YMCAs of Cambridge & Kitchener-Waterloo
Giving Opportunities
Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA
Expansion & Renewal of the A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA
Stork Family YMCA in West Waterloo (opening spring 2011)
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Expansion & Renewal of the A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA
Facility upgrades, refurbishments and an expansion at the A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA will help the YMCA sustain an asset that is a heavily used community-based facility accessed by more than 12,000 children, youth, adults, seniors, families, both genders, all ethnicities and those from all economic circumstances. Of these paricipants, more than 4,000 receive fee assistance to participate.
The A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA is 28 years old, requiring several infrastructure upgrades and an expansion to meet the needs of our users. These infrastructure components include:
1. Expansion of the second floor by 6000 square feet
2. Installation of an elevator to the second floor
3. Indoor track surface replacement
4. Indoor track window replacement
5. Indoor pool window replacement
6. Renewed front entrance
7. Boiler replacement
8. Replacement of two gym HVAC roof top units
9. Replacement of two raquetball court roof top units
10. Roof repairs for multiple soft spots
11. Replacing remaining T12 light fixtures
12. Installation of a UV system for the pool
13. Widened accessway and driveway
14. Parking lot repaving (completed 2009)
Contact YMCA Development Staff about giving to A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA Capital Campaign
Stork Family YMCA in West Waterloo
The Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA is embarking on the boldest investment in our history made possible by a $10 million fundraising campaign. The major project in this campaign is the construction of a new 45,000 sq ft Family YMCA on a seven acre site at the intersection of Laurelwood Drive and Fischer-Hallman Road North in west Waterloo. The new Family YMCA is a result of a unique partnership with the University of Waterloo and the City of Waterloo to build a joint Family YMCA / Waterloo Public Library Branch. This will be a people-place where families, children, youth, adults and seniors of all ages, abilities and ethnic backgrounds can come together to learn, play, get active and belong.
The new YMCA is scheduled to open in the summer of 2011!
Find out more about the Stork Family YMCA
Contact YMCA Development Staff about giving to the Stork Family YMCA
The Virtual YMCA is designed for children in grades SK - 5 living in under-serviced neighbourhoods of Kitchener-Waterloo that have limited access to resources, programs, services and transportation. Using a neighbourhood school as a delivery site, the Virtual YMCA connects with 40 children and their families. In Kitchener, the delivery site is St. John's Catholic School. Partnering with the school is vital to ensuring those students with the most need are in the program.
With a focus on prevention, the Virtual YMCA provides children with additional help and attention needed to succeed in academic studies, improving capacity to learn. Physical activity increases appreciation of team work, good sportsmanship, problem solving, and cooperation while improving overall health and developing a positive attitude and self esteem. Children feel valued, safe and free to express their thoughts and feelings developing positive relationships with adults and peers.
Find out more about the Virtual YMCA in Kitchener-Waterloo
Contact YMCA Development Staff about giving to the Virtual YMCA in Kitchener-Waterloo
A beautiful northern camp with mature maple forests, towering pines, granite rocks and cliffs beside a deep-blue clear northern lake, YMCA Camp Wabanaki sits on a 40-acre site consisting of a large and small island and 23 acres of mainland. It has been a cornerstone of the KW YMCA's overnight camping program since it opened in 1939 - first on Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay and since 1970 at our present site outside Huntsville.
Investment in Wabanaki will ensure this valuable traditional camping experience can be enjoyed by many youth for years to come. Updating and upgrading its facilities will help staff to better educate campers in the areas of nature, outdoor living and recreational skills.
Donors are supporting the following projects at YMCA Camp Wabanaki:
- Development of the waterfront and island
- Increased acreage
- An improved dining hall
- New cabins
Find out more about YMCA Camp Wabanaki
Contact YMCA Development Staff about giving to YMCA Camp Wabanaki
The YMCA Outdoor Centre features a variety of residential and day programs to educate children, youth and adults, and help them to develop a sense of environmental responsibility and promote sustainable living. Located on the shores of Paradise Lake outside St. Clements, the centre teaches and displays how environmentally friendly lifestyles, practices and technologies are important to ensure the health of the broader community as well as the individuals that live in it, both now and in the future.
Donors are supporting the following projects at the Outdoor Centre through:
- Four new straw bale cabins
- A new straw bale program pod
- School Program Development
Find out more about the YMCA Outdoor Centre
Contact YMCA Development Staff about giving to the YMCA Outdoor Centre
