Sign up for our great new class starting in January!!! Enjoy Tango along with our exciting new Zumba class! Come dance with us and enjoy this exciting Tango class hosted by Jackie Wong and her husband Paul Marshall.

Changes

Please be aware that we have changed our up-and-coming Zumba schedule. Orginally this was going to take place on Tuesdays at 4, but due to a high member request we have changed the class to Thurdays at 6:45 p.m. starting on January 14, 2010. We hope to see everyone there. I am so excited to get this class jumped off! It will be great to bring a little bit of Rhode Island with me.

http://bit.ly/4SBW4A Iberkshires covered our press release yesterday. The YMCA is extremely happy to have started a relationship with them. I would recommend them to any local business here in the Berkshires...

As stated above, as part of the renewal process of our facility not only will be we starting new fitness classes, but we are trying to bring in a Dodgeball league for young adults over the age of 21. We recognize that there is a need for more activities for the youth and this is just the start of what we have in mind. Eric Tyer will be organizing the league that will start in late January, so feel free to contact him at 413-499-7650 ext. 33 to join this innovative team.

Kid's Night Out this Saturday from 6-9 p.m. is looking nothing but promising. The YMCA has over 20 children scheduled for the event tomorrow which is putting a smile on all of the staff's faces. It is great to see the changes that have been occurring over the last month.

Have a great weekend all!

For the Children This Weekend

This Saturday join us for the 2 events we have going on for the kids:

1) Barefoot Books Fundraiser

and

2) Kid's Night Out


Join us for these fun events this weekend including our youth basketball game on Saturday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

How About More of a Focus on Family?

Retro Fitness and Planet Fitness have been giving The Pittsfield Family YMCA a run for their money since they started offering low, low prices for those who want to simply enjoy a treadmill or lift a few weights...

They lack fitness classes

and

they lack a pool

and

they lack a place for children to grow up.

We need to think of our families even in these hard time.

What kid of experiences can our children have? Who can they meet? And what are they going to do once they are out of school for the rest of the day.

Here in Pittsfield we sadly have a rise in teenage drunk driving and teenage pregnancies. We need to bring them to better places and help them to grow with one another.

Instead of going to Planet or Retro have your workout at the YMCA while your children or teens enjoy a youth sport, the pool, or a basketball game and while they grow up with their FRIENDS.

Progress

Our new infant room is precious. The faces of those children can make anyone smile or want to have a new baby. I love that it is one of the first rooms you see when you go through the second entrance door. Click here to view our article.

I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY to announce that on January 12, 2010 we will be offering a FREE Cardio Zumba orientation class at 4 p.m. This is part of our new plan to revive the Pittsfield YMCA and we are making great innovations! All members and non-members are welcome to join us for our fitness classes.

New Changes and New Ideas

My weekend went by super fast. I found myself back in the place that I call my second home; Providence. Not much as changed, but it was not as homey as it had been before...perhaps Pittsfield is rubbing off on me.

Myself and 2 of my co-workers ventured to JcPenneys on Saturday morning in order to promote the JcPenney Round-Up event. "The store was packed with their numbers up" according to and Mike Taft theGeneral Manager. He was great and things are looking it.

We have announced the coming of our Annual Triathlon today. It will be on January 9, 2010.We are looking into bettering our fitness schedule and adding on new classes with flare. Classes that in the making will be Zumba, Specialized Yoga, and Tango. Stay tuned for more news on these.

Kayak Indoors!!

Check out our fun and new kayaking class that will take place on every Sunday until March. For beginners or experts (as long as you have your own equipment.)

JcPenney Rounds- Up Change for the YMCA

We are happy to announce that the Berkshire Eagle has published our fundraiser. You can read the article here.

Help the YMCA to win a grant from Berkshire Bank.

Place your vote here.