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Healthy Kids for Healthy Communities


2019 Apple Cider Open - Day of Volleyball

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Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, 9 am – 4 pm
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Join us for a day of volleyball, fun, and all the the Hot Apple Cider you can Drink for a worthy cause!  Gray Ducks provides free fitness and wellness programs for at risk youth! 
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$120 per team; $20 for individual. ​All Teams are guaranteed 2 games:  $150 for 1st Place / $50 for 2nd Place


​​​Proceeds go towards Gray Ducks’ mission of promoting health equity by providing at risk youth with ​opportunities to live a healthy and active lifestyle. 

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Special thanks to Ivivva!

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Thank you to Ivivva for sponsoring Gray Ducks volunteer yoga instructors to attend Street Yoga Trauma-Informed Yoga  Training !  Ivivva's support will continue our mission of bringing yoga to the kids that will benefit most from it!

Health Equity in Action

Healthy communities start with healthy kids and our mission is to give the next generation of Minnesotans opportunities for a happy and healthy lifestyle regardless of access or cost.  We are health equity in action!
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Free. Fitness. Fun!

There is never a cost for kids to participate in Gray Ducks fitness and wellness programs and we provide services directly in the communities where  kids will benefit the most.
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Yoga in St Paul Public Housing 

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Yoga in Frogtown!


Family Yoga In Alexandra House

  Gray Ducks is now providing  family yoga classes to  victims of domestic and sexual violence at Alexandra House in Blaine!   Our Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructors provide free classes to individuals and  family members  currently residing in domestic abuse shelters to help in the healing and recovery process.
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Yoga for Incarcerated Youth 

Gray Ducks is now providing weekly yoga classes to  boys and girls incarcerated in the East Central  Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Lino Lakes! Gray Ducks is teaching yoga to over 25 kids a week.  The majority  of kids  are experiencing yoga for the  first time and are receiving the phyiscal and mental benefits of yoga.

Winter Dodgeball

 Gray Ducks provided  free weekly Dodgeball this winter at Scheffer Recreation Center.   Kids go t o have fun and be active playing dodgeball in a structured and supportive environment.

  Kickball for Kids in East Regional Juvenile Center

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​Gray Ducks is offering summer recreational kickball events to the boys and girls incarcerated in the East Regional Juvenile Center in Lino Lakes, Minnesota starting in June! This program will provide incarcerated youth with recreational, fitness, and mentorship opportunities in a fun and supportive environment.  

  
​          Kickball is every Saturday from 1:00 PM to 2:30PM 

             To Volunteer: Email director@grayducks.org

Free Winter Fun in Frogtown

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Yoga for Incarcerated Youth

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In November 2017, Gray Ducks started providing free weekly yoga classes to incarcerated youth in Ramsey County juvenile correctional facilities. 

Trauma-informed yoga practices are highly beneficial for individuals that have experience trauma or abuse. Gray Ducks provides opportunites for youth to experience yoga in a positive and safe environment within the criminal justice system.


2017 activities at Scheffer Recreation Center in the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul 

Twice weekly kickball games serving 318 youth
at no cost  ​from  June  to September.
Weekly volleyball lessons and games serving  111 youth 
at no cost from September - November. 

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