June 21st has come and gone, which means that it is officially summer! YMCA Wanakita is a busy place, as the bulk of our summer staff arrived yesterday afternoon for a full week of training and preparing our site for the summer.
Tomorrow morning we are hosting our annual Strawberry Social Open House. This is an opportunity for families to get to know Wanakita. Join us for an opportunity to see the camp, experience our program areas, and enjoy our renowned spread of strawberry delights at our buffet lunch.
We will be welcoming visitors from 12-5pm. It is free to visit the site and see our program areas, and the fees for the buffet lunch are below.
Adult: $8
Children: $5
Immediate family rate: $22
Hope to see you tomorrow!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Camp is good for Kids!
With the summer approaching, more and more articles are coming out reminding parents of how valuable the camp experience is for their kids.
Here's a great one published by Maclean's magazine.
Here's a great one published by Maclean's magazine.
For those of your registered, we'll see you in just over 3 weeks- for those who are still considering camp, it's not too late! Contact our office at 1-800-387-5081 for more info.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Learning to Lead
YMCA Wanakita has hosted a few exciting leadership groups recently. Last weekend we had about 100 youth join us through the YMCA Leader Corps program. This program is run in YMCAs across the province, providing opportunities for youth to develop their leadership skills through a number of avenues.
We are currently hosting staff from the YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford Day Camp team, who have come together at Wanakita to train and plan. They are a great gang, the Day Camp program is in great hands!
In addition to these specialized groups we have had a number of school groups join us this week. Thanks to all who have brought their energy and enthusiasm to YMCA Wanakita in the past few days, we've loved having you!
We are currently hosting staff from the YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford Day Camp team, who have come together at Wanakita to train and plan. They are a great gang, the Day Camp program is in great hands!
In addition to these specialized groups we have had a number of school groups join us this week. Thanks to all who have brought their energy and enthusiasm to YMCA Wanakita in the past few days, we've loved having you!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Sights and sounds of Spring
It is a busy week here at YMCA Wanakita, where we have welcomed four different school groups, in addition to some smaller clubs and special groups. We are enjoying the sounds of a busy site- lots of laughter, singing, and shrieking at morning dip!
We are also enjoying the warm weather and all of the plants and creatures that have emerged with the sunshine.
We hope that you are enjoying the sunshine just as much from wherever you are!
We are also enjoying the warm weather and all of the plants and creatures that have emerged with the sunshine.
We hope that you are enjoying the sunshine just as much from wherever you are!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Mother Daughter Weekend
We had a wonderful time last weekend celebrating Mother's Day with our Mother Daughter weekend! We had beautiful weather and shared a lot of laughs.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Spring has Sprung!
It has been a busy Spring here at YMCA Wanakita, and we apologize for our lack of posts. We are back in action, and promise that we will keep you up to date as the Spring progresses and as the Summer approaches.
We kicked off our Spring Season with an incredibly successful Spring Work Weekend. We welcomed almost 80 volunteers, who spent the weekend re-shingling roofs, raking leaves, cleaning brush, moving boats, setting up program areas, and so many other jobs in between. An enormous thank you to all of our volunteers- we truly couldn't have done it without you!
Our Spring season is now in full swing, and we have already welcomed a number of school groups. Some have even been brave enough to do Morning Dip!
We're looking forward to this weekend, as we will be hosting a very full Mother/Daughter weekend. It promises to be a beautiful weekend, full of some great opportunities to play outside!
We kicked off our Spring Season with an incredibly successful Spring Work Weekend. We welcomed almost 80 volunteers, who spent the weekend re-shingling roofs, raking leaves, cleaning brush, moving boats, setting up program areas, and so many other jobs in between. An enormous thank you to all of our volunteers- we truly couldn't have done it without you!
Our Spring season is now in full swing, and we have already welcomed a number of school groups. Some have even been brave enough to do Morning Dip!
We're looking forward to this weekend, as we will be hosting a very full Mother/Daughter weekend. It promises to be a beautiful weekend, full of some great opportunities to play outside!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
March Break!
What an exciting week at YMCA Wanakita! Our site is busy with many families on site. Not only are we hosting our second annual March Break Family Camp, we have also welcomed a large group of families through Hamilton's Aboriginal Health Centre.
The snow is not quite gone yet, so many of us have been spending as much time on the toboggan hill as possible. We've been playing a number of wide games and exploring Wanakita's natural environment. The warm weather has caused the sap in our sugar maple trees to start running, so we've also been learning about tapping trees and making maple syrup.
The Aboriginal Health Centre has also brought much to this week's program. We have been learning and experiencing a number of cultural activities such as the early morning sun ceremonies, the sweat lodge, and plenty of drumming and dancing.
It has certainly been a rich week thus far, and we are looking forward to the next few days!
The snow is not quite gone yet, so many of us have been spending as much time on the toboggan hill as possible. We've been playing a number of wide games and exploring Wanakita's natural environment. The warm weather has caused the sap in our sugar maple trees to start running, so we've also been learning about tapping trees and making maple syrup.
The Aboriginal Health Centre has also brought much to this week's program. We have been learning and experiencing a number of cultural activities such as the early morning sun ceremonies, the sweat lodge, and plenty of drumming and dancing.
It has certainly been a rich week thus far, and we are looking forward to the next few days!
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