YMCA BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS HELD IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH PROGRAMS

Reading & Berks YMCA Breakfast of Champions for Youth, Crowne Plaza, Wyomissing (77) — Pictured from left are Nick Zigmant (Executive Director, Tamaqua branch), Tamaqua Board members Andrew Leibenguth, Dollinda Linkhorst, and Tom Cara (board President).

Members of the Tamaqua YMCA attended the Reading YMCA of Reading & Berks County’s 15th Annual Breakfast of Champions for Youth Tuesday (May 6, 2014) at the Crowne Plaza in Wyomissing. The event is held in support of youth programs at all YMCA’s.
Starting the program was John Soeicherm Chairman, 2014 breakfast chairman. (Page down to view 50-page program.)

Reading & Berks YMCA Breakfast of Champions for Youth, Crowne Plaza, Wyomissing (68) — Pictured from left are last year’s youth honoree Rochelle Salandy, CEO/President Kim Johnson (Reading/Berks County YMCA), this year’s youth honoree Monae Williams (senior at Reading Area High School), acting Chairman Steve Price, and this year’s adult honoree Carl Herbein (CEO, Herbein & Company).

Providing the sponsor’s welcome was Jim Klahr, Vice President & Team Leader, Business and Professional Banking, M & T Bank.
Invocation was done by Reverend John M. Gibbons, Pastor, St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church.
Kim Johnson, President/CEO YMCA of Reading & Berks County, also gave a State of the YMCA address.
Stephen Price, Esq., Chairman of the Board, performed the awards presentation. Recognized, to include Carl Herbein, CEO of Herbein & Company, and Monae Williams, 12th grade honor student at Reading High School.
Special presentation was also provided by Senator Judith Schwank.
Jeff Bukowski, Esq., Advisory Board, YMCA Reading Branch, read the Strong Kids Pledge to Youth.
Committee members of the breakfast include John Speicher (chairman) and Rich Auman, Jeff Bukowski, Bill Buckholz, Tony Buckholz, Rich Campbell, Forest Crigler, Lori Gourama, Bob Harrop, Kim Johnson, Patty Kowaleski, Liz Sterner and Christine Wullert.
2014 Corporate Board of Directors for the Reading and Berks County are Stephen H. Price, Esq. (Chairman), John Muir, Esq. (Vice Chairman), Jeanine O-Neill Rohrbach (treasurer), John Speicher, Esq. (secretary), Reading branch chairman Rich Auman, Tamaqua branch chairman Thomas Cara, Tri-Valley branch chairman Robert D. Harrop, Adamstown branch chairman Donna Smith, Mifflin branch chairman Joyce Keffer, Tony L. Buckholz, Dr. Richard W. Campbell, Forest Crigler, Kristin Hagn, Daniel Huyett, Esc., Lynn Kopicz, Cindy Leszcyzynski, Regina (Ginger) Miller, Jennifer Nevins, Esq., Craig Poole, Carl Sottosanti, Honorable Vaughn Spencer, Liz Sterner, Len Tull and Christine Wullert.