At the Y, we work side by side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone - regardless of age, income or background - has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Our work wouldn’t be possible without our donors.
We’re especially grateful to the following, who made leadership gifts of $1,000 or more. They are part of a circle of supporters founded in 2005 to honor the memory of Dick Besse, a philanthropist, long-standing member and leader of the YMCA of Central New York.
Over several decades, Dick gave generously to advance our mission. Besse Society members are recognized year-round in each YMCA branch. For more information, please contact our development office at 474-6851, ext. 317.
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
($25,000 and up)
CNY Community Foundation
Delta Air Lines
Mary Jane Fennessey in Memory of John Fennessey
Micron Technology Foundation Inc.
National Grid
BENEFACTORS
($10,000 - 24,999)
Community Bank
G&C Food Distributors Brokers, Inc.
Haylor Freyer Coon Inc
Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY
Humana
KeyBank
M&T Bank
John and Linda Pennisi
Precor
VIP Structures
Anonymous
FOUNDERS
($6,000 - 9,999)
Comfort Systems USA (Woodcock and Armani)
Edward Cranston
Golden Sun Bus Service Inc.
AMBASSADORS
($3,000 - 5,999)
ALERA Group
AmeriCU Credit Union
Jennifer and Bill Anninos
Bond Schoeneck And King PLLC
Jonathan Brodock
Steve Case – Acropolis Realty Group
Richard E. Cote
Donna Deregis
Marcello Distasio
Dreissig Apparel Inc.
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
FastSigns of Syracuse
Anthony Ferraiolo
Gregory Gannett
The Hawkes Family
Kaye Hershberger Memorial Fund
Hill & Markes Inc
Hueber Breuer Foundation Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram L. Lawson II
The Duke Malavenda Foundation Inc
Lana Mocciaro
William Moran
NBT Bank
Sally Lou and Fran Nichols
James Nobles
David and Stacey Otte
Matthew and Susan Paulus
Robert and Kelly Pelcher
Robert Penney
In Loving Memory of Charles Rock - The Rock Family
SECNY Federal Credit Union
Travelers
United Auto Supply
Wegmans
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FRIENDS
($1,000 - 2,999)
Jason Allers
The Allyn Family Foundation
American Food & Vending Corp.
Hernando Y. Arandia
Kate Auwaerter
Kevin and Lisa Bernstein
Bright Funds Foundation
Burns Brothers Contractors
Molly Ryan and Tim Byrnes
C & S Engineers, Inc.
Marti and Scott Cacciola
Mariella Canady-Towns
Judy Carr
Nina Chiles
Christopher Citro
Larry and Shelly Clark
Jessica Cohen in Memory of Norm Cohen
Columbus Foundation
Jeri (Cos) Costich
Dr. Ruben Cowart Jr.
Diane Crawford
Steven M. Critelli
Jeffrey Crooke
Meg Davis
Vita DeMarchi
Lori Dietz
Doris Hildebrandt
Cynthia Dowd Greene and Mark Greene
The Eaton Family
Paula Mallory Engel
In Memory of Bob and Nancy Enslin
Christopher Fiello
First Light
Pat Floyd-Echols
Mary and Joe Flynn
John and Jennifer Funiciello
The Gamage Family in Memory of John Gamage
Amy Grabowski
Timothy Graham
Erin and Tim Grayson
Tom and Kelly Griffith
Tiffany Guenther
Hancock Estabrook LLP
Lisa Harrell
The Hays Family
Jason Horesco
Wu-Teh Hsiang
Shawn and Brenda Jacobs
Elaine and Steven Jacobs
Dr. Ralph Janicki
JCPenney
Mary and Hans Jensen
Tom and Corrinne Johnston
Arthur A. Jutton
Ed and Susan Kelley
Scott Kelley
King & King Architects LLP
Jim and Kristin King
Russell King
Sandra and John Kinsella
Patricia and Kenneth Knutsen
Kris-Tech Wire
Dr. Gordon Kritzer and Nancy Case Kritzer
Jill and Ray Lawlor
Les Mills
Fitness Life
Ami S. Longstreet
Rich and Rita MacDonald
The Mann Family
The Manning Family
Tom and Val Manzo
Robert and Sandra Markowski
Vanessa Martell
Charles Martin and Johanna Keller
Anne and Kemper Matt
Bishop Colette Matthews-Carter
Michael and Marilouise Mattson
Mark Mcananey
Marie McGowan
Dave McKenney
Jack McLoughlin
Phil Memmer and Michelle Reiser-Memmer
Wallace and Nancy Memmer
Anne Menter
Jeff and Peggy Menter
Beth and Tim Monaco
Jeanne Morelli
The Palmer Morgenthien Family
Margaret Morone-Wilson
Allen Naples
Drew Nelson
Tracy Newman
Stefanie Noble
Tracy Noble
Shaun Norfolk
Stephen and Wendy Osborne
Deborah Panebianco in Memory of Kerry Spaulding
Nataraj Parawar
The Pelletier Family
Huda Pertgen
Chad Phinney
Ronald Planty
Tony and Julie Procopio
Cheryl and Alex Pusztai
James and Jean Rautio
Raymour & Flanigan
Enid G. Reiley
Scott and Katie Reinhardt
Frank and Frances Revoir Foundation
Alicia and Matthew Roberson
Rotary Club of Dewitt, Inc.
Josh and Amanda Royce
Sarah Ruhlen
Liz Malcolm Scheibel
Ellen Schwartz
Ruth and Stuart Schwartz
Mary Paula Smith
Penny Snell
Jennifer Stapleton
James Stoddard
Kristin Swift
TBT Enterprises
Morgan Thurston
The Upstate Foundation
Victor and Kelly Vaccaro
Maryam Wasmund
Geoff and Amanda Wells
Heather Wilson
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