For Immediate Release

Contact: Rachael Mainord, Marketing and Communications Director
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The YMCA of Greater Dayton Honors Community Volunteers

March 16, 2004 - The YMCA of Greater Dayton recently held its 133rd Annual Meeting at the Schuster Center in Dayton. The event raised close to $17,000 for the YMCA’s annual Strong Kids Campaign. The event consisted of a silent auction with over 300 items, dinner and a program. Volunteers and staff were both recognized for their contributions to the success of the YMCA of Greater Dayton.

Steve Herbert, a managing partner for Coolidge, Wall, Womsley & Lombard Law Firm, received the E.L. Kohnle Humanitarian Award, the highest level volunteer award the YMCA of Greater Dayton gives out. A member of the board of directors for over 10 years, Herbert served as Board Chair from 2001-2003, and currently serves on the executive committee, finance committee and building & properties committee. He has also served and chaired numerous ad-hoc committees, including the committee for the development of the Huber Heights YMCA, which is currently under construction.

This year’s President's Award went to David Bart, Attorney at Law, for his more than 15 years of service as a board member as well as his legal support on the Huber Heights YMCA project. Bart has donated his time in putting together 8 different legal agreements for the Huber Heights project. Bart also serves on the executive committee and the buildings & properties committee for the YMCA of Greater Dayton.

The following individuals were also recognized as the Volunteer of the Year by their respective branch:

Coffman YMCA: Mark D'Urso
Downtown YMCA: Lynnette Ballato
Kleptz YMCA: Stuart Price
Preble County YMCA: Michelle Lovely
South YMCA Adult Volunteer: Peggy Neff
South YMCA Youth Volunteer: Skye O'Beollain
West YMCA: Myron Coleman
YMCA Camp Kern: Jack Blosser