Message from the Chair of the Board of Directors and the President & CEO

Jason Brown, President & CEO;
Craig Rowe, Chair of the Board of Directors

Annual report
2008-2009

Thank you for being a part of the Y!

It is a very exciting time to be a part of the Y – participation in programs continues to grow, the capital campaign continues to be successful, we are engaging more volunteers in the vital and charitable work of the Y every year, and we have a bright future. 2008/2009 was the third full year of implementing our Strategic Plan 2010 with the key strategic directions of program and facility development, communications, and philanthropic development.

In the past year several very important milestones have been reached in the achievement of the strategic plan:

• Construction has started on the new Ches Penney Family Y at 35 Ridge Road, it is set to open in 2011, this will be our main location
  
  
• Our current main location at 34 New Cove Road has been sold, and we will remain as tenants until we can move into the new Y, now that the renovations are complete City Stars Basketball will be joining us in the building and we will be sharing some program spaces
  
  
• We have raised over $7.1 million of the $8.6 million we need to raise in the Y Strong Families Campaign
  
  
• Every day our dedicated staff and volunteers work with a remarkable number of people in our health, child care, and employment programs.

Thank you to everyone - our program members, participants, clients, partners, donors, volunteers, staff, and friends - who make the Y such a vital part of our communities.

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