2010 Strong Kids
Youth Support Campaign
Help Us Raise $120,000 For Families In Need…
At the Billings Family YMCA:
· 40 percent of our members receive financial assistance for their memberships
· Half of the more than 250 families in our childcare programs receive financial assistance
· In 2009, the YMCA provided more than $250,000 in financial assistance for programs and memberships
Community Contribution
In 2009, the Billings YMCA contributed $500,000 through community based programs. This does not include the financial assistance given through the Strong Kids – Youth Support Campaign.
· From January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010, the YMCA has awarded more than 400 scholarships to people in our community.
Individual, corporate and foundation donations allow us to:
• keep our promise that no one is turned away from programs or membership due to an inability to pay,
• provide financial assistance to children so they may participate in YMCA childcare, swimming lessons, youth sports programs, camp and more.
Give today…change a life.
The YMCA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization. All donations to the Billings YMCA are 100 percent tax deductable.
Old Friends New Beginnings
By: Kathleen Garibay
Where would we be without the support of old friends? And where would we be without new and exciting horizons to explore? Here at the Billings Family YMCA, Friday the 16th of July was a day to celebrate both old friends and new beginnings. The celebration included good food, good friends, and good news for the Strong Kids campaign, and good news for the YMCA.
The good news for the YMCA was the introduction of the Billings Family YMCA’s new CEO, Tina Postel. Tina brings a dynamic new presence to the YMCA, with her strong expertise in fund raising and her contagious laugh. She will definitely be an asset to the YMCA, and we look forward to the future with her as our leader.
The good news for the Strong Kids campaign was the presentation by Dave Irion and Chris Cook of a $7,500.00 check from St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation for The YMCA’s proceeds from the Heart and Sole Run. With this contribution, the campaign has now raised almost $88,000.00 in pledges! These contributions will go a long way toward helping children grow and develop, and they will help families achieve a healthy life style. Chris Cook also announced a revitalization of our volunteer program that will promote social responsibility in our community. We look forward to the future of this program.
The most touching part of the afternoon was the celebration of
old friends. Betty Martin was recognized with a lifetime achievement plaque for her 35 years of service and volunteerism to the Strong Kids Youth Support campaign. State Senator Roy
Brown, a long time friend of Betty’s, told the story of how the
two of them first met, and how it was not long after that that she first told him that “he needed to donate to the YMCA.” The camp kids came to present Betty with cards that they had all put their thumb prints on, and sang an adorable version of “For She’s a Jolly Good Fella.”
The afternoon celebration was an event to remember. The Fuddruckers hamburgers were tasty, and the YMCA’s cause and mission were reinforced to the community. We had a chance to thank our donors for their generosity, greet our new CEO and her new vision for the Billings Family YMCA, and to thank old friends like Betty Martin. Our new brand stresses the Y is for Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. The Billings Family YMCA is upholding these ideals, and while we will always take time to celebrate old friends, we also look forward to new beginnings.
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THANK YOU!!
Billings YMCA Mission
The YMCA seeks to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
