Allyson Eastmure – Youth Leader
Friendship, Laughter and memories is what my month at YMCA camp Kitchikewana has been filled with. As the month ends, I hate to leave, but I will leave as a leader. Camp being my favourite place to be, will always…
Lauren Kostank, Heather Sharlend – Youth Leaders
Leadership to us goes beyond friendships we’ll only have at camp. From our one-month experience at Kitichi, our understanding of the program grew from base learning to strong friendships. From leadership’s reputation over the past few years, our month here…
Allyson Goodman – Youth Leader
We all arrived on Beausoleil island; an awkward group of teenagers with a long month ahead of us. We were all nervous. We were all anxious. We were all unsure. But then, it began; the best month of my life.…
Lindsay Desroches – Youth Leader
Since I was little, my favourite part of camp has been out trip. As intermediates, we went on 1 night canoe trips and as seniors it was 2 nights. On out trips I learned how to create a fire and…
Seamus Owens – Youth Leader
Out trip is more than just a place where you paddle for days and sleep in a tent at night. What I found was that it is a time for bonding, friends and all around experience. Even though we stayed…
Kiefer Hayward – Youth Leader
Going on out trip with the L1’s was a great experience. Getting to know everyone in an environment other than camp was fun and it helped me get used to the people I was spending time with. I had some…
Keaton McCallum – Youth Leader
Out trip was a great experience. It changed the way I looked at my friends at camp. Everyone impressed me in one way or another. The bonding on the out trip was the most bonding I had ever seen in…
Erin Quinn – Youth Leader
Getting up at 4 o’clock in the morning is not a thing that many teens like. The only way I could roll myself out of bed was by telling myself that it would be worth it. Looking back I know…
Isata Koroma – YMCA of Sierra Leone
This is the story of Isata Koroma, age 26, from the Colbot Community in Sierra Leone. She is now a Peer Educator to help train and educate her community about how to help prevent the spread of the Ebola virus.…