A Day of Celebration at the Druid Hill Y Family Center

 

The day finally arrived. A beautiful, sunny, warm day in West Baltimore. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Senator Verna Jones, Congressman Elijah Cummings and Orioles Outfielder Adam Jones all gathered in front of the Druid Hill Y Family Center-to witness and celebrate-it’s reopening.

 

For the past 3 months, volunteers have worked around the clock renovating the Druid Hill Y. As one of the oldest YMCA’s in the country at 117 years old, the Druid Hill had several deferred maintenance projects that were impacting the work that the staff was trying to do.

The Michael Group, along with Peristyle Design and team of dedicated volunteer subcontractors and suppliers were able to get the work done in just three short months. The work included installing a new gym floor, a new computer lab, a new teen area a new childcare area, and a new entryway. Corporate volunteers also spent several days cleaning up the community, planting flowers and plants and renovating an adjacent park area.

Mayor Rawlings Blake tours the new computer lab with Greg Phillips, the Druid Hill Y Center Director and John Hoey, President of the Y of Central Maryland.

As a token of appreciation, the folks at the Y presented the volunteer team with an engraved window on the front door of the Y commemorating the hard work they put into this project.

Dedication on the front door of the Druid Hill Y Family Center. 

What a wonderful day for everyone involved!

Michael Shacklette, President of the Michael Group Inc, Perry Savoy, Owner of Peristyle Design and Gary Moore, Vice President of Allstate Floors pose for a picture during the celebration.

Special thanks to everyone that donated their time and talent including the staff of the Michael Group Inc, Perry Savoy, Wilhelm Contractors, Allstate Flooring, Business Flooring, Silverblatt Electrical, Colossal Contractors, Bay Door and Hardware and Mahogany Inc.

To read more about the Druid Hill Y project check out the Baltimore Sun and the Afro!