Spring Session I Program Registration begins Monday April 15th. Registration runs through April 24th. Get your kids/grandkids signed up for one or more of these great programs this spring!

Programs Run April 29th – June 7th, unless otherwise noted.

Youth Swim Lessons – $20 for Members, $40 for Non-Members
Mondays: Pike 4:30-5, Eel 5-5:30, Ray 5-5:30, Polliwog 4:15-5, Guppy 3:45-4:45, Fish 3:30-4:15
Tuesdays: Pike 3:30-4, Eel 3:45-4:15, Ray 4:15-4:45, Polliwog 4-4:45, Guppy 4:45-5:30, Minnow 4:45-5:30
Thursdays: Pike 3:30-4, Eel 3:30-4, Polliwog 4-4:45, Guppy 4-4:45, Fish 4:45-5:30, Shark 4:45-5:30

Water Babies – $15 for Members, $30 for Non-Members
Mondays: 5 mo-2 years 6:30-7pm, 2-3 years 7-7:30pm
Fridays: 5 mo-2 years 10-10:30am, 2-3 years 10:30-11am

Tumbling – $20 for Members, $40 for Non-Members
Mondays: Tumbling I 4:30-5, Tumbline II 4-4:30, Tumbling III 5-6
Tuesdays: Tumbling I 5-5:30, Tumbling II 5:30-6, Tumbling III 6-7, Tumbling IV 4-5

Youth Dodgeball - $15 for Members, $25 for Non-Members
Tuesdays: 1st & 2nd Grade 4-5, 3rd-5th Grade 5-6, 6th-8th Grade 6-7

Youth Kickball – $15 for Members, $25 for Non-Members
Thursdays: Preschool – 2nd Grade 4-5, 3rd-5th Grade 5-6, 6th-8th Grade 6-7

Registration forms will be available at the Front Desk. Any questions please call us at (641)684-6571

Date: Saturday, May 18th 

Location: Cedar Creek Golf Course, Ottumwa

Registration starts at 7:30 am,
Shotgun start at 9:00 am

Cost: $50 per golfer, $40 for Cedar Creek Season Golf Cart Pass holders

Get in and get signed up for the Ninth Annual Strong Kids Campaign Golf Tournament! We have a wonderful event set up this year at our very own Cedar Creek Municipal Golf Course right here in Ottumwa. Don’t miss a great afternoon with prizes, games and of course, golf! This event will be happening on Saturday, May 18 with registration starting at 7:30 am and a shotgun start at 9:30am. The price per golfer is $50, unless you are a Cedar Creek Season Golf Cart Pass holder, then your price for our tournament is only $40! The price includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, beverages, prizes and awards. All proceeds from this event go to the 2013 Strong Kids Campaign helping to support scholarships and programming for youth and families here in our community. This is a great chance for you to tee off and make a difference! Don’t miss this awesome event. If your interested in entering in the 4 man best ball tournament, or would like to help sponsor this event contact Ashley at 641-684-6571 ext.17. 

CLICK HERE for registration form

Please take time to say thank you to all of the dedicated organizations listed here that are sponsoring this years event!

Monitor Productions
Albia Brewing Company
Appanoose Rapids
Midwest Auto
Wal-Mart
Messerschmitt Ice Service
Tom G. Johnson – Friend of ABS Fire Supply
Courtside Bar & Grill
McCune & Reed Insurance
Zlogar Inc.
Hillyard
Rominger Insurance
South Side Drug
Bliss
Community 1st Credit Union
Elliott Oil Company
American Family Insurance – Fred Gilbert
Turner Concrete
Nut & Nut Painting
Vaughn Automotive
ABS Fire Equipment Sales & Service Inc.
Front Runners Bar & Grill
Ottumwa Elk’s Lodge #347
Seth Anderson Memorial
F&R Hood, Vent-Kitchen Restaurant Cleaning
Morgan’s Corner
Curran Law Office
Floor to Ceiling Store 
US Bank

We would like to thank all of the wonderful individuals and families that attended our YMCA Strong Kids Campaign Pizza Ranch tip night. We are glad to report that we raised $472 for the 2013 Strong Kids Campaign! We are reaching ever closer to our goal of $88,000 and with the help of generous people, such as those that attended our Pizza Ranch tip night, we will be there in no time! Don’t miss our next Pizza Ranch fundraiser night on Thursday, May 2nd from 5 – 8 pm. All your favorite YMCA staff and volunteers will be greeting, busing tables, and providing just plain excellent service! Thank you, once again, for your wonderful support and we’ll see you at your Ottumwa Pizza Ranch.

On Saturday, April 27, the Ottumwa YMCA is celebrating YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day^® with a free community event to get kids moving and learning, and families living healthier.  YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day is the Y’s national initiative to improve the health and well-being of families and to help them get a jump on creating a healthier summer.  Summer is the time for kids to get up, get out and grow, but sometimes when the school year ends, so does a child’s exposure to activities that keep the body and mind active. The Ottumwa YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day event will include fun active play and educational activities that will inspire kids to carry a spirit of excitement and exploration throughout their summer, and give them the tools to keep growing and achieving all year long.  As a leading nonprofit committed to youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, the Y is addressing critical gaps in kids’ health and education. The Y encourages all families to attend YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day and stop in  for more details. 

Key Facts and Stats:

• Kids are less physically active and engaged in learning during the summer months. [1]In fact, research shows that children gain weight two to three times faster during the summer vacation than during the school year.

• In addition, kids, particularly from low-income families, fall behind academically because they don’t have access to out-of-school learning opportunities. In fact, by fifth grade, low-income kids are two to three school years behind middle-income children[2].

We would like to thank all of the people who participated in our 5K run and our wonderful sponsors who helped to make it happen! Below is a listing of results for the 2013 Saint Patty’s Day Run 5K held on Saturday, March 16th. Excellent job to all and keep your eyes and ears open for information coming soon about our Survivor 5K Challenge happening in August!

The Ottumwa YMCA would like to thank Jeff Conger and his team from the Cardinal Shooting Comets Archery Program for coming and showing all of our students just how much fun archery can be! We were very excited to have the Three time State Champion program come out and show us a thing or two! Check out some of these great pictures from Wednesday, March 13!

Join us on March 16th for a St. Patty’s Day 5K Run.
Cost is only $15 for the run if you register before March 12th. Includes a t-shirt!
We will also host a 2.5K walk that will be led by Dizzy the Clown and it is FREE! No need to register for walk just joins us at 8:15 am.

Click here for the flyer and registration form. More information available at the Member Services Desk.

The Ottumwa YMCA will be hosting a AFAA approved 3 day Personal Fitness Trainer Certification on Friday, May 17 thru Sunday, May 19th. This three day certification workshop including lectures, practical demonstration, written and practical exams. This training is for the aspiring and experienced fitness professional working one on one with exercise clients. Don’t miss out on this great certification! YMCA staff, members and affiliates will receive an additional 25% off of class costs! For more information on this training and how to register, click here.

Get into your Ottumwa YMCA today to get in on this great personal training deal! If you’ve hit a plateau, don’t get frustrated, get help! Our certified personal trainers are here to aid and challenge you in your fitness goals. They will help you to create a personalized fitness program that will keep you on track and encourage you every step of the way. Contact Kathy to find out more about our personal training program and this great deal by calling 641-684-6571 ext. 26.

Click here for personal training promotion.

Here are all of our winners of the 2013 YMCA Eagle Walk Coloring Contest! All of these kids worked very hard on their pictures and we would like to thank them for participating! Good Job Kids!