Rotary Club of Plattsburgh pledges $50,000 donation to the local YMCA Project
March 20, 2025 – (Plattsburgh, N.Y.): What started as discussions among local Rotarians quickly turned into a community donation from its members at yesterday’s Rotary meeting! President Ed Kirby announced that over the next five years, the Plattsburgh Noon Rotary Club will be pledging a $50,000.00 donation!
The news was announced after the Rotary Board unanimously approved the project donation. It will be a team effort to raise the funds and a donation that will largely impact the YMCA. The 2025 donation amount will be $25,000.00, and the incoming Presidents of Rotary will be responsible for helping raise the $5,000.00 for the following 4 years. (Incoming Presidents) who will help raise the remaining $20,000.00 include Betsy Vicencio, VP and CFO of the Northeast Group; Kerry Haley, the Associate VP of Philanthropy at CVPH; Anna Hewitt-Channell, Business Development and Marketing Manager at DFCU; Justin Ihne, CEO of YMCA.)
“Our members completely amazed me today with the overwhelming support of this proposal. This donation is what Rotary is all about,” President Ed Kirby shared.
Justin Ihne, CEO of the YMCA and a Rotarian, was thrilled and honored to hear fellow Rotarians wanted to be so involved with this Capital Campaign Project. When he heard the news on Wednesday, he formally thanked everyone.
Plattsburgh Rotary Club is a service club that meets every Wednesday at MHAB Life Skills Campus Dining Hall at 12:00 pm. Noon Rotary is one of the three largest clubs in the district, and it has over 100 members. If you are interested in becoming a member and giving back to your community, come join us at a meeting or visit their website today! www.portal.clubrunner.ca/1408
Posted: March 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News.