My name is Michael Irving and I am a freshman at James Madison University. I will be majoring in biophysical chemistry and minoring in both Spanish and Italian. I have lived in Chesapeake all of my life and have never moved. I started becoming involved with the Great Bridge/ Hickory Family YMCA during the summers [...]
“She’s a Y Kid,” I would hear my mom’s coworkers say. My mom has worked for the YMCA of Greater Richmond for the past 19 years, and as result, I have been involved in YMCA programs all of my life. I began attending camp and participating in swim lessons at the age of four; it [...]
Howdy! My name is Enoch Councill and I am so excited to serve as one of this year’s BRLS Honor Leaders. I am currently a sophomore studying Neuroscience at Brigham Young University and will be a sixth year on the mountain this June. I was born in Orem, Utah and spent the first three years [...]
Hi I’m Paige Parker and I am a proud member of the James L. Camp Jr. YMCA Leaders' Club. I began my journey with the Y at a young age, playing youth soccer, youth basketball, and attending camp every summer. My grandparents’ firm foundation in the Y led to my involvement in several of the [...]
My name is Trevor Fick and I am a freshman at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts studying bioengineering. I love all sports but football is my passion, whether it is playing or watching it. My YMCA roots go all the way back to my pre-school years living in West Islip, NY at the Great South [...]
When I received my first bright red YMCA Leaders’ Club sweatshirt, I read on the back a quote by David Viscott, “The purpose of life is to discover your gift, and the meaning of life is to give your gift away.” I remember as a thirteen-year-old girl wondering, “what is my gift to give away”? [...]
My name is Devin Pawline I was born in Syracuse, New York. I grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and been a participant of the Siskey Family YMCA since I was a child. I am currently a Freshmen at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. I intend on double majoring in psychology and biology [...]
My name is Caroline Hastings and I’m from Memphis, TN, but serve at the YMCA of Schilling Farms in Collierville, TN. I’ve always been involved with the YMCA because both of my parents, Peter Hastings and Gay Eleanor Cosby Hastings, grew up as Leaders in their hometown YMCAs in Knoxville, TN and Franklin, VA, attended [...]
