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YMCA offers adaptive summer camp with help from La Crosse Community Foundation
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - The YMCA is holding summer camp at their Teen Center for people of all ages with disabilities through a grant from the La Crosse Community Foundation.
The camp is offered for all people ages 5 and up. The youngest camper is 5 years old and the oldest is 65. It is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the week. Camp is really a summertime staple. Everyone deserves the opportunity to explore, to adventure, so what better way to use our beautiful facility here and offer all of those camp like experiences that sometimes those with disabilities don t have that opportunity to do so, said Briana Spicer, a recreation therapist who is helping run summer camp.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - The discussion of racial inequity is one of the most important topics right now around the world, in the U.S., and in our community.
Local churches like Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, located in La Crescent, hosts Zoom meetings and small in-person groups, discussing author Debby Irving’s book, ‘Waking Up White.’ The book discusses the hard-hitting topic of ‘white privilege’ and how to dismantle systemic racism.
Pastor Kent Johnson at Prince of Peace, tells News 19 that as a white man, the book was informative, challenging, and enlightening all in one, after reading and discussing Irving’s book.
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