Kosciusko Community YMCA will be starting summer classes June 6. Classes will run through July 17. Classes for youth will include swim lessons, youth fitness and gymnastics classes for all ages. Registration for summer classes starts for everyone Monday. Classes that promote the Healthy Living aspect of the Y will include group exercise and Indoor Group Cycling, classes for older adults and water aerobics in both the Warm Water and Lap Pools. Adult classes are included with a Y membership. In addition to classes, the Y is offering several events for all ages this summer. See the Welcome Center to sign up. The Y is offering the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention class to help participants keep their pre-diabetes from advancing into diabetes. The class begins at 5:30 p.m. May 31. For more information on the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, contact Stacy Thomas at sthomas@kcymca.org or 574-269-9622, Ext. 216. In collaboration with local churches, the Y will be offering “Parenting in the Real World” on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. starting June 7, and “Reading the Bible with Purpose” on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. starting June 8. To support those in the community going through cancer and their caregivers, the Y is hosting “Kathy’s Cancer Conversations,” a volunteer-led cancer support group meeting on the second Monday of each month from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Parkview Center for Healthy Living inside the YMCA. On June 13, they’ll talk about Benefits through Exercise. On July 11, Emily Moore, naturopathic physician at IU Health Goshen Center for Cancer Care, will talk about “Cancer-related Fatigue.” Walk-ins are welcome. Sign-ups are on-going for the LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA program, which assists those who are living with, through or beyond cancer to strengthen their spirit, mind and body. Contact Stacy Thomas at sthomas@kcymca.org or 574-269-9622, Ext. 216, for details on being a part of the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program. Mondays, June 13 through July 25 (not July 4), there will be an Adult 7-v-7 Soccer League. Games will be at 5:30, 6:30 or 7:30 p.m. Sign up before the first game with a max of 10 players per team and two alternates on the roster. Contact Zane Gard at zgard@kcymca.org or 574-269-9622, Ext. 238, for more information. The YMCA will be offering a Safety Around Water program for free June 18 at 10 a.m. Ages 3 to 12 will learn water safety and basic swimming skills that help reduce the risk of drowning and build confidence in and around water. Sign up by June 13. In addition, this summer the Kosciusko Community YMCA is offering eight specialty camps for ages ranging from 3 to 17, focused on gymnastics, fitness, basketball, sports, golf and swimming. This is a great opportunity for children to try something new without committing to a full session or season of a sport. To see the complete sports camp listing, visit www.kcymca.org Contact the YMCA’s Welcome Center at 574-269-9622 to find out more information or to sign-up for any of these programs or events.
