Stokes Family YMCA
Family
Babysitting Training & Certification
Be the coolest and safest babysitter in town after getting your American Red Cross Babysitting Certification. Join the interactive, hands on babysitting training class to enhance your skills of taking care of children. Sign up with friends to make it even more fun! In the end, you will know how to better market yourself as a babysitter to help get those jobs to earn some cash!
When
March 8th, 2012 9am- 4pm April 5th, 2012 9am- 4pm
May 24th, 2012 9am- 4pm July 10, 2012 10am- 5pm
August 8th, 2012 10am- 5pm December 27th, 2012 9am- 4pm
(Just one session is required)
Registration
Please register 5 days prior to class date, so materials can be ordered and arrive for the class on time. For example, the March 8th class- please register by March 3rd
Must register & make payment with the membership desk. Maximum number of participants per class is 10.
Download Registration Form here
Where
Stokes Family YMCA
Who
Anyone aged 11- 15 years old
What to Bring
Baby doll for skills demonstrations, lunch, snack and something to drink
Cost
$59 per person- members or potential members
Contact
Misty Cummings for more information, m.cummings@ymcanwnc.org or 336-985-9622
Stokes Program Center
Download information about our Afterschool Childcare:
2011-2012 Afterschool Care Flyer
Homework Contract
Childcare Payment Form
Scentsy Party
Thursday, May 17th 6pm-7:30pm the Stokes County Recreation department will have a Scentsy consulant at the Recreation Department in Danbury, showing off their products, promoting their new spring/summer line and taking orders. Please make plans to attend this fabulous free event. For more information please contact Amanda at a.mabe@ymcanwnc.org or at (336) 593-8165. Click here for the event flyer.
Summer Camp
Whether your child is looking to make new friends, improve sports skills or just have a great time, the Y has the answer. Our Camp centers on our five character development traits of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith. We also combine fun and adventure with age-appropriate, camper-centered programs which incorporate new skills and group activities, all in a safe environment. Summer Camp is a great way for your K-5th grader to spend their summer! Click here for more information.
Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm
Friday 10am-2pm
We have 3 ellipticals and 2 bicycles that can be used daily free of charge.
Amanda Mabe, Program Coordinator a.mabe@ymcanwnc.org
Stokes County Recreation Department
Stokes Family YMCA
1070 Hospice Drive (PO Box 39)
Danbury, NC 27016
(336)593 8165 Fax (336)593-2112
www.stokes.ymcanwnc.org
www.facebook.com/StokesFamilyYMCA
Pumpkin Carving
Ages: all ages
Date: October 18, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Bring the family and carve and paint a pumpkin. We clean up the mess! All supplies and pumpkins provided along with refreshments.
Cost: $12 per family for 2 pumpkins, extra pumpkins $5
Cornhole
Ages: all ages
Every Tuesday night in the community room, join all ages for games of cornhole! The fun starts at 6 p.m.
Registration: none
Season: Every Tuesday night
Cost: Free
Birthday Parties
We Work To Make Your Day Special
The party room will be decorated in a color of your choice: pink, purple, blue or green. We provide an energetic host to make your child’s birthday special, a free birthday t-shirt for the birthday child, all paper products (tablecloths, plates, utencils, napkins, decorations) enough for the number of kids attending.
How To Reserve Your Party
- Decide on a few possible dates for your child’s party.
- Reservations fill quickly, so please book a minimum of two weeks prior to your preferred date.
- Call the Stokes Family YMCA at 336-985-9622 to set up a day and time to meet to arrange the birthday party and to fill out necessary paperwork. Payment is taken in the form of cash, check or credit card at the time of reservation. One week cancellation is necessary; however, there is a $50 administration fee that is non-refundable.
- Invite your guests to have fun at your Stokes Family YMCA birthday party!
Prices:
YMCA members: $150
Potential members: $200
Party “add-ons”:
1 additional hour of an activity: $50
Pizza and drinks: $35
All parties are for up to 12 children. For each additional child, the cost is $4.00.
Party Times:
Saturdays: 12:00 – 2:00pm, 3:00 – 5:00pm
Sundays: 2:00 – 4:00pm
Party Themes
- Big Splash Party
- Basketball Party
- Volleyball Party
Learn more about birthday parties at Stokes Family YMCA.
Additional Information
- The party rooms comfortably accommodate 30 guests or less.
- A refrigerator and freezer are available for food storage on the day of your party. Please bring food that is already cooked.
- A birthday cake is not included in the price of the party.
- The hosting family may arrive 30 minutes before the start of the party.
- All parents must sign a Release from Liability form upon arrival.
- The hosting family will be responsible for signing for those children whose parents are not present.
- The birthday child will receive a free Y birthday party t-shirt.
- Want a theme not seen here? We may be able to accommodate a special theme at your request, but please allow several weeks notice.
For more information contact Misty Cummings, Family Life Director at 336-985-9622.
Family Literacy
The YMCA Literacy Initiative offers El Nido (“The Nest”), which is a family literacy program that takes place on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hall-Woodward Elementary School. El Nido, which is based on the Mother Read curriculum, provides book-based activities for children while their parents participate in ESL classes. There is also Parent and Child Together time (PACT time) built into the curriculum, which provides an opportunity for parents and children to work together on book-based projects.
Contact Information
Julie Weber, ESL/Family Literacy Coordinator at (336) 727-9850
Adventure Guides
The YMCA has a long history of bringing parents and children together for life enriching experiences. This history has left a legacy of strengthened relationships and close bonds in many families and communities around the country. The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina has been a part of the Y-Indian Guide/Adventure Guides program for more than 30 years. Adventure Guides currently serves 20 tribes with over 400 participants in Forsyth, Stokes, Davie, Yadkin, and Wilkes Counties. Collectively, these tribes form the Adventure Guides Saura Nation.
The Adventure Guides Program aims to strengthen the bond between fathers and their children through activities that allow them to spend quality time together. Based on strong traditions of the Native American Culture including dignity, patience, endurance, spirituality, concern for the Earth and family values, these programs are tools that will help build memories that will last a lifetime.
What are some benefits to participating?
Through Adventure Guides, the YMCA provides the following benefits to father and child:
- Foster companionship and understanding and set a foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between father and child
- Build a sense of self-esteem and personal worth
- Expand awareness of body, mind, and spirit
- Provide a framework to meet a mutual need of spending enjoyable, constructive, and quality time together
- Enhance the quality of family time
- Emphasize the vital role parents play in the growth and development of their children
- Offer an important and unique opportunity to develop & enjoy volunteer leadership skills
- Opportunity to meet other families with children the same age
Learn more about Adventure Guides »
For further information, please contact Andrew Plyer, Adventure Guides Director, at (336) 721-2100 x 6267 or a.plyler@ymcanwnc.org.