December 2019
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Rick Solomon, Senior Director of Facilities, Candace Crane: VP of Youth Development and Community Relations; Emerson Badessa: Assistant Director of Camp Ingersoll and Youth Sports have joined our team!
Our AMAZING Early Childhood Team achieved accreditation by National Association of Early Childhood Education. Melanie Carfora, Sr. Director of Youth Family & Childcare; Ceara Ladue, Assistant Director of School Age Childcare and Chaelyn Lombardo, Site Director traveled to Chicago and have achieved status as a Social Emotional Learning Program Quality Reliable Assessor. CONGRATULATIONS to all!
Middlesex United Way visited with us as Y staff learned more about how United Way supports the YMCA. Many Y staff signed up for payroll deduction to donate to the United Way Annual Campaign and then enjoyed a little time celebrating our community with a fun round of "Family Feud" YMCA style!
On Giving Tuesday, YMCA staff were encouraged to help raise awareness about how the YMCA supports TEENS in the community. The focus of our Giving Tuesday campaign was on raising funds to help the Y be able to create more opportunities to engage teens. THANK YOU TO ALL who participated in some way!
The YMCA Employee Giving Campaign Kickoff took place with a CHILI & BAKING "cookoff". The winners of the food voted by participants as most delicious were Candace Crane: VP of Youth Development & Community Relations; Kelly Dougherty: Admin Asst to Fund Development; Amy Cardoza: KK Financial Manager; Cindy Sullivan, AOA & Volunteer Coordinator; Natalie Garrison: Finance Director. Y Staff continued to demonstrate generosity with signing up for payroll deductions to support the 2020 Y Annual Support Campaign
Marianna Bean joined the Healthy Lifestyles team on 12/9 as full time coordinator of Healthy LIfestyles Programs. Welcome! Missy Sienna is running a dryland strength training program for swim team!
Craig Chivers and Sue Cox have just celebrated the graduation of another LIVESTRONG at the YMCA group! Kitch Czernicki and Y member, Cathy have successfully completed the intensive training to become LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Coaches so that we can offer more opportunities to cancer survivors!
Check out who is celebrating their birthday during December HERE