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)
Delta Air Lines Inc.
Mary Jane Fennessey, In Memory of John Fennessey
Freyer & Lewis Family Foundation
BENEFACTORS
($10,000 - 24,999)
Community Bank
Hematology-Oncology Associates
John and Linda Pennisi
SADA Charity Preview Inc.
FOUNDERS
($6,000 - 9,999)
Edward Cranston
Crosby-Brownlie, Inc.
FASTSIGNS of Syracuse
Golden Sun Bus Service, Inc.
PPC Broadband, Inc.
AMBASSADORS
($3,000 - 5,999)
Steve Case
Richard E. Cote
Marcello Distasio
Enterprise Mobility Foundation
Anthony Ferraiolo
Thomas Hamel
Anne G. Hawkes
Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.
Hill & Markes Inc.
Christopher Jones
Kaye Hershberger Memorial Fund
Scott Kelley
NBT Bank
Sally Lou and Fran Nichols
James and Susan Nobles
Matthew and Susan Paulus
Johonna and Drew Pelletier
Josh & Amanda Royce
SECNY Federal Credit Union
Richard Smith
Wegmans
Anonymous
FRIENDS
($1,000 - 2,999)
100 Black Men of Syracuse, Inc
Erika & BJ Adigun
Jason Allers
Jennifer and Bill Anninos
Hernando Y. Arandia
Mark Bitz
Deborah Bradshaw
Molly Ryan and Tim Byrnes
Craig Byrum
Judy Carr
Nina Chiles
Larry and Shelly Clark
Jessica Cohen
Columbus Foundation
Josh Cook
Jerri (Cos) Costich
Steven M. Critelli
Jeffrey Crooke
Mary M. Currell
CyberGrants
Cygnus Management Foundation LLC
Meg Davis
Jordan Davis
Vita DeMarchi
Marlene Denney
Richard Deregis
Grace Donohue
Dreissig Apparel Inc.
The Eaton Family
Paula Mallory Engel
Alexandra Epsilanty and Daniel Jonas
Pat Floyd-Echols
Monty Flynn
Mary and Joe Flynn
John and Jennifer Funiciello
The Gamage Family in memory of John Gamage
Jordan Gannett
Amy Grabowski
Timothy Graham
Cindy Dowd Greene and Mark Greene
Richard Groll
Hancock Estabrook, LLP
Lisa Harrell
Haylor Family Charitable Fund
Elizabeth Headd
Home Builders & Remodelers of Central New York
Jason Horesco
Terry Horesco
Impact Assets
Bruce Irvine
Maarten Jacobs
Shawn and Brenda Jacobs
Elaine and Steven Jacobs
Dr. Ralph Janicki
JCPenney Co
Mary and Hans Jensen
Johnson Controls
Tom and Corinne Johnston
Arthur A. Jutton
Ed and Susan Kelley
Russell King
Sandra and John Kinsella
Mary Kinsella
Kris-Tech Wire
Dr. Gordon Krizter and Nancy Case Kritzer
Jill and Ray Lawlor
Marianne Lee
Samantha Loucks
Rich and Rita MacDonald
Liz Malcolm Scheibel
The Mann Family
Robert and Sandra Markowski
Carol and Nick Marsella
Vanessa Martell
Charles Martin and Johanna Keller
Michael and Marilouise Mattson
Mark Mcananey
Dave McKenney
Wallace and Nancy Memmer
Phil Memmer and Michelle Reiser-Memmer
Anne Menter
Peggy Menter
Beth and Tim Monaco
Elizabeth Morgenthien
Margaret Morone-Wilson
Stefanie Noble
Stephen Osborne
Brian Osgood
Adem Osmanovic
The Palmer Morgenthien Family
David Panasci
Deborah Panebianco
In Memory of Kerry Spaulding
Nataraj Parawar
Coleen Pepe
Sonny Pohar
Precor
Cheryl and Alex Pusztai
James and Jean Rautio
Raymour & Flanigan
Gary Revercomb
Alicia and Matthew Roberson
In loving memory of Charles Rock - The Rock Family
Rahsaah Roland
Rotary Club Of Dewitt Inc
Jonathan Runge
Mimi Satter
Mary Paula Smith
Penny Snell
Mary Ellen Speicher
Jennifer Stapleton
Tracy Stauffer
Dolores Stevenson
James Stoddard
Linda Straub
Raymond Straub
Maureen Tackley
Winthrop Thurlow
Morgan Thurston
George and Barb Tremiti
Amy Tucker
United Auto Supply
Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
Victor and Kelly Vaccaro
Geoff and Amanda Wells
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