Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 21 Aug 2014, p. 17

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17 | Thursday, August 21, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com FOREvER r e m m Su Swimsuits & Beachwear 30% all regular price Off includes Miraclesuit, Sunflair, Seafolly and more. Peter Gilgan, centre, presents YMCA youth leaders Nicolas Lehman, Soma Jawed, Sarah Carpenter, Claire Wilkinson and Sean Williams with the Peter Gilgan Leadership Award. continued from p.14 based on their achievements and activities at the YMCA and in the community, their impact, area of study and their future career goals. "Every one of these recipients should be very proud of their accomplishments. The YMCA, and our community, is a better place to be because of the incredible dedication and leadership of these young Award recipient builds on skills acquired at Y leaders," said Kolisnyk. Carpenter, 17, an active volunteer and staff member in the Y's Youth Leader Corps program for three years, said her dream is to "show children, teenagers and adults that being outdoors is the best way to be active, healthy, and have fun." She hopes to run a camp that offers courses for all ages, focusing on activities such as camping, rock-climbing, survival skills and canoeing. "It is because of how these skills were learned that I've become very dedicated to the YMCA, its staff, members and the Strong Kids campaign. "In the future, I hope to remain just as dedicated to the Y as I am now," said Carpenter. For more information, visit www. ymcaofoakville.com. | photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) This Weekend Only Aug. 22 to 24 Look 10 lbs Lighter in 10 Seconds Miraclesuit Unit #4 389 Brant Street Burlington, ON L7R 2E9 Tel: 905-333-8300 Fax: 905-333-8302 Reduce Reuse Recycle SAVE $2.00 For a limited time only* CLASSIC CHARDONNAY 1.5 L www.jacobscreek.ca *August 17 - September 13,

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