YMCA Alumni

YMCA Alumni is an association of those who retired from careers in the YMCA and their spouses.

Our mission is to enable members to promote a nurturing worldwide Christian Fellowship that provides educational, social, service and charitable opportunities

06/10/2026

The YMCA Alumni National Service Project Twig Committee recently meet under the leadership of coordinator Steve Rowe. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an update on project planning and discussing construction details for the Volunteer Waves once they arrive. YMCA Seven Council Fires CEO Andy Andrew Corley provided updates on the cement foundation and moving the shipping containers to the site. HVAC pricing is being firmed up. Steve announced that the cabinets and general kitchen costs have increased.

Gary Douglas Graham and Lee Muckey updated the committee on how registration is going and what the needs will be for volunteers for the various Waves. Once people register, they will receive a detailed letter from Gary with the project specifics related to lodging, meals and transportation. YMCA Alumni President Phill Morgan will be attending Wave 1.

Refer to the June 2nd issue of The CONNECTION for the dates of the Volunteer Waves and the email addresses for Gary and Lee for information on volunteering. Lou Falk Linda Dean State Alliance of Pennsylvania YMCAs The Y YMCA Retirement Fund Springfield College (Massachusetts) Nancy LaRue Bonell New England YMCA Alumni - AYR New Jersey YMCA State Alliance Weatherford Chapter YMCA Alumni Allen-Stone Chapter YMCA Alumni. World YMCA YMCA Europe

06/08/2026

The 2026 YMCA Alumni Annual Donor Campaign has begun. Your yearly national dues and contributions are the primary sources of income for the organization to carry out its mission to provide opportunities to Connect, Travel, Serve. Your donations also support International Service Corps (ISC), National Service Project (NSP), Employee Assistance Fund, (EAF), and World Fellowship YMCA Retirees (WFYR), among others. Click here https://tinyurl.com/23c654dm to hear YMCA Alumni Past President Jean Carmichael and Chair of this year’s campaign explain the urgency. Then fill out the donor form online and pay your contribution by either credit card or check.

06/03/2026

If you have not yet read your June email issue of The CONNECTION, here is a snapshot of the article that provides an excellent update on the National Service Twig project. This is taking place in LaPlant, South Dakota in partnership with the YMCA Seven Council Fires. Included in the article are the contact names of Gary Graham and Lee Muckey with their email links as well as the dates of the Waves for volunteers to choose from.

Gary’s email is [email protected]. Lee’s email is [email protected]. Please contact either of them for more information if you are interested in helping with this unique and impactful project! George Painter The Y World YMCA Springfield College Y's Men International National YMCA Hall of Fame Phill Morgan Pam Power Allen-Stone Chapter YMCA Alumni. Weatherford Chapter YMCA Alumni New Jersey YMCA State Alliance ?Ys Men International Nancy LaRue Bonell Risa Filkoff Steve Rowe Bruce Macdonald Peggi Simmons Lisa Drouin New England YMCA Alumni - AYR Richard A. Foot Andy Andrew Corley David Phelps Tom Horsley Billie Putman Dickson Lou Falk

06/01/2026

New England YMCA Alumni Chapter members and friends recently completed this year’s Dominican Republic Homebuilding Project. They continued their previous years’ work in the International YMCA Village in San Gregorio (volunteers in front of sign in village). Two existing shacks (the "before") were torn down and replaced with new concrete block and cement floor homes for two grateful families

05/30/2026

Click here https://www.ymcaalumni.org/we-remember to read the March 2026 list of our deceased friends and colleagues on the YMCA Alumni website. We remember them all and send our thoughts to their families and friends. (Names and last places of residence are provided by Y Retirement.)

05/28/2026

As I travel through France taking in all of the historic sites thousands of years old, I am reflective of how fortunate I am to be able to do this while so many people are just focused on their daily living and housing needs in the Dominican Republic and on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation!

Thanks to Lou Falk for his leadership to make both of these projects so successful! YMCA Alumni members are using their own good fortune to give back and make a difference in those individuals less fortunate by building homes. We have the YMCA spirit in our souls to want to make an impact in other people’s lives! A big thanks to all of you involved with these projects! Harry Rock, National Service Project FaceBook Author George Painter YMCA Seven Council Fires World YMCA The Y Springfield College Y's Men International National YMCA Hall of Fame Phill Morgan Allen-Stone Chapter YMCA Alumni. Weatherford Chapter YMCA Alumni Ys Men International New Jersey YMCA State Alliance Nancy LaRue Bonell Risa Filkoff Steve Rowe Bruce Macdonald Peggi Simmons New England YMCA Alumni - AYR Lisa Drouin Richard A. Foot Andy Andrew Corley David Phelps Pam Power Tom Horsley Lou Falk

05/23/2026

A special thanks this Memorial Day to all YMCA Alumni members and their families who served our country. (Image:upstatecarolina.org)

05/21/2026

Papa Lou Falk is back in the village of Don Gregorio, Dominican Republic leading another group of YMCA Alumni volunteers to build another home in that extremely deprived community. This history of building homes in partnership with the Dominican Republic YMCA for the past 15 years was the source of the inspiration for the home building project on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation with the Tiny Home Project in partnership with the YMCA Seven Council Fires.

What a legacy of volunteer service by our YMCA Alumni members to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves! The desire to help others was the motivation for the birth of the YMCA on June 6, 1844 in London with George Williams! That desire still exists today with our YMCA Alumni volunteers! Congratulations to everyone involved with the Dominican Republic project and the Twig project which will be starting in August. George Painter The Y World YMCA Springfield College Y's Men International National YMCA Hall of Fame Phill Morgan Pam Power Allen-Stone Chapter YMCA Alumni. Weatherford Chapter YMCA Alumni New Jersey YMCA State Alliance Ys Men International Nancy LaRue Bonell Risa Filkoff Steve Rowe Peggi Simmons Bruce Macdonald Lisa Drouin New England YMCA Alumni - AYR Richard A. Foot Andy Andrew Corley David Phelps Scott Woodaman Tom Horsley Billie Putman Dickson Lou Falk

05/15/2026

The Greater Ozark YMCA Alumni Chapter recently held their Spring Retreat in Branson, MO. The group (pictured) enjoyed BBQ and Mexican food, entertainment, sightseeing, shopping, and the camaraderie of friends and colleagues. The chapter also heard "A Look Back" celebrating Ozark's 50th Anniversary by member Debbie Redmond.

05/13/2026

The National Service Project Twig Construction Committee met recently under the leadership of project coordinator Steve Rowe to continue working on planning and detail management. Work is continuing behind the scenes with YMCA Seven Council Fires CEO Andy Andrew Corley lining up bids and confirming dates for the cement footings, electrical, septic and plumbing work to be completed prior to volunteers arriving. YMCA of Seven Council Fires Board of Directors Chair and architect Annie Coombs stated that the shipping containers will be insulated with a spray insulation underneath the containers before being placed on their cement footings. She also stated that there will be eight windows and two doors installed in the Twig. Andy is coordinating when the shipping containers will be transported from the Tiny Home site to the new Twig location.

There will be approximately ten workers per wave. Interested people should contact volunteer coordinator Gary Douglas Graham via Facebook Messenger for details on available waves, lodging, costs and how to register. More information will be coming in the June 2nd issue of The CONNECTION. George Painter The Y World YMCA Springfield College National YMCA Hall of Fame Phill Morgan Y's Men International Allen-Stone Chapter YMCA Alumni. Weatherford Chapter YMCA Alumni Ys Men International New Jersey YMCA State Alliance Nancy LaRue Bonell Risa Filkoff Bruce Macdonald Peggi Simmons New England YMCA Alumni - AYR Lisa Drouin Richard A. Foot David Phelps Pam Power Tom Horsley Billie Putman Dickson Lou Falk

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