoods Group Foundation Armed Services Interest Group at the Rancho

Santa Fe Foundation America’s Finest Carpet Company Foster FarmsSan Diego Lions ClubOMBACUSO of San Diego

 Airport Ambassadors at the San Diego International Airport

Stylesynch.com Avant Garde VFW Mission Valley MontevistaPacific Life Holiday Bowl

Thank youAmerica’s Finest Carpet Company

 ASYMCA in the News!

NBC: A Salute to the San Diego Armed Services YMCA  

This holiday season is still in full swing and we would like to thank everyone who

contributed to make this season special for military families. We will share all of 

our holiday pictures, stories, and donors in next month’s Snapshot.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS and THANK YOU!

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Final thoughts...

For more information on howFor more information on how YOU YOU

can make a difference…can make a difference… 

[email protected]

www.militaryymca.org 

From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:

WOW, what a November and early December! While we spend every month thinkingWOW, what a November and early December! While we spend every month thinking

of innovative new programs and ways to improve current programs that assist militaryof innovative new programs and ways to improve current programs that assist military

families, as the holiday season approaches, we jump into high gear preparing for ourfamilies, as the holiday season approaches, we jump into high gear preparing for our

holiday programs. We filled my office with toys… we filled our board room with toys,holiday programs. We filled my office with toys… we filled our board room with toys,

we had toys everywhere…. Thank you SAN DIEGO for supporting toy programs. Inwe had toys everywhere…. Thank you SAN DIEGO for supporting toy programs. In

the next SNAPSHOT, we will show you how successful our programs were in bringingthe next SNAPSHOT, we will show you how successful our programs were in bringing

extra cheers to military families and express our appreciation to the many individuals,extra cheers to military families and express our appreciation to the many individuals,

companies, and military organizations who helped make the programs a success.companies, and military organizations who helped make the programs a success.  As we close in on Christmas and New Years, let us all take time to remember those As we close in on Christmas and New Years, let us all take time to remember those

who will be separated by deployments during the holidays. If you happen to know ofwho will be separated by deployments during the holidays. If you happen to know of

a military family that needs some assistance, please have them call usa military family that needs some assistance, please have them call us — —we standwe stand

ready to assist! Finally, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Sanready to assist! Finally, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to the San

Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC) for recognizing the ASYMCA with a 2009Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC) for recognizing the ASYMCA with a 2009

 Achievement Award. We wish all of you and your loved ones a very safe and wonder- Achievement Award. We wish all of you and your loved ones a very safe and wonder-

ful holiday season.ful holiday season. 

For all the men and women wearing the uniform of this great countryFor all the men and women wearing the uniform of this great country 

THANK YOU FOR SERVINGTHANK YOU FOR SERVING WE APPRECIATE YOU ALLWE APPRECIATE YOU ALL 

Keep Chargin!Keep Chargin! Paul SteffensPaul Steffens 

Captain, SC, USN (Ret.)Captain, SC, USN (Ret.) Executive DirectorExecutive Director