Get In Shape - Play with Your Kids - FREE YMCA Membership!

I don't know about you but for some reason as I get older instead of losing weight when I am stressed, I gain it.  I happen to work across the street from a YMCA and came had learned prior to my husband's deployment that the YMCA offers an outreach program for military families - you may be eligible for a free membership for you and your family!  I walked it with my husbands Title 10 deployment orders and within ten minutes we became members with all of the perks and benefits!  And, it didn't cost us a dime.

Everything from short term childcare to give you a little break, fitness classes, discounted swimming lessons, to ZUMBA (it was much harder than it looked but oh so fun)....

Here is a little information - but please go to www.ymca.net/military-outreach/memberships.html for more information:

Title 10 personnel are eligible for a Y membership, including:

• Family members of deployed National Guard and Reservists
• Active Duty Independent Duty personnel and their families
• Relocated spouse/dependent children of deployed Active Duty personnel
  Note: The Relocated Spouse category supports families/spouse who relocate away from an installation/duty station while the active duty service member is deployed. All of the following criteria must be met:
  
  • The service member is on active duty.
  • The service member is DEPLOYED for a minimum of six months (on deployment orders—NOT unaccompanied orders, NOT geographic bachelors).
  • The spouse has relocated away from the military installation where the service member is assigned (most often, back home near family).
• Wounded service members assigned to a Community Based Warrior in Transition Unit (CBWTU)

What do I need to do?

1. Contact Military OneSource at http://www.militaryonesource.com/ or 800-342-9647 to confirm your eligibility and receive an eligibility form.
2. Find a participating Y in your area using the search tool below.
3. Fill out and bring your eligibility form, Military ID and any other required documentation (usually, your Deployment Orders or Military Service Headquarters approval letter) to a participating YMCA for verification. Please do not leave copies of these documents at the YMCA.

If you have any questions or need help, please contact me, I'm happy to help!