Greenpoint YMCA marks 110th anniversary with Spirit of Community Service awards
Banquet Honors Deputy Borough President, Outgoing Chamber President & Young Philanthropist
The Greenpoint YMCA gathered at Giando on the Water on Dec. 7 to mark its 110th anniversary with a banquet and presentations of Spirit of Community Service awards to Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna, outgoing Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Carlo Scissura and Republican philanthropist John Catsimatidis Jr.
Greenpoint YMCA Executive Director Kendall Charter stood by the entrance to the banquet hall, greeting guests as they arrived. Each received a small gift bag with a knitted YMCA snow cap.
In addition to the service awards, a silent auction offering an array of goods and services was lined up against one corner of the banquet room that included baseballs signed by Derek Jeter; prints of Jimmy Hendrix, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin; a bicycle; enrollment in the YMCA’s early childhood development center and a bottle of Robert Mondavi wine from Napa Valley.