Montgomery County Y News
E.F. & Sylvia Schildberg Foundation Grant
by Kristi Potts on 05/12/15
Montgomery County
Family YMCA Press Release (Red Oak, Iowa)
YMCA News for Immediate Release
The
Montgomery County Family YMCA of Red Oak, Iowa recently received a $5,000 grant
from the E.F. & Sylvia Schildberg Foundation from Greenfield, Iowa.
The grant will assist the
YMCA with LED lighting in the YMCA’s Wilson Gymnasium and Aquatics Center. The new lights will be installed in the YMCA’s gymnasium in May and June of 2015 and the
swimming pool LED lights will be installed the week of August 10th -15th,
2015 during the YMCA’s annual maintenance closed down week. The new LED
lighting will assist the YMCA in lowering energy utility costs.
The Schildberg Construction Company of Greenfield, Iowa
was founded in 1936 by a great husband and wife team, E.F. and Sylvia
Schildberg. The couple valued hard work, honesty, loyalty and desire to help
others. The company prospered over the years. E.F. and Sylvia always gave a
great share of credit for their success to their employees and customers.
On September 30, 1986, fifty years after the founding
of the Schildberg Construction Company, the Schildberg Foundation was created
by Sylvia Schildberg as an expression of appreciation to the people of this
area. The purpose of the Foundation is to give financial assistance to
non-profit, charitable, educational or other causes that better the human
condition and encourage community betterment.
It was Sylvia’s hope that in helping others the ultimate reward would be
for that same dedication to be passed on to future generations.
To learn more about the E. F. & Sylvia Schildberg
Foundation one can contact the foundation office in Greenfield, Iowa at
515-743-2131.
Camp Foster Winners!
by Kristi Potts on 05/12/15
The Montgomery County Family YMCA is proud to announce that Elizabeth Stewart, 6th grade, daughter of Jonathan & Anne Stewart, Bradley Meyers, 8th grade, son of Tracy Bozwell, and Ethan Stewart, 8th grade, son of Jonathan & Anne Stewart, all of Red Oak, are the winners of the free week of camp at the Camp Foster YMCA of the Okoboji’s in Spirit Lake. The children each had to write a paragraph about why they wanted to go to camp to enter a drawing to win the trip. Also, they will be required to write a thank you letter to the donors that made this program possible.
The campers will attend the Camp Session # 9.
The winners will enjoy a great week of food, lodging, fun, fellowship, and learn the values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and fairness. A special thank you for our wonderful partnership with Camp Foster of the Okoboji’s in Spirt Lake, IA. For more details about camp and scholarship opportunities, please contact Nick Zimmer, Montgomery County Family YMCA Executive Director at 712-623-2161 ext. #13
For more information about Camp Foster, call 1-800-456-9622, email them at info@campfoster.org, or check out their website at www.campfoster.org.
For
more information on how one can become a member, volunteer, donor, or simply
involved with the Montgomery County Family YMCA, please stop in for a visit or
tour of the YMCA, call the YMCA at 712-623-2161, or visit the YMCA on Facebook,
or the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com.
Take a Y-cation!
by Kristi Potts on 04/29/15
Montgomery
County Family YMCA Press Release (Red Oak, Iowa)
April, 2015.
Are you tired of a summer dominated by unpredictable weather, high gas prices, and a feeling like there is nothing to do? If so, then we have the solution for you! Come and take a Y-CATION at the Montgomery County Family YMCA. You can have fun while experiencing everything the Y has to offer, and in the process improve your health. Book your Y-CATION through June 10th, 2015 and have reliable summer plans all the way through Labor Day.
For
more information on Y-CATION, or how one can become a member, volunteer, donor,
or simply involved with the Montgomery County Family YMCA, please stop in for a
visit or tour of the YMCA, call us at 712-623-2161, or visit the YMCA on
Facebook, or the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com.
National Volunteer Week
by Kristi Potts on 04/20/15
YMCA
NEWS RELEASE
NATIONAL
VOLUNTEER WEEK – April 20th – 26th, 2015
THANK-YOU
FROM THE Y!
THANK-YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
THANK-YOU
FOR YOUR PASSION!
THANK-YOU FOR CARING!
THANK-YOU FOR HONORING THE Y’s MISSION!
These
caring people deserve recognition for the priceless contributions they make and
National Volunteer Week provides a great opportunity for us to honor them. Ever since President Richard Nixon proclaimed
the first National Volunteer Week in 1974, it’s been celebrated annually as a
way to acknowledge the service of our generous volunteers. During this week thousands of organizations
like ours make time for a special word of thanks, gifts, luncheons, and other
creative expressions of our gratitude!
Take the time to celebrate your volunteers and the spirit of giving!
V alubable treasures like you make us beam
O utstanding is the help you lend to our team
L oyal is your tireless efforts all year
U pbeat and always full of good cheer
N otable of your compassionate touch
T houghful in ways that mean so much
E ver prepared with a welcoming smile
E ager to go the extra mile
R eaching out to those in need
S upportive in every work and deed
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
For more information as to how
you can become a volunteer at the Montgomery County Family YMCA, call the YMCA
and visit with Nick Zimmer, Executive Director of the Montgomery County Family
YMCA. Nick can be reached at (712) 623-2161, stop in and visit the YMCA at 101
East Cherry Street, located in the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park, or check the
YMCA out on Facebook, or visit the YMCA’s website page at www.mcymca.com.
