PLATTSBURGH— What started as discussions among local Rotarians quickly turned into a community donation from its members at Wednesday’s Rotary meeting.
President Ed Kirby announced that over the next five years, Plattsburgh Noon Rotary Club will be pledging a $50,000 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 and the incoming President’s of Rotary will be responsible to help raise the $5,000 amount for the following four years.
Incoming presidents who will help raise the remaining $20,000 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,” Kirby said.
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. He formally thanked everyone on Wednesday when he heard the news.
Plattsburgh Rotary Club is a service club that meets every Wednesday at MHAB Life Skills Campus Dining Hall at 12 p.m.
Noon Rotary is one of the three largest clubs in the district with more than 100 members.
If interested in becoming a member and giving back to your community, come to a meeting or visit website: www.portal.clubrunner.ca/1408