Montgomery County Y News
Y Closed for Y Benefactor, Charles Wilsons, Funeral
by Kristi Potts on 04/18/13Just a reminder that the Montgomery County Family YMCA will be closed from 10:30am-1pm on Friday, April 19th, 2013 so that our staff may attend the funeral of Y benefactor Charles Wilson. Thank you for understanding.
Parking Changes for Saturday's TRYathlon Event
by Kristi Potts on 04/18/13
The YMCA will be hosting the Red Oak Kiwanis Annual TRYathlon on Saturday, April 20th. Registration/Check-In for the event begins at 7:00 a.m.
We are asking our members and guests to access the YMCA by using the Broadway entrance by the fire station. No Parking will be available by the YMCA so we are asking everyone to please park on the fairgrounds parking located east of the fire station.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
The Y to Host Bingo @ Junction Days 2013
by Kristi Potts on 04/18/13
The Montgomery County Family YMCA will be hosting a Bingo night on Saturday, June 29, 2013 during Junction Days. The event will be held at the Y’s multipurpose room from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. The Y is located at 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak.
Cash prizes will be awarded and money collected will be split between the winner of the game and the YMCA/Junction Days 2013 committee. There will be a slight charge for each playing card. The proceeds will benefit the Y’s 2013 “Be A Hero (Wearing the cape is optional…)” annual campaign to assist individuals and families who are in need of a YMCA membership or program service who are otherwise unable to participate due to financial limitations.
For more information on becoming a donor of the Y’s Annual Campaign or to learn more about the Bingo event, please contact the Y at 712-623-2161 or stop in to speak to MCYMCA Membership/Marketing Director Jason Vrabel or Executive Director Nick Zimmer.v
The Results are In! Men's Volleyball Tournament March 2013
by Kristi Potts on 04/18/13
YMCA NEWS:
Final results of the men’s volleyball tournament on 3/25/13.
1st Place - John’s Heating and Cooling
2nd Place - Rex’s Plumbing/Pat Lewis Trucking
3rd Place - Climax Cattle Company
4th Place - Page County Farm Bureau
Picture Above: Page
County Farm Bureau and they finished in 4th place. Team members are
from L-R Kaleb Tillman, Michael Johnson, David Rydberg, Matt Confer, Aaron
Linke. Absent Ryan Beeson, Steve Falk, Jack O’Brien and Bruce
Streicher
Pictured Above: Climax
Cattle Company and they finished 3rd place. Team members are from
L-R Dan Fleming, Jeremy Klepinger, Ben Peterson, Tony Cooper, Jason Keplinger,
and Dane Belt. Absent Dustin Sellers, Michael Webb, and Shawn
Gohlinghorst
Picture 004 is John’s Heating and Cooling and they finished in 1st place. Team members are from L-R Chris Brown, Camden Johnson, Chris Johnson, Phil Gohlinghorst, Randy Pendleton. Absent Brian Mensen, Ron DeVries, and John Wenstrand
"Without Charles & Norma Wilson, the YMCA wouldn't be here in Red Oak.."
by Kristi Potts on 04/18/13
April 15, 2013
From: Nick Zimmer
With the passing of Charles Wilson, the community of Red Oak lost today a true leader that only wanted the best for the community in which he and his family lived and worked in. I met Charles along with his wife Norma back in the spring of 1995 and he truly knew the importance of philanthropy and giving back to one’s community.
In 1997 when the Montgomery County Family YMCA announced our goal to raise over $6 million dollars for construction of a state of the art YMCA, the Wilson’s wanted to have people involved with the entire process such as volunteers on various committees to help raise funding, in designing the facility and to help arrive at equipment for YMCA use. The entire process was to have people be involved, volunteer for a project and make their community a better place to live and work as YMCA volunteers. Charles and Norma agreed with set goals to complete final funding needs for the three phases of the YMCA; the wellness center, track and gym, lobby, multi-purpose room and babysitting room as phase one. Phase two included the aquatics center while phase three included the indoor tennis center. By having hundreds of volunteers throughout the community, county and area come together to work for a common goal; the YMCA’s capital construction project. Charles and Norma were creating new emerging leaders in the community, county and area so that they could not just build a YMCA but to allow people to grow and strengthen one’s community and create new leaders in many other organizations like the YMCA, civic organizations and leadership with one’s community.
I would just ask people to take a moment to reflect when driving around Red Oak each day and think about some of the city parks in our community, Broadway Street beautification, Wilson Performing Art Center, the History Center and economical industrial needs to create job opportunities for many people in our community. One being the headquarters of Wilson Concrete Company that provides many great jobs, being a part of the development of Oakview Construction , school technology center, their church, the YMCA, our county Hospital and most recently the new and beautiful Red Coach Inn & Restaurant. Charles and Norma really did not take the Inn over for their personal needs but to re invest thousands of dollars back into the facility to have a quality hotel service, community gathering location for special events, weddings, meetings for our community.
As one can see Charles and his wife Norma
simply love and care for Red Oak and were able to give their time and a lot of
financial support back to Red Oak but more importantly to give residents in our
community countless of opportunities from social, recreational, the arts,
education, faith, medical field and creation of jobs for many to simply make
Red Oak the best it can be.
Charles was also very close to the Boy Scouts and the scouting program from the
local level to national councils that he served on again to create leadership
for young boy’s that would turn into leaders in our community or the community
that they moved on to live in. Thus one can see the common theme and thread
with leadership, giving back to one’s community, creating new leaders and community
involvement all makes for a community to thrive in. Red Oak is doing this each
and everyday through the generosity of Charles and Norma Wilson.
I am personally and professionally gratefully for what Charles Wilson has done and their family continues to do for Red Oak.
My best, Nick
Nick Zimmer
Executive Director
Montgomery County Family YMCA
