New Aiyansh: Healthy Kids and Healthy Communities

We’re back! And Wow what an amazing trip. I won’t be able to communicate the full extent of everything on the trip through a post, but luckily I’m diligently working on a video encapsulating our 4 day trip into 5 minutes.  It will be finished on Friday (my last day as an intern!!).

Here is a short preview of our trip through pictures...

We travelled in a bus like this.      

And drove until we saw this 

and this

We visited the Nisga'a Museum ...

 and canoed like this.

 We arrived at the New Aiyansh YMCA and were awestruck by this.

We were welcomed with a traditional feast like this.

(Sea lion, herring eggs, oligans, salmon and all)

 And received beautiful cedar head dresses like this.

The next day we set up for Healthy Kids Day like this,

 and celebrated healthy communities and families with activities like this.

 We met so many amazing, adorable, gracious, and cute children like this.

We left exhausted, but so happy and grateful like this

Great Trip!!

Mondays.

First of all, I like trees. And apparently they give good advice too.-->
..Secondly, today is a sleepy day. A two cups of coffee kinda day. 


This weekend was very busy. We had two of our friends from Vancouver come visit us and stay the weekend. We played squash, hiked, ate (a lot), and had fun catching up. 


On Sunday I helped out at the Y's Fathers Day Event and I got to meet a lot of cool families. I rode a plasma car for the first time and that was pretty awesome. (Kids get the best toys). 


The event went smoothly and was a lot of fun. I think it's awesome that the Y and the Parenting Committee are able to hold events like this for the community. Working for the Y makes me happy. Promoting health, fitness, families, and community makes me happy. I like what we do and why we do it. 


It makes me Happy.


I would love to know what your favourite Y event is or why the Y makes you happy. Feel free to use the comment box :)
 

Strong Kids

Watch our Y Champion Stephanie Mikalishen recite a quote that has personally inspired her to get involved in our community. You can also watch her story here.

Every year the YMCA provides local children with the chance to go to Camp Kanannaq and experience the wonders of the great outdoors. Run daily at Nukko Lake, Camp K is a place where kids can learn about nature and be physically active, acquire new skills, build self-confidence and establish lasting friendships.

This past week, we launched the Strong Kids Campaign in Prince George. Our goal is to help send at least 50 kids to camp - the equivalent of $8750.00! There are many ways you can be a part of this with us:

- Go to our Strong Kids page

- Click on the Giving tab on our Facebook page

- Make a bid on the birdhouses in the silent auction (in the lobby at Massey)

- Visit one of our Storytellers' pages:

     Karen Cameron

     Mark Miller

All of the proceeds stay in Prince George and will contribute directly to dozens of smiling faces and happy hearts.

“Your support of the Strong Kids campaign will allow the Family YMCA of Prince George to send underprivileged children to Camp Kanannaq this summer.  Help them reach their goal of raising enough funds that will give fifty local children the traditional Canadian summer camp experience of canoeing, archery and more - regardless of ability to pay.”

~ Trevor Linden

If you want to see more, please view our photos from the launch in the slideshow at right, or visit our Facebook photo albums! We also have photos of previous Camp K sessions.

As always, thank you for your support.