Make the Commitment to Support Local This Black Friday
Need a reason to support local businesses this holiday season? We can give you five! Read More …
Welcome to The Connection’s Blog!
We are taking this opportunity to connect with our community, keep our members informed, and share tips and tricks from our trainers, program directors, and staff members! We hope you will stay tuned and follow along!
Pathways Cooks Continues to Nourish Women with Cancer through the Pandemic
September 2020 Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Pathways Cooks manager Ann Karr was determined to find a way to continue providing nourishing, ready-to-eat, meals to women undergoing cancer treatment and their families starting in September. Pathways Cooks relies on our volunteers who cook meals and those who deliver the meals to the doorsteps of women Read More …
Support The Connection on Giving Day 9/22
September 2020 It has never been more important to support our community than right now. The Connection’s Giving Day creates an opportunity for members and friends to come together to meet critical needs and showcase the power of our community–in just one day. Typically we hold Giving Day alongside #GivingTuesday. This year and moving forward, Read More …
Pathways Receives Much-Needed Support from Overlook Foundation and Stad’s Crabfest
Thanks to the generosity of Overlook Foundation and Stad’s Crabfest, the Pathways Cooks program can continue to provide meals and groceries to women with cancer and their families in our service area when they need it most. Click here to read more! Read More …
Dan Osias Is Here to Answer Your Fitness Questions!
By: Dan Osias Assistant Fitness Center Director July 2020 Have questions about your fitness routine? Assistant Fitness Center Director Dan Osias is back to answer your burning fitness questions! Let’s jump right in! “What is better for fat loss? Doing cardio or lifting weights?” This is a tough question because there is no one size Read More …
Membership Update 5/22
Dear Members, We miss you and can’t wait to welcome you back to our facility! We are working diligently toward the day we are permitted to reopen and are able to do so in a manner that ensures your safety. Every preparation and decision we make for your return is grounded in how we can best protect your health and well-being, just as it has always been. Read More …
Being on the Front Line
May 2020 Mark Kalladeen Personal Trainer at The Connection Hello Connection Members! I hope everyone is staying safe, maintaining social distancing, and staying healthy during the current COVID-19 pandemic. As some of you may already know I am going to school to become a nurse. I very much enjoy working in healthcare and since Read More …
Let’s talk about Water Safety with Mr. Jeff!
May 2020 Jeff Porter Aquatics Director I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy! I know that in these unprecedented times we are all adjusting to the new normal. I want to remind you that water safety is still a very important skill for people of all ages to know. International Water Safety Day Read More …
Pathways Able to Help Women in Need Thanks to The Tutu Project
May 2020 Lesley Andrews Director of Pathways Rosie* is undergoing a grueling regiment of chemotherapy for breast cancer and can no longer work as a front-line health care worker at a skilled nursing facility. As a result, this single mom of two daughters is unable to make ends meet. In an effort to support her, Read More …
Blast Off to Outer Space with These Fun Activities!
May 2020 The Connection The month of May can be a great time to stargaze with your little ones! This month will see the last Supermoon of 2020. On Thursday, May 6th, the moon will be supersized and easily viewable (if the weather cooperates) from your back yard or window. Youth Specialty Director Lucie Kahn Read More …