On June 29th, approximately 100 staff and volunteers from the Y of Central Maryland gathered together for a day of training, networking, planning and celebration. The day began with an amazing testimonial from James Torrence. It was a great reminder to everyone in attendance about how the Y personally touches peoples lives. Next on the agenda was a two hour training by famed sports agent and long time Y supporter Ron Shapiro. Drawing from his years of experience as a sports agent and motivational speaker, Shapiro used his book Dare to Prepare as a jumping off point to inspire and train the volunteers to be better volunteers and fundraisers for the Y.
Right before lunch, the Volunteer team that worked on the Druid Hill YMCA Family Center presented their experience as a case study of how successful projects are accomplished by dedicated volunteers. Speakers included Perry Savoy of Peristyle Design, our own Michael Shacklette, Dwight Taylor and Greg Taylor of the Druid Hill YMCA Family Center. Guests were shown a great slide show of before and after photos of the work at the Druid Hill Y. It was a real community success story!
As the last item of business for the day, John Hoey, President and CEO of the Y of Central Maryland presented Michael Shacklette, President of the Michael Group with the 2101 Volunteer Leadership Award for his tireless work on behalf of the Druid Hill YMCA Family Center. The award, created especially for Michael by Y participant Antoine Tates (shown below), was a special acknowledgement to Michael for his hard work and dedication. Congratulations to Michael and to the Druid Hill YMCA Family Center Team!
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