$30,000 Donated to Local YMCA
Kingston YMCA
Your local Kinsmen have donated $30,000 to the Kingston Family YMCA to help send kids to summer day camp at J.G. Simcoe School.
The YMCA is one of the leading charities in Kingston, serving the needs of all the community – young or old, rich or poor. Last year, the Kingston YMCA waived more that $77,000 in fees for membership, child care and summer day camps. This enabled them to deliver over 1,300 assisted camper days to those children who would not otherwise be able to attend. Here is what one family has said:
My granddaughter Andrea has had some of the best times in her memory at the YMCA summer camp. Andrea has a disability and is delayed. The staff at the camp placed her in an appropriate age group and managed her needs beyond anything I expected. She looked forward to going daily. It’s hard to find a suitable placement for Andrea and the Staff has been great with me also. I raise Andrea and finances are tight. I can’t thank the YMCA enough for all the help they have given us. – Barbara
Although YMCA asks each family to contribute something to offset the camp fee, it still costs the YMCA about $100 per child per week to have some of the neediest children attend their camp.
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