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    <title>New York City's YMCA News</title>
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    <dc:rights>Copyright 2013</dc:rights>
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      <title>Staten Island YMCA to host ‘Art After Dark’ Friday</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Y's annual "Art After Dark" will include classroom galleries of students' work, a portrait studio and an art sale.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Staten Island YMCA, Staten Island Broadway YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-14T17:46:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>‘Art After Dark’ at Staten Island YMCA showcases young artists</title>
      <link>http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/young_artists_night_friday_at.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Y's annual "Art After Dark" will showcase young artists at the Broadway YMCA, with proceeds going to children's groups at the Y.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Staten Island YMCA, Staten Island Broadway YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-13T17:37:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>New York Healthcare Stakeholders in a Consortium Organized by Viridian Health Management, Combine Re</title>
      <link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-healthcare-stakeholders-in-a-consortium-organized-by-viridian-health-management-combine-resources-to-act-to-prevent-diabetes-2013-05-13</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Several of the state's leading healthcare groups are combining resources in diabetes awareness and prevention with the creation of the New York State Diabetes Prevention Consortium. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-05-13T17:22:32+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Second generation of Staten Island children attending YMCA</title>
      <link>http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2013/05/second_generation_of_staten_is.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A daughter takes her mother's advice to send her son to the Staten Island Y's Early Childhood program, the same program she attended when she was young.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Staten Island YMCA, Staten Island South Shore YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-12T17:09:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>New Rockaways YMCA Eyes Fall Opening</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plans to open a new YMCA in the Rockaways are scheduled for the fall of 2013.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-05-07T19:17:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Sandy: Six Months Later, Rebuilding and Renewal</title>
      <link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-lund/sandy-six-months-later_b_3209530.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jack Lund, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater New York, announces that despite some damage and delays to construction at the Y's newest branches in the Rockaways and Coney Island, the Y has redoubled its commitment to both of these neighborhoods. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-03T19:10:43+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Greenpoint Y helps kids get a “Jump on Summer”</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Greenpoint YMCA hosted more than 150 kids and their families for Healthy Kids Day – a day full of activities-from sports to crafts to learning-that will keep them growing and achieving through the summer.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Greenpoint YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-02T19:06:46+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Staten Island Broadway Y offers marathon training program</title>
      <link>http://www.silive.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2013/04/broadway_y_offers_marathon_training_program.html </link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Broadway YMCA is offering a six-month program to help get runners in tip-top shape for thier first marathon. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Staten Island YMCA, Staten Island Broadway YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-29T19:02:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>BK residents celebrate Healthy Kids Day at the Park Slope Armory YMCA</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Brooklyn residents celebrated Healthy Kids Day at the Park Slope Armory YMCA. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Park Slope Armory YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-27T19:00:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Greenmarket to return to Hunters Point in LIC this summer</title>
      <link>http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2013/17/hunterspointgreenmarket_tl_2013_04_26_q.html </link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Residents of Hunters Point in Long Island City will be able to buy fresh and local produce from a farmers market slated to open this summer with the help of GrowNYC and the Long Island City YMCA.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Long Island City YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-27T18:57:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Counseling Helps Sandy Victims Cope With Disaster</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[AmeriCares and the YMCA of Greater New York have launched a counseling program at public elementary schools in the South Beach and Midland Beach neighborhoods to help children cope with trauma and anxiety caused by Hurricane Sandy. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-04-26T18:54:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Jacqueline Fiore</title>
      <link>http://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/2013/04/tomorrow-healthy-kids-day-at-chinatown-ymca.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Chinatown YMCA sponsored a free “healthy kids day” featuring activities like “Family Zumba,” a demonstration class featuring Imagination Playground blocks, a Veggiecation cooking class, “Teen Boot Camp,” and a concert by the Bilingual Birdies Band with songs in English and Mandarin.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Chinatown YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-26T18:43:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Turning Fans Into Fundraisers</title>
      <link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-laermer/turning-fans-into-fundrai_b_3157297.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gary Laermer discusses how nonprofits can utilize social media to boost and broaden thier fundraising efforts. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-25T15:30:38+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Van Bramer, GrowNYC Seek To Open Youth Farmers’ Mkt</title>
      <link>http://www.qgazette.com/news/2013-04-17/Front_Page/Van_Bramer_GrowNYC_Seek_To_Open_Youth_Farmers_Mkt.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[GrowNYC is working with the Long Island City YMCA to recruit and train teens from LIC to operate the Youthmarket, a program of GrowNYC.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Long Island City YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-17T23:06:51+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>New program helps put youth back on the right road</title>
      <link>http://queenscourier.com/2013/new-program-helps-put-youth-back-on-the-right-road/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Jamaica YMCA, in partnership with Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT), is launching the Y Roads Initiative.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Jamaica YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-16T23:09:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Martha Holstein Named YMCA Volunteer of the Year</title>
      <link>http://www.greenpointnews.com/news/5330/martha-holstein-named-ymca-volunteer-of-the-year</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Greenpoint Y recognized Martha Holstein and 17 year old Michelle Duran of Brooklyn Heights as Volunteers of the Year at the YMCA of Greater New York Annual General Assembly and Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Greenpoint YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-12T23:25:56+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Sample all the flavors of Ridgewood</title>
      <link>http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2013/14/tasteridgewood_qguide_2013_04_04_q.html </link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Celebrating the first Taste of Ridgewood, 20 restaurants will set up temporary homes in this corner of Queens benefiting the Ridgewood YMCA. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Ridgewood YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-09T23:22:12+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Counselors from the YMCA of greater New York help local students cope with the post traumatic stress</title>
      <link>http://licpost.com/2013/04/09/grownyc-to-bring-back-long-island-city-greenmarket/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[GrowNYC is working with the Long Island City YMCA to recruit and train local teenages to operate its farmers market located in Long Island City in July. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Long Island City YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-09T23:19:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>YMCA group helping kids cope with Sandy memories</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Counselors from the YMCA of greater New York help local students cope with the post traumatic stress of Superstorm Sandy during a new 12 week program. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2013-04-08T23:01:46+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>YMCA Opening Massive Center to Help &#8216;Disconnected&#8217; Youth in Jamaica</title>
      <link>http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130401/jamaica/ymca-opening-massive-center-help-disconnected-youth-jamaica </link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The YMCA is opening its first center to help disconnected youth in Jamiaca in April and will serve about 300 young adults. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Jamaica YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-01T22:52:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Can Digital Media Move Teens Off the Couch?</title>
      <link>http://explorecreateshare.org/2013/03/18/can-digital-media-move-teens-off-the-couch/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Maibe Ponet, Senior Director of Digital Fitness Innovation at the YMCA for Greater New York, share her impressions of how digital media and technology are (or are not) being used to reverse physical inactivity among youth.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-18T15:43:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>A Gray Jobs Market for All Ages</title>
      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/education/a-gray-jobs-market-for-all-ages.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& </link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Active Older Adults Power class instructor at the McBurney Y in Chelsea represents one of the many opportunities available in the emerging gray-jobs marketplace. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, McBurney YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-18T15:30:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>HARLEM YMCA HONORS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AT 43RD ANNUAL BLACK ACHIEVERS IN INDUSTRY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[HARLEM YMCA HONORS AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AT 43RD ANNUAL BLACK ACHIEVERS IN INDUSTRY AWARDS CEREMONY

Distinguished Honorees and Speakers Included Celebrity Judge Glenda Hatchett and NBC’s DeMarco Morgan]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Harlem YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-14T19:29:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>A knitting club launched at Staten Island&#8217;s Broadway Center YMCA benefits Strong Kids campaign</title>
      <link>http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2013/03/a_knitting_club_launched_at_st.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Members of the Senior Knitting Club at the Broadway YMCA donate what they knit to help raise funds the Strong Kids Campaign.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Staten Island YMCA, Staten Island Broadway YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-09T18:29:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Mike Beck is a Friend to Everyone</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mike Beck, member of the Vanderbilt YMCA’s board since 1999 and currently serving his third non-consecutive, two-year term as chairman, is profiled by the New York Press.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Vanderbilt YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-07T19:25:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>YMCA pays homage to Sandy&#8217;s unsung heroes of Staten Island</title>
      <link>http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/ymca_pays_homage_to_sandys_uns.html</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The YMCA honored 20 unsung heroes of Hurrican Sandy -- 20 Staten Island citizens who gave countless hours every single day for months to make life a little easier for Staten Island victims of the storm.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Staten Island YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-02T22:44:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>NYC photographer&#8217;s crowdfunding rules OK after DKNY boosts YMCA</title>
      <link>http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/2013/mar/02/dkny-ymca-brandon-stanton-crowdfunding</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Local photographer and "Humans Of New York" blogger uses crowdfunding to raise over $75,000 for the YMCA. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Bedford&#45;Stuyvesant YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-02T19:19:51+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Ask the Expert: How Can I Help My Child Stay Connected To School And Community?</title>
      <link>http://nymetroparents.com/article/how-to-help-children-stay-connected-to-school-and-community </link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tiffeny Forrest, the executive director of the Harlem YMCA, speaks with NY Metro Parents about the reasons for youth disconnection and some steps parents can take to help their children.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Harlem YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-03-01T22:39:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>PRESS RELEASE: YMCA of the USA Elects Five New Members to Board of Directors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[YMCA announces the election of five members to the nonprofit's board of directors. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-28T22:36:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Greenpoint Y and PS 84 Celebrate Black History Month</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[PS 84 students participated in dance, poetry, and historical performances corrdinated with Greenpoint Y afterschool program staff in honor of Black History Month. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Branch News, Greenpoint YMCA,</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-02-22T22:50:38+00:00</dc:date>
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