YMCA Stories

In the summer of 1954, a ten-year-old Wayne Perkins arrived at YMCA Camp Wakonda in Saskatchewan.  

It’s A Comeback 25 Years In The MakingGraham Cubitt hasn’t played hockey since he was 19 years old. That was when he tripped on a breakaway and found himself flying into the boards, smashing his kneecap and any dream he had of playing hockey.

It was a great day to play hockey for a good cause. 

For Rochelle Edwards playing in a charity hockey tournament in support of the YMCA is like having the stars align.

It’s a comeback 25 years in the making. 

For the second year in a row, YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford has been chosen by two Home Depot locations as their

Every Friday in the summer, Turkstra Lumber Hamilton hosts a charity barbeque in their parking lot.

WARNING: This story contains content about mental illness.  As the COVID-19 pandemic was approaching, a teenager was struggling. Over the past several years, this young person has been in hospital numerous times because of disordered eating and thoughts of harming themself.

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