Strong Kids Annual Support Campaign
Imagine the many ways there are to make a difference in the lives of people in our community.
Now imagine you can help make that difference.
The YMCA's Annual Strong Kids Campaign raises funds to assist in our mission of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Your contribution will help change the lives of those who most need YMCA programs.
Our 2010 Annual Fund goal is $80,000. If you have given in the past, we thank you and ask that you consider another contribution in 2010. If you are thinking about giving for the first time, we promise you won't regret it!
More than ever, our community needs the services that the Kosciusko Community YMCA provides. More than ever, we need you. These funds support our YMCA to address critical needs and provide scholarships so that no one is turned away from YMCA membership or programs due to financial need.
By becoming a Y Friend, you can do more than imagine a better future- you can make it happen!
Kosciusko Community YMCA Wish List
- Plyometrix Boxes
- Radio CD/Cassette Player
- Arts and Crafts supplies for the Youth Center, Babysitting and Kids' Club
Endowment Heritage Club
On a Sunday afternoon in the late 1880’s, after having a few drinks with his professional baseball team buddies, Billy Sunday stopped on a corner in Chicago to listen to the Pacific Garden Mission street preachers. Billy was attracted to the old gospel songs that his mother used to sing and began attending services. A former society matron who used to work at the Mission convinced Billy that he must receive Christ, and after some struggle, he did so. Shortly after his conversion, Billy began speaking at churches and at YMCAs. In 1891 Billy Sunday turned down a professional baseball contract for $3,000 a year in order to accept a position at the Chicago YMCA, as an Assistant Secretary, for $83 a month. I’m pretty sure you know the rest of the story….
How wonderful is this story? How wonderful was it for Billy that he was able to use the YMCA as a place to share the word of God? We wish to continue the YMCA’s great history of serving our community members. We need to ensure the YMCA will be here for generations to come. We wish to continue to offer the assistance to all as we did with Billy Sunday. The Heritage Club is one way we can do this.
We wish to thank the individuals that are members of our Heritage Club:
Franklin I and Irene List Saemann Foundation, joined June 19, 1987.
Kosciusko County Community Foundation, joined September 27, 1996.
Anna Pressel, joined April 23, 1999.
The Dekko Foundation, joined June 27, 2000.
William (Bill) and Mildred Haldewang, joined December 30, 2005.
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If you are interested in joining our Heritage Club and need additional information or you would like to request a list of area planning professionals that have partnered with the Kosciusko Community YMCA and are willing to assist, please call David Kolbe at 574.267.5353.
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