ORGANIZATIONAL VISIT
• Guided by four values• Caring, honesty, respect, & responsibility
• Winona YMCA serves 4,200 members• Camp We-No-Nah serves 48 children each week during
the summer• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEUkjjOUv0A
• Open attendance policy regardless of income, strong community presence, & myriad of programs
PROPOSAL SUMMARY
• Goal is to increase attendance• Adaptive equipment• Scholarships
• Managed through Tracy Cook & Patrick Menton
• Request amount of $5,000
NEEDS
• Target population• Children with disabilities & children from low-income
families
• Needs for project, evidence, & impact• Spreader bar, arc harness, ABEE training, & scholarships• Impact of adaptive equipment• Impact of extracurricular activities
• Justifications • No adaptive equipment available• Gave out over $135,000 in scholarships in 2013
MISSION
• Increase access to high ropes course for children with disabilities• Improve physical & emotional health
• Provide scholarships for children of low-income families• Improve overall well-being
Believe
GOAL & OBJECTIVE
• Goal• Increase participation
• Objectives• Children with disabilities will have access to the high
ropes course• Children from low-income families will be provided
scholarships
ACTIVITIES / METHODS
• Adaptive Equipment:• Purchase arc harness and spreader bar• Installation of new equipment• Train staff• Promotion • Maintenance of the equipment
• Scholarships:• Application process• Determine eligible families• Additional funding• Distribution of scholarships
PROJECT MANAGEMENT / TIMELINE
• Patrick Menton• Senior Program Director• Membership & Sports Programs Director• Experience with grants, scholarships, & camps
• Tracy Cook• Camp Program Director
• Both Patrick & Tracy will manage/document project
• Activities completed by the end of May 2015
EVALUATION
• Evaluated through Patrick Menton & Tracy Cook• Surveys• Skills evaluations• Interviews• Attendance & participation• Staff training• Children with disabilities • Children of low-income families
• # of scholarships distributed & received
BUDGET
• 2 arc harnesses & 2 spreader bars• $839.80
• Remaining $4,160.20• Scholarships• ABEE training - $3,400
SUSTAINABILITY
• ABEE• Implementation of equipment, proper training, &
malfunctions/maintenance
• Y’s Partner with Youth Scholarship Fund
• United Way annual funding