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YMCA outlines summer camp and affordable swim lessons at Kiwanis Park and Steve Benko Pool
Summary
Margaret Riley, executive director of the YMCA, told the New Canaan Parks & Recreation Commission the YMCA will run Kiwanis Camp Waikai at Kiwanis Park through 2026 under its current lease and will continue swim lessons at the Steve Benko Pool, while providing financial assistance and inclusion services.
Margaret Riley, executive director of the New Canaan YMCA, told the Parks and Recreation Commission on April 19 that the YMCA will continue operating Kiwanis Camp Waikai at Kiwanis Park through the current lease period and will provide swim lessons at the Steve Benko Pool.
Riley said the Y’s lease for Kiwanis Park runs through the summer of 2026 and that the Y uses roughly one-third of the park — the back area farthest from the entrance. “The summer of 2025 will be our seventieth summer at Kiwanis Park,” Riley said, noting the camp serves children roughly ages 6 to 15 and runs two-week…
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