May and June ASYMCA

programs included a little golf and a lot of volunteering!

Military Advisory Committee. Raytheon Achievement Award Wounded Warrior Golf Tournament………………..…………. Special Event Universal Studios Trip………..… Active Duty Programs Celebrity Championship…..….. Special Event Volunteer Recognition……….... NMC Volunteers American Freedom Festival… Special Event

Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois

Welcome

In this issue_____________

San Diego Armed Services YMCA

Volume 6, Issue 6 June 2011

Serving 9,000 active-duty junior enlisted military ser-

vice members and their families each month with

free programs!

The Raytheon Achievement Awards recognize the outstanding programs developed by Armed Services YMCAs

throughout the country. This May, the San Diego ASYMCA Military Family Advisory Com-mittee received the Raytheon Award for Best Use of Volunteers. The Military Family Advisory Committee has been volunteering with various ASYMCA programs including the Neighborhood Exchange, The SuperParent Holiday Program, and other community events. Most recently, the committee has been developing a compre-hensive resource guide for military families and service providers. The Military Family Advisory Committee is thrilled to have received the Ray-theon Award for Best Use of Volunteers and looks forward to exploring additional ways to promote the San Diego ASYMCA while address-ing the needs of the military community.

Thank You Cottonwood Golf Club for sponsoring the 6th An-nual Duncan Hunter Wounded Marine Golf Tournament result-ing in a donation of $26,440. Every penny is donated to Naval Medical Center Armed Services YMCA Programs that aid combat patients and their families. All costs associated with event are underwritten by Cottonwood, their vendors and friends. After spending the morning on the course, Honorary Chairman Duncan Hunter and his father presented the raffle and live auction items during the lunch-eon. Joe Browning, tournament coordinator, and Daryl Idler, Cottonwood Golf Club Managing General Partner, were the driv-ing forces - thanks everyone!

The Military Family Advisory Committee honored by Raytheon Best Use of Volunteers Award

Military Family Advisory Committee

Wounded Warrior Golf Tournament

Photos courtesy of Dian Self

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Cox Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees

Active Duty

Programs

On Saturday, May 7th, Active Duty Programs partnered with NBSD’s Pacific Beacon to take a trip to Universal Studios in Hollywood, CA. In June, the Active Duty Program will venture to Azusa, CA for a combination hiking trip/bungee jump excursion from the “Bridge to No-where”. Information on these trips and upcom-ing volunteer opportunities is available in our June Volunteer/Event Calendar.

Visit our website to view our June Volunteer/ Event Calendar!

Over 1500 military service members and their families joined in the festivi-ties of Military Appreciation Day on Sunday, May 22nd at the Cox Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees.

2011 Military Appreciation Day at the Cox Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees

On Friday, May 20th, Wounded Warriors enjoyed a special opportunity to meet the celebrities competing in the Celebrity

Championship golf tournament.

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June 23rd— ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange 23rd-26th — Stars & Stripes Golf and Music Festival 28th— Computer Giveaway 30th– Volunteer Orientation at NMC

July 4th– 4th of July Freedom Festival at NMAWC Base 14th– KUSI Shopping Spree 18th– The Christmas You Missed 26th– Computer Giveaway 28th– ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange 28th– Volunteer Orientation

Visit our Website Event Calendar for more events, updates, and free ticket giveaways!

Calendar of events

NMC Volunteer Recognition

ASYMCA Volunteers Recognized at Naval Medical Center Volunteer Recognition

More than 200 ASYMCA Volunteers were recognized at the First Annual Naval Medical Center San Diego Volun-teer Recognition. ASY Volunteers at Naval Medical Cen-ter contributed more than 18 thousand volunteer hours in 2010. RADM Faison and his staff also presented a life-time achievement award to ASY Volunteer, Robert Sam-uel. Robert has been an ASY volunteer for 27 years.

This past May, the Armed Services YMCA at Naval Medical Center coordinated a wonderful volunteer opportunity for the wounded, injured, and ill to par-ticipate in Habitat for Humanity. Though they are recovering from their own injures, they took time out of their day to give back to a family in need. While building a house with Habitat for Humanity, they were able to learn new skills, take on leadership roles and build confidence.

Wounded, Injured and Ill Programs

As one of the beneficiaries of the American Freedom Festival featuring Kenny Loggins on the USS Midway, the San Diego ASYMCA was presented a $10,000 check at the event on May 28th. Thank you American Freedom Festival for your support!

American Freedom Festival

Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego Zoo The Chosin Few Kenneth J. Austad Wells Fargo The TJX Foundation Cottonwood Golf Club The Brees Dream Foundation Drew and Brittany Brees Integrated Sports Marketing Carl’s Junior Northrop Grumman Naval Officers’ Spouses’ Club The Weingart Foundation The Galinson Family Foundation of the Jewish Community Foundation American Freedom Festival Raytheon KUSI Channel 9 YMCA of San Diego County Union Bank

Our Latest donors and contributors…

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Sutherland Management Company

Thank you Corporate Partner Members

and Major Donors...

The Spiva Family Foundation

Thank you Wells Fargo !

Lyndsay Calhoun of the ASYMCA and Victor Perez of Wells Fargo display an $11,000 donation from Wells Fargo in support of

Family Outreach and YCO Programs.

Final thoughts...

For more information on how YOU can make a difference…

info@asymcasd.org

858.751.5755 www.militaryymca.org

From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:

Each month, as I look at the SNAPSHOT that Katie DesBois does such an outstanding job putting together, I am reminded that the SDASYMCA is so blessed to have so many giving people behind us - our volunteer board members, Civilian Advisory Committee members, Military Advisory Committee members, Community organizations, our many donors, our civilian volunteers and our military volunteers. All you need to do is look at this SNAPHOT to see that our accomplishments are a team effort. Thanks to the generosity of the Cottonwood Golf Club, Drew Brees, Integrated Sports Marketing, Cox Communications, our Military Family Ad-visory Committee volunteers, and all of our donors, the ASYMCA made such a positive difference in the lives of military families in the month of May. Seeing the success of so many events answers my continuing question: “Why do we do what we do?” We do what we do because we know what military families do for this great country. We do what we do because we know what it means to “step into the shoes of a military family.” We do what we do because we know the sacrifices military families make for this country and we understand the hardships of deployment separations and continual moving adjustments. We understand, we care, and we want military families to know how much we ap-preciate what they do to ensure that we continue to live in free-dom under the Stars and Stripes. I ask everyone who does not understand why we do what we do, to step into the shoes of a military family and see what they see… it is a different world. Tell every military family you know or you see that you appreci-ate what they do for us and for the world. God Bless you and God Bless America.

SPECIAL REQUESTS

I have three special requests to make of everyone reading this SNAPSHOT. First, as you may know, Mr. Baron Herdelin-Doherty, the newly arrived President and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of San Diego County, was recently seriously in-jured when he was struck by an automobile while riding his bicycle. Baron is a true friend of the San Diego Armed Services YMCA and we wish him a complete recovery. Please remember Baron and his family in your prayers. Second, as you may also know, a member of our Board of Management, Admiral Bud Edney, was taken ill en route from Asia and underwent surgery in Honolulu. Admiral Edney is now back in San Diego recovering. Please remember Admiral Edney and his family in your prayers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Third, on the first of June, RADM Frank Gallo retired after leading the Armed Services YMCA of the USA for over 14 years. Taking over as the National Ex-ecutive Officer, is Captain Mike Landers, USN (Ret.). Please keep them both

in your prayers and also remember Brigadier General Tom Landwermeyer, USA (Ret.), the newly appointed Deputy National Executive Di-rector of the ASYMCA of the USA. We welcome him and look forward to working with him to serve military families.

KEEP CHARGIN

Paul Steffens, Captain, SC, USN (Ret.)

Executive Director San Diego Armed Services YMCA

BG Tom Landwermeyer

Captain Mike Landers