YMCA of Greater Dayton Honors Youth Volunteers of the Year
For Immediate Release
Contact: Rachael Mainord, Marketing and Communications Director
Phone Number: 937.223.5201 ext. 1022
Fax Number: 937.223.3997
THE YMCA OF GREATER DAYTON HONORS YOUTH VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
March 21, 2005- The YMCA of Greater Dayton recently held its 134 th Annual Meeting at the Schuster Center in Dayton. The event consisted of a silent auction, dinner and a program where volunteers and staff were both recognized for their contributions to the success of the YMCA of Greater Dayton. The event raised close to $21,000 for the YMCAs annual Strong Kids Campaign, the YMCAs financial assistance program that insures that no child is denied access to a YMCA program due to the inability to pay.
During the program, the YMCA recognized Claire and Evan Houser as the Youth Volunteers of the Year. The brother and sister combo of Evan, age 13, and Claire, age 9, have proven invaluable to the YMCAs success. Each weekend, these two sacrifice their time to help the youth sports program run smoothly at the South YMCA in Kettering. This past year they have:
- Refereed over 47 soccer games
- Kept score/time for 54 basketball games
- Set up the gym for basketball and soccer leagues and practices
- Helped train other referees
- Assembled coaches packets
- Led the Youth Sports Pledge countless times
- Assisted with Soccer Fun Clinic
- Helped in any way whenever asked!
Evan and Claire are two truly motivated youth who represent in every aspect what the YMCA stands for.