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Spotlight: Jason Nijjar

What is your name?  Jason Nijjar. What is your position with the Y?  Mindfulness Facilitator. What Y Centre/program do you work with?  Mindfulness Department of the Community Division. What do you always find yourself saying? “Be, and enjoy being”
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Spotlight: Alyssa Cavill

What is your name?  Alyssa Cavill What is your position with the Y?  I am a swim instructor and head lifeguard. I have been working at H20 for just over two years now. I also took swimming lessons at both the Rutland YMCA and H20 since I was a baby, up until I got my lifeguarding certifications. 
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Spotlight: Tara Brisson

  What is your name?  Tara Brisson What is your position with the Y?  Member Services Supervisor and Volunteer Coordinator What Y Centre/program do you work with?  Kelowna Family YMCA
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Spotlight: Shelley Hunt

What is your name?  Shelley Hunt What is your position with the Y?  Manager of Community Programs, South Okanagan What Y Centre/program do you work with?  Penticton Community Programs and Queen’s Park Child Care
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Spotlight: Blake Green

What is your name?  Blake Green What is your position with the Y? Health & Wellness Coach What Y centre/program do you work with?  Kelowna DTY What do you always find yourself saying?  "If you can't handle heat, get out of the kitchen" 
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