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Northumberland Family YMCA

Have you heard? Northumberland County is getting a new, state of the art YMCA facility! This page will provide the latest updates. Keep checking back to stay informed, and learn how you can participate.

 

Father honors sons with major YMCA gift
Gary and Sonny Withers honored
Northumberland County resident Earl Withers was looking for a fitting way to memorialize his two sons, Gary and Sonny Withers, when he heard about the Northumberland County Family YMCA’s Capital Campaign, with the goal of building a state of the art facility for county residents. Read full story

Donors step up with $150,000 for YMCA Campaign
Campaign gains momentum
Two more individuals have stepped forward within recent days to make major financial pledges to the Northumberland Family YMCA’s Capital Campaign. The campaign has the goal of converting the present Northumberland High School Gym into a $3.6 million, 22-thousand square foot, full service facility. Read full story

Northumberland couple makes major gift
YMCA Takes "Giant Step"
The Northumberland Family YMCA is getting closer to its financial goal, which will enable it to renovate the present Northumberland High School Gym into a 22-thousand square foot, full service facility. David and Carolyn Scarbrough of Heathsville have pledged a $75,000 unrestricted gift to go toward turning the gym and 16 surrounding acres into a state of the art YMCA campus. (Read full story)

$75,000 pledge to name Child Watch Room
YMCA Takes "Giant Step"
The Northumberland Family YMCA has taken a giant step closer to realizing its new $3.6 million facility in Heathsville, with a generous gift from Kathy Wall Eskridge and Daniel A. Eskridge. The Heathsville couple has pledged a gift of $75,000 to name the new facility’s Child Watch Room in memory of H. Ewing Wall, Jr. (Read full story)

Northumberland YMCA plans $3.6 million facility
Signs 50 year lease with county	Click to see larger images.
A wide cross section of the Northumberland County community is joining forces to make a dream a reality – construction of a new, $3.6 million state of the art YMCA facility in Heathsville. The Northumberland Family YMCA, a division of the Peninsula YMCA, has signed a 50 year lease with Northumberland County for the Northumberland County High School Gymnasium and 16 acres of adjacent property. (Read full story)

Want To Get Involved?
The Northumberland Family YMCA is taking a huge step foreward? Want to take it with us. We welcome your questions and participation. Contact Betty Hall and keep checking this page for updates on our progress.