YMSL Numbers and Other Random Facts

It may only be the second month of 2017, but the YMSL year is already 75% over.  Time has flown and YMSL moms and sons have put that time to good use.  Here are some numbers (mixed with random facts) to help quantify the past 9 months in the YMSL world. 

YMSL Fort Collins has a total of 131 members.  That’s enough for 2 full NFL football teams plus 2 basketball teams. 

While we have 68 boys in our YMSL orbit, Jupiter has 68 moons in its orbit. 

Some simple math would tell us that leaves 63 moms.  Ready for another random fact?  A barrel that holds 63 gallons is called a hogshead.

Since May 1 of 2016, Moms and Sons have served 2,528 hours.  That is equal to 3 months, 2 weeks, and 2 hours of service. 

Of those hours served, 1,815 were served as mother/son teams.  That is equal to 2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day of time spent together as mothers and sons.

Fourteen boys have already served their 20-hour minimum.  That is the number of days it takes the moon to wax to a full moon and also the number of days it takes the moon to wane.

Moms are right up there with their boys, with 15 already satisfying the 20-hour minimum.  Do you know the 15^th state to enter the Union?  Kentucky in 1792.

While 20 hours is the minimum requirement for each mom and son, we have some in our midst who go far above and beyond to serve our community.  One of our boys has already served 51.5 hours since May 1, 2016.  You could drive to and from the Canadian border twice in that time.

Moms are not to be out done.  We have a mom who has served 55 hours since May 1, 2016. That’s enough time to drive to and from the Pacific Ocean twice.

We still have three months left to serve during this YMSL year.  Let’s see what numbers we can come up with in that time!

Kathy Kimbell

YMSL Fort Collins, Communications team

YMSL and CYO

"Colorado Youth Outdoors was an awesome place to volunteer! It had many engaging activities for the students as well as the volunteers. One of the most fun things about volunteering there was the four wheeler, though this did cause some issues among the volunteers as to who got to drive. We got to use it to deliver and refill water coolers around the huge property. 

Since the day was very hot, the workers decided that the students should have a water balloon fight. To make the water balloons, we used a large fixture with about 20 stems at the end, which allowed for twenty balloons to be made at a time. This fixture was a modern day equivalent to the Manhattan Project, in that it caused mass destruction and chaos! Overall, volunteering at Colorado Youth Outdoors was a fun and rewarding experience."

Hayden Bruner, YMSL Fort Collins Historian