Annual Campaign Victory Celebration

YGBW supports our community in a number of ways - from donor drives to free events to our Financial Assistance Program, which ensures that all members of the community are able access vital Y services, regardless of income. Last year, our association awarded over $2.2MM in financial assistance for childcare, summer camp, swim lessons, membership and more.

Funds raised during our Annual Campaign ensure that we're able to continue to support the community through Financial Assistance - and we're proud to announce that we surpassed our goal, raising $1.179MM in 2024!

To show our appreciation to donors and campaigners across the county, we recently hosted our Annual Campaign Victory Celebration. We're pleased to recognize the following staff and volunteers for achieving impressive results!

Association Awards

• CEO's Cup - First to Hit Fundraising Goal | Kennett Area YMCA
• Largest Year-Over-Year Increase in Annual Giving | Lionville Community YMCA
• Largest Year-Over-Year Average Donation Increase | Oscar Lasko YMCA
• Largest Increase in New Donors | Upper Main Line YMCA
• Most $1,000 Donors | West Chester Area YMCA and Association Office (Tie)

Branch Awards - Volunteer

• Association Office | Mike Troupe
• Coatesville YMCA | Rich Evans
• Jennersville YMCA | Lisa Arnold
• Kennett Area YMCA | Matthew Tankle
• Lionville Community YMCA | Matt Smith
• Oscar Lasko YMCA | Liz Ruff
• Upper Main Line YMCA | Martin Kimmel
• West Chester Area YMCA | Marcia Cole-Quigley

Branch Awards - Staff

• Association Office | Jerry Levinsky
• Coatesville YMCA | Melissa Hunt
• Jennersville YMCA | Jason O'Keefe
• Kennett Area YMCA | Claire Yarrison
• Lionville Community YMCA | Gina Helwig
• Oscar Lasko YMCA | Wendy Young
• Upper Main Line YMCA | Owen Edwards
• West Chester Area YMCA | Donna Massimo

Who will win the coveted CEO's Cup in 2025? Competition is already heating up across the association (for a great cause!). Our 2025 Annual Campaign kicks off in March 2025 - so stay tuned!