Summer is here!
It is hard to believe that school is out and the summer of 2009 has
begun. If you have been around the Easley YMCA in recent weeks, you might have noticed the flurry of activity in the lobby due to staff getting
ready for 300+ children in summer camp and lifeguards getting ready to keep our
pools safe.
Now, the outdoor pool has been open for a couple weeks and camp begins on
Monday! I must say that I am really proud of all of our staff, especially
our directors. Our YMCA truly has an All-Star team. They
work hard and are fully dedicated to the mission. We are blessed.
Next week, our entire membership base and community businesses will be receiving
the 2008 Donor Report for the Pickens County YMCA. It is our first annual
publication recognizing all our donors and sponsors for the 2008 year. It
is a big list! You will be amazed at how many people and businesses step
up year after year to keep the YMCA's mission alive.
We call it the "Share the Spirit" Campaign. The concept in
title is 'sharing our blessings of financial resources to others in
need.' Just as Christ has taught us, we must serve and help our brothers
and sisters. This can be done in many ways but one of those ways is the
YMCA Share the Spirit Campaign. By sharing your financial resources with
the YMCA, we are able to turn around and give those financial gifts right back
to the community. All money stays right here in our service area.
We need your help this year in a big way. As the economy has tightened,
many people in our community can no longer afford childcare, pay for their
memberships, play soccer or learn to swim. We want to continue impacting
those lives thus we need your financial support. Over the past 2 months,
we have received hundreds of financial assistance applications just for Summer
Camp. We have already subsidized over $35,000 of summer camp weekly fees
just for 2009. This is only feasible because our community gives to the
YMCA. In order to keep awarding financial aid, we must have continued
donations.
I ask that you consider a gift to the YMCA. Whether it is one dollar,
$10, $100, $1,000 or $10,000, the people in the community need your help.
Please click the link below to pledge an amount to the Pickens County YMCA and
we will get a packet of information to you.
Click here to place a pledge to the YMCA Share the Spirit Scholarship Fund.
I thank you in advance for your time, consideration and possible gift to the
families and children in our YMCA.
In His Service,
Sid Collins, CEO
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