YMCA of Talbot County Hosts 56th Annual Celebration
YMCA teens present outgoing Board Member Rodanthe Hanrahan with a custom made mosaic bird bath that was made in an After-School Enrichment Program. Pictured left to right are Hanrahan, Hannah Gill, Lauren Luschinski and James Plaskon.
Jodi Davis, YMCA Director of Member Relations, presents staff member Tom Morgan with an appreciation award celebrating his 20 years of service at the YMCA of Talbot County.
Robbie Gill, CEO of the YMCA of Talbot County, presented an appreciation award to staff member Pat Travers, celebrating her 25 years of service to the Y.
Keith McMahan, Chairman and owner of Tri Gas & Oil, was recognized as a new Board member of the YMCA of Talbot County. He and his wife, Darlene, reside in Caroline County.
Christian Short received the Youth Award for outstanding representation and service to the YMCA of Talbot County from E Hughes, YMCA Program Executive.
A Resolution from the Senate of Maryland and an Official Citation from the Maryland House of Delegates was read and presented to YMCA Board Chair Jerry Jana in honor of the YMCA’s 56 years of service to the community. Pictured left to right are Delegate Addie C. Eckardt, Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, Senator Richard Colburn, and Jerry Jana.
Robbie Gill, CEO of the YMCA of Talbot County, presented a “Friend for Life Award” to Easton ROCKS for their commitment to impact lives of local youth working hand in hand with the YMCA. Pictured left to right are Gill, Amy Eutsey, Director of Marathon ROCKS; and Susan Langfitt, Director of Easton ROCKS Programs.
Curt Hutchinson, Director of the Y’s Camp Lazy Days, presents the “Friend for Life Award” to the Talbot County Public Schools and its Director of Special Education, Jean Carrion, with great appreciation to its commitment in making Camp Lazy Days a life changing program for all special needs children in Talbot County. Camp Lazy Days is a free six-week YMCA summer camp for special needs children.
Pictured left to right are YMCA of Talbot County Board Members Rodanthe Hanrahan, Ken Mann and Blenda Armistead enjoy the evening at the YMCA of Talbot County’s Annual Celebration in the newly renovated Gold Room of The Tidewater Inn in Easton.
F. Graham Lee, Chief Development Officer of the YMCA of Talbot County, presents the “Friend for Life Award” to the Talbot Family Network and Donna Kegley-Hacker, its executive director, for the organization’s passion, commitment and support for YMCA programs serving special needs youth.
The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Anny Williams for her unwavering passion impacting and inspiring the lives of others through the YMCA
of Talbot County. Making the presentation is Nancy Labat, Member Experience Director for the YMCA.
Over 245 members and friends attended the YMCA of Talbot County’s 56th Annual Celebration at the Tidewater Inn’s newly opened Gold Room in Easton.
The crowd celebrated the YMCA’s achievements this year, which have included:
providing over $285,000 in financial assistance to 3,200 local youth, adults and families in need; raising $4.1 million in pledges toward a $5 million capital campaign to update Y facilities and build a Teen and Family Center; reaching over 12,000 members which represents one in three community members and serving one in two children in Talbot County through YMCA memberships and programs; serving over 10,000 participants in Youth Sports working towards building a permanent facility in St. Michaels to serve the Bay Hundred Area; and partnering with Queen Anne’s and Caroline counties to expand program offerings.
According to Jerry Jana, Board Chair,
“By all measures, I believe we have had another outstanding year at the YMCA. You, our members, have echoed this in our recent annual survey. This survey shows that membership satisfaction has never been higher . . . You should also know that the YMCA of the USA views our YMCA among the very best in the country with high quality leadership in staff and volunteers.”
Jana also outlined that the YMCA’s new vision for 2020 includes meeting the needs of senior adults, families, and youth and teens while building a community culture of inclusion. This includes the YMCA’s commitment to supporting the diversity of the community by finding ways to bring people together to celebrate each other’s differences and to be a force where many become one. He also informed the audience that the YMCA Board of Directors is continuing to work with local officials and key stakeholders to bring a full facility to the St. Michaels area.
“To our staff, I want to say thank you for a job well done this past year,”
commented Robbie Gill, CEO of the YMCA of Talbot County.
“They have worked hard to bring the very best programs to our Y. I am so proud of them.”
A number of awards and recognitions were made during the celebration, including a thank you to outgoing board member Rodanthe Hanrahan of Easton.
The YMCA’s largest endeavor, however, over the past two years has been its Capital Campaign to fund updated tennis courts, a parking lot behind the YMCA, a new Outdoor Pavilion, redesigned lobby, and now, the construction of a new Teen and Family Center. The center is designed to provide meaningful programs that build healthy habits for members of all ages. According to YMCA board member, Kit Hughes, Community Campaign chair,
“We are now launching the final phase of our Capital Campaign to solicit funds from our members and the community. Our goal is to raise an additional $1 million over the course of this summer to reach our Capital Campaign goal of $5 million. No contribution is too small.”
For further information about contributing to the YMCA of Talbot County’s Capital Campaign, contact F. Graham Lee, YMCA Chief Development Officer at 410-822-0566.
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