Ridgewood YMCA Grand Gala

Thursday, November 14, 2024
7PM  |  Hackensack Golf Club  |  Cocktail attire

Join us for a festive evening at the Ridgewood YMCA Grand Gala, where purpose meets passion. This inspiring night is more than a celebration—it’s a chance to come together in support of programs that address critical needs in our community and offer opportunities for personal growth through education, recreation, and life-enriching experiences.

This year, we are excited to honor the Ridgewood American Legion Post 53 for their tremendous work in supporting veterans and our communities.

By attending, you become part of something greater. Through our purpose and your power, we can create lasting change in our community. Your presence at this unforgettable event will help ensure that these life-changing programs continue to thrive and reach those who need them most.

 
Special thanks to our 2024 Ridgewood Y Gala Committee:
Juliane Cho
Beenu Chaturbedi
Jennifer Contrucci
Olga Jordon
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Tickets

Individual Ticket | $275

Table for Ten | $2,475

Young Professional (30 and under) | $175

BUY TICKETS

50 | 50 Tickets

$20 per ticket

Drawing will be held on Thursday, November 14.
The winner will be announced at the Gala and notified via email; presence is not required to win.
BUY 50 | 50 TICKETS

Become a sponsor

Presenting Sponsor | $15,000

Title sponsorship of event

Ten complimentary tickets

One-year Household Membership to the Ridgewood Y (transferrable, $968 value)

Company banner on entrance marquee

Company logo on digital invitations and other marketing materials

Dedicated e-blast to 10,000 people

Full page digital ad

Platinum Sponsor | $10,000

Eight complimentary tickets

One-year Household Membership to the Ridgewood Y (transferrable, $968 value)

Premier sponsor banner at event

Dinner table signage

Dedicated eBlast to 10,000 people

Full page digital ad

Gold Sponsor | $7,500

Six complimentary tickets

One-year Individual Membership to the Ridgewood Y (transferrable, $655 value)

Dinner table signage

Full page digital ad

Silver Sponsor | $5,000

Four complimentary tickets

One-year Individual Membership to the Ridgewood Y (transferrable, $655 value)

Cocktail area signage

Half page digital ad

Bronze Sponsor | $3,500

Two complimentary tickets

Cocktail area signage

Half page digital ad

All sponsors receive:

Sponsor logo displayed at event • Ad prominently displayed throughout event and Ridgewood YMCA • Linked logo on YMCA website • Mentions on Ridgewood YMCA social media pre + post event

SPONSOR

For any questions regarding this event, please contact Richa Koirala at [email protected]

STRENGTH + CONDITIONING

METCON
Challenge yourself with CrossFit-style circuits that combine strength, conditioning, and plyometric exercises. These workouts engage all three metabolic systems to enhance muscular power, strength, and endurance. Each month, you’ll repeat the same workout, allowing you to track your progress and compete against your own time and reps!

HIIT SQUAD
Experience High-Intensity Interval Training taken to the next level. These dynamic classes combine functional and athletic movements using the TRX, treadmill, bikes, kettlebells, and more. Get ready for an intense, full-body workout that builds strength, endurance, and agility.

UPGRADE BOOTCAMP
Description is coming

TOTAL BODY CONDITIONING
This high-energy class provides an invigorating full-body challenge, with intensity tailored by the instructor. You’ll engage in dynamic high-rep strength exercises using a variety of equipment—dumbells, stability balls, steps, disks, and resistance bands—to build muscle, enhance balance, and boost endurance. No two sessions are the same, keeping your workouts fresh, engaging, and effective.

UPPERCUTS + CORE
Description is coming

WOMEN’S BARBELL CLUB
Develop the strength and technique you need to approach the bar with confidence! Led by experienced female lifters, this class will focus on basic power and Olympic lifts as well as accessory exercises to build strength and power.
Female identifying and gender expansive individuals welcome.

SMALL GROUP FUNCTIONAL TRAINING
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BODY SCULPT
Shape and define lean muscles through targeted exercises that blend dumbells, resistance bands, and bodyweight movements. This energizing workout focuses on sculpting and toning, helping you build strength and flexibility. Every session is designed to leave you feeling strong, balanced, and revitalized, creating lean, graceful muscle definition from head to toe.

Pilates

PILATES
Pilates focuses on developing core strength, stability, and flexibility through controlled, mindful movements. Drawing from the foundations of Joseph Pilates’ original methods, each session combines mat exercises with equipment like resistance bands, rings, and small weights to challenge and engage every muscle. You’ll build lean muscle, improve posture, and increase body awareness, leaving you feeling stronger, longer, and revitalized.

MAT PILATES
Mat Pilates is a core-centered exercise method designed to build strength, flexibility, and body awareness through a series of controlled movements. This form of Pilates focuses on engaging deep stabilizing muscles, especially in the core, while also incorporating the arms, legs, and back for a full-body workout. Rooted in the original exercises created by Joseph Pilates, it is performed on a mat without specialized equipment, making it accessible yet highly effective for developing stability, improving posture, and enhancing balance and coordination.

POP PILATES
Pop Pilates is an evolution of Pilates, challenging people to develop incredible core strength. It is a mat-based fusion of abdominal muscle exercises and Pilates moves that benefit your entire body while putting extra emphasis and intensity on the core muscles.

YOGALATES
Yogalates combines the balance, stamina, strength, flexibility, and awareness of yoga with Pilates techniques to improve posture, core strength, and stability.

Barre

BARRE
Barre combines the grace and precision of classical dance with strength-building moves inspired by yoga and Pilates. In addition to the barre, the class incorporates resistance bands, gliding discs, and exercise balls to add variety, challenge, and support for each movement. This dynamic mix of equipment helps enhance flexibility, balance, and core strength, creating a full-body workout that tones muscles and improves posture.

BARRE SCULPT
This full-body workout combines high-rep strength training and traditional barre exercises to challenge your mobility and core.

SOUL BODY BARRE
Experience the power of Soul Body’s signature method and flow that is smart, functional, and more athletic, yet mindful in its approach. Shape, tone, and strengthen the body in this results-driven program brings that “boutique barre experience” to group fitness.

STRETCH

STRETCH
Improve flexibility, relieve tension, and leave feeling both relaxed and revitalized. Through a series of gentle yet effective stretching exercises, you’ll increase your range of motion, enhance circulation, and release stress held in the body. Perfect for all fitness levels, this class offers a blend of relaxing stretches and invigorating movements that help you reset and recharge. Join us to restore balance, boost flexibility, and leave feeling refreshed from head to toe.

TAI CHI

TAI CHI
Experience the calming power of Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art that nurtures body, mind, and spirit. This “meditation in motion” focuses on gentle, flowing movements that relieve stress, promote relaxation, and enhance balance and coordination. Suitable for all levels, Tai Chi encourages mindfulness and inner peace while building strength, flexibility, and mental clarity, offering profound health benefits for overall well-being.

TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS
Tai Chi for Arthritis is an ideal, low-impact exercise for those looking to support joint health and improve strength, flexibility, and balance. Designed with controlled, slow movements and focused breathing, this class is especially beneficial for those with arthritis or other joint concerns. Tai Chi can aid in chronic pain management, enhance mobility, and promote relaxation, providing both physical and mental well-being.

MARTIAL ARTS

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FOR SELF DEFENSE
Mixed Martial Arts for Self-Defense incorporates techniques from boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, grappling, and karate with the goal of producing skillful, accomplished, and well-rounded students proficient in the art of self-defense.

All new students must be at least 18 years old, sign a liability waiver, and purchase a white karate gi online (with a white belt) prior to beginning any class.

Boxing

CARDIO BOX

HEAVY BAG

UPGRADE BOXING

Dance Fitness

ZUMBA®
Zumba® is a high-energy, dance-fitness party designed for everybody and every body! This class combines low and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning workout set to Latin and World rhythms, making exercise feel like a celebration. You’ll enjoy a total-body workout that includes cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and flexibility—leaving you energized, uplifted, and ready for more!

LABLAST® FITNESS
LaBlast® Fitness is a fun, partner-free dance workout created by world-renowned dancer Louis van Amstel, known for his work on Dancing with the Stars. Suitable for all levels, LaBlast® guides you through a variety of ballroom dance styles set to popular music from pop and rock to hip-hop and country. With options for adding plyometric moves, weights, or keeping it low-impact, LaBlast® lets you choose your intensity while toning your body, improving rhythm, and enjoying a fantastic workout. As Louis says, “If you can clap it, you can dance it!”

CYCLE

CYCLE
Prepare for a high-energy workout in our cycling studio! This fast-paced ride lets you climb steep hills, sprint on straightaways, and power through challenging intervals—all set to motivating, heart-pumping music. Transform your fitness and push your limits in every session!

CYCLE EXPRESS
All the benefits of our regular cycle class condensed into a 30-minute session.

AQUA

AQUA EX
Aqua exercise combines shallow and deep-water movements to provide a full-body workout with minimal impact on the joints. Using the natural resistance of water alongside specialized equipment like foam dumbbells and pool noodles, each session targets core stability, muscle strength, and coordination. Ideal for all fitness levels, Aqua exercise offers a challenging yet gentle way to build strength, boost stamina, and increase mobility in a supportive, low-impact environment.

AQUA ZUMBA®
Enjoy Zumba® on land? Try your favorite dance workout in the water for a great low-impact workout!

DEEP WATER RUNNING
Deep Water Fitness is a low-impact, joint-friendly workout that builds strength and cardiovascular health through the natural resistance of water. With the support of a flotation device, participants engage in underwater running drills, core exercises, and resistance movements for a full-body workout that boosts endurance, balance, and flexibility. Fun, effective, and suitable for all fitness levels!

WALKING

Y WALK CLUB
Our walking group will help keep you moving and working towards better health and fitness. The group will meet outside at the Y for warmups then continue to Veterans Memorial Field where we will walk for 20-30 minutes. Class will wrap up back at the Y with stretches, mobility work, and some simple exercises.

This class is outdoors and is weather dependent, however will still occur in the event of safe, yet inclement weather.

Yoga | Meditation

YOGA
This class will guide you through foundational poses, gentle stretches, and mindful breathing techniques to cultivate flexibility, strength, and balance. Whether you are new to yoga or have an established practice, each sequence is structured to allow you to move with intention, adapting to your own pace and ability.

HATHA YOGA
Hatha yoga is a traditional style of yoga that focuses on aligning the body, breath, and mind through deliberate movement and controlled breathing. This practice incorporates a series of postures, or asanas, held for extended moments to build strength, flexibility, and balance while promoting relaxation and mindfulness. Experience the transformative power of moving meditation.

HATHA FOR HEALTHY BONES
This practice combines traditional Hatha yoga postures with an emphasis on weight-bearing postures to promote bone density, improve balance, and increase flexibility. Suitable for all levels, this class is ideal for those looking to support long-term bone health while enjoying a balanced, focused, and restorative yoga experience.

IYENGAR YOGA
Iyengar yoga offers a structured and precise approach to building strength, flexibility, and inner calm. The class begins with foundational postures—standing, sitting, and lying down—and gradually introduces inversions, deeper backbends, and breathing techniques as the practice develops. Emphasizing proper alignment and posture, the Iyengar method utilizes props like blocks, straps, and bolsters to support practitioners of all levels, ensuring each pose is accessible and safely executed. This methodical approach encourages focused awareness, helping students cultivate both physical discipline and mental clarity, resulting in a balanced, mindful, and transformative experience.

DYNAMIC YOGA
Dynamic yoga focuses on flowing movements and breathwork. It is a more vigorous style of yoga than traditional Hatha yoga, and it can be a great way to improve your cardiovascular health, strength, and flexibility.

GENTLE YOGA
This form of Hatha yoga practice involves breath, body, and mind, with poses not as strenuous as in a traditional yoga class.

YOGALATES
Yogalates combines the balance, stamina, strength, flexibility, and awareness of yoga with Pilates techniques to improve posture, core strength, and stability.

MEDITATION + RESTORATIVE YOGA
This is our gentlest yoga class. Designed for those who wish to find healing, recovery physically and emotionally, and to learn to release chronic tension and stress. 

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