Save the Date for Our 5th Annual Y Giving Day!
Taking place on October 27th and 28th, we’ll fund 12 projects that will strengthen our Y, support our colleagues, and make a lasting impact in our community. Our goal this year is to raise $375,000! With your support, we are confident we can reach this goal.
Help make Y Giving Day a success by becoming an Ambassador!
We are looking for Y Giving Day Ambassadors to volunteer to share the Y Giving Day Campaign with their friends and family, and to spread awareness of our Y projects within the community.
Click here to become an ambassador!
Our 2026 Projects:
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Last Year's Projects:
Project Goal: $25,000
Every child deserves a place to belong. One in four Y kids participates through financial assistance. Your gift will open doors for 400 youth to join programs like swim lessons, dance, sports, and more—where friendships and confidence grow every day.
Project Goal: $15,000
Wellness Warriors empowers veterans to rediscover balance, connection, and strength. Through an eight-week group wellness program and a free one-year Y membership, veterans and their families build healthy habits and a supportive community that lasts far beyond the program.
Project Goal: $40,000
The Y’s Mobile Market Food Pantry delivers food, hygiene items, and compassion to 931 people each month. By meeting families where they are, the Y ensures everyone has access to nourishment, dignity, and hope. Your gift helps fill boxes—and hearts—across our community.
Project Goal: $20,000
The Y’s CHW team walks beside families facing homelessness, connecting them to housing, food, and healthcare. Last year, they helped 26 families find stable homes. Your support keeps this life-changing work going strong.
Project Goal: $40,000
The Y’s Youth Center is a safe haven for teens—a place filled with meals, mentorship, and belonging. Open seven days a week, it serves up to 35 youth daily. Your support funds after-school leadership programs and new flooring for a space that feels like home.
Project Goal: $20,000
At the Y, no one ages alone. One in five seniors relies on our income-based Membership for All program to stay active and connected. Your gift helps ensure every older adult can find friendship, purpose, and wellness within our walls.
Project Goal: $25,000
Small steps make a big difference. The Y’s Diabetes Prevention Program helps participants eat better, move more, and live healthier lives. Your support provides technology for remote sessions and scholarships, ensuring everyone has access to a healthier future. Through LIVESTRONG and YOUTHSTRONG, cancer survivors rebuild strength, confidence, and connection in a caring community. This free, year-long program supports 100 participants in finding hope and healing—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Project Goal: $5,000
Our accessible and barrier-free No Boundaries Camp offers a wide range of activities, including sports and fitness, aquatics, music, arts and crafts, gymnastics, daily living skills, and much more. Here at the Y, we recognize and celebrate the individual strengths, skills, and abilities that each of our participants shares with us. The goal is to provide opportunities for community integration and to build independent living skills, social skills, and communication skills, and to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Project Goal: $10,000
The Wave Swim Team has built generations of confident, connected youth. Your gift supports team operations, supplies, and travel, ensuring every swimmer can dive into this Y tradition.
Project Goal: $5,000
Over 200 logrollers each year make a splash with this unique Y program led by world champions! Your support replaces practice logs and helps host three local tournaments, keeping this beloved Coulee Region tradition rolling.
Project Goal: $25,000
There is nothing better than being a Y kid! This project aims to enhance “Kid Fun at the Y” with a new Pop-A-Shot arcade game in the Houser KidZone, purchase new toys and activities for the Early Childhood Daycare Center, replace some well-worn gymnastics equipment, and create an accessible pathway to the swing at the Miracle Field.
Project Goal: $15,000
Together, we can build a culture of care. Your gift supports the “Be Here” campaign, new parent and mom wellness groups, and staff mental health training—helping our community connect, listen, and thrive.
Thank you to our 2025 match supporters!
We are looking for individuals and companies to provide matching gifts on Y Giving Day. Matching gifts inspire more action, and will help us reach our goal! Sign up to match $250 or more!
