The Connecticut YMCA Alliance Nominating Committee, chaired by Northern Middlesex YMCA President Frank Sumpter, has announced Judy Jameson, Executive Director of the New Britain-Berlin YMCA, as the Chair of the Connecticut YMCA Alliance. Judy succeeds Greater Waterbury YMCA CEO Andrew Roberts, who recently accepted the position of YMCA Senior Resource Director with the YMCA of the USA.
A YMCA professional for 21 years, Judy first became a part of the YMCA of Greater New Haven at the Soundview Family Branch in Guilford, CT. After five years, she became membership director with the Woodruff Family Branch of the YMCA of Greater New Haven which merged with the YMCA of Greater Bridgeport, creating the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA. Judy became the branch executive director with the Woodruff Family YMCA in 1999 and led that branch for seven years. During this time she oversaw facility renovations which included the construction of a glass enclosure of the swimming pool, renovations of lobby, locker rooms and various program spaces. Judy became CEO of the New Britain-Berlin YMCA in December 2006.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Boothbay Region YMCA Youth Inspire
National award-winning YMCA Arts Program youth from the Boothbay Region YMCA (ME) inspired YMCA leaders this week with a medley of songs from the 1970 musical GODSPELL (based on a series of parables from the Gospel of Matthew). The audience was moved by “Beautiful City”, “Bless The Lord”, “We Beseech Thee” and other inspiring melodies and lyrics.
True Blue Angels
Northeast Region Committee On Membership Standards (RCMS) Chair Esther Pappas and Maine YMCA State Alliance Chair CR Davis were honored for their dedicated service to the YMCA Movement. Both were inducted into the ranks of Honorary “Blue Angels” – the nickname for Y-USA Region One Resource Directors. Esther and CR were presented with baseball caps of the tight-formation flying team of the United States Navy, embroidered with their names.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
CT YMCA Property Managers Network
Northern Middlesex YMCA Director of Property Management Bruce Thorstenson (center back row), Chair of the Connecticut YMCA Alliance Property Managers’ Network, facilitated a meeting of the Alliance’s Property Managers’ Network today at the Lakewood-Trumbull Branch of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA.
Our YMCA Property Management professionals are highly-respected for the range of their skills, commitment to the YMCA mission, and teamwork. We value the contribution our Property Managers and Facilities Directors make to advancing the YMCA mission through thoughtful risk management, visionary planning, conscientious attention to details members and program participants value, and their refined trades and skills.
Pictured are (Front row – L-R): Lawrence Holm, Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut; John Looney, Valley Shore YMCA; Ray Perez, Harold F. Woodruff Family YMCA; (Back row – L-R): Todd Mahoney, Wallingford Family YMCA; Bruce Thorstenson, Northern Middlesex YMCA; Peter Range, Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA.
The Connecticut YMCA Property Managers’ Network meets next in September.
Our YMCA Property Management professionals are highly-respected for the range of their skills, commitment to the YMCA mission, and teamwork. We value the contribution our Property Managers and Facilities Directors make to advancing the YMCA mission through thoughtful risk management, visionary planning, conscientious attention to details members and program participants value, and their refined trades and skills.
Pictured are (Front row – L-R): Lawrence Holm, Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut; John Looney, Valley Shore YMCA; Ray Perez, Harold F. Woodruff Family YMCA; (Back row – L-R): Todd Mahoney, Wallingford Family YMCA; Bruce Thorstenson, Northern Middlesex YMCA; Peter Range, Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA.
The Connecticut YMCA Property Managers’ Network meets next in September.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
61st Season At YMCA Camp Watchaug
Westerly (RI) YMCA Branch Executive Kristin Weber and Property Management Director Steven Zeuli are excited about the opening of YMCA Camp Watchaug in a few weeks, as the Ocean Community YMCA has invested $1 million in the 61 year old camp property on the beautiful shores of Watchaug Pond - a new widened asphalt road into camp, a brand new archery range, a spectacular new amphitheatre overlooking the Pond, and a new well - all part of a multi-year master plan for the American Camping Association-accredited camp.
Monday, June 8, 2009
YMCA Bumper Boaster
For a quarter century Smithfield (RI) YMCA CEO Harold Hemberger has "bumper-boasted" the supremacy of the YMCA.
Coming and going, Harold's vehicle license plate proclaims "YMCA 1" to all in The Ocean State!
Coming and going, Harold's vehicle license plate proclaims "YMCA 1" to all in The Ocean State!
Sculling At the Mystic Branch YMCA
The view on this sunny day from the Mystic (Connecticut) Branch of the Ocean Community YMCA (Rhode Island) is spectacular! Tim Babcock, Executive Director of the Mystic Branch YMCA, is standing on the shore of the Mystic River (Williams Bay), where the Mystic Branch YMCA maintains its 28,000 sf facility on 22 acres.
One of the distinctive features of this branch of the Ocean Community YMCA is its sculling program, which features:
A fleet of 12 sculls (with eight additional stored for their owners)
Six Learn To Scull clinics
Youth and Adults Sculling clubs
Engagement in the annual “Mystic Weekend of Rowing” in September
Hosting the Stonington High School’s eights and fours
From this riparian setting, the Ocean Community YMCA operates a summer day camp serving 120-130 youth each day.
One of the distinctive features of this branch of the Ocean Community YMCA is its sculling program, which features:
A fleet of 12 sculls (with eight additional stored for their owners)
Six Learn To Scull clinics
Youth and Adults Sculling clubs
Engagement in the annual “Mystic Weekend of Rowing” in September
Hosting the Stonington High School’s eights and fours
From this riparian setting, the Ocean Community YMCA operates a summer day camp serving 120-130 youth each day.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Greater Waterbury YMCA Recipient of 1st In Nation AT&T Foundation Grant
The Greater Waterbury YMCA becomes the first charitable organization in the nation to receive a $25,000 grant from AT&T Foundation as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
Greg Zupkus, a New Haven sales manager, nominated the Waterbury YMCA for the funding.
Four separate $25,000 grants will be awarded this year by AT&T Foundation to organizations in communities where employees live and work. The grants target non-profits in four focus areas: human services, arts and culture, education and the environment.
“We are delighted to name the Greater Waterbury YMCA the first of our 25th anniversary grant recipients,” said Laura Sanford, president-AT&T Foundation. “They are a major asset to the Waterbury community and epitomize the kind of non-profits that our foundation has supported during its lifetime.”
The grant will help the Waterbury YMCA complete a new playground for more than 400 kids who use the facility and its childhood development services.
“This grant will not only help with our playground project, “ said Andrew Roberts, ceo of the Greater Waterbury YMCA, “but having the support of a company like AT&T makes additional fundraising easier for us.”
During the past 25 years, AT&T Foundation and our employees have contributed to the communities where we live and work. Zupkus and the Greater Waterbury YMCA are a perfect example. He first became a member of the Waterbury YMCA more than 40 years ago, having grown up only a few blocks away. Over the years, Zupkus has served on committees, task forces and board of directors for the organization.
“Greg is an outstanding volunteer,” said Roberts. “He is unselfish, works hard and uses his community relationships to gain much-needed support for our organization.”
Greg Zupkus, a New Haven sales manager, nominated the Waterbury YMCA for the funding.
Four separate $25,000 grants will be awarded this year by AT&T Foundation to organizations in communities where employees live and work. The grants target non-profits in four focus areas: human services, arts and culture, education and the environment.
“We are delighted to name the Greater Waterbury YMCA the first of our 25th anniversary grant recipients,” said Laura Sanford, president-AT&T Foundation. “They are a major asset to the Waterbury community and epitomize the kind of non-profits that our foundation has supported during its lifetime.”
The grant will help the Waterbury YMCA complete a new playground for more than 400 kids who use the facility and its childhood development services.
“This grant will not only help with our playground project, “ said Andrew Roberts, ceo of the Greater Waterbury YMCA, “but having the support of a company like AT&T makes additional fundraising easier for us.”
During the past 25 years, AT&T Foundation and our employees have contributed to the communities where we live and work. Zupkus and the Greater Waterbury YMCA are a perfect example. He first became a member of the Waterbury YMCA more than 40 years ago, having grown up only a few blocks away. Over the years, Zupkus has served on committees, task forces and board of directors for the organization.
“Greg is an outstanding volunteer,” said Roberts. “He is unselfish, works hard and uses his community relationships to gain much-needed support for our organization.”
Roberts Tapped For Y-USA Post
Andrew Roberts, Executive Director of the Greater Waterbury YMCA, has been selected as YMCA Senior Resource Director for YMCA of the USA Region One – the Northeast. Andrew succeeds Vanessa Boulous, who accepted the post of Senior Vice President for YMCA Relations at the YMCA Retirement Fund on June 1st.
Since April of 2003 Andrew has served as the Executive Director of the Greater Waterbury YMCA (www.waterburyymca.org ), with corporate offices in Waterbury, Connecticut. Andrew currently chairs the Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs, a volunteer responsibility to which he was elected in 2006.
Prior to his YMCA service, Andrew was a senior consultant at PriceWaterhouse in Chicago in the firm’s global health care consulting practice, and previously was a Vice President for Business Development at Alloy, Inc, in New York City.
As YMCA Senior Resource Director Andrew Roberts will manage a team of ten YMCA Resource Directors, as part of the Y-USA Service Delivery system to the eleven states in the Northeast, from Maryland to Maine. The Northeast Region One encompasses 239 YMCAs with 624 branches in the eleven-state region.
A 1991 graduate of Brandeis University, Andrew earned a Master of Human Service Management (MMHS) from the Heller School at Brandeis in 1992, and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University in 1996.
A resident of Middlebury, Connecticut, Andrew is married to Mimi Rivard, and is the father of two children – Simone, 7 and Andre 4. Andrew currently serves on the Waterbury Hospital Board of Directors, as Vice Chair of the Prevention Policy Board for City of Waterbury, and is a Greenway Advisory Council member.
In his free time, he coaches wrestling at Pomperaug Regional High School and rides his mountain bike whenever he can! Andrew enjoys participating in triathlons and spending time with family in Rhode Island.
Andrew will commence his national YMCA service on August 3, 2009.
Andrew Roberts can be reached at: aroberts@waterburyymca.org or at 203-754-2181 Extension 102.
Since April of 2003 Andrew has served as the Executive Director of the Greater Waterbury YMCA (www.waterburyymca.org ), with corporate offices in Waterbury, Connecticut. Andrew currently chairs the Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs, a volunteer responsibility to which he was elected in 2006.
Prior to his YMCA service, Andrew was a senior consultant at PriceWaterhouse in Chicago in the firm’s global health care consulting practice, and previously was a Vice President for Business Development at Alloy, Inc, in New York City.
As YMCA Senior Resource Director Andrew Roberts will manage a team of ten YMCA Resource Directors, as part of the Y-USA Service Delivery system to the eleven states in the Northeast, from Maryland to Maine. The Northeast Region One encompasses 239 YMCAs with 624 branches in the eleven-state region.
A 1991 graduate of Brandeis University, Andrew earned a Master of Human Service Management (MMHS) from the Heller School at Brandeis in 1992, and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University in 1996.
A resident of Middlebury, Connecticut, Andrew is married to Mimi Rivard, and is the father of two children – Simone, 7 and Andre 4. Andrew currently serves on the Waterbury Hospital Board of Directors, as Vice Chair of the Prevention Policy Board for City of Waterbury, and is a Greenway Advisory Council member.
In his free time, he coaches wrestling at Pomperaug Regional High School and rides his mountain bike whenever he can! Andrew enjoys participating in triathlons and spending time with family in Rhode Island.
Andrew will commence his national YMCA service on August 3, 2009.
Andrew Roberts can be reached at: aroberts@waterburyymca.org or at 203-754-2181 Extension 102.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
AYP Chapter 3 Annual Recognition Luncheon
The membership of Association of YMCA Professionals Chapter 3 celebrated the achievements of its Rookies, "Stars" and YMCA professionals with Distinguished Program Achievement. Mike Miller, Associate Executive Director of the Newport County YMCA, chaired the Recognition ceremonies conducted at the Seaman's Inne in Mystic, Connecticut on June 4th.
Honored were:
Rookie of the Year: Jay Jaranko, Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA
John Saucier, Wheeler Family Branch of the Greater Hartford YMCA
YMCA Star Award: Nina Milinazzo, Newport County YMCA
Steve Zeuli, Ocean Community YMCA
Chrissy Cassesse, Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA
Distinguished Program Achievement Award:
Sue Rumanoff, Northern Middlesex YMCA
Kathy Welles, Greater Waterbury YMCA
Golden Pen Award: Andrew Roberts, Greater Waterbury YMCA
Honored were:
Rookie of the Year: Jay Jaranko, Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA
John Saucier, Wheeler Family Branch of the Greater Hartford YMCA
YMCA Star Award: Nina Milinazzo, Newport County YMCA
Steve Zeuli, Ocean Community YMCA
Chrissy Cassesse, Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA
Distinguished Program Achievement Award:
Sue Rumanoff, Northern Middlesex YMCA
Kathy Welles, Greater Waterbury YMCA
Golden Pen Award: Andrew Roberts, Greater Waterbury YMCA
Anthony Grandazzo's AYP Retirement Tribute
AYP Chapter 3 members feted Anthony Grandazzo, Senior Vice President of the Northern Middlesex YMCA (Middletown, Connecticut) on June 4th at the Seaman's Inne in Mystic, Connecticut on the occasion of Anthony's impending retirement after 31 years in the YMCA profession. Anthony has served as AYP Chapter 3 treasurer and on the Chapter Steering Committee in years-past.
Northern Middlesex YMCA President Frank Sumpter presented Anthony with a framed Perspective magazine cover "photo-shopped" to pay tribute to the dedicated YMCA professional.
Pictured are (L-R) - Northern Middlesex YMCA President Frank Sumpter and Anthony Grandazzo
Northern Middlesex YMCA President Frank Sumpter presented Anthony with a framed Perspective magazine cover "photo-shopped" to pay tribute to the dedicated YMCA professional.
Pictured are (L-R) - Northern Middlesex YMCA President Frank Sumpter and Anthony Grandazzo
The Value of AYP Membership
Retired YMCA professional Doug McLeod, former Southington YMCA CEO, shared his thoughts on the value of membership in the Association of YMCA Professionals (AYP) at the 2009 Awards Luncheon of AYP Chapter 3 in Mystic, Connecticut on June 4th.
Now a resident of St. Augustine, Florida, Doug McLeod is Co-President of a Florida Chapter of the North American Fellowshop of YMCA Retirees. McLeod began his YMCA career in 1958 in Quincy, Massachusetts and retired after 34 years. Doug cited YMCA colleagial support, professional development and networking as the benefits of AYP membeship.
Pictured are (L-R) - Doug McLeod, and Mark Pooler, Chair of the Membership Development Committee of AYP Chapter 3, and Executive Director of YMCA Camp Sloper.
Now a resident of St. Augustine, Florida, Doug McLeod is Co-President of a Florida Chapter of the North American Fellowshop of YMCA Retirees. McLeod began his YMCA career in 1958 in Quincy, Massachusetts and retired after 34 years. Doug cited YMCA colleagial support, professional development and networking as the benefits of AYP membeship.
Pictured are (L-R) - Doug McLeod, and Mark Pooler, Chair of the Membership Development Committee of AYP Chapter 3, and Executive Director of YMCA Camp Sloper.
Hiring For Relationship Building
Marie B. Miszewski, President and CEO of the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut, keynoted the AYP Chapter 3 June meeting and awards presentation conducted on June 4th at the Seaman's Inne in Mystic, Connecticut. The 27-year YMCA professional spoke on "Hiring For Relationship Building".
Pictured are (L-R) - Wendy Stevens, AYP Chapter 3 President, Branch Executive of the Cheshire Branch of the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA, and Marie Miszewski.
Pictured are (L-R) - Wendy Stevens, AYP Chapter 3 President, Branch Executive of the Cheshire Branch of the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA, and Marie Miszewski.
Forty Year Dream of YMCA Comes True
After four decades, the Shoreline area of south-central Connecticut will have a sparkling new YMCA in June of 2010. Central Connecticut Coast YMCA Soundview Branch Executive Director Doug Shaw reports that the official ground-breaking for the new 35,000 square foot facility will be conducted on Wednesday, June 17th at 11:00 AM at the YMCA site on Route 1, just off Exit 56 on I-95.
The five Shoreline communities of Guilford, Branford, North Branford, Madison and East Haven have sought such a community facility for over forty years, reports Doug Shaw. It is apparent that the community is behind the YMCA development project, as Shaw indicates that $8.2 million has been raised, against a total project cost of $12 million.
Today the YMCA property was BUSY with bulldozers, steam shovels, and dump trucks – it made Richard Scarry’s “Busytown” children’s books come alive! The Soundview Branch facility will feature two pools (warm water and competitive), a wellness center, and a teen and older adult center.
Doug Shaw reports that 34 donors make up 94% of the $8.2 million raised to date. Those 34 gifts range from $25,000 to $2.5 million.
Notably, the Soundview Branch’s annual support campaign, during the capital campaign period has RISEN from $20,000 to $80,000 this year!
The five Shoreline communities of Guilford, Branford, North Branford, Madison and East Haven have sought such a community facility for over forty years, reports Doug Shaw. It is apparent that the community is behind the YMCA development project, as Shaw indicates that $8.2 million has been raised, against a total project cost of $12 million.
Today the YMCA property was BUSY with bulldozers, steam shovels, and dump trucks – it made Richard Scarry’s “Busytown” children’s books come alive! The Soundview Branch facility will feature two pools (warm water and competitive), a wellness center, and a teen and older adult center.
Doug Shaw reports that 34 donors make up 94% of the $8.2 million raised to date. Those 34 gifts range from $25,000 to $2.5 million.
Notably, the Soundview Branch’s annual support campaign, during the capital campaign period has RISEN from $20,000 to $80,000 this year!
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