YWCA of Queens

Yesterday we held our seniors’ annual Lunar New Year Celebration here at the YW. To bring in the New Year, families and friends gather over food and fun. The festivities began with a lunch of traditional New Year foods like sliced rice cakes and green onion pancakes. After lunch, our seniors were treated to an impromptu dance lesson. The bulk of the day was then spent on playing Korean folkgames. The winners received prizes for the most arrows thrown into a narrow wooden jar. The celebrations came to a close with a raffle. Everyone went home with something, including umbrellas, goody bags, and wonderful memories.

YW’s Queens of Queens step team spread the message of anti-bullying last Friday to PS/IS 268’s K-8 students with their amazing “Speak Up” pep rally and step performance.  The step routine combined breathtaking dance moves with anti-bullying slogans.  Following the presentation, the team led fellow students through a variety of fun art projects with anti-bullying messages like designing T-shirts and tote bags.  Queens of Queens has been selected as a semi-finalist in DYCD’s Step It Up competition and will be competing this Saturday to make it to the finalist round.

Keeping your New Year’s fitness resolution can be tough in today’s fast-paced world. Join YWCA’s Everyday Fitness seminar led by personal trainer and fitness expert Keith Allen to get reinspired and remotivated about fitness and learn how to incorporate healthy movements into your everyday life.  Tickets are $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers and can be purchased at Eventbrite.  See our flyer for more information.

The YWCA of Queens is pleased to announce it is one of 80 New York City-based nonprofit organizations to have been awarded the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund. The Fund is the first of its kind in New York City and provides capacity building support to emerging and seasoned social services organizations. We are very excited to have been selected and look forward to improving our organization for the benefit of our community. Thank you to CACF: Coalition for Asian American Children & Families, Hispanic Federation, New York Urban League, Asian American Federation, and Black Agency Elective for making this possible!