INTRODUCING THE 2017 YMCA WORLD CHALLENGE The YMCAs annual event to mobilise the Movement to share their great impact with local communities Saturday 3 rd June, 2017
WHY DO WE DO THE YMCA WORLD CHALLENGE? • To raise awareness • To invite others to join us • To speak of our mission • To celebrate our 173 rd birthday!
WHAT IS 2017’S CHALLENGE? How can your YMCA bring people together to play basketball? Empowering young people through basketball.
WHY BASKETBALL? Our game. Our communities. It’s the 125 th anniversary of our invention of basketball.
THE POWER OF SPORT Sport is part of the YMCA. We love it! We’ve had great innovations : volleyball, futsal, and of course, basketball. Each was created to serve local communities. Sport is much more than just good fun. It’s Body, Mind & Spirit. At its best, sport is how the YMCA serves local communities and empowers young people.
THE STORY OF BASKETBALL James Naismith created basketball in his YMCA to solve a local community need with young people. He helped empower young people through a new game suited to their community. That was 125 years ago!
There is so much great sport in the YMCA. Whether its teaching kids to swim, learning gymnastics, playing basketball or any sport … OUR CHALLENGE IS TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO SERVE LOCAL COMMUNITIES & EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SPORT. And in 2017 we’ll use basketball!
LET’S GO PLAY BASKETBALL! We want to see how your YMCAs engage with your communities like never before. World YMCA will reward: * the most diverse activity * the most creative activity * the biggest activity * the most unique activity * the most inspiring activity How can you be as diverse as your community?
BRAINSTORM 1. How do you Empower Young People through sport in your YMCA? 2. How can you use basketball to bring your communities together in new ways? 3. How can you tell the story of your YMCA, of basketball’s invention, of why we use sport not just to compete but to serve? 4. What’s the most diverse group you can dream of bringing together to get this great experience?
WAYS YOU MIGHT DO IT • Go into the streets & find young people to play • Fundraise for a YMCA project • Play basketball for 24 hours • Talk about ‘slam dunking’ negative things in sport • Create a new team • Make a video • Offer free basketball at your YMCA
MORE WAYS YOU MIGHT DO IT • Create a street game • Invite the media • Bring out your old YMCA singlets • Go out of your YMCA into schools, clubs & other places young people are …. and many more
FUN-DRAISE THROUGH THE WORLD CHALLENGE Your YMCA might like to raise funds to enable others to also experience the benefits of sport. One possible project is the World YMCA Refugee Initiative in Greece where we are raising funds to give every child a basketball & the community a court . http://www.ymca.int/donate/
SPORT IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY World YMCA participated in the 1st Global Conference on Faith & Sport, hosted by “Challenge yourself Pope Francis at the Vatican. in the game of life, as This global gathering with people from you do in the game of sports” different religions, sports, business and - Pope Francis more discussed how faith and sports can work together to promote positive values, inspire young people and better serve humanity. We embrace their principles of: * Compassion * Respect * Love * Enlightenment * Balance * Joy http://www.sportforhumanity.com/
WHEN WILL IT TAKE PLACE? Saturday 3 rd June, 2017. We will focus on the closest Saturday to our birthday (June 6 th ). Use the day & time that works best for your YMCA & your local community.
WHAT TO DO ON EVENT DAY? Share your story! World YMCA will help with In the media Resources Make a video Social media Put in on line And more between Sing “happy birthday now & June YMCA” Tweet it All with #ymcachallenge
WHAT’S OUR GOAL? More visibility + more recognition = more public support for YMCAs everywhere So save the date and spread the word. World Challenge is a great fun way to share your YMCAs good news.
HOW FAR WILL YOUR YMCA GO? Just playing basketball ? We encourage Exploring you to go empowerment through sport ? deep, exploring the power of sport to Reaching deep into diversity in serve & community ? empower
HISTORY OF THE YMCA WORLD CHALLENGE 2012 Shooting hoops for hope 2014 I stand for young people 2015 Kicking goals for youth empowerment 2016 Give a voice for youth empowerment 2017 Empowering young people through basketball 2018 … 2019 … 2020 …
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