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About the YMCA
Executive Director
Management Staff
Board of Directors
YMCA Facts
YMCA History
From the Executive Director
 Welcome to the Chemung County YMCA and thank you for visiting our site!
The Chemung County YMCA is reaping the rewards for our fiscal and organizational
diligence. We ended 2006 on strong fiscal ground and our work is continuing
into 2007.
Our hope is to bring our YMCA to the next level. The Board of Directors
approved a Five-year Strategic Plan in April 2007. This plan focuses
on expanding the role of volunteers with seven standing committees and
three sub-committees. The plan calls for increased quality assurance
in our child care area, expanding on programs and services at our Main
Branch and upgrading equipment and environment.
Going into 2008 we hope to re-structure our fundraising and Annual
Ask campaigns to better position ourselves to address future facility
issues. We are offering more outreach to other non-profit organizations
for better ways to collaborate in the best interests of the community.
We continue our on-going commitment to our child care center at the
Horseheads Branch. Now that we are state licensed for infant and toddler
care, that center services youth from 6-weeks to 12 years of age.
This YMCA continues to stand by our principles of caring, honesty,
respect and responsibility and hopes to expand our role in building
strong kids… strong families… strong communities.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and all our volunteers we
hope all your questions are answered with this site and we look forward
to your continue involvement and support with the Chemung County YMCA.
Thank You,
Richard T. Micelotta,
Executive Director,
ymcaexecutive@stny.rr.com
Management Staff
 Ann Chalk
Administrative Director
 Jillian
Sekella
Child Care / UPK Director
 Mike Hillman
Membership Manager
 Al Affeldt
Front Desk Services Manager
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Board of Directors
Officers of the Board of Directors
Gordon Webster – PRESIDENT – Hilliard Corp.
Jennifer Furman– PRES. ELECT – Chemung County
Angelia Krysiak – VICE PRES. – J. C. Penney
Susan Pirozzolo-- SEC.—Horseheads Central School District
Sperry Navone – TREASURER – NYS Senator Winner’s Office
Bob Smith - PAST PRES. – 95 The Met
Board Members
James Barr – Retired Chemung County
James Berry -- Elmira Savings Bank
Dan Flatt -- Multi Media Services
Michael Fuller – NYS Assemblyman O’Mara’a Office
Michael Hastrich -- Cornell Cooperative Extension
Robert Kurcoba – Retired Elmira Water Board
Joe LeValle – Chemung County
Mark Manning – Dimon & Bacorn
Michael Park -- Incommand Technologies, Inc.
Jennifer Robertson – Corning Inc.
Curran Sekella -- Sepac, Inc.
James Scott – Southern Tier Hardware
2005 YMCA Facts
We build strong kids…strong families…strong communities.
Children, Youth and Teens Served
School Aged Child Care Programs -- 193
Summer Camp -- 106
Youth sports -- 187
Teen Café -- 683
High school leagues – 288
Direct Financial Assistance
In 2005 there were over 96 individuals who received more than $14,500
in direct financial assistance for membership and/or programs at the Chemung
County YMCA through our Y-Access program. In addition we made our facilities
available to 29 different agencies or organizations at a reduced or no-charge
rate in the approx. amount of $30,000.
Membership
Individual members -- 296
One Plus One members (old family) -- 32
Youth members – 56
Youth/Teen program members -- 1,540
Child care program members -- 299
Volunteers
92 youth, teen and adult volunteers contributed over 5,000 hours.
Community Involvement / Collaboration
Brand Park Beautification Committee
CAP/Economic Opportunity Program
Chemung County Chamber of Commerce
Chemung County Buildings & Grounds
Children’s Miracle Network
Elmira City School District
Elmira Downtown Development
Horseheads Central School District
Horseheads Merchants Association
Office for the Aging
Small Fry Basketball
Southside Community Center
So. Tier Food Bank
So. Tier Crisis Pregnancy Ctr.
So. Tier Tobacco Awareness
Summer Cohesion
United Way of the So. Tier
YMCA History
| 1844 |
YMCA is founded in London, England by George
Williams, a young clerk in a drapers establishment, interested in
organizing a society for "the improvement of the spiritual condition
of young men engaged in the drapery and other trades by the introduction
of religious services among them." |
1851 |
The YMCA is brought to North America and organized
in Boston and Montreal. |
| 1858 |
On June 29, a planning meeting for the YMCA in Elmira
is held in the Congregational Church located in Ely Hall at 159 Baldwin
St. Young men representing six churches attended. The YMCA is established
to be a reading room and lyceum for the young men of Elmira - an association
for social, moral and intellectual advancement. |
| 1868 |
Elmira YMCA headquarters moves to the Opera Block,
419 Carroll St. The YMCA has 340 members, supports the city missionary
and raises $2,500 to construct a chapel on Magee St. |
1882 |
First ever YMCA building, to be used exclusively as
a Railroad YMCA, opens at the northwest corner of Railroad Ave. and
Church Sts. |
1885 |
Elmira YMCA names its first General Secretary, AJ Todd. |
1889 |
The Elmira YMCA becomes officially incorporated under
a board of directors of well-known Elmira citizens such as, Gridley,
McKnight, Mandeville, Daggett, Langdon, Fassett, Rathbun, etc. |
| 1893 |
Elmira YMCA headquarters moves to the Realty Building,
than to the northwest corner of State and Market Sts. and finally
to 322 Market St. |
| 1902 |
Lackawanna Railroad YMCA was established at Lackawanna
Ave. and Division Sts. The Railroad YMCA moved to Lewis and West Miller
Sts. and became known as the North Central Railroad YMCA. The name
changed to Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA when the North Central became
part of the PRR. |
1918 |
Elmira YMCA engaged in war relief work. Also, the first
Foremans Club (now the International Management Council) in the U.S.
was founded here. The YMCA also provided USO facilities. |
1922 |
Camp Iroquois on Keuka Lake was purchased and a campaign
for a new, central YMCA was launched. |
1924 |
The Elmira YMCA dreams of having a home of its own
came true on September 14, when the cornerstone of the YMCA was laid
at the northeast corner of East Church and State Sts. The building
was dedicated July 14, 1925. Entire construction cost was $400,000.
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| 1928 |
The Lackawanna Railroad YMCA moves to a modern brick
building at Grand Central and Division Sts. |
| 1936 |
Both Railroad YMCA's ceased functioning when the Railroads
ran into financial difficulties. |
1964 |
An extension program was organized in Horseheads and
chartered as the North County Branch YMCA. Indian Guides program was
established with over 40 tribes and four long houses. |
1968 |
Land was donated to the YMCA by the Bennett Family,
on Bowman Hill Rd. for a Day Camp. |
| 1972 |
The Great Flood hits Elmira. During the disastrous
flood the YMCA, despite its own heavy losses, gave major assistance
to the community. More than 1900 hours of volunteer hours are furnished. |
| 1979 |
Unable to recover from the losses in 1972 and facing
a heavy debt load, the YMCA is forced to close its doors. The YMCA
Board of Directors is asked to resign their positions and the Y charter
is turned in. |
1984 |
A group of volunteers wanting to bring the YMCA back
to Elmira starts the wheels in motion to reform the YMCA under the
Chemung County name. The volunteers form a Board of Directors, hire
an Executive Director and receive its National Charter back on November
19, 1984. |
| 1986 |
Chemung County YMCA office is located in the Clemens
Center. |
| 1987 |
Chemung County YMCA office is moved to the Dytman Building
on College Ave. |
| 1989 |
Chemung County YMCA moves into the former Southside
High School Gymnasium, in the Human Resources Building at 425 Pennsylvania
Ave., marking the return of a YMCA facility to the Elmira Area. |
1992 |
Chemung County YMCA took a major historic step, in
after much deliberation, lists the Camp Iroquois property for sale
with an asking price of 2.2 million dollars. |
| 1994 |
Chemung County YMCA sells camp Iroquois to the Chemung
County Sheriff's Association and two residential neighbors. More than
two-thirds of the proceeds from the sale of Camp Iroquois are used
to pay debts incurred from the late 1970's because of the flood. |
| 1996 |
After four Directors in four years, the YMCA undergoes
financial and leadership problems and considers closing its doors
for the second time in its history, when it hires Rich Micelotta as
its director, who becomes the longest serving director in its history.
The YMCA undergoes major renovations to include a new main entrance,
locker rooms, installing a 14-circuit Nautilus training center, and
an outdoor playground area for youth activities. |
| 1997 |
A rebirth of youth programs occurs to include the beginning
of an After School Program for children that becomes licensed through
NYS Office of Children and Family Services. |
| 1998 |
The YMCA undergoes another historic step in purchasing
the former St. Patrick's Church gym. After renovations, the new
Northside Branch of the YMCA opens to host additional Youth Development,
After School and teenage programs to include the new Teen Cafe.
The Main Branch also undergoes an expansion of workout rooms and
equipment. |
| 2001 |
Chemung County YMCA sells the Bowman Hill Camp land
(5.2 acres) and opens a new youth programming location called Horseheads
Branch in former Zim Center on Grand Central and Broad Sts. |
2004 |
Because of the unexpected growth of the child care
program in Horseheads, the YMCA moves its operations out of the Zim
Center and into the former Broad St. Elementary School. The program
is expanded into a Child Care Center that doubles its preschool slots
and triples its school age slots. |
2005 |
Due to expanding YMCA programs in Horseheads and the
realignment of schools in the Elmira School District, the Northside
Branch YMCA is sold. The YMCA receives a major NYS grant for child
care expansion and begins creating an infant and toddler child care
program in its Horseheads location. |
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