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FALL 2020

“The Y without the walls” is hitting the road again this Fall. Y on the Fly, (aka YOTF) is a mobile YMCA that provides food, fun and fitness. No registration required.

  • YOTF will serve a USDA approved meal to youth 18 and under!
  • Meet us at the Y van for FOOD, FUN, & FITNESS! FREE TO ALL
  • Our trained and caring staff will be present to encourage safe social distancing and play.
  • This program is FREE to the public and NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

We are serving four neighborhoods this Fall:

  • Meadowstone Mobile Homes, Hastings 4-4:50 pm
  • Baltimore Terrace Mobile Homes, Hastings 5:10-6 pm
  • Yankee Springs Meadows Homes, Wayland 4-4:50 pm
  • Gun Lake Mobile Homes, Shelbyville 5:10-6 pm
   
   
   
   
B. Bus Summer 2020
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Vision Statement: B. Reading, B. Active: Catch the Buzz

Mission Statement: To reach students throughout Barry County providing access to summer reading and active learning.

Bus will not operate during inclement weather. See our Facebook page for weather related cancellations.
June 22-August 15
  • MONDAY

    10:00 am – Village of Freeport

    11:30 am – Cider Mills Mobile Home Park

    1:30 pm – Calvin Hill Park (behind Methodist Church)

    3:00 pm – Yankee Meadows Springs Mobile Home Park

  • TUESDAY

    10:00 am – Tangle Town/Bob King Park

    11:30 am – Southeastern Elementary

    1:30 pm – Meadow Stone Mobile Home Park

    3:00 pm – Baltimore Terrace Mobile Home Park

  • WEDNESDAY

    10:00 am – Prairieville Township Park

    11:30 am – Barry Township Park-Delton by Fire Depatrment

    1:30 pm – Hickory Corners Cadwallader Park

  • THURSDAY

    10:00 am – Vermontville Pavilion

    11:30 am – Nashville Assembly of God parking lot/field

    1:30 pm – Thornapple Lake Mobile Home Park

    3:00 pm – Barry’s Resort off Charlton Park Rd

  • FRIDAY

    10:00 am – McFall Elementary off Main Street

    11:30 am – Yankee Springs Meadows Homes

    1:30 pm – Gun Lake Mobile Home Park behind

  • READING REWARDS

    Bucks Rewards

    Redeem B. Bucks Rewards anytime the bus is in your neighborhood. B. Bucks are “spent” on B. Bus items such as Frisbees, sports balls, jump ropes, pencils, water bottles, coffee mugs and more. Save for higher priced items OR use them to enter raffle prize drawings.  **Prizes for youth, teens & adults!

    Earn B. Bucks Rewards:

    • READ, READ, READ!!
      • Read 1 non-chapter book, earn 5 B. Bucks OR
      • Read 25 pages in a chapter book, earn 5 B. Bucks OR
    • Visit the B. Bus at summer stops, earn 5 B. Bucks
    • Bring a new friend to the bus during summer stops, earn 10 B. Bucks
    • Bus staff, aka B. Keepers, will handout B. Bucks to participants who are being kind, considerate, respectful and safe

     NOTE: If you have unreturned/overdue books, you cannot earn B. Bucks during that stop

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  • Kick Start To Career

    KickStart to Career is a new children’s savings program brought to you by the Barry Community Foundation, Hastings City Bank and the Barry County schools. The program provides local kindergartners with a savings account seeded with $50.00, and is designed to help students start saving money for their future college or career training expenses.

    In addition to helping students invest in their future, the program also introduces the concept of savings and teaches families the importance of financial literacy. Learn More

The B. Bus, owned by the YMCA of Barry County, is operated through a collaboration between the Y, Delton-Kellogg Schools, Hastings Area School System, Thornapple Kellogg Schools, Maple Valley Schools, Thornapple Credit Union and Hastings Public Library. Our team is on a mission to keep Barry County kids and families reading all summer.  It is proven that students who do not read during the summer lose months of learning, and teachers spend several weeks in review at the beginning of each school year. Our goal is to reduce this learning loss by creating a fun, reading environment.

The B. Bus will visit neighborhoods throughout the county on specific days during the summer, Monday-Friday. At stops, participants will have the opportunity to checkout books, listen to stories, and engage in activities.

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Donor Spotlight Thank you to all who have donated!

Thank you to all who gave over $5000 towards our start up costs in years 2017-2018. Without these funds, we would not have been able to purchase, overhaul and get the B. Bus Mobile Library on the road. Below are the 3 Cornerstone Donors.
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As our first major donor, First Presbyterian gave our committee the boost we needed to get the bus project off to a great start.

Learn more about First Presbyterian Church of Hastings

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Great Lakes Energy People Fund is a great way to give to your community.  By simply having your bill rounded up monthly, your gift allows for GREAT changes through Michigan.  Visit GLE website to learn more and sign up.

Great Lakes Energy People Fund is a great way to give to your community.  By simply having your bill rounded up monthly, your gift allows for GREAT changes through Michigan.  Visit GLE website to learn more and sign up.

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Thank you to our gifts from the Barry Community Foundation and it’s partners.

  • Gold Sponsor

    Giving Level – $2500-$4999

    Love for Barry County
    Deb & Scott McKeown

  • Silver Sponsor

    Giving Level – $1000-$2499

    Thornapple Credit Union
    Star School PTO, Hastings, MI
    Key Club & Hastings High School Students 2017-2018
    Partners In Education (PIE), Delton-Kellogg Schools
    Youth Advisory Council (YAC)
    Thornapple Kellogg High School Students 2017-2018

  • Bronze Sponsor

    Giving Level – $500-$999

    Sarah & Jeff Geukes
    Southeastern Elementary PTO, Hastings, MI
    Central Elementary PTO, Hastings, MI
    Northeastern Elementary PTO, Hastings, MI
    Miller Real Estate, Hastings, MI
    Delton-Kellogg Elementary Staff 2017-2018
    Bradford White
    Applied Imaging
    Thornapple Kellogg Schools PTO
    Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation
    UWA – Bradford White Union Grant

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