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MADISON AREA YMCA Family Center: 111 Kings Road • Madison, NJ 07940 973.822.9622 • madisonareaymca.org
FAMILY CENTER EXPANSION CAMPAIGN REPORT
FALL 2019
GROUNDBREAKING NEWS! While our Y’s expansion is a big undertaking in many ways, it is precisely what our community needs and deserves. Thank you for being a part of our efforts to serve our community for decades to come. Gratefully, Scot Guempel Board Chair Madison Area YMCA Diane Mann President & CEO Madison Area YMCA Dear Friends, We’re delighted to report our progress in activating the long-planned $16M Family Center expansion. At our ceremonial groundbreaking in August, we celebrated the leadership of our Board of Directors and contributions of hundreds of donors who have made the project possible. Nearly 100 donors and community leaders, including the Chatham Township, Florham Park and Madison mayors, Madison Council members, and F.M. Kirby Foundation executives joined us to mark the occasion. We were honored by remarks from Madison Mayor Bob Conley, who retired as vice president last year following more than 45 years of dedicated service to our YMCA. We are grateful for the professional contributions of NK Architects and the William Blanchard Co. who have worked with management to complete detailed plans for the expansion. We are well prepared for a productive construction term ahead. With building starting this fall, we plan to finish in 18 to 24 months, and be fully operational by late 2021. This new phase in our Y’s development will allow us to serve many more children in need of aquatic safety and sports training, including growing our YMCA Mariners Swim Team and Gators Basketball teams. We’ll also serve many more adult fitness members, master swimmers and community partners in our expanded facility. Perhaps most exciting this fall, our Y is pursuing a $250,000 matching gift challenge. This summer an anonymous donor offered this dollar-for-dollar match to help our YMCA secure another $500,000 to help defray costs of our expansion project. Our Board and many members have responded to the challenge. The matching challenge inspired the Rotary Club of Madison to donate $50,000 to our cause! The Rotary Club has been a steadfast partner to the Y for many years, and we so appreciate their commitment to strengthening our community. We’ve received a total of $6.95 million so far in our capital fundraising effort. But we are still short of our goal and we need your help. Please join us by contributing now before the matching challenge ends on November 11.
FUNDRAISING UPDATE (As of September 9, 2019)
$6.95 MILLION
To date, we have received more than $6.95 million in donations and pledges and are continuing to seek and secure gifts of all sizes. This includes funds raised during both our “quiet phase” and Community Campaign.
FAMILY CENTER EXPANSION CAMPAIGN REPORT
GROUNDBREAKING MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT
Dollar for dollar, your donation to the Madison Area YMCA Family Center Expansion Project will be matched through November 11 up to
$250,000
HIGHLIGHTED NAMING OPPORTUNITIES
OUR COMMUNITY OUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN New Welcome Center
$150,000
Basketball Gym Scoreboard “All Stars”
$50,000
$18,000
(2 available)
Basketball Gym Backboard “MVPs” (6 available)
Pool Deck Office
Warm Water Therapy Pool
$60,000
$750,000
For more information about other naming opportunities, contact Amie Herman at AHerman@madisonymca.org.
Now is the time to leave your legacy at the Madison Area YMCA. An anonymous friend of the Y has made an exciting and extraordinary commitment to match dollar for dollar, up to $250,000, every qualifying gift contributed to the Y’s multi-million-dollar Family Center expansion project. Visit: madisonareaymca.org/DonateNow
THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BUILD A BETTER US.
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FAMILY CENTER EXPANSION CAMPAIGN?
Contact President and CEO Diane Mann at 973-822-9622 x2249, email CapitalCampaign@madisonymca.org, or contact Sharon Kunas (x2279), Amie Herman (x2226), or Leigh Anne Soroka (x2232).