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A lot can happen in six months. And all of us can change. As any of us who have once been young will remember, this is particularly true of high school- and college-age young adults. As the holiday season approaches, many youth-serving organizations will be re-hiring staff members who are...
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When Ebola broke out in Sierra Leone, a Montana YMCA mobilized to help. Since 2004, the Missoula Family YMCA has been partnering with its sister organization in Sierra Leone to support efforts to rebuild a community unraveled by 11 years of civil war. Now, with the spread of the Ebola...
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In each month’s RM Solutions newsletter, we post an image from one of our Risk Consultant’s visits and asked our readers to “Find the Risk”. We select one winner and send him or her a Redwoods T-shirt. Here’s August’s newsletter. Our challenge to you: What’s the problem in this photo?...
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In last month’s newsletter, Risk Management Solution, March 2014, we featured an image from one of our Risk Consultant’s on-site visits. We asked you to find the risk. Click to enlarge Winning Response Elaine Wilson, Pickens County YMCA Oh my…. where to start! Loose pea gravel has washed onto the...
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Scanning the bottom of the pool effectively is one of the most important skills for your lifeguards to develop. The DROP Drill, which tests guards by placing a silhouette or other item on the bottom of the pool, is one of the best ways to improve that skill. This video...
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In last month’s RM Solutions newsletter, we posted an image from one of our Risk Manager’s visits and asked our readers to “Find the Risk”. We received a few correct responses and chose Maria Marinaccio from the Summit NJ YMCA and Anne LeMieux from the Hunterdon County YMCA as our...
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Soon, many organizations will drain, clean, repair, and refill their indoor swimming pools. It’s not a complicated task, but it seems that every year someone forgets that the water is running. When the pool overflows you may face: building or section closures, staff reassigned to clean, programs cancelled, and costly...
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In last month’s RM Solutions newsletter, we posted an image from one of our Risk Manager’s visits and asked our readers to “Find the Risk”. We received a few correct responses and chose Scott Harrigan of Rue Insurance as our winner. His answer is below: The red cap is there...
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This compelling public service announcement") communicates a powerful message about child abuse through the artful use of a costume. The PSA was created for UNICEF by ad agency Ogilvy & Mather, Chile. (via Ads of the World) Posted by Nick Popio
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In last months RM Solutions we posted an image from one of our Risk Manager’s visits and asked our readers to “Find the Risk”. We received several correct responses and would like to thank everyone that replied. We selected one correct response as our winner for August - Neel Ahmed,...