When you give to the Y, you continue to strengthen our community and move us all forward. As the nation’s leading nonprofit for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, the Y uses your gift to make a meaningful, enduring impact right in your own neighborhood. Your gift ensures that the Y’s programs and services will be open to all.

See how the Y helped strengthen our community with these short videos:

Youth Development	Healthy Living	Social Responsibility	Strong Community

Learn more about how you can support the Y’s annual We Build People campaign. Contact Bill Zazynski, Executive Director, at (757) 546-9622 or bzazynski@ymcashr.org.

	George Williams

"I believe that if earnest devoted self-denying people can be found to unite themselves together, God will smile upon their efforts and much good might be done." Sir George Williams, Founder of the Young Men's Christian Association, June 1844, London, England

Among the annual donors who support the Y through the We Build People campaign is a special, deeply dedicated group. These are the members of the George Williams Society. With an annual gift of $1,000 or more, you will have the opportunity to join with other George Williams Society members at a special event held in your honor. Your contribution will be acknowledged at your local YMCA and in the Y's annual report. You will also receive an invitation to the YMCA of South Hampton Roads annual meeting.

Most of all as a George Williams Society member, you’ll feel a quiet pride in the good you do.  By joining the George Williams Society, you make a powerful lasting statement about the value of the Y in people’s lives and you inspire others to give more generously themselves.