Who's new at YMCA Wanakita?

Name: Bennet Siaroff 
Role: Outdoor Centre Assistant Director
What was your first experience with the YMCA: My first YMCA experience was at Wanakita Family Camp. I went for the first time at 8 months old, and am so happy to have returned to Wanakita!
What Wanakita animal do you identify with and why: Foxes are quick on their feet, resourceful, adaptable and sometimes unpredictable. I relate to these traits!
Favourite camp meal: Grilled Cheese can make a bad day good, and a good day great!
Favourite camp song: No Bananas! (In the sky, in the sky)
Favourite camp activity: Archery
Advice for first time campers: Embrace the experience of camp. You’ll quickly find that it is a place where everyone belongs.
Favourite quote: “Sometimes you’ve gotta get lost if you wanna be found.” - Judah & The Lion from their song Find Another Reason Why. 

Name: Mike Anderson
Role: Maintenance Director
What was your first experience with the YMCA: My family lived all over Canada and we loved to camp. My first experience with YMCA was camping at a YMCA campground.
What Wanakita animal do you identify with and why: I have always had amazing interactions and sightings with owls. I find them to be haunting and majestic.
Favourite meal: Real Poutine
Favourite song: New Orleans is Sinking - The Tragically Hip
Favourite activity: Camping
Favourite quote: Immerse your soul in love - Radiohead
Advice for first time campers: Food always tastes better in the woods.