YMCA Student Athletes
We have been featuring several student-generated newspaper articles this week! If you missed our other features, you can find them here:...
View ArticleKids talk about Strong Kids
We have been featuring several student-generated newspaper articles this week! If you missed our other features, you can find them here:...
View ArticleYMCA Staff wins Youth of Distinction Award!
Please join us in congratulating Ernest Dushime, recipient of the 2012 ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Award for Perseverance! Youth of Distinction, Ernest Dushime Ernest is a YMCA Community...
View ArticleEthical Holiday Shopping
The YMCA believes peace is more than the absence of war. It requires the presence of something – the recognition of basic human rights and the provision of basic human needs. Since 1984, YMCAs across...
View ArticleYMCA youth headed to Europe!
Did you know that the YMCA Calgary has an International Department? YMCA Calgary is part of a global movement of YMCAs in more than 125 countries. Through our International department, we are given an...
View ArticleSharing Our Strengths (Western Ukraine)
Last month, Tanis Cochrane (VP of Children & Youth) was invited to attend an exciting new initiative with our partners in Western Ukraine. Young leaders of the YMCA in Ukraine hosted the...
View ArticleQuarter Way There!
Hi Calgary! This is Sarah and Valeria, Calgary YMCA Youth Delegates for the YMCA Europe Festival of 2013! As we are leaving for Prague in four short months, fundraising has really started to become a...
View ArticleGlobal Youth Summit 2013
It’s not too late to register for this year’s Global Youth Summit! Join us in creating a world of inclusion as we tackle “Equality between Identities”. Global Youth Summit (GYS) is an annual one-day...
View ArticleDear Calgary: You’re Amazing!
Who is your Everyday Peace Hero? “Peace is not something you wish for; it’s something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.” Robert Fulghum Think about a time you...
View ArticleHow do you help your community?
“How do you help your community?” This past Saturday, at the North of McKnight Family Fun Fair, we asked families how they help their community as an act of peace. At YMCA Calgary, we believe in the...
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