The Capital Campaign for the YMCA of Greater Long Beach

By the end of World War I, the Y’s membership had exploded and the community rallied support for a new facility during a week-long blockbuster campaign. When the structure was completed in 1922, the huge gymnasium and anteroom were overflowing for the dedication ceremony.

OUR MISSION

The YMCA of Greater Long Beach is an Association that welcomes people of all ages, ethnic groups, and religious affiliations to unite in a common effort to put Judeo-Christian principles and values into practice, through programs that develop healthy spirit, mind, and body for ourselves, our families, our children and community.

2006 - 2007
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT & CEO
Alan C. Hostrup

CHAIR
Ronald J. Piazza

TREASURER
Jack E. Hinsche

SECRETARY
Susan E. Anderson Wise

ASST. SECRETARY
Dr. Thomas J. Clark

VICE CHAIRS
David Bowman
Jack Dilday
Ron Kulek
Curt Kurtz

PAST CHAIR
Robert Schack

Larry Allison
Frank Bader
Jerry Bloeser
Craig Dougherty
Stan Dreckman
James Egan
Bob Foster
Ken Francis
Gregory Gill
Ed Gonzalez
John Gooding
Randy Gordon
Carlos Lima
Scott McCrum
Jack Miller
Garry Myers
Alex Nesbitt
Charlie Nunn
Donald Ohl
Paul Perry
David Piper
Skee Saacke
Mario Salgado
Erin Stibal
Gary Tidwell
Chris Wacker
Kenneth Walker
Arline Walter
Lois Zelsdorf
Martin Zilinskas

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
STEERING COMMITTEE

Robert Schack
Chairman

Supervisor Don Knabe
General Campaign Chair

Honorable George Deukmejian
Honorary Chair

Mayor Bob Foster
Honorary Chair

Beverly O’Neill
Honorary Chair

Kenneth G. Walker
Honorary Chair

Susan Anderson Wise
Foundation Gifts Chair

Jack Dilday
Pacesetter & Major Gifts Chair

Paul Perry
Community Division Chair

Ronald J. Piazza
Leadership Division Chair

Charles R. Nunn
Deferred Gifts Chair

Gregory Gill
John Gooding
Jack Hinsche

Before there was a Long Beach

EVEN BEFORE LONG BEACH OFFICIALLY BECAME A CITY, the YMCA had established a Reading Room at the corner of First and Pine. In fact, so intrinsic to this fledgling community was its YMCA that four years later when the city was incorporated in 1888, two of the four donated land parcels were designated for the YMCA.

Nearly 118 years later the greater Long Beach community defies modern convention. As the skyline changes almost overnight and the city’s remarkable diversity grabs national headlines, Long Beach still retains a strong sense of community. Yet within its many, many neighborhoods — from the winding, tree-lined streets of Cerritos and Bixby Knolls to the crowded alleyways of the downtown inner city — are people with wants and needs as diverse as their cultures and their wallets. And no organization rivals the YMCA in its ability to address and adapt to those needs.

Celebrating over a century of pioneering achievement marked by momentous social and economic changes, war and peace, and remarkable growth, the YMCA’s secret is a powerful combination of autonomy, creativity, practicality, and solid commitment to improving communities. Forever mission-driven, the Y is a movement about people — all ages, races, religions, and incomes — and is guided by the core values of character development which are incorporated into every program and activity — honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.

“Our YMCA is one of the strongest programs in our community and is outstanding in its ability to adapt to the changes in our community.”

BEVERLY O’NEILL
Mayor of the City of Long Beach
(1994 - 2006)

“Our buildings are old and battle-worn. They’re no longer capable of providing the means for programs which generate monies through contributions, membership fees, and programming.

My vision for each branch is that all will offer something of value for everyone — multi-dimensional YMCAs where there is something for every member of the family from the time the children are young until they are grown.”

Alan C. Hostrup
President and CEO

At the YMCA’s nationally acclaimed Youth Institute, high school students are enrolled in an afterschool program where they get help with their schoolwork or pursue graphics arts in the state-of-the-art computer lab. Over 76 percent go on to college and many alumni return as instructors.

TODAY, THE YMCA OF GREATER LONG BEACH operates five community branches and a 230-acre camp in the San Bernardino Mountains that is used year-round by over 11,000 campers. Touching the lives of over 50,000 children and adults each year, this Metropolitan YMCA faithfully and responsibly serves greater Long Beach while profound changes in this richly diverse corner of America have come so rapidly that the staff and volunteers must extend their resources — human, physical, and financial — farther than they ever imagined.

Inspired by their extraordinary legacy of service and far reaching achievements, they recognize that to meet their communities’ needs, they must change as well. Partnering with the cities they serve and flexible enough to change, to employ new strategies, and to be pioneers, the YMCA of Greater Long Beach has pledged to involve all members of the family in long-term relationships as participants, volunteers, leaders, and benefactors in order that their YMCA might demonstrate by example of their efforts the kind of world it aims to create — positive, just, inclusive, charitable, and loving — a world where people of all backgrounds can live together and grow toward their full potential.

Shaping the Generations to Come

With your help, the YMCA will continue in its mission and expand its ability to serve the diverse and ever-changing communities in the Greater Long Beach area.

Your charitable gift, no matter how large or small, will provide funding for some of our building renovation projects at the five YMCA community branches and Camp Oakes.

You can help us expand and improve our facilities to better meet the needs of the community and provide programs to ALL members of the family, no matter their age.

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Summary of Preliminary Project Funding Requirements

Weingart-Lakewood Family YMCA Serving Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens, and Long Beach	$3,060,000

Downtown Community Development YMCA Serving Downtown Long Beach	$955,000

Los Altos Family YMCA Serving East Long Beach, Belmont Shore, Naples, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Rossmoor	$1,915,000

Fairfield Family YMCA Serving North Long Beach, Bixby Knolls, Signal Hill, Westside, and Wrigley area	$1,880,000

Los Cerritos YMCA Serving Bellflower, Paramount, Cerritos, and Artesia	$1,835,000

Camp Oakes Serving all branches of the YMCA of Greater Long Beach and the Southern California community	$1,995,000

Metropolitan YMCA of Greater Long Beach Serving all branches of the YMCA of Greater Long Beach	$2,360,000

TOTAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS	$14,000,000

“I grew up in the YMCA and remember those days with fond memories. My own experience and that of countless friends give me the assurance that with a successful campaign — our first campaign in 30 years! — the YMCA will continue to provide valuable and wholesome influence in the lives of our communities.

I am proud and honored to serve as chairman of this campaign.”

Supervisor Don Knabe
General Campaign Chair

YMCA of Greater Long Beach DONOR RECOGNITION AND TRIBUTE OPPORTUNITIES
The Capital Campaign Executive Steering Committee for the YMCA of Greater Long Beach’s Yesterday Today Tomorrow Shaping the Generations Capital Campaign wishes to publicly recognize the generosity and enduring gifts of those who make the success of this campaign possible. All donors, no matter the size of gift, will have their names listed in selected publications. Other memorial and named gift opportunities are described below. Of course, gifts may be given anonymously as well. Donor Wall Donors who pledge $5,000 and above will be recognized by having their names inscribed on a beautifully designed donor wall to be located in the lobby of the modernized and expanded YMCA facility of their choice. In lieu of listing their own name, donors may elect an inscription “in honor of” or “in memory of” someone else. The recognition categories listed below are titled after the “Pillars of Character” modeled throughout all YMCA programs. It is appropriate that donors to the YMCA’s Yesterday Today Tomorrow Shaping the Generations Capital Campaign be honored in this manner since their gifts will ensure that YMCA programs continue to grow and teach these important values for decades to come.

Pillar of the Community Builder Caring Honesty Respect Responsibility Fairness Citizenship Trustworthiness	- - - - - - - - -	Gifts of $500,000 and above $250,000 - $499,999 $100,000 - $249,999 $50,000 - $99,999 $25,000 - $49,999 $15,000 - $24,999 $10,000 - $14,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $3,000 - $4,999 $1,000 - $2,999 (staff only)

YMCA Hard Hat Club

A YMCA Hard Hat Club will be established to give special recognition to those who make gifts of $25,000 or more to the YMCA’s Yesterday Today Tomorrow Shaping the Generations Capital Campaign. Hard Hat Club members will receive a hard hat inscribed with the YMCA logo and be introduced at the ground breaking ceremony. Members will also be invited to a special reception to celebrate the completion of the project.

YMCA Naming Opportunities

In addition to the donor wall and YMCA Hard Hat Club, the Campaign Executive Steering Committee has authorized handsome and appropriate naming tributes to be featured throughout each YMCA and Camp. Donors who pledge $25,000 and above will also be provided opportunities to name a building, room, area or wing on their behalf or in honor / memory of someone else. Donors will be offered the selection of commemorative naming opportunities based on the amount and date of their gift commitment. It should be noted that the gift amounts suggested to name a particular room/area do not necessarily reflect actual construction costs, rather, they indicate the gift’s memorial or tribute value.

The CAPITAL CAMPAIGN for the YMCA of GREATER LONG BEACH
3605 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 210, Long Beach, California 90807-6017
P. O. Box 90995, Long Beach, California 90809-0995
562-279-1700 • 562-279-1705 (FAX) • www.lbymca.org