Fuel
YMCA Calgary was founded in 1902, and has been an integral part of the city’s civic community ever since. From recreation facilities and summer camps to child-care programs and broad-based wellness initiatives, the organization plays multiple roles in improving community life for all Calgarians.
The Challenge
Calgary has grown rapidly to a city of 1.2 million‚ more than doubling its population in just 35 years, and YMCA Calgary has expanded as well. It has grown physically, adding new facilities and services in new communities, and it’s also grown conceptually, with new approaches and programs tailored to the city’s changing demographics. YMCA Calgary needed to increase awareness of its offerings among the tremendous number of relative newcomers to the city, and also to demonstrate to its corporate and community supporters that it is responding to the needs of Calgarians.