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YMCA Twin Cities Holiday treats in the fridge are so tempting. To minimize the risk of over indulging, display your fruits/veggies on the shelves of your fridge and hide your high-cal treats in the produce drawers. Tricky!

Yesterday at 1:41pm
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YMCA Twin Cities Maintain not gain. Set your holiday food/exercise strategy. Don't go to parties with an empty stomach + take a brisk 10-min walk beforehand. Add a few lunges to burn even more calories!

Wed at 6:49am
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YMCA Twin Cities There's still time to Give to the Max via GiveMN.org! We're doing REALLY WELL. Contributions may not be matched 100% at this stage in the day but we still get a portion of each donation matched. Help us help the community.

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November 17 at 11:27am
Mike
Mike
maybe?
November 17 at 2:04pm
YMCA Twin Cities

YMCA Twin Cities DOUBLE IT! Donate to your YMCA through
GiveMN on Nov. 17th and get your donation matched! No transaction
fees! 100% of your donation goes to building strong kids, strong
families and strong communities.

GiveMN - The online destination for individuals and nonprofit organizations creating change in Minne
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Razoo is a better place to give. We help donors make a bigger impact with their financial resources through our innovative online platform. Research charities with information from Guidestar and Charity ...
November 17 at 5:33am
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YMCA Twin Cities
YMCA Twin Cities
YAHOO!
November 17 at 7:57am
Sarah
Sarah
Thanks everyone! Both Twin Cities YMCA's are on the leader board for most contributions at GiveMN! The more individual gifts we get the closer we are to a cash prize from GiveMN! Keep the giving going-every contribution helps--tell your friends!
November 17 at 8:00am
Jonathan Lund

Jonathan Lund Snowshoers! The 20th and FINAL Duluth Snowshoe Marathon is coming up (January 16th, 2010, Saturday). There's a marathon, a 13.1 mile and 10k - here's the form:
http://www.cutemoose.net/2010Northwoods.pdf

November 14 at 9:13am · Report
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YMCA Twin Cities
Sounds great, Jonathan. Thanks for passing it along.
November 16 at 6:40am
Sue

Sue YMCA St. Paul Camp's--we are at The Community Christian Fair in St. Paul. At the River Center--it's FREE and TONS of fun activities, inflatables, petting zoo.....and did I say FREE!! what a great day to have fun inside! Come and say HI to Camp St. Croix, Camp du Nord and Camp Widjiwagan. All day today!-Saturday from 10am-6pm! and it's FREE!

November 14 at 8:45am · Report
YMCA Twin Cities

YMCA Twin Cities
PUMPKIN BARS with NO REFINED SUGAR: I've gotten several requests for this recipe. So long sweetened condensed milk. This is a great way to keep the pie off your thighs this holiday season. Thanks to Melissa Schenck for sharing it!

Pumpkin-Carrot Bars
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup drie...d cranberries or raisins
1/4 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt/ 1/4 cup shelled pumpkin seeds or walnuts
Oven at 350 degrees, 9x13 pan coated with cooking spray/oil.

In large bowl combine the first 6 ingredients, mix until well blended. Add the next 5 ingredients to the bowl, mix until well blended. Add nuts if desired. Pour into pan, spread evenly. Bake for 22 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan completely.
If you want to make it extra healthy, you could add wheat germ or flax seed and you can add 1/4 cup applesauce and 2 tbsp of canola oil in replacement of the 1/4 cup canola oil.

If you really need some sweetness, white chocolate chips are a nice mix in as well.Read More

November 12 at 6:58am
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Melissa J. Schenck
Melissa J. Schenck
They taste good, a little more like pumpkin bread. If you really "need" some sugar, add some white chocolate chips. (Oh! that's bad!) I hope you all like them as much as my family does! Enjoy!
November 12 at 11:38am
Stephanie
Stephanie
9x13 pan?
November 12 at 2:43pm
Roger Rydberg

Roger Rydberg Announcement from Carlson School of Management

Just a reminder that next month's First Tuesday will feature speaker Becky Roloff , CEO & President, YWCA of Minneapolis.

December 1, 2009
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
McNamara Alumni Center
To register: http://www.csom.umn.edu/Page5283.aspx

November 11 at 2:24pm · Report
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YMCA Twin Cities
Thanks, Roger. Becky has done amazing things at the YWCA. And who wouldn't get excited about empowering women and eliminating racism?
November 12 at 7:00am
Sarah

Sarah Check out www.givemn.org today! Make a contibution to your YMCA on Nov. 17th and your gift will be matched by GiveMN. The YMCA raises funds to provide scholarships and program assistance to children, families and older adults so that more people have access to the important programs the Y offers.

November 10 at 6:25am · Report
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YMCA Twin Cities
Thanks, Sarah. This is a great way to DOUBLE our donations.
November 10 at 6:58am
YMCA Twin Cities

YMCA Twin Cities
Want to make something sweet but worried you'll devour the entire pan of bars? I know the feeling. Go ahead and make the bars (or cookies or cake) and freeze 75% of it right away. Put the remaining 25% in a container in a cupboard and set a limit for your daily intake. Or have 1 and give the rest to a neighbor. Th...ey'll appreciate it and it helps to remove tempation. Keep a bowl of fruit on the counter instead.Read More

November 9 at 7:46am
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Stephanie
Stephanie
post the pumkin bar recipe with no refined sugar please.
November 9 at 3:18pm
Debra
Debra
yes, please
November 14 at 7:32pm
Sue

Sue CAMP ST CROIX WOMEN'S WEEKEND! There is scholarship money available! Call camp for more information 612-465-0561

November 7 at 7:09am · Report
Carol Miller

Carol Miller
Why is the YMCA closed on Thanksgiving? On a day where most people eat 4-5 times the number of calories of a normal day, the Y should not only be open but encouraging members to work out, certainly not closing the doors on us. Since I stopped working weekends and Holidays 15 years ago, I've never not worked out on Th...anksgiving morning. Lifetime Fitness is open 5 am to 3 pm and LA Fitness is open 8 am to 2 pm :-(Read More

November 5 at 7:07pm · Report
YMCA Twin Cities
YMCA Twin Cities
Hi Carol. We're sorry that you're unhappy about the decision. It was a tough decision. We reviewed what we call "access reports" which tells us the number of Members who visit the YMCA on a given day. Considering the shortened hours for the holiday already, the number of Members who visited was low. Our intent was certainly not to disappoint or... Read More frustrate you, but to provide members and our staff time to spend with their families and friends for the Thanksgiving holiday.

To make the weekend special, we have created a "Take the Pie Off Your Thighs" Open House so you can bring friends and family members to the YMCA on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You won't need to use any of your guest passes. Just remind your guests to bring a photo ID.

Be assured that our YMCA management team will take your comments into consideration for the future. Thanks for letting us know.
November 6 at 6:29am
Roger Rydberg

Roger Rydberg I give monthly to the YMCA Finanical Devel Minneapolis fund - what projects were funded by this donation this past year?

November 5 at 8:45am · Report
YMCA Twin Cities
YMCA Twin Cities
First of all - THANKS! We couldn't support our mission without gifts like yours. Do you give to the general fund or to a specific YMCA, Roger? I'll check with our VP of Financial Development about specific projects funded for 2009.
November 5 at 2:16pm
Ymca Denise
Ymca Denise
Hi Roger, I see you support the Northwest Y Partners Campaign - thank you! Your support is extremely important to the New Hope community and very appreciated. The 2009 donor report for the Northwest YMCA outlines five critical needs that the Y Partners Campaign supports. You can view the Northwest (New Hope) YMCA page here:

http://mplsfd.ymcatwincities.org/NWNewHope

This link will have links to the "2009 Donor Report Card" and "Mission Impact" for the Northwest YMCA.... Read More

Each branch/camp has their own campaign and these funds stay in our local community, to address critical needs and provide scholarships so that no one is turned away from YMCA membership or programs due to financial need. There are also some Y Stories/Videos at http://mplsfd.ymcatwincities.org/YStory

Thanks for your question!
November 6 at 6:24am
Roger Rydberg

Roger Rydberg If not why not?

November 5 at 8:41am · Report
Roger Rydberg

Roger Rydberg Is Harold Mezile on Facebook?

November 5 at 8:40am · Report
YMCA Twin Cities
YMCA Twin Cities
Hi Roger - I don't think Harold is on Facebook. We've talked personally about its importance to our organization so I know he's a believer. I'm checking with his Personal Assistant to see if there are any plans for the future.
November 5 at 2:14pm