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YMCA Heritage Club

The YMCA Heritage Club is a group of individuals, couples and families that have made a lasting investment in our community through their commitment to the YMCA Endowment Fund. 

Members of the Heritage Club have the knowledge that because of their gift, the Y will continue to provide valuable, life-enriching programs that will be available for generations to come. 

Heritage Club membership is gained through a minimum pledge of $5000 which can be designated in a variety of ways to assure the long-term viability of the YMCA of Greater Erie. Becoming a member of the Heritage Club requires a commitment, which now or in the future will add to the Y’s endowment fund. 

Heritage Club Members

The following individuals have made a lasting investment in our community through their commitment to the YMCA Endowment Fund. Below is a partial list of members, as some prefer to remain anonymous.

Peter and Mary Bates
Judge Warren Bentz*
Paul Bowers*
Carl Cannavino
Louis Close*
Lyman & Marylin Cohen
Andrew Connor, Esq.
Gordon* & Barbara Osborn
Charles* & Pam Dailey, MD
John Dauber
Joe & Lisa Dobrich
Tom* & Carol Doyle
Gary & Emy Dougan
John & Susan Dunn
Harold Durst*
Jeffrey & Emily Evans
Marjorie Ferguson*
Michael & Sandy Fetzner, Esq.
Jack* & Jeanne* Finn
Jim Fryling
Tony & Carol Gilmore
Fletcher* & Elsie*Gornall, Esq.
Jack & Sharon Gornall, Esq.
Barbara Gunnison
Betty Haller*
Allen & Beth Hawthorne
Bill* & Audrey Hirt*
J. Douglas James*
Dr. Jim & Laura Johannes
Terry & Judy Jones
Sheldon Kaercher*
John & Rebecca Kathman
Tom & Kim Kennedy
Frank Knauer*
Bob* & Betty*Kilgore
Bill* & Verle* Lander
Kevin Larson
Craig & Kathy Latimer
Dick & Sharon Levick
Attorney Al & Josie Lubiejewski
Mark & Sue Lucas
Bob & Gayle Magee
David* & Margaret Matthews
Ray* & Ginny McGarvey
Richard Merwin
Tom & Marie Myers, Esq.
Gary & Char Popson
Elizabeth Reslink*
Don* & Betty* Robins
Matthew & Tammy Roche
Allan & Pat Schell
James & Frances Schlabach
Ken & Cathy Slaney
Albert Straus
Robert Taft*
Bill & Cathy Taylor
Arloween Todd*
Gerard Uht, Sr.
William* & Janice Underhill
Gerry & Amy Vandemerwe
Bob Wagner*
Everett & Susan Walker
William E. Walker*
Rich & Suzanne Weber
Cyrus* & Susan Wellman
Carl & Jessica Wolfrom
Walt & Martha Wydro
Douglas Ziegler

* denotes deceased

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The Y has been part of my life since I was a young boy. As a child, I came to the Y after school and as a young adult held a part-time job and then became a volunteer later in life. Giving to the Y in this way ensures that the Y can be an important part of so many others lives for generations to come.
Attorney Mike and Sandy FetznerHeritage Club Members
The YMCA has been and continues to be an important part of our lives. Many years ago, when we joined the YMCA, it was because we wanted a place to “work out” and maintain our physical fitness. Over the years, we stayed with the Y because we liked the programs, staff, members and believed in the YMCA’s principles of healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Today, we financially support the Y as donors to the annual fund and the Heritage Club because we think that everyone in the community should have access to the YMCA and experience the welcoming atmosphere and healthy life benefits that the Y has to offer.
Attorney Al and Josie LubiejewskiHeritage Club Members
Having grown up in a small town without a center for children to gather after school, I quickly saw what an organization like the Y could offer a community, especially for youth that were without guidance after school and during summers. I have gladly served the Y in various capacities since the seventies and feel I have received more than I have been able to give. It is the only organization I continue to be involved with because I feel so strongly that it is vital to our community and our nation.
John and Susan DunnHeritage Club Members
Jessica and I believe in the in Y's mission of putting Christian principles into practice through the many delivery channels the YMCA has to offer. By being a Heritage Club Member we can help to ensure this practice is continued for future generations.
Carl and Jessica WolfromHeritage Club Members
I believe that physical and spiritual wellness is essential to living a long life. I use every inch of the Y and have been doing so since I was 7. I believe that the Y has an opportunity to connect children at a young age to physical wellness and to instill lifelong habits that will lead to a long, healthy life.
Jeff and Emily EvansHeritage Club Members
The love of playing basketball with his Seneca high school buddies brought me to the Y in the 1970’s. I got my first YMCA card at the Eastside Y from Al Schell who was branch executive of the shining new facility. In the 1990’s, I got my start volunteering at the Y when Gerry VanDeMerwe, asked me to serve on the advisory committee. It was in volunteering that I truly became connected to the Y and could see the Y as more than a gym. We participate in the Heritage Club so that generations to come will see that too.
Attorney Tom & Marie MyersHeritage Club Members
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