Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Brent Finlay served the Oswego YMCA for four years.
As of Dec. 3, the Oswego YMCA is missing one of its most dedicated members: Executive Director Brent Finlay. Finlay, as he announced on the Oswego YMCA Faceobok page, accepted a position as a new YMCA President in Ohio. "I want to thank everyone connected to our great YMCA and to our special dedicated staff and volunteers all the best in the new year!" wrote Finlay. Special events coordinator for the Oswego YMCA, Shellee McCullum, said currently the Y has an interim team in place to assist with day to day operations until a new executive director is brought on board. "I will proudly watch as you go forward as your cheerleader as the Y moves on to serving more people and one day in a brand new Y facility!" wrote Finlay. Finlay had been …
Monday, July 16, 2012
The organization is about to celebrate its third anniversary, and it's seen tremendous growth in that time, according to executive director Brent Finlay.
This summer, the Oswego Family YMCA celebrates its third anniversary at its current location and realizes the significant growth achieved in this short timeframe. Brent Finlay, Executive Director, said the YMCA has had a strong presence in the community ever since the move to 160 E. Washington St.,the former Traughber Junior High School. “The new location has allowed us to showcase what a Y can do and be for the community we’re serving. It has absolutely proved to everybody that the Y is very much necessary in Oswego and Montgomery,” he said. When the Y left its Mason Square location in August 2009, it had 390 members. Memberships now surpass 4,300, said Finlay. Finlay said one significant change was the addition of a swimming facility …
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The community rallied to support the new non-profit started by John and Deborah Anthony at a fundraiser in Oswego on Saturday. The Anthonys hope to open their doors in June in Boulder Hill.
John Anthony can sometimes get a little emotional. So of course, he found himself overwhelmed on Saturday night, when more than 300 people turned up to the Family YMCA in Oswego, solely to help him achieve a dream. Anthony and his wife, Deborah, call that dream the YARN Foundation, a not-for-profit they hope to open in June. Saturday’s event was YARN’s first major fundraiser, which the Anthonys dubbed “Jump Start.” They drew supporters from all over Kendall County, and when the dust had settled, they collected about $14,000 to make the YARN Foundation a reality. “This is something I’ve dreamed about for 15 years,” John Anthony said. “I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.” YARN stands for Young and Restoring Nations, and…
Carol Anaski-Figurski
8:35 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
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