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Hereford BRAND Volume 116 | Number 71

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Better together

WHAT'S INSIDE

Hereford & Vicinity YMCA and Hereford Sportsplex combine as Hereford Sports & Wellness

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By Christina Derr

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Area youth and the community as a whole will now benefit from the combined forces of two local sports and athletics facilities. In an effort to increase efficiency, two local organizations – Hereford & Vicinity YMCA and Hereford Sportsplex, Inc. (HSI) – have combined to serve Hereford and the surrounding area as one fluid unit. Effective March 1, the two will work together as one 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization – Hereford Sports & Wellness (HSW). In addition to combining their human and financial resources, the new team will operate out of both the former YMCA building and the Caviness Sportsplex. HSI began in November 2012 when several area leaders wanted to construct an indoor soccer arena. The group then partnered with Kids, Incorporated of Amarillo to manage the complex beginning in 2013. The new partnership organization HSW will continue to be operated by Kids, Incorporated. Former YMCA board president and Hereford resident Cindy Simons will serve as the chairperson of the board of directors of

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FORECAST

Today

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Sunday

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Tuesday

HSW. Simons said she is “overwhelmed” by the response she has seen by area partners to see HSW become a reality. “We are excited at the prospect of offering more programs, to more people, with better facilities,” Simon added. She added that the merger of the two centers will allow for savings in direct service, payroll, and administrative costs – including the annual $7,500 membership fee previously paid to the national YMCA organization; an organization which imposed numerous costly regulations. Another primary incentive to the combination of the local YMCA and HSI is the potential to serve varying needs of individuals, and families in Hereford and surrounding communities by sharing the same mission to “make people better because they are part of our organization” by developing more partnerships in the future and bringing additional resources to the community. Appointed as the vice chairperson of HSW’s board is Terry Caviness who was a charter board member for each of the two original groups. Caviness said he sees PLEASE SEE BETTER | 3

Food Pantry dedication draws large crowd

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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INDEX Page 2.....................Obits Page 3......................News Page 4....................Bonus Page 5..........Classifieds Page 6..........Real Estate Page 7..................Sports Page 8...........Community

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

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Above right, Hereford Food Pantry board member Kevin Bushart presents, from left, Joe Ward, Diane Orr and Jennifer Wilcox with a dedication plaque in memory of Joe’s wife and Jennifer’s mother Janie Ward during dedication ceremonies Friday for the Food Pantry’s new permanent location on Lee Avenue.

An almost overflow crowd joined with the Hereford Food Pantry Board of Directors and volunteers, as well as county and city leaders, Friday to officially christen the community organization’s new facility. Hereford Food Pantry has been moving into and operating out of its new location since the start of the year following a

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move from the county courthouse annex building on 3rd Street. The new location will be the Food Pantry’s permanent home after the building was donated by owner Joe Ward in memory of his wife Janie. “It has been a community effort to get this done,” Food Pantry board member Kevin Bushart said. “It is fitting that we gather as concerned citizens of this community to dediPLEASE SEE PANTRY | 4 cate this space

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