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Dec. 15, 2024

🎄 Holiday Gala: Celebrate the Magic of the Season with Ames Figure Skating Club! ❄️

Join the Ames Figure Skating Club for an enchanting evening of festive performances and holiday cheer!

Event Details 🗓 Sunday, December 15, 2024 ⏰ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM 📍 Ames/ISU Ice Arena

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Dec. 31, 2024

Partner as a Local Coordinator

Partner with World Link to place foreign exchange students at your local high school. Earn $5,700 for placing three students and promote global connections in your community!

Dec. 31, 2024

Noon Year’s Eve

Celebrate the final days of 2024 and the start to a new year with an outdoor adventure! For the first hour, there will be nature activities set-up for the whole...

Jan. 01, 2025

First Day Hike- Wesley Woods

Bring in the new year with a hike at the beautiful Wesley Woods Camp + Retreat Center just south of Indianola, Iowa. We will have 3 guided hikes going on...

Jan. 02, 2025

Musical Theater: Exciting Ensemble at Story Theater Company

In this workshop, students will build their skills in musical theater-style acting, dancing, and singing. Students will work together to rehearse and perform exciting ensemble pieces, while learning about musicals...

Jan. 02, 2025

2025 Cyclones Youth Lacrosse Winter Break Lacrosse Clinic

Welcome Novice to Experienced Players OPEN TO ALL BOYS AND GIRLS Try Lacrosse. Learn the game of lacrosse and its fundamental skills. Age Groups: School Grades 3rd-12th Dates: Thursday, Jan 2, and Friday, Jan...

Jan. 04, 2025

Winter Survival

Let’s celebrate winter and the new year! It may be chilly outside, but there’s no need to be cooped up. Get outdoors and discover how amazing nature can be during...

Feb. 22, 2025

Pizza + Sledding- Wesley Woods

Join us for an afternoon of Pizza and Sledding at the beautiful Wesley Woods Camp + Retreat Center. Bring your sleds (or borrow ours) and friends and enjoy pizza, sledding,...

Jun. 15, 2025

Y Camp Summer 2025

For 100 years, the Des Moines Y Camp has been filled with songs, laughter, adventures and friendship. Summer Camp is the foundation on which Y Camp is built. Overnight Camp,...