WOODSON YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC
707 THIRD STREET, WAUSAU, WI 54403 www.woodsonymca.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE YMCA MISSION IS "TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL." WE HELP THE PEOPLE WE SERVE PUT THESE PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY DEVELOPING THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE DEVELOP CHARACTER BY TEACHING POSITIVE VALUES. THE CORE VALUES OF THE YMCA ARE: CARING, HONESTY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND RESPECT. THESE VALUES ARE STRESSED IN ALL AREAS OF THE YMCA STARTING AT THE PRESCHOOL LEVEL AND RUNNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUR ACTIVE OLDER ADULT PROGRAMS.

TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEATLTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - WE BELIEVE THAT SWIMMING CAN BUILD STRONG, CONFIDENT CHILDREN, THAT GYMNASTICS AND YOUTH SPORTS CAN TEACH GREAT LESSONS ABOUT TEAMWORK, THAT GIVING PARENTS AND CHILDREN AN ACTIVE PLACE TO BOND AND PLAY WILL LEAD TO HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. WE INSTILL OUR CORE VALUES OF CARING, HONESTY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT INTO ALL OF OUR YOUTH PROGRAMMING. THE WOODSON YMCA GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO THE INABILITY TO PAY. THERE WERE 1,661 YOUTH THAT WERE PROVIDED PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING 122,707. PROGRAMS INCLUDE DAY CAMP, SWIM LESSONS, YOUTH SPORTS, CHILD CARE, AND TEEN PROGRAMS. THERE WERE 68 YOUTH WHO WERE ALSO PROVIDED SUBSIDIZED MEMBERSHIPS TOTALING 14,497.

HEALTHY LIVING - IN 2019, 5,438 YOUTH AND FAMILIES BENEFITED FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS CAMPAIGN. THE WOODSON YMCA SUBSIDIZED 382,284 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED. 68 YOUTH, 654 ADULTS, 5,370 FAMILY MEMBERS, 60 DISLOCATED WORKERS, AND 213 INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WERE PROVIDED WITH SUBSIDIZED MEMBERSHIPS. THESE MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE ORIENTATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND EQUIPMENT THAT HELP THEM ACHIEVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. BEING HEALTHY MEANS MORE THAN SIMPLY BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. IT'S ABOUT MAINTAINING A BALANCED SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY. THE YMCA IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN WORK TOWARD THAT BALANCE BY CHALLENGING YOURSELF TO LEARN A NEW SKILL OR HOBBY, FOSTERING CONNECTIONS WITH NEW AND OLD FRIENDS, BRINGING YOUR LOVED ONES CLOSER TOGETHER. AT THE YMCA, IT IS NOT ABOUT THE ACTIVITY YOU CHOOSE AS MUCH AS IT IS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF LIVING HEALTHIER ON THE INSIDE AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - OUR YMCA FAMILY INCLUDES 6,365 YOUTH, ADULTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND DISLOCATED WORKERS WHO WERE GIVEN REDUCED FEE MEMBERSHIPS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE AT THE YMCA. IN 2019, 3,305 ADULTS WHO ARE 55 AND OLDER USED THEIR MEMBERSHIPS TO DEVELOP SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. THE GENEROSITY OF OTHERS IS AT THE CORE OF THE Y'S EXISTENCE AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. IT IS ONLY THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OUR OVER 1,140 VOLUNTEERS AND MORE THAN 337 DONORS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE: COMMUNITY GARDEN, LIVESTRONG AT THE YMCA, HEALTHY KIDS DAY, CPR/FIRST AID CERTIFICATION COURSES, MEMBERSHIP/PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISERS, WORLD SERVICE, PARKINSON'S/MOVEMENT DISORDER PROGRAM, PARENT'S NIGHT OUT, AND FREE MINI- CARE/CHILD WATCH.

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