Family Day Weekend

What a great weekend!  Last weekend we welcomed a number of families to YMCA Wanakita to celebrate the long weekend.  We had beautiful sunny weather, and plenty of snow to play in.  Thanks to all of you who joined us, we had a blast!

Broomball under beautiful blue skies!

Snowshoeing on our 1,000 acre property

Learning to build a fire without matches

Sisters working together on the Dangle Duo!

Our toboggan hill was busy this weekend!

Two of our staff took the Twin Dinner to a whole other level!

After such a wonderful weekend, we can't wait until March Break Family Camp, on March 12th-16th.  Want to join us?  Register now!

Wanakita in the winter

It has been a fun-filled winter at YMCA Wanakita, where we have had no shortage of snow or guests prepared to play in it!  School groups have been delighted to experience winter and to learn a number of technical skills such as fire building, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.  

This afternoon we will be saying goodbye to three school groups, and then welcoming several families for our Winter Family Weekend.  We are looking forward to it!

Camp Helps Kids!

As mentioned in our last blog post, many of our senior camp staff recently attended a couple of training opportunities.
We were fortunate to hear Dr. Michael Ungar share about building resilience in youth, and specifically about the importance giving youth opportunities to contribute to their communities. 
It seems that Dr. Ungar was just as impacted by his time with us, and his most recent blog entry shows this.

We'd encourage you to take a look at his blog, we are proud to offer such a meaningful program to children and youth.  Have you registered your children for camp yet?!

Skiing for Strong Kids

Wow, what a weekend!

Last weekend at YMCA Wanakita was certainly a memorable one.  Not only did we get covered in over ten inches of snow, but we also had a chance to play in the fresh powder for a great cause!

We hosted our first annual Strong Kids Ski Weekend, where a number of families joined us at camp for the weekend to spend the days on the slopes of Sir Sam's Ski Resort and the evenings sharing in a Wanakita campfire.

This weekend was an overwhelming success, thanks to the generosity of our community.  We are incredibly thankful for our Strong Kids Campaign co-chairs, without whom this weekend would not have been possible.  Sir Sam's Ski Resort also overwhelmed us with their support of our Strong Kids Campaign.

Finally, thanks to all who participated in the event, together we raised over $700 for Strong Kids!

Here's hoping that the upcoming weekend will be just as memorable!