YWCA Muskoka awards one of its founding members with Maggie Ringling Award
YWCA Muskoka has honoured Barb Leek with its annual Maggie Ringling Award. Executive Director of the Y Hannah Lin explains Leek is a founding member of the local YWCA. “She was part of a group of local women who came together in 1994 with a vision to build an organization with programs and services to help girls and women build self-confidence, encourage independence and make informed choices,” she says.“It was due to Barb’s influence and her experiences with YWCA St. Thomas Elgin and YWCA Toronto, that the organization in Muskoka actually became a Community YWCA in fall 1997.” The ...
Source: mymuskokanow.com