SHELBY. Ohio–The Shelby Foundation approved a $100,000 pledge, payable over four years, to the Shelby YMCA’s capital campaign at the June 16 Board meeting.
The Shelby YMCA Community Center announced earlier this year they were launching a $750,000 capital campaign for renovations. The building, which was built in 1976, has never had a campaign or a major overhaul to the existing building. Campaign dollars will be used toward extensive rehabilitation to the building, a new dehumidification system for the pool area, and energy efficient electrical, heating and cooling systems.
Foundation Board Chair Frank Benham stated, “The Shelby Foundation understands the value the local YMCA has to our community. The YMCA is a huge asset to people of all ages. It is important for them to be successful.”
This isn’t the first time The Shelby Foundation has supported local organizations on a large scale. In 2012, the Foundation awarded $30,000 to North Central State College for the remodeling of the Ralph Phillips Conference Center located at the Kehoe Center.
One year later, the Foundation pledged $90,000 to Shelby Help Line Ministries’ for their new building and awarded another $25,000 to OSU/Mansfield for the Bromfield Library Commons renovation project.
The Shelby Foundation awards grant dollars to worthy nonprofit organizations and their programs that improve the lives of residents in Shelby and the surrounding areas. Last year alone, The Shelby Foundation awarded more than $250,000 to area nonprofits through its grant-making process.
For more information about the Foundation or upcoming grant cycle, contact Director Carrie Kemerer at 142 N. Gamble St., Suite F, Shelby, or call 419-342-3686.
