YMCA notes [June 20, 2009]  Flag football registrations are under way! Children from 4 years old to second grade will learn the fundamentals of football, make lasting friendships and have a whole lot of FUN! Our volunteer coaches will conduct one practice during the week, and the games will be on Saturday mornings. Program fees will vary. Please call the office, 735-3915, to find out about money-saving opportunities for this program.

For information on Lincoln Area YMCA programs and events, visit the downtown office, 604 Broadway St., Suite 1; call 735-3915; or visit www.lincolnymca.org.  The YMCA Activity Center is at the former Odd Fellows gymnasium on Wyatt Avenue.

YMCA Golf Clinic regular registrations for session A have now passed, BUT you can still sign up with a nominal fee increase! YMCA golf instructor Jeff Nelson will customize lessons for each young golfer, kindergarten through eighth grade, to improve their individual skills. Session A will be July 6-10 at the Lincoln Elks Club. Session B regular registrations end July 20 and the program will be Aug. 3-6. Sign up quick; space is limited.

YMCA Youth Paintball!! This is a challenging, no-impact paintball program designed to teach basic fundamentals on how paintball markers work. Your instructor will take you through our high-tech paintball range, maneuvering around obstacles, and teach how to move and think like a team. Each week is a new and exciting scenario like Mission: Impossible, Capture the Flag and 007. NO REPEATS. No equipment needed. Register by noon the Wednesday prior to each Saturday to avoid a $10 fee increase.

YMCA Summer Day Camp is under way, but if your kids are bored, it's not too late to join our fun! Campers have already visited various field trip locations, but more is coming in July and August! Campers swim daily at the Lincoln Park District pool and will be taking field trips to DragonLand Water Park, Splashdown Waterpark, a Peoria Chiefs baseball game, Nelson Ice Skating Rink, Scoville Zoo, Fondulac Farm Park, and local fishing and park outings. Kid Camp, for kindergarten to third grade, and Preteen Camp, for fourth to sixth grader, are definitely on the move but will also experience sport clinics in flag football and soccer, an archery demonstration, and learn from guest speakers.

[Text from file received from Lincoln Area YMCA]