Faces in OUR crowd
Row 1 -- Mary Carol Fish, Sherrie and Charles Cleveland, Michael Graves. Row 2 -- Laura Slane, Jim and Phyllis Murphy, Dick Bennett.
We remember:
October 2024
Gerald Adkins, The Villages, FL
Barbara Alston, Norfolk, VA
Colquitt Clark, Plant City, FL
Leonard Cuneo, Brewster, MA
Betty Gonzales, Laconia, NH
Laurie Guth, Lake Zurich, IL
Jeannette Johnson, Winfield, IL
Patricia Lenart, Fair Lawn, NJ
Sharon Malkowski, Union, NJ
Carl Manfield, Clarksville, VA
Thomas Rapine, Tucson, AZ
Margaret Reese, Rock Hill, SC
Jennelyn Santa Maria, Mililani, HI
David Saunders, Murrells Inlet, SC
Robert Schwartzberg, Friday Harbor, WA
Thomas, Scott, Lombard, IL
Otis Sons, Troup, TX
Gabrielle Termaat, Kalamazoo, MI
Gerald Wade, Sumrall, MS
Nora Wilson, Woods Hole, MA
Eby Yielding, Mount Vernon, WA
* Names and last place of residence provided
to YMCA Alumni by Y Retirement.
2025 F. William Stahl Award Recipient
Nancy Reece of the Weatherford Chapter is the 2025 recipient of the F. William Stahl Award. For over twenty years, Nancy wrote thoughtful articles for Perspective, the Association of Professional Directors (APD) journal, and other YMCA publications. A frequent theme of these articles was managing YMCAs with integrity. She often drew compelling lessons from her own YMCA experience,
Nancy’s Perspective writings tackled knotty ethical issues, the place of Christianity in the Y’s mission, staff diversity, and the challenge of knowing and doing the right thing. But she also offered practical career advice and management strategies.
Nancy co-edited Strengthening the Organizational Heart, a book based on the writings of YMCA legend John R. Mott, in 2006. She was the first woman elected National Board Chair of APD and is the second woman to receive the Stahl Award.
The Stahl Award was presented to Nancy at the 2025 YMCA Alumni Reunion-at-Sea cruise on Jan. 27, 2025.
World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund
The World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund for staff and retirees was founded as “Secours Speciaux” in 1950 to help staff with little or no means to meet personal and family needs. It continues to help people facing medical crisis, natural disasters, inadequate or no pension or problems created by political turmoil and human rights violations. Click the button below to visit the World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund website where you may donate securely and/or request a grant application.
A program of YMCA Alumni
World Brotherhood Fund
YMCA Alumni is the administrator for this important fund to help the World YMCA assist local YMCAs with financial support during times of crisis and to provide aid to YMCA staff members with little or no retirement support.