Soundview Family YMCA Takes Shape

The Central Connecticut Coast YMCA's newest branch facility - the Soundview Family YMCA Branch in North Branford, Connecticut - is taking shape. Branch Executive Doug Shaw is looking forward to a summer opening.

Darien YMCA Advances PHC / RWJF Initiative

The Darien Community YMCA is advancing its planning as a Pioneering Healthier Communities YMCA, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The YMCA has assembled a community team comprised of (L-R) - Kathy Risley, YMCA Special Needs Director; Terrie Wood, Connecticut State Representative; Mora Romaine, Community Relations Director at Norwalk Hospital; Stephanie Fairleigh, Junior League; Carol Wilder Tamme, President, Darien Chamber of Commerce; Don Fiftal, Superintendent of the Darien Public Schools; Pat Morrissey, Darien Community YMCA CEO; Martha Rhein, VP of the Darien Community Fund, Partner Coach; and Aidan Gaffney, Darien YMCA Fitness Director.

CT State Senator Donald DeFronzo

Connecticut YMCA Alliance Chair Judy Jameson, Executive Director of the New Britain-Berlin YMCA, greets State Senator Donald DeFronzo, Assistant President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut State Senate, at today's Legislative Advisory Council Luncheon. Senator DeFronzo serves the 6th Senatorial District - New Britain, Berlin and Farmington.

House Republican Whip Pamela Sawyer Serves on LAC

Greater Hartford YMCA Chief Operating Officer Jim Scherer welcomed State Representative Pamela Z. Sawyer to the 2010 Legislative Advisory Council Luncheon hosted by the Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs. Sawyer serves the 55th Assembly District (towns of Andover, Bolton, Hebron and Marlborough). Susan Joyse, Vice President for Advancement at the Greater Hartford YMCA is pictured at the right. Representative Sawyer was honored in 2008 by the State YMCA Alliance as a YMCA Legislator of the Year.

Northern Middlesex YMCA's State Rep Attends LAC Luncheon

Connecticut State Representative Matthew L. Lesser, representing the 100th Assembly District, joined with Northern Middlesex YMCA President Frank Sumpter at today's Legislative Advisory Council Luncheon.

Assistant Majority Leader Chris Perrone Serves on LAC

Connecticut House of Representatives Assistant Majority Leader Chris Perrone, who serves Norwalk's 137th Assembly District, chats with Philip J. Dwyer, President of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA and Vice Chair of the State YMCA Alliance's Public Policy Committee at today's Legislative Advisory Council Luncheon in the State Capitol Building.

Wallingford's 85th Assembly District Representative Serves On Legislative Advisory Council

Wallingford Family YMCA Executive Director Sean Doherty greeted Connecticut State Representative Mary Mushinsky, who serves Wallingford's 85th Assembly District in the Connecticut General Assembly, at the YMCA State Alliance's Legislative Advisory Council Luncheon, as the Connecticut General Assembly opens its 2010 session on February 3rd.