Introducing The Logan Lake WHY
The Logan Lake Wellness, Health and Youth Society (WHY) promotes wellness, health of mind and body by encouraging a healthy lifestyle, personal growth, and service to people of all ages within the community of Logan Lake.
Our number one goal is to serve our members and community with the best facilities, equipment, programs and quality service we can possibly provide, and always in a fun and friendly environment. With the co-operation and support of the community, the WHY can play an important role in building and maintaining personal health and wellness and providing a multitude of wide-ranging services in the community.
The Logan Lake Wellness, Health and Youth Society was originally a branch of the Kamloops YMCA/YWCA. 2001 was the year that we became the Logan Lake WHY. We are a registered non-profit organization driven by a dedicated volunteer board of directors.
The WHY relies heavily upon fundraising dollars. We are grateful for all monies we receive. Some sources of funding are: the United Way Campaign, the District of Logan Lake grant-in-aid, bingos, bake sales, walk-a-thon, donations, raffles, golf tournament and auction. Please continue to support the WHY fundraisers and events, as they are crucial to our future existence. If you have any new ideas for a fundraising event please contact us.
Without the fundraising dollars and volunteers, programs such as Creative Kids and the teen Youth Night Out Program (as an alternative activity to drugs and alcohol) would not and could not continue.
We wear many different hats throughout the community and look foreword to seeing many of you in our programs. We are always looking for volunteers to help with the instruction of programs, fundraising activities, office work, and other areas within our organization. If you are interested in helping, please get in touch.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
The WHY has formed partnerships with the Logan Lake Secondary and Elementary Schools and has students doing their physical fitness during the week at our facility.
The WHY has a partnership with the Medical Staff at the Logan Lake Health Centre wherein the doctors refer patients for therapy or intervention
The WHY makes every effort to compensate for the lack of rehabilitation facilities in Logan Lake, and carries out rehab programs insofar as possible.
HRDC Ashcroft and Cache Creek & District are partners to the WHY. HRDC offers employment counseling services, job searches, resumes, and Interviews.
The churches of Logan Lake work on partnering many projects with the WHY.
The District Behavior Consultant from the school district and the local drug and alcohol counselor have worked together with the WHY to partner youth programs both for the school and family services for our community.
The Outreach Program, operated by volunteers, includes medical transportation, grief support and hospice (available in Logan Lake to patients and their families in their homes, in hospital, or in other health care facilities).
For further information call the WHY office at (250) 523-6229, mail to Box 640, Logan Lake, BC, V0K 1W0, or e-mail at WHY@loganlake.net. The WHY is located at the Recreation Centre, Upper Lounge.