Ideas in Motion Media Announces PortageLife.com Positive-News Partnership with Portage Township YMCA

Ideas in Motion Media has announced a new media partnership with the Portage Township YMCA that will see the two organizations work together on a number of positive, community-focused initiatives for the Northwest Indiana community in the coming year.

The partnership will feature an advancement in showcasing the many positive activities, events, and programs provided by the Portage Township YMCA through articles, videos, events and photos on PortageLife.com’s website, social networks, email newsletter, and event listings.

“It's great to have a partnership with an organization that focuses on the positive. The Y is all about influencing positive behaviors through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. This partnership complements our mission by only focusing on the good news," explained Nancy Simpson, Director of Marketing and Fund Development of the Portage Township YMCA. “The Y loves the way PortageLife promotes the success of children and teens in our community because all children have the potential to succeed in life and have the opportunity to contribute back to society.”

The Portage Township YMCA’s members can learn more about everything positive in Portage and share their own good news by checking out the website, downloading the app, liking the Facebook page, or following PortageLife on Twitter, Google+ or Linkedin.

“From the minute we launched PortageLife.com, the team at the Portage YMCA has welcomed, engaged, and appreciated what our good news mission is,” explained Ideas in Motion Media Publisher Chris Mahlmann. “The Portage Township YMCA is such a positive force in the Portage community and we’re very proud to be working with the organization on a more advanced level to connect the community in an impactful way."

Since PortageLife.com launched in March of 2010, the Portage Township YMCA has been featured in over 300 positive stories on PortageLife.com with dozens of the Portage Y’s events captured through photos on the website over the past three years. You can find that bounty of good news here.

ymca-new-logo-blueAbout the Portage YMCA
As a leading nonprofit, the Portage Township YMCA strengthens communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Y is available to all, regardless of age, income or background. For more details, contact the YMCA at 219-762-9622, visit the Portage YMCA website, or connect on Facebook.

About Ideas in Motion Media
Started in Northwest Indiana, Ideas in Motion Media Inc. creates hyper-local, positive newsminded, community-based networks. They look to bring these networks to every city, township, county, or region that wants a vibrant alternative to the traditional cycle of negative news in media. Utilizing a real-time news mentality, web publishing tools, social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn, as well as a strong, mission-based editorial and publishing management, iimm-long-NEW 4LogosIIMM is able to create a positive impact with communication of good articles, editorials, photos, videos, events, and stories related to each community. IIMM develops networks of engaged, active, online, positive-minded people and organizations in each community they serve.