December 17, 2010

2011 YMCA MLK Jr. Breakfast

by Kristie Paterson

The YMCA of San Diego County is delighted to announce the 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Award Breakfast on Fri., Jan. 14, 2011, 6:30 a.m. at the Town & Country Resort Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108. Tickets are $40.This milestone YMCA of San Diego County ev ...more

November 11, 2010

Jackie Robinson Y Earns $5 Million Grant

by Kristie Paterson

The YMCA of San Diego County is pleased to announce that the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA has recently been selected to receive a $4,989,927 grant from California State Parks and the Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS). This is the only Y to receive one of the 62 state wide grants that were made available u ...more

November 08, 2010

63 Y Kids Receive A Brand New Bike

by Kristie Paterson

On Friday, November 5, 2010 at the Hotel Del Coronado, Union Bank employees joined staff from Life Cycles, a philanthropic team building program from Odyssey Teams, Inc. to give bicycles to 63 deserving children from the YMCA of San Diego County’s three lowest income communities.As part of Union Bank’s staff ...more

April 26, 2010

Jackie Robinson YMCA Receives a Makeover

by Kristie Paterson

FRITO-LAY’S NATIONAL SALES TEAM RENOVATES JACKIE ROBINSON FAMILY YMCA *** Nearly 550 Associates Will Makeover the City’s Most Ethnically Diverse YMCA in One AfternoonNearly 550 members of the FRITO-LAY North America's national sales team, in San Diego for an annual meeting, will spend an afterno ...more

January 12, 2010

‘Dream is very much alive’

by Kristie Paterson

The Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles never tires of speaking about the evening of April 4, 1968, when his friend the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was felled by a sniper’s bullet while standing on the second-floor balcony of a Memphis motel. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/13/dream-very-much-alive-says-friend-martin- ...more

January 07, 2010

50 People To Watch in 2010

by Kristie Paterson

An eclectic group of San Diegans are selected by San Diego Magazine to be the top 50 people to watch in 2010. Michael Brunker, Executive Director of the Jackie Robinson YMCA, makes the list. ...more

January 07, 2010

Rev. Kyles to Speak at MLK Breakfast

by Kristie Paterson

The YMCA of San Diego County will host its 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Award Breakfast on Friday, Jan. 15 from 7 – 9:30 a.m. at the Town & Country Resort Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego. This milestone YMCA of San Diego County event will be highlighted by keynote speak ...more

January 07, 2010

Jackie Robinson YMCA Annual Toy Drive

by Kristie Paterson

At the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, more than 3,000 children received toys and had their pictures taken with Santa. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/ ...more

November 16, 2009

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast

by Kristie Paterson

25th Annual YMCA of San Diego County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Benefiting the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA What: The 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. and Human Dignity Award Breakfast will memorialize and celebrate Dr. King, while recognizing the leaders of the present and future. All proceeds benefit the ...more

November 16, 2009

Annual Holiday Toy Drive

by Kristie Paterson

The YMCA of San Diego County will make the holidays brighter for more than 4,000 deserving children through its annual Holiday Toy Drive. Now through Dec. 12, the YMCA will be accepting new, unwrapped toys and gifts for children through the age of 17 at any San Diego County YMCA location. Donations will large ...more