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Adventure Guides

YMCA Adventure Guides is a parent-child program for children ages 4-12 designed to help foster a lifetime of understanding and companionship; it strengthens the relationship between parent and child.

As “Y Guides” and “Y Explorers”, parents and kids explore adventures in fun, learning and mutual understanding. The time commitment is manageable – each “circle” of 5-10 families meets once per month (usually 1.5 hours). In addition, there is a larger event each month where all the circles join together in an event that focuses on nature, community or family fun including campouts, camp-ins at the Y, nature hikes, parades, canned food drives and bowling. The program year runs September-May.  Every participant will receive a free YMCA Adventure Guides T-shirt when signing up for the program!  Event Calendar is at the bottom of this page.

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All are welcome to join the program meetings to help plan Expedition Events!

Check out our expedition events below:

2011-12

DATE TIME EVENT
Sept. 11
1-3:30 p.m.
Kick-Off Miller Park Zoo
Sept. 17-18
3 pm - 10 am Camp Out Comlara Park
Oct. 23 3:30-6:30 pm Harvest Festival
Nov. 6
2-4 pm Food Drive
Dec. 3
10 am Christmas Parade
Jan. 7-8
1 pm-9 am Camp In
Feb. 12 1-3 pm Pinewood Derby Time Trials / Swim
Feb. 19 1-4 pm Pinewood Derby Race Day

 

Click here to view/download the YMCA Adventure Guides Handbook

Click here to view/download the YMCA Adventure Guides Registration Form