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YMCA?*^
October 1993
What Is Prime Time?
Summer is over, school has begun, and YMCA Prime
Time after school program is in full swing! The YMCA is
working closely with the newly merged Guilford County
Schools to offer an excellent program that meets the needs
of working parents.
Each school day, children come to the Prime Time location in their school or at the YMCA. Children do their
homework, have a snack, play outdoors, and do fun activities
designed by YMCA professionals. Programs held at Central
and Hayes-Taylor YMCA also offer swimming. Each month
has a theme, and all activities are related to the theme.
October is "My Family" month. Children will make a personal coat of arms, discuss the "jobs of my family," share
family hobbies, play fun games, and have a fun week of
Halloween activities.
On holidays, teacher workdays, and Christmas and Spring
vacation, the YMCA branches offer fun all-day programs.
Many of these programs include swimming and field trips.
Prime Time is designed to be affordable for every family.
Approximately 20% of the children receive financial assistance through the YMCA's sliding scale scholarship program. United Way support helps subsidize the program to
make it affordable for everyone. Scholarships are made
available by funds raised through the YMCA Sustaining
Campaign.
Approximately 800 children come to YMCA Prime Time
each day. Prime Time is held in 13 Guilford County schools,
two Rcidsville schools, four churches, Central YMCA,
Hayes-Taylor YMCA, and at the YMCA Outdoor Center.
Transportation is provided from 35 schools to Central or
Hayes-Taylor YMCA.
Without Prime Time, many of these children would go
home to an empty house, and many would slay home alone
on holidays.
Pals Forever, Friends Always
Y-Guides is a fun program that gives a children ages five
through nine and their parents quality time together. As the
YMCA's first parent-child program, Y-Guides was established in 1926 by St. Louis YMCA director Harold Keltner
and his friend, Joe Friday. Joe Friday was a sage Ojibway
Indian who had acted as a hunting and fishing guide on
Keltner's trips to Canada. Joe's observation that "the white
man spends his time building cities, but the Indian spends
his lime building men," sparked the idea in Keltner's mind
which began the parent-child program centered around
American Indian lore and culture.
Today, the YMCA offers programs for fathers and sons
(Y-Guides), fathers and daughters (Y-Princesses), girls and
their mothers (Y-Maidens), and boys and their mothers
(Y-Braves). Parents can participate with one or more
children. The YMCA organizes "tribes" that meet twice a
month for an hour at the homes of the members. All ac
tivities are values-based and are designed to promote fur
fellowship, and self-worlh. They include campouts, craft:
games, pow-wows, Pinewood Derby, tribal swims, and more
There is a small yearly membership fee for joining the program.
Over 200 families participate in this wonderful program,
and parents feel thai the bonds they build with their children
during this program last a lifetime. Many parents feel that
the closeness they develop during these important formative
years help them remain close
through the teenage years. This
lasting relationship is symbolized by the program mottos of
"Pals Forever" and "Friends Always."
For more information about
a tribe near you, call Jacqueline
Esule at the Guilford College Y,
316-2870, or Margaret Keskinen
at the Outdoor Center, 697-
0525.
Inside
President's Message 2
Summer Memories 2
Moonlight Basketball 3
Fall Programs 3
Welcome Aboard 3
Special Events 3
Central YMCA Clean Up 4
Support the United Way Campaign .... 4
Mark Your Calendar 4
l
Object Description
| Title | YMCA focus [October 1993] |
| Date | 1993-10 |
| Time period (decade) | 1990-1999 |
| Creator (group/organization) | Hayes-Taylor YMCA (Greensboro, N.C.) |
| Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century;YMCA of the USA |
| Topics | Hayes-Taylor YMCA |
| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Type | Text |
| Original format | newsletters |
| Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : Hayes-Taylor YMCA |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Hayes-Taylor YMCA |
| Contact Information |
2630 E Florida Street Greensboro, NC 27401 336.272.2131 http://hayestaylorymca.org/ |
| Source collection | CC015 Hayes-Taylor YMCA Archives |
| Collection description |
This collection of photographs and documents various periods in the history of the Hayes-Taylor Memorial YMCA In Greensboro. Hayes-Taylor began as a collegiate YMCA facility on what is now the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University campus in the 1920s. In 1932, J. F. Johnson Jr. and others opened a Y “for Negro Men and Boys” in the basement of the Carnegie Library at nearby Bennett College. By 1937 Greensboro’s Community Chest was funding the rent for meeting rooms above Oddfellows Hall, at 505 E. Market. The YMCA’s importance to Greensboro and the African-American community in particular became evident in 1938, when Ceasar Cone II donated $65,000 for new facility; the black community raised $5,000 to purchase land at the corner of Bennett and East Market Streets. The new building opened on December 31, 1939, named for Cone servants, Andrew Taylor and Sallie Hayes. During World War II Hayes-Taylor, as well as Central YMCA, provided segregated recreation and lodging for servicemen at the local Army Air Corps base. In 1955 J. Spencer Love, founder of Burlington Industries, gave $50,000 for a swimming pool, which opened in 1956. During the turbulent 1960s, Hayes-Taylor played a key role in the Civil Rights movement. The sit-ins at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro became a significant national event, and Hayes-Taylor was an important location, hosting meetings and speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson and others. In 1965 the Greensboro YMCA Board of Directors finally eliminated white-only membership at Central, and black-only membership requirement at Hayes-Taylor. Hayes-Taylor continued to expand its membership and in 1984 it started a fund raising campaign to renovate the building. This newly renovated building had its grand re-opening in 1992. By 2013, however, the decision was made to relocate to a site which would offer much more parking, accessibility, and future expansion possibilities. A $11 million campaign for a new state-of-the art facility was launched, and on October 23, 2013, groundbreaking for a new building in Barber Park was held. The YMCA relocated to the new 55,000-square-foot facility in January, 2015. On loan from contributor. UNCG does not hold a physical copy of this item. |
| Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Additional rights information | IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse. |
| Object ID | CC015.004 |
| Digital access format | Image/jpeg |
| Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
| Sponsor | Institute of Museum and Library Services Sparks! Ignition Grants For Libraries: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=19 |
| OCLC number | 925375841 |
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| Title | Page 001 |
| Full text | YMCA?*^ October 1993 What Is Prime Time? Summer is over, school has begun, and YMCA Prime Time after school program is in full swing! The YMCA is working closely with the newly merged Guilford County Schools to offer an excellent program that meets the needs of working parents. Each school day, children come to the Prime Time location in their school or at the YMCA. Children do their homework, have a snack, play outdoors, and do fun activities designed by YMCA professionals. Programs held at Central and Hayes-Taylor YMCA also offer swimming. Each month has a theme, and all activities are related to the theme. October is "My Family" month. Children will make a personal coat of arms, discuss the "jobs of my family" share family hobbies, play fun games, and have a fun week of Halloween activities. On holidays, teacher workdays, and Christmas and Spring vacation, the YMCA branches offer fun all-day programs. Many of these programs include swimming and field trips. Prime Time is designed to be affordable for every family. Approximately 20% of the children receive financial assistance through the YMCA's sliding scale scholarship program. United Way support helps subsidize the program to make it affordable for everyone. Scholarships are made available by funds raised through the YMCA Sustaining Campaign. Approximately 800 children come to YMCA Prime Time each day. Prime Time is held in 13 Guilford County schools, two Rcidsville schools, four churches, Central YMCA, Hayes-Taylor YMCA, and at the YMCA Outdoor Center. Transportation is provided from 35 schools to Central or Hayes-Taylor YMCA. Without Prime Time, many of these children would go home to an empty house, and many would slay home alone on holidays. Pals Forever, Friends Always Y-Guides is a fun program that gives a children ages five through nine and their parents quality time together. As the YMCA's first parent-child program, Y-Guides was established in 1926 by St. Louis YMCA director Harold Keltner and his friend, Joe Friday. Joe Friday was a sage Ojibway Indian who had acted as a hunting and fishing guide on Keltner's trips to Canada. Joe's observation that "the white man spends his time building cities, but the Indian spends his lime building men" sparked the idea in Keltner's mind which began the parent-child program centered around American Indian lore and culture. Today, the YMCA offers programs for fathers and sons (Y-Guides), fathers and daughters (Y-Princesses), girls and their mothers (Y-Maidens), and boys and their mothers (Y-Braves). Parents can participate with one or more children. The YMCA organizes "tribes" that meet twice a month for an hour at the homes of the members. All ac tivities are values-based and are designed to promote fur fellowship, and self-worlh. They include campouts, craft: games, pow-wows, Pinewood Derby, tribal swims, and more There is a small yearly membership fee for joining the program. Over 200 families participate in this wonderful program, and parents feel thai the bonds they build with their children during this program last a lifetime. Many parents feel that the closeness they develop during these important formative years help them remain close through the teenage years. This lasting relationship is symbolized by the program mottos of "Pals Forever" and "Friends Always." For more information about a tribe near you, call Jacqueline Esule at the Guilford College Y, 316-2870, or Margaret Keskinen at the Outdoor Center, 697- 0525. Inside President's Message 2 Summer Memories 2 Moonlight Basketball 3 Fall Programs 3 Welcome Aboard 3 Special Events 3 Central YMCA Clean Up 4 Support the United Way Campaign .... 4 Mark Your Calendar 4 l |
