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Estes Park Center Story Ideas

• What does LEED Certified mean at the YMCA?
• A to Z Activities at YMCA of the Rockies.
• International employees from how many countries?
• Why isn't the annual 4th of July Parade always held on the 4th of July?
• Career Day: What do you do with more than 30,000 volunteer hours every year?  And is the Volunteer Coordinator's name really Spider Fish?

Snow Mountain Ranch Story Ideas

• Try Nordic Skiing this winter - an affordable way to ski.  Why does ski wax come in different colors?
• What is a Trycycle park?
• Boy scout troops earn their Polar Bear award at the YMCA.  Could you do it?
• The Conservation Preserve is how large?  Really?
• Career Day: If you could meet Nancy Franz, Food Service Director for Snow Mountain Ranch for 33 years, would you rather know how many pans of lasagna she has created or how much parmesean cheese she orders at a time?

Camp Chief Ouray Story Ideas

• Why the dreaded summer essay, "What I did on my summer vacation," is a piece of cake for teens who attend Camp Chief Ouray.
• Can I really go surfing at a Colorado summer camp?  Almost...
• Career Day: What does a summer camp director do in the winter?