2015 IMPACT REPORT

YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE

The Y.TM For a better us.TM

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ANDY C. CALHOUNPresident & CEO

SCOTT CHAGNONSenior Vice President of Center City Y-Community & Emerging Initiatives

STEVE BOWERSOperational Vice President

DAVE W. DOVESenior Vice President/CFO

MICHAEL DEVAULSenior Vice President/Chief Community Impact Officer

KEVIN DEANOperational Vice President

DEAN M. JONESSenior Vice President of Financial Development/CDO

MARY ANN EDWARDSSenior Vice President of North Y-Community and Association Leadership Development

MOLLY THOMPSONVice President of Public Relations and Communications

LYNN LOMAXSenior Vice President/COO

JANET KAFKASSenior Vice President of Y-Experience & Strategic PlanningPETE LASH

2016 Chair,Board of Directors

2015 ASSOCIATION BOARDKendall AlleyJohnny Belk

Charles BowmanKen Burton

Astrid ChirinosGeorge DeweyTheresa Drew

Sonja GanttKenston Griffin

Tommy HallBridget-Anne Hampden

Jamie HarrisCory Hohnbaum

Greg JohnsonIndia Keith

Pete Lash, Chair ElectNancy McNelis

Rodney MonroeBailey Patrick, Chair

Joe PiemontLat Purser

Don SherrillBill Southerland

Chris Thomas

TRUSTEESOmega AutryJim BabbBill BarnhardtGeorge BattleSmoky BissellVivian CarrollEric ClarkBenner CriglerRennie CuthbertsonCharlie DavidsonPamela DaviesSteele DeweyTom DooleyFrank Dowd, IVFrank Dowd, Jr.Mac EverettRay FarrisHank FlintLeighton FordHarvey GanttFrank HarrisonBarnes HauptfuhrerGeorge Ivey*Graeme KeithJim MorganAnna NelsonWard PritchettRussell RobinsonBill SoutherlandKen ThompsonBill Underwood, Jr.Richard VinrootTom Webb, IIIEd Weisiger, Sr.Stick WilliamsVelva Woollen

* Deceased 2015

YMCA SENIOR LEADERSHIP

THE POWER

ANDY CALHOUNPresident & CEO,

YMCA of Greater Charlotte

OF WEEach year, we gather together to celebrate the impact of the YMCA of Greater Charlotte. Our outcomes are made possible thanks to the dedicated support of our donors, volunteers, staff, members and community partners. The celebration is called Better Together for good reason.

Together, we believe that it is our responsibility to provide a welcoming network of support to those who need us most. In 2015, our Y provided more than $13.7 million in financial support to ensure that all men, women and children could belong to the Y as members and actively engaged participants.

While this Impact Report shares data to measure our success, it also shares stories of people who inspire us to keep going. As we transition to the next chapterof leadership, we reflect on the power of WE. For making our community better requires the spiritual gifts, ideas and passions of all of us… For a better us.TM

Together, we trust that connecting people to one another and engaging whole communities in meaningful action is what makes our Y relevant. Relationships strengthen community.

Thank you for strengthening our community through the YMCA of Greater Charlotte.

Andy Calhoun Pete LashPresident and CEO, 2016 Chair,YMCA of Greater Charlotte Board of Directors

YMCA Mission: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

2015 BRANCH BOARDSOUR VISION: TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO ENHANCE LIVES AND BUILD COMMUNITY.

YMCA CAMP HARRISON AT HERRING RIDGEChris BooneKaren ClarkTerry CorriherWyatt DixonAmy FritscheBlake GraeberLane HolbyDavis KuykendallKaryn LoveJen McDonaldBrendan PierceJen PlymCrawford PoundsTim RobertsonJim SchafferPete SeeberTom TempleB TownesBrandon WaltersNorman Walters, ChairBill Warden

YMCA CAMP THUNDERBIRDClint BarlowLewis BarnhardtSara BlakeneyBobby CashionGeorge ClimerRob CraneBeverly DarlingtonBeth LongSloane MayberryJudd McAdams

Tim MillerGreg MontgomeryDee O’Dell, ChairJessica PatchettRoss PayneChris PrigmoreDavid RiceBo ThompsonRob Whitcomb

CHILDRESS KLEINAmy BradleySheelpa BrownAlex BurrisChad CampbellTracey Chaffin, ChairJeremy DeeseMichael DelevKendra FrostBrett GraySammy JacksonLaura JansenJon KriskoDavid LamotheYohanna LeakMike LucierJohn McCormickDave NelsonDonna PhillipsMeredith PinsonDan ReillyJohn RitterJason Schugel

Anne VulcanoTJ WagnerCatherine Warfield

DOWDMelissa BodfordSam BowlesMike BurnettPhilip CiccarelloRachel Clapp-MillerJessica DixonRansome FooseJoe Grier IIICynthia HillKatherine HohnbaumMike HolmquistJared LondryWhit McDowellBeau McIntoshNancy McNelisParker MelvinJon Morris, ChairKeith SmithWilliam SmithBo SouthJill WalkerDerek Webber

HARRISMonica AllenJody BilliardNancy Brown, ChairKyle CaddellKris CarrollMarty Viser ClontzBuster CoxJaime EasleyHerb GrayStacy GrayRuss Guerin*Will HazelipLand HiteCadie JessupSuzy JohnsonTom JosephMichael KruegerEllen LinaresWilliam L. LipariCharlon McIntoshMario MendigañaCharles MichaelsJohn ParkerAmy RamseyBrenda ReuterCarolyn RoddKen Valentine

Ben WilhelmJudy WishnekTom Worth

JOHNSTONDavid AdamsMargueritte AndresenRichard BargoilBrian BradleyJason BrannonBrick BryantPhoebe CoddingtonJoe FrancoFelicia GardnerLupton HaiglerDenny HammackRichard HarrisonBoris HendersonTom KolarczykKent MasseyKellie McGregorRich Potts, ChairAdam ShearerSteve SivakDanielle SquiresEvan ThompsonAlicia TiracaveMike WalkerAmanda Williamson

LAKE NORMANBobby CashionTom DonoghueJim FoldsSigrid GimlaRichard HarrisonJay JohnstoneVernon JonesBob Mack, ChairAndi MarshallJim MarshallGloria NlewedimSara NolanDavid PowellRichard RollePete SeeberLori Tate Ron TurnerTom WylieWendy YeakleyTia Zuraff

* Deceased 2015

LINCOLN COUNTY FAMILYHunter BoydKara BrownRaleigh CastelloeMitch ClineGeorge CreedCathy DavisMarty EaddyLauren GoldsmithLinda Harrill-RudisillSherry HoyleWayne HoyleGil LohrDierdre NachamieCharlie ReepJimmy SmithPaula TurnerSusanne WaltersTeresa WatsonRosalind Welder, Chair

LOWE’STammara CombsCrystal HillEric HutchbyDave KileyJay MalickJonathan MaloneMorris MorrisonAlec NattDee Neal

John Norman, ChairScott PlemmonsSuzanne RuffJanine SaksBob SchurmeierJim Yates

MCCROREY FAMILYMark BrownTonya L. EllisonWilliam FrasierPeter FultonGeorge GuiseWhitney JacksonLahari JonesGreg Kilpatrick, ChairJamie KiserShellisa MultrieWillie RameyMisty RoddeyDeidre Spivey-MoussaDavid StedmanColin StocktonJohn Teague

MORRISON FAMILYDoug Baumgartner, ChairJohn BiggersDavid BrewsterKarin DaviesTom DeFeo

Hope DrummondAndy ElliottBryan EnglishBarry FabyanDavid HussVonda HussTom LewisonWilliam OliverStephanie RichardDoug RivlinBrian RollarJeff RomanJason SmithNancy SmithJohn SutphinDavid SwitzerMartin WalshCathie WeedenDavid WilsonBob Woods

SALLY’SSheri BowmanRobert Brown, ChairBrandon BuchananShana CarpenterDon ChambleeDavid ClarkJo ClarkGary CreedNancy HarrallCharles JenkinsKatie JenkinsJennifer JohnstonMary Ann MasseyEverett McNairPanico PeresDawn Pressley

Paul RatcliffDavid RowlesShane SeagleJay SeymoureAndie TaylorWayne Vinzant

SIMMONSSarah AmaniKaren BreachChristian Cherry, ChairShannon CogenGail CrewAngela DaleyJames FreedmanKim FrostMarty GreeneCaroline Grier KraichDaniel LahoudPhillip MooreMatt PackeyReggie PinchamBrian RichardsClyde RobinsonScott Wilson

SISKEYMark BlackCharles BlankinshipMichael BoykinMark BrannockHarry ColonAngela DuerrPeter FlurDavid FoulkTony GraySteve GrovesRon Gulledge

Beth HernandezMark HiltonGeoff KembleWilliam KennedyDeanna LanierBrett McMillanGail MillsSaeed MoghadamMike MullowneyPat O’BrienDavid Parr, ChairVince RieckKathy SedonBill SmithDave SmykSteven Stewart

STEELE CREEKCraig BollingerMalinda GillAndrea GowenChanning HeffneyJim HovisDavid Jones, ChairRoy PelkeyAl WingetDirk Zikeli

STRATFORD RICHARDSONTonya ArringtonDon BaileyJeremy BarrettJessica BattleChris BradyJeff BrownByan ButlerDarryl Carrington

Lundee CovingtonWynn DavisTariq EvansHarold GrierJohn HartTammy Polk HintonJoe JohnsonAlisa Joseph, ChairKristian KelloggPatrick LeakPamela LewisParker MarshRhonda MayoEmilio MedinaJoey MorganthallRandall MountcastleDewey NorwoodTonya RivensChip Stanley

UNIVERSITY CITYPatrick BeachAdam ElmoreNeal GreenMike HefronLina Elizabeth JamesGreg JohnsonLuAnn JordanBrad Konawalik, ChairLafreda LesterJametta Martin-TannerTanea McDonaldNate MullinsLee RobertsonMario RudolphRudy ShankarMatthew Slee

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THE STORY OF OUR YEARJANUARY• 19th – Nearly 1,200 were inspired by speaker and former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous at the McCrorey Family YMCA’s 21st annual MLK Holiday Breakfast. The morning raised record-breaking donor support for at-risk kids and teens in Northwest Charlotte.

• 31st – Wrapped up one of our busiest months of the year with nearly 470,000 branch visits in January.

FEBRUARY• 1st – In year two of offering online registration for day camp, more than 68% of day one registrations were made online versus in a Y branch. That day alone, 4,608 families registered for camp, a 31% increase over the previous year.

• 13th – Ninety staff leaders from across the association, along with our partners at CMPD, participated in a workshop hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to improve prevention and response plans in the event of an active shooter.

MARCH• 7th – 3,500 runners, along with 76 corporate teams, hit the streets of Uptown Charlotte for the Childress Klein YMCA’s 36th annual BB&T Corporate Cup, raising $97,000 to support the Stratford Richardson YMCA. Over the past five years, the race has grown significantly, adding 1,000 runners, doubling the number of corporate teams and more than doubling dollars raised.

• 23rd - Honored John R. Mott Award recipients The Leonard Herring Family, along with Willie J. Stratford, Sr. Diversity Award winner Denny Hammack and our most dedicated branch volunteers, at the annual Better Together Celebration. Also, officially announced plans for a multi-million dollar renovation of the Dowd YMCA.

APRIL• 17th – Two hundred sharp shooters participated in our 12th Annual Clay Shoot at Trustee Frank Harrison’s Meadow Wood Farm to support Y Readers, raising $25,000 more than the previous year.

• 24th – At the 2015 NAYDO Conference in Atlanta, our Y team was honored with a Communications Award for our video about the Moore family and their efforts to raise money for Y swim lessons in honor of their late son Finn.

• 28th – Just in time for summer camp, the Lincoln County Family YMCA opened Camp Creekside Outdoor Pavilion, providing families and campers with shelter as well as a great place to gather for fun and fellowship.

• 30th – More than 2,100 assembled for our 28th annual YMCA Community Prayer Breakfast to hear Nancy Writebol, missionary and Ebola survivor, and Harry Jones, former Mecklenburg County Manager and cancer survivor, share their stories of hope and the power of prayer during life’s greatest challenges.

MAY • 1st – At the start of National Water Safety Month, 450 YMCA summer lifeguards were beginning their preparation to keep swimmers safe, ultimately logging 5,100 hours of training and executing more than 1,000 safety drills over the course of the summer.

• 5th – Longtime Y Readers volunteer Jeff Balek traveled to the State Capitol in Raleigh, as one of only 20 honorees in the state, to receive the 2015 Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service.

• 25th – Keeping his heart in the Carolinas, former Panther Steve Smith Sr. sponsored the 2nd annual Lace Up Son 5K on Memorial Day, hosting 500 runners and benefiting the Johnston, Simmons and Siskey YMCAs Annual Campaign. JUNE • 10th – Association Office staff spent their final day at 500 East Morehead before moving to the Dowd YMCA and a small office building on the corner of Euclid and Lexington Avenues.

• 22nd – Launched Safety Around Water, engaging 300 local kids throughout the summer at six low- income and minority apartment communities where pools are without lifeguards. The free 8-session course, taught by certified YMCA instructors, teaches children skills that reduce their risk of drowning and give them confidence in and around water.

• 23rd – Broke ground on Sara’s YMCA in the Ballantyne Corporate Park thanks to the generosity of Trustee Smoky Bissell and his wife Margaret. Named in memory of philanthropist Sara Harris Bissell, the new 24,000 square-foot facility opened late February 2016.

• 26th – Counselors, staff and family gathered at YMCA Camp Thunderbird to celebrate the life of counselor Jeremiah Tate. A camp scholarship named in his honor will be given annually to a child from his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina.

PROVIDED A SAFE AND ENGAGING PLACE FOR 1,243 KIDS AND TEENS TO GO AFTER SCHOOL WITH A FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND KEEPING KIDS ACTIVE

TAUGHT 14,737 KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS THE LIFE-SAVING SKILL OF SWIMMING THROUGH GROUP AND PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS

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JULY• 18th – Morrison Family YMCA Tri! Ballantyne hosted its first para-athlete. Blind and deaf, Patrick worked with a personal trainer at Sally’s YMCA to prepare for the triathlon. That hot July morning, he crossed the finish line in less than two hours with the help of a tethered running buddy and tandem bike guide.

• 23rd – After 16 years as President & CEO, Andy Calhoun announced the end of his tenure with the YMCA of Greater Charlotte and his transition to a new role with YMCA of the USA.

• 30th – Graduated 598 Y Readers from 10 program sites, with 81% of students improving or maintaining their reading level. During the six-week summer camp, 237 community members volunteered 1,421 hours as reading buddies. Another 120 volunteers from 10 local companies contributed 240 hours hosting student field days.

AUGUST• 18th – More than 100 students, business leaders and community advocates gathered for the annual Y Achievers Capstone event to celebrate the end of another successful summer internship program in which 30 Y Achievers interned at 10 local companies.

• 21st – Waved goodbye to a fun-filled summer that welcomed 11,376 day and 3,468 resident campers, along with 1,200 caring counselors, and awarded more than $1.4 million in financial assistance and 70,141 meals for campers in need.

• 22nd – YMCA Camp Thunderbird celebrated 80 years by reuniting over fun camp activities, s’mores and a campfire. Nearly 600 staff and camper alumni from 21 states attended the event, including former counselor and season 26 The Amazing Race winner Tyler Adams who helped raise more than $10,000 to fund camp scholarships.

• 22nd – Longtime staff leaders Bill and Kaye Carraway were presented with the Legends of Camp Award for their 39 years of service to YMCA Camp Thunderbird.

SEPTEMBER• 12th – More than 200 volunteers joined forces to build a KaKOOM! playground at the Lincoln County Family YMCA. Inspired by drawings from local kids, this latest build is our association’s third KaBOOM! playground.

• 18th – After hosting nearly 3,000 campers over the summer, the Cato Education Center at the Harris YMCA held a grand opening celebration showcasing its 10 classrooms, Piedmont Natural Gas Teaching Kitchen, Sara Harris Bissell Pavilion, John W. Harris Family Gymnasium and Carroll Family Performance Center.

• 19th – Steele Creek YMCA held its 4th annual C2 Survival Race at YMCA Camp Thunderbird. The challenging obstacle race hosted 275 adult and youth athletes and raised more than $33,000 to help fund summer camp and afterschool scholarships. Post-race, local companies and familiesgathered for a BBQ, camp activities and fellowship.

OCTOBER• 1st – Entered into a unique partnership with the YWCA to provide our YMCA’s high-qualityfacility management services to the YWCA.

• 23rd – Celebrated the Lake Norman YMCA’s 80th birthday with a bash at River Run Country Club. What began as a grassroots movement to unite the towns of Davidson, Cornelius and Huntersville, has grown into a cornerstone of the Lake Norman community.

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NOVEMBER

• 5th – Sally’s YMCA and the Catawba Lands Conservancy gathered for the grand opening of Forney Creek Trail, a natural surface trail stretching 1.1 miles, highlighted by a swinging pedestrian bridge.

• 6th – YMCA Camp Harrison hosted 120 Y staff and volunteers from across the country for a weekend Christian Leadership Conference to discuss faith and its relevance to home and work life.

• 7th – Siskey YMCA’s annual dinner auction raised a record-breaking $228,000 to support high impact youth programs, including Camp Boomerang, an inclusion- based summer camp experience for children with autism.

• 21st – Twelve YMCA teens and staff departed for Dakar, Senegal for an eight-day service- learning project with our global partner YMCA in West Africa.

• 24th – The Charlotte Observer featured a front page story about the Y’s Parents as Teachers program, highlighting our commitment to serving immigrant populations. With a focus on early learning and parent engagement, the program serves 160 local families in need.

• 29th – Served a warm meal, groceries and holiday cheer to more than 500 individuals and families at the University City YMCA’s annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner and Food Drive.

DECEMBER• 3rd – Harris YMCA recognized the late Russ Guerin by renaming Beyond Limits, a post-rehabilitative training program for traumatic injury patients, in his honor. Russ was instrumental in the program’s development and growth.

• 18th – Announced a groundbreaking partnership with Renaissance West Community Initiative to operatetheir new Child Development Center (CDC). Part of a mixed-income housing community aimed at addressing local socialmobility challenges, the five-star CDC is slated to open in 2017and will serve 150 children ages 0-5 in the West Boulevard community.

• 30th – Six months after launching an Association Call Center, the new team was processing more than 1,000 inbound calls each day with 85% answered within 20 seconds, as well as managing a live online chat service.

• 31st – Closed the books on our association’s strongest fundraising year to date, securing more than $5.5 million in Annual Campaign gifts and pledges.

ENGAGED 12,377 KIDS IN YOUTH SPORTS, TEACHING THE LIFELONG IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK, SPORTSMANSHIP AND HEALTHY ACTIVITY

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JOHN R. MOTT AWARDJohn Raleigh Mott was born in New York in 1865. At 20, at Mount Hermon, Mott was one of the hundred students who pledged themselves to “This great work of giving all men the opportunity to know Christ.” His life work was spent in Christian service as Chairman of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, key organizer of the World’s Student Christian Federation and general secretary of the National YMCA. Mott worked tirelessly around the world for the displaced and prisoners of war during two world wars. Mott received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in leading young people of the world.

The YMCA of Greater Charlotte established an award in Mott’s name in 1996 to honor an individual or family who exemplifies Mott’s ideals through longstanding service to the YMCA.

ANDY C. CALHOUN | 2016 John R. Mott Award

1996 Joseph W. Grier, Jr.1997 William M. Barnhardt1998 James J. Harris1999 Thomas M. Belk2000 Harry H. Brace2001 H.C. (Smoky) Bissell2002 Graeme M. Keith

2003 Robert (Bob) King, Jr.2004 Malcolm (Mac) Everett2005 Russell M. Robinson, II2006 The Dowd Family2007 G. Steele Dewey, III2008 J. Frank Harrison, III2009 James H. Morgan

2010 Tom Dooley & Family2011 Ward A. Pritchett2012 J. William Southerland2013 H. Thomas Webb, III2014 Pamela Davies2015 The Leonard Herring Family

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JOHN R. MOTT AWARD RECIPIENTS

Andy Calhoun first experienced the power of the Y as a 10-year-old camper at YMCA Camp Cheerio. Fifty-five years after that seminal summer, he receives the YMCA of Greater Charlotte’s highest honor – recognition of a life devoted to the Y, and to the cause of strengthening community.

A native of Thomasville, North Carolina, Andy has served since 2000 as President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, helping inspire unprecedented growth: some 300,000 people served each year; an annual budget of $80 million; annual and seasonal staff totaling 4,700; and more than 400 branch and corporate board members. Andy has presided over that growth with a singular blend of vision and warmth, making time in his day to meet with the region’s top leaders but also to encourage and share a hug with colleagues who work and lead in every facet of the Y’s mosaic.

More than shepherding the Y’s growth, Andy has touched countless lives by helping establish a variety of new programs and branches, many of them connecting with families and communities in greatest need. Among his team’s proudest accomplishments is the commitment to providing one kind of YMCA for every community and expanding resident camp.

Team is the operative word. “The power is in the ‘we’,” Andy says. “I truly believe that’s what has made this very unique YMCA great.”

“Andy Calhoun embodies those qualities held in high regard by John R. Mott, including

and especially a strong commitment to his Christian faith,

unwavering integrity and a servant’s heart. He has been a tireless advocate

for the mission of the YMCA, and our community has benefited

greatly from his leadership.” – Pamela Davies,

President of Queens University of Charlotte & John R. Mott Award

Selection Committee Chairand Past Recipient

Andy began his YMCA of Greater Charlotte career in 1972 – 44 years ago – as Assistant Youth Director at the Central YMCA (now the Dowd YMCA). He held a number of roles before becoming Chief Operating Officer in 1994. In March 2000, he succeeded his friend and mentor, the late Harry Brace, as President and Chief Executive Officer. He begins his next Y role in April, serving as Senior Vice President, Large YMCA Resources, with YMCA of the USA.

As if all that isn’t enough to fill his heart and soul with the Y, he and his wife, JoAnn, met while working at the Central YMCA. They have two children, A.J., 23, and Katey, 22, who spent much of their childhood at the Y.

What brought Andy to YMCA Camp Cheerio that fateful summer of 1960 when his Y journey began?

Andy’s father, Odell, had died from a heart attack when he was only four. His mother, Lola, was searching for a positive influence for Andy and his sister, Anne Kaye Hale. It was there, as a Y camp counselor, where Andy learned what it means to be shaped and supported by something bigger than yourself.

“The Y enriches and transforms lives as it did for me,” Andy says, 55 years later. “It really does. It builds community in all aspects of the word.”

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“A legacy is rarely the result of one person’s labor and brilliance. Rather, it is the collective determination of many faithful leaders who put their hearts and minds together to create lasting change and impact.” – Andy Calhoun

Take a look at what we’ve accomplished in sixteen years, together. >>>

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SIXTEEN YEARS OF IMPACT

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1999

181,000 people servedRevenue: $39.8 million Association Board Chair: H. Thomas Webb, III • After the unexpected passing of YMCA of Greater Charlotte CEO Harry Brace, the board names COO Andy Calhoun as President & CEO.

• Our association launched Y Readers at Reid Park Academy, serving 40 students in partnership with Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools. Y Readers serves students in grades K-3 who are reading below grade level to provide the additional support needed to be proficient in reading by the end of third grade.

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Association Board Chair: J. Frank Harrison, III• Our association experienced the highest membership penetration rate of any urban YMCA in the country.

• The Lake Norman YMCA partnered with Carolinas Rehabilitation to launch Adaptive Water Skiing— a special water skiing program for adults and children with disabilities.

• Celebrated the renaming of the Central YMCA to the Dowd YMCA in honor of the Dowd Family.

2001

• For All: Provided access to life- changing programs through $2,229,455 in financial assistance to individuals and families in need.

• Milestone in Philanthropy: Celebrated the hard work of volunteers and staff across the association who collectively raised $2,150,696 through our Annual Campaign.

• Opened Lincoln County Family, Morrison Family, and Gateway Village YMCAs.

• After the events of September 11th, many members visited our branches to pray for the victims and their families. This showed the true Christian spirit of our organization and the positive power that it generates within our community.

2002

Association Board Chair: Frank Dowd, IV• We celebrated the kick-off of our biggest comprehensive campaign to date—Promises for the Future. Ken Thompson, former Wachovia chairman, assumed chairmanship of the campaign and announced a $2 million corporate gift from Wachovia.

• In 2002 alone, the Y received pledges in excess of $9 million for capital projects, including a $3 million commitment, the largest in the Y’s history, from Leonard Herring and his family to name our property in Wilkes County “Herring Ridge,” which would soon include YMCA Camp Harrison through a gift from Frank Harrison and family.

• Recognizing the importance of developing leaders for our Y and our community, we created Servant Leadership Academy, which became a training center for Ys across the Carolinas and Virginia.

• Strengthened our partnership with Carolinas HealthCare System to host CMC Health Centers in branches throughout the Charlotte Metro area.

2003

• Celebrated the renaming of the Uptown YMCA to the Childress Klein YMCA.

• Teens from YMCA Camp Thunderbird, Harris, Johnston, and McCrorey Family YMCAs joined teens from across the globe for a Christian Leadership Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.

2004

Association Board Chair: James H. Morgan• YMCA Camp Harrison at Herring Ridge welcomed 689 campers to the first summer of camp.

• Opened the Steele Creek YMCA, an express facility located in the Ayrsley development.

• Established partnerships with the Senegal YMCA in West Africa and the Jerusalem International YMCA.

• Received a $2 million gift of computer software from Microsoft Corporation, which began an intentional surge in our Information Technology.

• Introduced the YCommunity model, aligning large Ys in affluent areas with branches in under-resourced neighborhoods.

2005

• We established a guiding vision for our association: To connect and engage people to enhance lives and build community.• Opened the Lowe’s YMCA in Mooresville thanks to a $2 million gift from Lowe’s Companies, Inc. • Promises for the Future campaign reached original $50 million goal to provide funding for outreach services, new and renovated facilities, career and literacy services, scholarships, community partnerships and new program initiatives.• The Siskey YMCA launched Camp Boomerang at the Hemby Program Center, providing children with autism and other special needs the opportunity to experience camp alongside their peers. The inclusion-based camp engages campers in a variety of outdoor, enrichment and specialized activities and provides one-on-one staff support.

2006Association Board Chair: Ward A. Pritchett• We closed the books on a successful Promises for the Future campaign, raising $56.2 million on a $50 million goal.

• Celebrated the opening of the Harris Express YMCA in Southpark’s Piedmont Town Center.

• Understanding that we must provide experiences that not just satisfy our members but delight them, we trained 100% of our staff—that’s more than 300 full-time and 3,000 part time staff—on association quality standards.

2007

171,565 people served • Milestone in Philanthropy: Staff and volunteers raised $3,583,288 through our Annual Campaign, an increase of more than $1 million in gifts in just five years. • Celebrated the opening of the Stratford Richardson YMCA on West Boulevard. • Served 30 under-resourced families in East Charlotte during our inaugural year of Parents as Teachers (PAT), the Y’s program designed to provide the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life. PAT has grown to serve 172 children annually.

2008

Association Board Chair: Pamela Davies• While 2008 started out like any other year, it ended like none other, and the economic downfall left our community shaken. With a strategic plan well-grounded in health and philanthropy, our YMCA was dedicated to meeting people where they were financially. We opened our doors for free to those who lost jobs, permanently eliminated our joining fee and changed our financial assistance process in order to connect children and adults to programs and services when they needed them most.

• We were recognized by YMCA of the USA as a Global Center of Excellence due to our commitment to operating with a global perspective and responsibility to meet the needs of our changing communities both at home and abroad. As a globally-minded Y, we pledge to infuse a global framework into all aspects of organizational planning and execution.

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SIXTEEN YEARS OF IMPACT2009

• For All: Ensured the Y is available to all by providing $5,376,142 in financial assistance to those in our community who need us most.

• Completed the final capital projects from our Promises for the Future campaign: the Titus Ivory Teen Center at McCrorey Family YMCA and the Duke Energy Pavilion at YMCA Camp Thunderbird.

• Y Readers served 336 kids across 12 sites in two school districts.

2010

Association Board Chair: Richard “Stick” Williams• Committed to providing quality experiences to our members, our association adopted Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a driving metric to gauge member loyalty.

• The national Y unveiled a new brand strategy and logo to increase understanding of the impact of the YMCA in our community. Through our new brand strategy and framework, we extended our reach into communities to nurture the potential of kids and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being and provide opportunities to support neighbors.

• Our association hosted the 29th annual NAYDO (North American YMCA Development Organization) Conference, with 1,000 in attendance including representatives from 23 countries beyond North America.

2011

• Introduced My Y Pricing, a new pricing structure designed to extend our reach to more adults and children across the greater Charlotte region.

• Launched first class of Y Achievers, the Y’s career and college-readiness program, serving 100 students from Vance, West Charlotte and West Mecklenburg high schools.

• We expanded to serve families in East Lincoln County with the opening of Sally’s YMCA. The effort to build Sally’s YMCA was led by David and Jo Clark to honor the giving, community-minded spirit of their daughter, Sally, who passed away unexpectedly in 2004.

• We began serving our neighbors in Union County with the opening of the Wesley Chapel YMCA.

• Completed major addition to the Morrison Family YMCA in partnership with Forest Hill Church.

2012

Association Board Chair: Barnes Hauptfuhrer• Milestone in Philanthropy: Celebrated another benchmark year in giving across the association, raising $4,055,882 through the Annual Campaign.

• YMCA teens and young adult leaders traveled to Dakar, Senegal for a nine-day service learning trip, visiting the YMCA of Greater Charlotte’s global partner YMCA in West Africa.

• Celebrated opening day at the YMCA Miracle League Field at University City with over 50 athletes and 60 volunteers, giving kids with physical and cognitive disabilities a chance to play on Charlotte’s first completely wheelchair- accessible baseball field.

• The Harris YMCA partnered with Carolinas HealthCare System to launch Beyond Limits, a specialized post- rehabilitative training program to help traumatic injury patients regain physical abilities.

• Welcomed 2,280 attendees to the 25th annual YMCA Community Prayer Breakfast with inspiring keynote speakers Coca-Cola Chairman Frank Harrison and his wife, Jan.

• Teamed up with Carolinas HealthCare System to launch electronic medical records, a new technology that increases the connectivity of our YMCA health centers and nurses with CHS physicians and patients referred to the Y.

• Lincoln County Schools turned over its out- of-school time programs to the Lincoln County Family YMCA to provide before and afterschool care for students at school locations and at the Y.

• YMCA teens and young adult leaders traveled to Dakar, Senegal in West Africa to visit and volunteer in classrooms at the Senegal YMCA as part of our Global Service Learning program.

2014

Association Board Chair: Bailey Patrick• Welcomed nearly 2,000 people to the 20th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast, hosted by the McCrorey Family YMCA.

• Hosted more than 180 leaders from 51 Ys for the annual Global Centers of Excellence Network Event.

• Childress Klein YMCA celebrated the completion of a $2 million renovation.

• The National Summer Learning Association announced Y Readers as a winner of the 2014 Excellence in Summer Learning Award, an honor recognizing summer programs that demonstrate excellence in accelerating academic achievement and promoting healthy development for low-income youth.

2015

274,433 people servedRevenue: $79.1 million • For All: To ensure that all in our community can access the transformative power of the Y, our association provided $13,770,000 in financial assistance to individuals and families in need and achievement gap programming at no cost to students.

• Milestone in Philanthropy: Our dedicated staff and volunteers raised $5,380,826 through the 2015 Annual Campaign—a banner year for our association and a testament to the generosity and commitment of our community.

• After 16 years as President and CEO, Andy Calhoun announces his retirement from the YMCA of Greater Charlotte in 2016 and his move to a new role with YMCA of the USA.

• Our association opened a call center and expanded online registration capabilities— part of ongoing efforts in a major IT initiative that we launched in the early 2000s.

• YMCA Camp Thunderbird celebrated its 80th summer and served over 25,000 individuals throughout the year.

• Y Readers served 598 students across ten sites in partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Lincoln County Schools, and Mooresville Graded School District. The program was also offered in 96 sites across the country as a part of Y-USA’s nationwide strategy to impact the achievement gap.

• The Harris YMCA celebrated the opening of the Cato Education Center and Sara Harris Bissell Pavilion.

• The Dowd YMCA announced upcoming expansion and major renovations.

2016

Association Board Chair: Pete Lash• YMCA of Greater Charlotte announced that Todd Tibbits will take over as President & CEO in April 2016.

• Milestone in Philanthropy: Since 2000, our YMCA has raised over $131 million in capital and annual gifts.

• In February, we celebrated the opening of Sara’s YMCA in the Ballantyne Corporate Park, named for the late Sara Harris Bissell to celebrate her passion for serving others.

• The Y announced a groundbreaking partnership with Renaissance West Community Initiative (RWCI) to operate their new Child Development Center (CDC) on West Boulevard, slated to open in 2017. With this agreement, ours will be the first Y-operated CDC in North Carolina.

• Our Y closed on land in Union County that will be the future home of the Hall Family YMCA, made possible by a gift from Tommy Hall.

2013

• Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan, along with Bobcats Sports & Entertainment and FOX Sports Carolinas/SportSouth, announced a $200,000 sponsorship of Y Achievers and surprised three students with a $5,000 scholarship.

• YMCA Camp Harrison at Herring Ridge celebrated its tenth anniversary and the opening of a new pavilion made possible by the Herring family. In 2015, YMCA Camp Harrison served 12,000 individuals year-round.

• Y Readers recognized as a YMCA of the USA Signature Program to address summer learning loss and close the achievement gap across the country.

• Launched several new initiatives across the association:

o Bridging the Gap, a YMCA of the USA pilot program focused on professional growth and development for minority staff

o Diabetes Prevention Program to reverse the risk and reduce the prevalence of diabetes in our region

o The first association-wide Fitness Challenge with nearly 3,500 participants

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OUR Y’S NEW PRESIDENTAND CEO:TODD TIBBITS

An encouraging word from his pastor 20 years ago inspired a calling in the heart of our new President and CEO.

Todd Tibbits was working day and night as a program director at the YMCA of Lansing (Michigan), unable to attend Wednesday night service and other activities at his church. As he began to apologize to Rev. Dan Shinabarger of Lansing Central Free Methodist, his pastor stopped him in his tracks. “You don’t have to apologize, you’re in ministry, too,” he told Todd.

“That has stuck with me all these years,” Todd says.

Todd, 48, has spent most of his professional life serving YMCAs in Michigan, Louisiana, Ohio and Minnesota, most recently as chief operating officer of the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities in Minneapolis. He started work March 1 at the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, passionate about our potential to bring people together. As this city grows by the day in size and diversity, he believes the Y can be common ground.

“People from all walks, all perspectives, feel welcome at the YMCA,” he says. “Charlotte is poised for a transformation. The YMCA is uniquely positioned to be a catalyst and leader for positive social change.”

Todd grew up in the village of Sebewaing, Michigan, on Lake Huron. His mom was a school teacher and his dad directed a Christian camp, so Todd spent his formative years living at the camp. He began his career as a teacher before finding his place at the Y.

He’s already thinking big about Charlotte, about how our YMCA can reach millennials in this increasingly mobile culture, connect with the city’s changing demographics, harness technology, and model diversity in both our staff and membership.

On the verge of this great new adventure, he looks ahead to the challenges. But he also looks back to the words of his pastor. “I still consider it ministry.”

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“PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS, ALL PERSPECTIVES, FEEL WELCOME AT THE YMCA.CHARLOTTE IS POISED FOR A TRANSFORMATION. THE YMCA IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO BE A CATALYST AND LEADER FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.”

TODD TIBBITS AT A GLANCE

Family: Wife – Denise

Three children – Mel and his wife, Samra;

Candice and her husband, Ryan; and Eliana

One granddaughter – Leandra, age one

Favorite Bible verse: Jeremiah 29:11 –

“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord,

plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future

with hope.”

Workout routine: The treadmill or elliptical at the

nearest YMCA, usually at midday.Exercise runs in the family.

His wife is a Y fitness instructor. The two, in fact, met at a Y.

Favorite sports team: Michigan State Spartans

Guilty pleasure: Potato chips

BUNTYBRINGING HOME FAITH AND HOPE

“WE HAVE ZERO SUPPORT IN INDIA, SO GETTING SUPPORT FROM FELLOW CAMP STAFF AND BEING ABLE TO WORK AND SEND ALL OF MY EARNINGS TO THE ORPHANAGE SURELY MEANS A LOT TO ME. THIS CAMP, IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE.”

“I am so lucky to have found Camp Harrison where I can share my Christian faith,” he says. “I love it because we don’t have that freedom back home. We had so many religious attacks on Christians last year and our orphanage lost so much.”

To help financially support his family’s orphanage, Bunty travels more than 8,500 miles from home to work at YMCA Camp Harrison for four months each spring and summer. Every week when he receives his paycheck, he sends it home to keep the orphanage running.

Bunty’s fellow counselors and friends have even joined him, contributing a portion of their paychecks to support the orphanage. Bracelets, candles and other crafts made by the children in India are also sold at the camp store to help fund Bunty’s cause.

“We have zero support in India, so getting support from fellow camp staff and being able to work and send all of my earnings to the orphanage surely means a lot to me,” says Bunty. “This camp, it has changed my life.”

“I am so proud of Bunty and our counselors for having such big hearts,” says Miranda. “This story is a reminder that the Y is a global organization that serves all people. The fact that we’re reaching far beyond our camp to share the love of Christ with children on the other side of the world is pretty powerful.”

For seven summers, YMCA Camp Harrison at Herring Ridge, in the one-flashing-stoplight town of Boomer, North Carolina, has been home to a special counselor named G. Sumanth Kumar. You can call him Bunty, for that’s how his six- and seven-year-old campers enthusiastically refer to him. With a charming accent, goofy smile and joyful attitude, Bunty is an unforgettable part of the camp experience in more ways than one.

“He has an instant connection with these kids,” says assistant camp director Miranda Wyatt. “He can get on their level, and he makes sure they have fun and are safe.” Plus, she says, “Bunty’s campers get to go home and boast to their buddies, ‘I have a friend in India!’”

A friend in India whose devotion to the children of his native land takes this story from India to the Y and back…

Bunty’s family runs Sharon Orphanage, home to 86 kids in Hyderabad, a city of eight million in southern India. “We take care of youth ages 6 to 18,” Bunty says proudly. “We send them to a private school for good education. Once they reach 18 and are done with their basic education, we find them a job and they’re able to leave the orphanage.”

Operating a Christian-based orphanage, Bunty’s family gets very little support in India and often faces harassment from those who do not share their beliefs. Yet, he does not let that stop him from making a difference.

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BETTIELOUBATTLING BACK

“WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE Y, I THINK ABOUT HOW KIND AND HELPFUL EVERYBODY IS. THEY ARE SO AUTHENTIC. EVERYONE SPEAKS TO YOU AND ASKS HOW YOU’RE DOING. IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT PHYSICAL FITNESS AT THE Y.”

On the afternoon of March 28, 2015, on Phar Mill Road in Cabarrus County, Bettielou Small was training for her seventh marathon. She was on an eight-mile run – a piece of cake for a seasoned runner like her – when she was struck from behind by a white Mustang GT driven by a teenager who was texting while driving.

Bettielou, 56, suffered a shattered pelvis, broken femur, assorted fractures, numerous lacerations and a concussion. For nearly a month, she did not remember anything. Her recovery journey took her from the ICU to a regular hospital room to rehab. Then, on May 29, eight weeks and one day after she nearly died, Bettielou arrived at her place of hope – the YMCA.

“When I think about the Y,” says Bettielou, “I think about how kind and helpful everybody is. They are so authentic. Everyone speaks to you and asks how you’re doing. It’s not just about physical fitness at the Y.”

Bettielou and her husband, Ed, had visited the Y a few weeks prior to her accident, interested in joining. Now here she was post- accident, wearing a flotation device, swimming at least a mile each workout, and finding in the water the chance to become strong again.

Whole again.

“Once I got in the pool,” she says, “both of my legs worked. That was a big deal, for my mind as well as my body.”

Bettielou has become a Y regular, her smile and courage drawing the attention and support of staff and members. The overwhelming encouragement drove Bettielou forward.

“She really wanted to come to the Y,” says membership director Betsy Driest. “As soonas her doctorsaid she couldswim with a flotation device,she showed up in her wheelchair, holding her Y pass, with a big smile on her face. Ever since, she has been pushing herself. She’s always striving for the next goal.”

Bettielou, a mother of three and grandmother of three who worked as a trauma nurse prior to the accident, walks on her own now. “When Y members saw her graduate from two crutches to one crutch to a cane,” Betsy smiles, “they would stop her in the hall to say, ‘Wow!’”

Today, Bettielou continues to swim at the Y and has graduated to a stationary bike. She intends to run again. Early on, when her doctor advised against that possibility, she looked at him and asked with a determined grin, “Does everyone do what you say?”

“The moral of this story,” Betsy adds, “is the word she used when she shared her story with us. Grit. Bettielou has grit.”

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“CAMP THUNDERBIRD HAS BECOME FAMILY TO US. IT JUST FEELS GOOD TO BE THERE.”

Nestled on the shores of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, YMCA Camp Thunderbird is a place known to deepen your Christian character and grow your relationship with nature; and if you’re one of the hundreds of young adults who have worked there as a counselor, it just may sweeten your summer with an unexpected bonus.

As retired camp director Bill Climer puts it, “Sometimes sparks fly.”

Cue the wedding music. Since its opening in 1936, dozens of counselors and other summer staff have found their future spouse at YMCA Camp Thunderbird. The very name of the place stirs hearts, minds and memories of lovebirds everywhere.

In the summer of 1971, Nancy Eyster-Smith was about to become one of those lovebirds. A 20-year-old from Louisiana, she was working at camp for the first time, teaching sailing. July 24, she went to a staff party on a blind date with a young man from Charlotte named Doug Smith. Doug first came to YMCA Camp Thunderbird as a camper at age 10 and was working as a counselor and ski instructor that summer. They talked for hours that night, and the conversation helped Nancy make her first connection to camp, and so much more…

On July 24, 1975, four years to the day after their blind date, Nancy and Doug were married – in Alex Hemby Chapel at YMCA Camp Thunderbird. Their camp friends formed the wedding party. Bill Climer, ordained in The United Methodist Church, conducted the wedding. Asked about his memories of that July day, he thought amoment and said with a smile, “Hot!”

“They just connected,” he remembers of Nancy and Doug, and all the others. “It was great to watch and a true privilege being part of a camp that brings people together for life.”

Nancy, 64, and Doug, 65, settled in Waltham, Massachusetts. She taught biology at Bentley University until she retired. He’s in computer programming. Though they’re 30 minutes from Boston, Lake Wylie is never far away, with well more than half their lives revolving around camp.

Nancy and Doug celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on July 24, 2000 at, you guessed it, YMCA Camp Thunderbird. Their two sons, Sheldon and Martin, joined them. Both boys attended camp.

On August 22, 2015, Nancy and Doug were back at camp to celebrate its 80th summer. Their wedding party, all camp people, joined them. “Camp Thunderbird,” says Nancy, “has become family to us. It just feels good to be there.”

Cue the wedding music one more time. Bill Climer, 72, who ran camp for 21 summers, met his wife, Mary, in 1969, the summer she worked as a counselor. Current camp directors, Kaye and (Cap’t) Bill Carraway, also met and married at camp, as did their kids.

“It’s a magic place,” Bill says.

NANCY AND DOUGLIFELONG CAMP CONNECTIONS

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GEORGE WILLIAMS AWARDS

TRACEY CHAFFIN Childress Klein YMCAOver the past five years, Tracey has been a dynamic volunteer leader for the Childress Klein YMCA. She most recently served as chair of both our board of managers and major gifts fundraising committee, helping lead our Y to philanthropic and operational success. Under her leadership, the Childress Klein YMCA has enjoyed several years

of fundraising growth. Tracey leads by example and has a contagious influence that helps make everyone around her better, including our staff and volunteers. As a high using member of our branch, she consistently challenges us to deliver first-rate service to everyone who walks through the door.

STEVE SMITH SR Siskey YMCANumber 89 is a servant leader and great supporter of the Siskey YMCA, serving as a volunteer flag football coach, generous donor and sponsor of Field 89 at the branch. Since 2014, Steve has also partnered with our Y to present the Lace Up Son Memorial Day Family 5K. Event proceeds help local

kids in need reach their greatest potential through life-changing programs and services at the Siskey YMCA. Steve and his wife, Angie, are active participants and their children are engaged in Y programming. A leader and mentor on and off the field, Steve truly embodies the YMCA mission.

CHRIS BOONE YMCA Camp Harrison at Herring RidgeChris has served on the YMCA Camp Harrison board of managers for several years, leading the finance committee and demonstrating his support for camp throughout the community. Passionate about our Y’s emphasis on living out our Christian mission, he is an advocate for emphasizing those values in the YMCA camping experience. Chris serves on our prayer

partner ministry and hosts events for fellow camp parents, as all of his boys have attended YMCA Camp Harrison.

SLOANE MAYBERRY YMCA Camp ThunderbirdAs a highly sought after leader who puts heart, organizational savvy and a high degree of thoughtfulness into everything she does, Sloane has made far reaching contributions to YMCA Camp Thunderbird and the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, as well as the camping industry and multiple local and national nonprofits. Over the past two years

as a camp board member, she has assembled an alumni committee that is working to bring 80 years of staff and volunteers back into a relationship with camp. Without her unique skill set and dedication, none of this would be possible.

JON L. MORRIS Dowd YMCAIn 2012, the Dowd YMCA embarked on a journey to create a facility plan to enable a 55-year-old branch to serve our evolving community for another 50 years. We needed the right leader for this task, and after only a one-year break from the board (he initially served 2002 – 2010),

Jon graciously and enthusiastically returned to serve as board chair for a critical three-year term. Jon’s gifts include the ability to facilitate engaging and productive conversation among his board peers, the ability to inspire through his actions, a passion for diversity and empowerment, and an extremely giving spirit. All of this is grounded in his constantly growing faith and commitment to our YMCA Christian mission.

WILLIE J. STRATFORD, SR. DIVERSITY AWARD Willie J. Stratford, Sr. was a devoted champion of diversity, not only for the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, but also throughout the community. In 1998, an award was established in his name to honor his faithful service and dedication to living the mission of John17:21, “That they may all be one even as Thou, Father, art in me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us: that the world may believe that Thou didst send me.” It was Willie who coined the phrase “The YMCA represents Christ in the marketplace.”

WILLIE J. STRATFORD, SR. DIVERSITY AWARD RECIPIENTS

1999 Willie J. Stratford, Sr.2002 Malcom (Mac) Everett2003 Omega Autry2004 Jim Richardson2005 Joseph W. Grier, Jr.2006 Mildred Gwinn

2007 George Hanna2008 Dianne English2009 Bridget-Anne Hampden2010 Debra Campbell2011 Deb Hanna2012 H. Thomas Webb, III

2013 Edna M. Norwood2014 Wil Brooks2015 Denny Hammack

NANCY YOUNG 2016 Willie J. Stratford, Sr. Diversity Award Thanks to Nancy Young, a mission to serve all God’s children has warmed the summer for youth in and around Lake Norman. In a corner of a community where pockets of poverty can easily be masked by affluence, she’s making it possible for kids of all backgrounds to enjoy summer camp at the Lake Norman YMCA. Watching these kids learn to swim in a lake they’ve never been able to enjoy until now, Nancy’s reaction gives voice to the 150-mile-an-hour drive that fuels her calling.

“Oh my gosh!” she says. “These children are remarkable children. It’s just a matter of providing them some opportunities.”

A grandmother of seven, Nancy has rallied folks in and around Cornelius and Davidson to the cause of providing those opportunities – then bonding with the Lake Norman YMCA to make it happen. Nancy says the Y’s executive director Ben Pinegar and operations director Honora Ruggiero have been great to work with. Or as she puts it with her trademark enthusiasm, “Oh my gosh!”

Each summer, the Y hosts 11 weeks of camp, offering water sports and more than 20 specialty activities for kids to choose from. With her church, Davidson United Methodist, as ally and inspiration, Nancy raises money year-round to send kids to camp. Over the past three years, she has raised $15,000 - enough to pay for 180 weeks of YMCA camp for kids, at no cost to their families. Her goal for the summer of 2016 is to raise $20,000. Her family, of course, has been integral to the cause – husband Doug, and their two adult sons, Tye and U.S. Army Major Brian.

The Y’s Ben Pinegar says Nancy’s work particularly benefits many African-American and Hispanic families in the Smithville community, located just two miles from the Lake Norman YMCA. The summer camp connection spearheaded by Nancy has brought an added blessing: a closer relationship between the Y and its neighbors in Smithville, and not just during the summer.

The power of a great cause, with a passionate soul behind it, can be transformative.

“ “Nancy is incredibly determined, so high energy, so dynamic,” Ben says. “It’s impossible not to want to follow her wherever she wants to go.”

Each Y volunteer plays an important role in moving our people and our communities forward. Everyone touched by the Y has a story and every story can be traced back to a Y volunteer who believed change was possible.

Each year, we honor a George Williams Award winner from our Y branches and resident camps. The award is named for George Williams who founded the YMCA in London in 1844. At 22, the farmer-turned-department store worker became deeply troubled as he witnessed other young men turning to dangerous influences. He organized 11 friends for Bible study, prayer and escape from life on the streets. The Y started around a common purpose: meeting the social needs in the community. We do the same today.

The passion-driven leaders listed below represent what makes each of our YMCAs uniquely positioned to strengthen the foundation of our community. We thank them for believing in the impact of the Y and for their invaluable contributions of time and talent to help their Ys grow stronger in service to others.

We asked the staff and volunteer leaders of each branch and camp to tell us why each 2016 winner was selected. This is what they said…

“Nancy epitomizes what the Y is all about. Putting others first, working hard to create opportunities for the

less fortunate in our community, and doing so with a humble and

joyful spirit. We are blessed to have her as part of our Y family.” – Cory Hohnbaum, Diversity

Inclusion & Global Committee, 2015 Co-Chair

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ELLEN LINARES Harris YMCA In her three years as a Harris YMCA volunteer, Ellen has consistently shown passion and dedication, going above and beyond to help our Y reach the broader community. She is a true ambassador for the Y and our community impact, volunteering with Room in the Inn and Leader’s

Club, and serving on the branch executive committee. With a passion for engaging and educating fellow board members, Ellen helps connect new board members to our cause and pair them with seasoned board members in mentor relationships. As chair of our financial development committee, she also tackles the important work of fundraising for our Annual Campaign. Ellen’s can-do attitude and selflessness is a model for servant leadership.

RICH POTTS JR. Johnston YMCA“Rich has been the consummate behind-the-scenes leader for the Johnston YMCA over the past 10 to 12 years, focusing on the financial health of the branch and developing a board that includes young local leaders. There will be a day when the Johnston YMCA stands on its own financially

and that goal is now realistic because of the passionate leadership and focus Rich has brought to the branch. The board of managers, members and staff has never been stronger. Rich has played an instrumental role in all three areas while constantly and consistently focusing on those in our community who need the Y the most.” – Denny Hammack, Johnston YMCA Board Member & 2015 Willie J. Stratford, Sr. Diversity Award Winner

ROBERT MACK Lake Norman YMCAFor over a decade, Bob has served the Lake Norman YMCA and local community with selfless dedication. He is a visionary leader that continually offers reassuring support to all and inspires others to always do what is right. His passion for service has not only strengthened our staff and branch, it has

also deepened our Y’s connections with our neighbors and surrounding communities. “Bob has been a faithful member, board member and board chair while living out and promoting the Lake Norman YMCA’s mission and service to our community. I am honored to have him as a friend,” says Lake Norman YMCA board member Bobby Cashion.

GEORGE CREED Lincoln County Family YMCAGeorge is an active member of our YMCA community, serving enthusiastically on the Christian emphasis and executive committees, as well as the Lincoln County Family YMCA board of managers. With a daily life that mirrors the mission of the YMCA, he has a servant heart that leads

with a Christian focus and challenges those around him to do the same. He keeps the “C” of our YMCA at the center of everything, providing soft but direct support as he guides us toward fulfilling our mission to serve all. George’s impact can be felt throughout the branch, from fundraising for our Annual Campaign, to connecting with members in the lobby, to helping build our KaBOOM! playground.

JOHN NORMAN Lowe’s YMCAFor the past several years, John has served the Lowe’s YMCA board of managers as both a participating member and more recently as chair. His quiet, intellectual and considerate leadership style has allowed our board to successfully navigate important issues. John is often the last to offer an opinion, listening intently to others; but

when he makes a point, it is often the most compelling and thoughtful. His stance is always faithful to our YMCA mission and core values, and he has never forgotten who he serves and represents on the board – our members and the community. John is the embodiment of a servant leader who quietly and successfully labors on behalf of others.

JAMES KISER McCrorey Family YMCAJamie has been an ardent supporter of the McCrorey Family YMCA and the YMCA of Greater Charlotte for a number of years. He has delivered strategic vision and focus as board chair, and recruited cause-driven volunteers while serving on the board development committee. During his tenure, Jamie has dedicated countless hours to

serving those in need. As chair of the MLK Holiday Breakfast steering committee and a member of the Titus L. Ivory Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament planning committee, Jamie has led our fundraising efforts to exceed financial assistance goals. He has been a generous donor, active volunteer and servant leader, living our YMCA mission daily through his walk with the Lord.

MARTIN WALSH Morrison Family YMCAMartin began his Morrison Family YMCA volunteer journey in 2013 and immediately became an invaluable and active member of the branch growth and development committee. With an expertise in facility management, he quickly transitioned into the committee chair and has since been responsible for providing

volunteer leadership to a number of capital projects, including the construction of Sara’s YMCA, the enclosure of our outdoor waterpark, and the design of a proposed multiplex facility. Martin was recently selected to join our branch executive committee and has been instrumental in recruiting new boardmembers, as well as cultivating and further engaging our Y’s relationship with corporate partners, resulting in a significant capital gift for Sara’s YMCA.

CARL WELLS Sally’s YMCAWhether it’s weeknights or weekends, Carl is always front and center for every Sally’s YMCA volunteer opportunity. Coaching youth sports, assisting with special events, securing sponsorships – he does it all. Carl was instrumental in the development of our lacrosse program and

became a certified coach for our inaugural season. Every week during the school year, he spends 2 – 3 days volunteering at the Y, pouring his whole heart into making every child’s experience the best it can possibly be. In 2015, he gave us more than 800 hours of volunteer service, setting an example of excellence for his wife and four boys, our staff and everyone he comes in contact with at Sally’s YMCA.

HAZEL WILLIAMS Simmons YMCACoach Hazel has served as a volunteer youth sports coach at the Simmons YMCA for five years, helping grow flag football into the successful program it is today. A great role model on and off the field, he expects excellence from his players and, at every opportunity, emphasizes the

importance of education and always doing your best in school. Coach Hazel is also committed to giving all children the opportunity to play sports at the Simmons YMCA. Through his community connections, he has been able to secure sports sponsorships that are critical to helping fund financial assistance for families in need.

DIRK ZIKELI Steele Creek YMCADirk is an incredible leader, serving on the Steele Creek YMCA board of managers for over two years. He has championed diversity, inclusion and global strategies, representing our Y on the association DIG committee, and connecting the Steele Creek YMCA to the international and manufacturing communities. Providing guidance

for youth program development, he has also helped our Y incorporate more STEM-based learning to align with local employer needs. Dirk supports our Annual Campaign fundraising efforts through personal and company contributions, employee engagement, and helping share our Y’s philanthropic story with the broader community. Constantly recognizing staff for their hard work and dedication to our mission, Dirk gives unconditionally to our YMCA.

HAROLD L. GRIER Stratford Richardson YMCAHarold’s leadership and commitment to our fundraising efforts have contributed significantly to the growth of life-changing programs at the Stratford Richardson YMCA. In 2014, he helped raise $28,000 more than the previous year, including increased and multi-year grant funding.

Harold is committed to our philanthropic work and will stop at nothing to ensure that our Y is making a difference in the lives of those who need us most in Charlotte’s West Boulevard corridor, today and for years to come. Serving on our board of managers for the past three years, Harold’s enthusiasm for creating a sense of unity among our volunteers has also fostered greater board cohesion and enjoyment.

NEAL GREEN University City YMCANeal has a heart for service and never misses an opportunity to volunteer with the YMCA. Though he is legally blind, he does not let that stop him from asking where the need is greatest and what he can do to help. Neal is a constant champion for our Y in the community, passionately supporting

our Annual Campaign fundraising efforts. He has cultivated several major donors and connects people, both inside and outside our walls, to our cause. A tireless supporter of our staff team, Neal continually challenges and pushes us to be better. He serves as a moral compass, keeping the Christian part of our mission as a guiding light for all that we do.

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1997Robert T. CashionBenner Crigler, Sr.Othar DavidsonEarl DriggersJonathan E. McCrackenJim RogersJudy W. Rose John A. Tate, IIIWoodrow T. Washam, Jr. H. Thomas Webb, IIICharles & Lydia Willard

1998Omega R. AutryDon BryantSi Davis, Jr.Stan R. Elrod, Jr. Hank W. FlintMarshall B. GilchristE. Hooper Hardison, Jr.W. Norman ManningGeorge E. SimmonsRobert C. StephensRobert T. Stone

1999Pete AckerTim AldermanJeff BrownJohn D. Chalk, IIIFran FarrerFariba HomesbeyJoseph E. KaylorGerald W. KingRobert W. King, Jr.Charles R. McAdamsG. Mack PattersonCarol Fri RobinsonRandy White

2000Sara H. BissellJim BurtElizabeth M. CurrenceRobert T. Dooley, Jr.Ron FisherJohn H. GriggH. K. HallettMark M. HardenLawrence Kimbrough

Joseph Vandon Knox, Sr.Wm. Spencer LillyWinfred NealAana Lisa Whatley

2001Lewis BarnhardtMark BrodskyStephen L. BrooksRobert B. CavallineStella JohnsonBill McCoyWard PritchettCarl ShowalterWilliam SimmonsWes SturgesRobert TullWilliam Underwood

2002Robert C. CarlsonVivian M. CarrollTimothy GarrisonMattie GrigsbyDenny HammackWilliam R. Hutaff, IIISam JacobsonLenoir C. Keesler, Jr. Amy L. KirchJody RhyneWilliam “Bill” ScurryJack SpiersDidi Wayland

2003Omega AutryJack BoyleLon BrownMike BurnettJohn CorderEdward CrottyLarry DisherKenneth A. HeiligerBo KingJud LittleDon StegerTommy & Barbara ThompsonNorman WaltersJohn Mercer WoodsLandon Wyatt

2004Margueritte Crane AndresenNancy BensonDiane H. BoydWil BrooksEric C. Clark, IIIGeorge S. Dewey, IVMichael DoyneIndia E. KeithL. Richardson KingE. Judson McAdamsJim PalermoMichael C. ParrottRobby RussellP. Paul Smith, Jr.J. William SoutherlandByron Walthall & Nancy TeaffAnne Vulcano

2005Charles BlankinshipGreg BridgefordLuann ElliottAlan FreyGeorge Hanna, IIIDebbie HardenRobert F. Brown & James HarveyCory HohnbaumBruce JohnsonRobby LoweMack PattersonJohnathan RhyneCullie TarletonMichael E. ThompsonF.W. “B” Townes, VRon L. Turner, Jr.Velva W. WoollenElaine Young

2006Michael BlackmanGilbert BrowneMike ChandlerB CriglerCharlie DavidsonNed DavisSteele DeweyBob GatesKenston GriffinPaul GrubeKaren Jones

Bill LathamPat O’BrienNorman RichardsTerry RobertsonMickey ThomasJim WatsonDarrel Williams

2007Chad & Tammie AndersonRob BrownTom GiblinMitch GibsonDavid GramsTony GrayVicki HafeleDavid HeadTom HensonCarlenia IvoryClark NeilsonJeff PalmerAnnette SempritBen ThomasGene VaughanTom WebbBob YoungDeborah Young

2008Mark BrodskyMarley CarrollMike HamDeb HannaLinda Harrill-RudisillSuzy JohnsonTerry KnottsPete LashRobert McMillanPatti MurphyBlanche ParkerReggie PinchamJeff ShermanMaureen SmithBill TomeJo WashingtonScott Wilson

2009Eric BaileyLouise CashionJo and David ClarkKathryn ColwellTerry CorriherJohn DanielMark DecherdBill DeLoacheChuck EllisonLeRoy FieldsDavid FoulkWilliam HeafnerJames HovisJud LittleMike MayberryLat PurserPhillip SummaGeorge Varghese

2010Aretha BlakeRon BostF.A. “Chip” Cash, IIIWilliam CornettSi DavisE. Blake Graeber, IIIGeorge M. Hargrove, Jr.David HussMary Sue JonesLuAnn JordanRickard KeagyGeoff KembleDavid KileyCasey McKinneyPat SchlageterPaul SteffensSteven SummervillePaula Turner

2011Helene BeachToria BurchLaura ClarkCarol and Doug FinkJed GuentherMax KnoxCorey LeeTom LewisonLuke MaybryCharles Michaels

Jim MurphyBrendan PierceChris PrigmoreDon SherrillLeesa SluderJim SmithWill SmoakDavid ThompsonMichael Thompson

2012Bobby CashionAnn ClarkMartin GreeneBridgett-Anne HampdenJoseph HanelMichael HowleyNat HydeStacy JessoDavid JonesDavis KuykendallNancy McNelisChris MoranMike NorthKen RudisillCathy WeedenFred WhitfieldBeth YarbroughDavid Yorker

2013Brian BargerDoug BaumgartnerCraig Bollinger Brett BonerMark BoydBill CarrawayChristian CherryKaren ClarkSusan DavisCrystal JonesGreg LawBob SherrillBo SouthJoann SpaletaChip StanleyChris ThomasEbony Waters

2014Russ BlackWynn DavisKen GillGreg KilpatrickRandie LongKent MasseyCharley McNealyMatt MillerGreg MontgomerySkip MosherNate MullinsKevin NealBrian RalphRebecca HopkinsWayne VinzantRex WeltonChuck Westbrook

2015Rich BarefootAlexis BurrisKen BurtonCorbin ChanterTom DeFeoTonya L. EllisonJoe FrancoLane HolbyJay JohnstoneBrad KonawalikDee NealDee O’DellDavid ParrRoy A. PelkeyPepper PoundsBrian RichardsRosalind Welder

AWARD RECIPIENTS

ANNUAL CAMPAIGNEvery dollar donated to the YMCA of Greater Charlotte stays local and has a lasting impact on the people we serve. Together, with the support of our donors, we’re helping our community and everyone in it shine. 2015 charitable dollars raised and collected by each branch are listed below:

Association Office $1,280,071

Camp Harrison $169,645

Camp Thunderbird $226,055

Childress Klein $442,439

Dowd $197,424

Harris $525,686

Johnston $226,383

Lake Norman $268,092

Lincoln County Family $60,037

Lowe’s $183,487

McCrorey Family $275,630

Morrison Family $476,932

Sally’s $58,801

Simmons $121,949

Siskey $561,697

Steele Creek $67,396

Stratford Richardson $121,424

University City $117,703

TOTAL DOLLARS COLLECTED $5,380,851

2014 Total $4,859,797

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ENDOWMENT FUNDS

ASSOCIATIONBank of America Y Readers

Development EndowmentGeneral Endowment

George Battle EndowmentHarry Brace Leaders Endowment

Hearst Foundation EndowmentHiggins Memorial Scholarship Fund

YMCA Fund

CAMP HARRISON AT HERRING RIDGEFrank Harrison Campership Endowment

Herring Family EndowmentHerring Ridge Endowment

Jim Morgan ChaplaincyKeith Family Campership Endowment

Ken Thompson Scholarship Fund

CAMP THUNDERBIRDCamp Thunderbird Endowment

Curtis Johnson EndowmentJoseph F. Cannon Bequest

James Douglas McQueen Endowment

DOWDChristian Emphasis Endowment

Dowd EndowmentR.T. Dooley Endowment

GATEWAY VILLAGEGateway Village Endowment

HARRISEdwin and Lou Jones Endowment

Harris Endowment

JOHNSTONJohnston Endowment

Wells Fargo Endowment

LAKE NORMANAllene Claire Koger Endowment

Georgia Krueger EndowmentJoe and Robin Kaylor Family Endowment

John Woods EndowmentLake Norman Endowment

McIntosh Law Firm EndowmentYoungblood Endowment

LOWE’SLowe’s YMCA Endowment

MCCROREYBank of America Endowment

Dr. R. A. Dunn EndowmentMcCrorey Endowment

Vivian and Larry Carroll Endowment

SIMMONSFelix Sabates Endowment

Ganatra Family EndowmentHeller Swim Fund

Simmons Endowment

SISKEYDooley Family Endowment

Siskey Endowment

STRATFORD RICHARDSONLearn to Swim Endowment

Robert Johnson EndowmentR.T. Dooley Matthew 25 Endowment

R.T. Dooley EndowmentSteelFab Endowment

Stratford Richardson EndowmentBen Williams Family Endowment

UNIVERSITY CITYJudy Rose Endowment

University City Endowment

2015 FINANCIALS

OPERATING EXPENSES

MEMBERSHIP AS OF DECEMBER 31 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Membership Units 49,990 52,284 54,302 54,634 54,564 54,243*

*Membership Units (households) in 2015 total 132,472 people.Along with the membership units noted above, the YMCA of Greater Charlotte engaged a total of 274,433 individuals in 2015 through programs, volunteer opportunities, races and events.

Membership

Program

United Way

Annual Campaign

Other

TOTAL

$44,327,000

$26,372,000

$558,000

$5,380,851

$2,503,149

$79,141,000

56%

33.3%

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6.8%

3.2%

YMCA of Greater Charlotte Endowment Funds are comprised of gifts and bequests, subject to a requirement that the principal be maintained intact and invested to create a source of income for the designated branch in perpetuity. Our endowed funds provide

financial assistance for Y programs and memberships, as designated by the donor, helping us fulfill our mission to serve all.

OPERATING REVENUE

Salaries & Benefits

Other Operating Expenses

TOTAL

$41,245,000

$37,896,000

$79,141,000

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SARA’S YMCA15940 Brixham Hill Ave

Childress Klein YMCA704 716 6400

Dowd YMCA704 716 6100

Gateway Village YMCA704 716 4700

Harris YMCA704 716 6800

Harris Express YMCA704 716 6980

Johnston YMCA704 716 6300

Lake Norman YMCA704 716 4400

Lincoln County YMCA704 748 9311

Lowe’s YMCA704 716 4000

McCrorey YMCA704 716 6500

Morrison YMCA704 716 4650

Sally’s YMCA704 716 7300

Sara’s YMCA704 716 4688

Simmons YMCA704 716 6600

Siskey YMCA704 716 4200

Steele Creek YMCA704 716 4900

Stratford Richardson YMCA704 716 4800

University City YMCA704 716 6700

Union County YMCA at Wesley Chapel

704 716 8315

YMCA Camp Thunderbird campthunderbird.org

1 800 732 3855

YMCA Camp Harrisoncampharrison.org1 800 514 1417ymcacharlotte.org

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