Alternative Suspension - Edmonton

2012 YMCA Peace Medals

edmonton.ymca.ca 2012 YMCA Peace Medals

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What are you doing to keep busy this summer? Are you taking part in any of Edmonton's many festivals? What is your favourite Edmonton Festival?

NextFest | Music, Theatre, Dance, Film, Visual Art | Edmonton's premier arts festival

Catch NextFest -- running until Sunday throughout downtown! It's Edmonton's youth art's festival: Theatre, Dance, Film and Visual Arts all by locals under 30. And the best part? It's all either FREE or a mere $10!

nextfest.ca | Music, Theatre, Dance, Film, Visual Art | Edmonton's premier arts festival

Clearly.ca

Need new glasses? Clearlycontacts.ca is giving them away until February 26th! Plus, if you're under 18 and have an Alberta Health Care Card, your eye exam is free too! So, all you'll need to pay is the shipping...

Use code FIRSTPAIRFREECA at the checkout to receive your free frames and single vision 1.5 index lenses.

Visit their fb page for further details: https://www.facebook.com/ClearlyContacts.ca?sk=app_102354656520162.

We believe in Better Vision for Everyone. We love our fans & are passionate in providing world class customer service.

Strombo | CBC Television

6-time Olympic Medalist battled depression for 2 years before she spoke up. Not sure where to turn? Your school counsellor/social worker or calling 211 are safe places to start.

cbc.ca

The Chipotle Cultivate Foundation

Caught this last night. Makes you think about a) Where your food comes from, and b) Where you're headed...

cultivatefoundation.org Dedicated to creating a sustainable, healthful and equitable food future

Welcome to Santas Anonymous

What are you doing this Saturday and Sunday? Santa's Anonymous is doing their Santa Drops- if you are looking for a fantastic way to spread some holiday love- Volunteer a few hours to help bring some much deserved presents to some wonderful families!

santasanonymous.ca Santas Anonymous Edmonton Alberta

Our Alternative Suspension Centres are closed for the Holidays from Dec 23-Jan 11 2012! Have a great Holiday!

Our centres are closed on Monday December 19, 2011 for a Staff Development day!

Whats goin on..

Bullying happens every day. This is a good reminder why it is so important to be a caring person to everyone you meet.

youtube.com IM NOT GOING TO KILL MYSELF. I JUST NEED TO GET THIS OUT HERE.

With peace week starting soon (Nov.19th- Nov.26th) here's something easy you can do to help make someone's life a little brighter for the holiday season:

When filling out your holiday cards this year, take one card and send it to this address:
Any Canadian Forces Member
Op Attention
Kabul
PO Box 5140 Stn Forces
Belleville ON K8N 5W6

If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful, special people, who have sacrificed so much would get. Please copy and post on your wall

Rick Mercer's Rant - Bullying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USgEmz5WHsA

youtube.com "If you're hassled in school for being a geek, or gay, remember -- in a few years, you'll inherit the earth."

National Novel Writing Month

Is anyone looking to try something new- I challenge you!
Try something new for 30 days, and what better timing than in November. November is National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo)...

Check out there website! If you can write a 50,000 word story in thirty days- they will bind and print it for you!

nanowrimo.org Thirty days and nights of literary abandon

Extraordinary Pantene Commercial

Challenge the limits people put on you- You are always capable of acheiving your goals so long as you are willing to work for them.

youtube.com Thai Pantene television commercial. Its simply brilliant. The story of a deaf and mute girl who learns to play the violin against all odds. One of the most t...

Steve Jobs: How to live before you die | Video on TED.com

Let's hope that we continue to build a world in the same spirit of innovation that Steve Jobs did.

ted.com TED Talks At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself.

Today is the first day of National Family Week- tell us what you are doing to celebrate family!

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html

ted.com TED Talks Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers ...

Laurel Awards honour Edmonton non-profit groups

Congratulations to iHuman for their Laurel Award- and their fantastic programming!

edmontonjournal.com A workshop that lets at-risk youth teach the adults who work with them. A day trip on the river to test the quality of our water. A helping hand at Christmas. Those programs and the non-profits that run them were recognized Monday at the 17th annual Laurel Awards.

Some pictures from our westend site! Now you too can see our infamous orange couch!

Edmonton auditions for Canada’s Got Talent start Wednesday

For all our talented youth! Who from Edmonton might be our next big star?

edmontonjournal.com There's no doubt that Canada, like any other nation on this pop-culture- obsessed planet, has got talent. But is a TV show in this country capable of turning some of those talented types into legitimate, big-time stars?

Summer programming to start July 11th, at the Bill Rees YMCA,
10211 105 ST starting at 10:00AM,

If you participated in Alternative Suspension over the course of the year- please join us.
If you haven't received a schedule- please contact your youth advisor.

Andrea Bye - (780)429-5738
Manuella Francios St.Cyr - (780)377-3724

-AS TEAM

We are currently in the process of planning summer programming. Please check back to see when the schedule is posted!