SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Rotary Club of Saratoga Springs has awarded the Saratoga Regional YMCA a $20,000 gift to support their Capital Project, in partnership with the Saratoga Senior Center.
The Saratoga Springs Rotary Club consists of local community leaders and business owners who share a common goal to uphold their values of fellowship and service. To continue that mission, the Rotary Club offers a Major Gift Program yearly to support local community-based organizations. After reviewing a total of 7 worthy applications, the Saratoga Regional YMCA was selected for the Rotary Club’s 2022 $20,000 major gift award.
This major gift will benefit the Saratoga Regional Y’s Capital Campaign with the Saratoga Senior Center. The Senior Center will be relocated from their Williams Street location onto the Y’s West Avenue Campus and provide the county’s ever-growing senior population a larger space and a greater number of services.
This project will also expand the Y’s programs and services, with additions such as a new gymnasium, health and wellness offices and an indoor Adventure Center for more children’s play space. Their joint $8.8 million-dollar project broke ground in June of this year and is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2023.
The Rotary Club’s Major Gift was presented by Club President Stephen Kyne and the Club’s Major Gift Committee Chair, Susan Rhoades.
“The club and its members are proud to support the Y, and its ever-growing role in the Saratoga Springs community,” said Kyne.
Chief Executive Officer of the Saratoga Regional YMCA, Scott Clark, accepted the Rotary Club’s gift on the construction grounds of the Y’s Capital Project at their West Ave. location.
“We are incredibly thankful and appreciative of the Rotary Club’s support of our capital project with the Senior Center and look forward to using their gift so we may have a greater impact on the communities both young and old we serve at the Y,” said Clark.
