The YMCA's Let's Move! Outside Program

Dr. Constantine Toumbis is a Florida-based spine surgeon with an MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine and a PhD in experimental pathology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Involved in numerous charities, Dr. Constantine Toumbis served on the foundation board of Citrus Memorial Hospital and through this organization was involved in approving the development of a YMCA for the community's youth. 

A nonprofit with a strong emphasis on investing in the community, the YMCA offers many programs for children. One recent program is the Let's Move! Outside initiative, developed in attempt to encourage relationships between children and nature. The program involves two components:

Every Kid in a Park. This initiative encourages children to get out and explore the natural beauty in their hometowns by granting fourth graders free access to more than 2,000 federally managed lands. 

Play, Learn, Serve, Work. Through a partnership with the National Park Service, this is an outdoor program that helps low-income and minority youth enjoy their first National Park experiences.

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