A SALUTE TO OLEAN

For 124 years, the Olean area and its YMCA have been partners. Since 1885, the YMCA has served the community, providing programs to help its people meet the challenges of changing times - prosperity, depression, growth, diasters and wars.

Each year the Olean YMCA hosts a gala event to honor individuals who have made Olean a better place to live, work and do business.

The 2010 honorees:

• Ron Cecchi
• Mel Duggan
• Eric Garvin
• Dennis Jones
• Dr. Zahid Y. Khairullah
• David Prince

The 2009 YMCA Volunteers of the year:

• Mike Higgins - Volunteer of the Year
• Leah Sitter - Youth Volunteer of the Year