B E T H F E LT E N & A LY S S A S E I P E L

NORTH FACE EXPLORE FUND

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

QUESTIONS