Friends, we have made great progress. And we need your help to move forward.
Thank you for spending a few minutes with us at a time of year when your inbox is already crowded with end of year opportunities for giving. We are passionate about bringing a YMCA to Falmouth and the Upper Cape and believe you are as well. Your help is needed in order
to make this happen.
Where We Are and What's Next
Informal outreach points to favorable conditions for supporting a YMCA in Falmouth. To ensure sustainability, professional feasibility studies will provide solid data before shovels can be put in the ground. We can complete these studies only
with the assistance of generous donations from people like you.
Here's what we need to do and what it will cost:
Step 1: Market Feasibility Study - $25,000
600 phone interviews to test programs, services and price points
Feedback will inform a business pro forma
Step 2: Fundraising Feasibility Study - $35,000
Tests the donor market (are there enough current and prospective donors to support moving forward with a capital campaign?)
Step 3: Schematic Facility Plans - $35,000
Data from the market feasibility study drives what the facility will look like in terms of size and features. Facility plans will turn dreams of possibility into vision of reality for the future.
BIG news! We are more than halfway towards meeting our goal for Step 1 with over $13,000 raised to date.
Can you help us get to our goal of $25k? No gift is too small
Granted, feasibility studies are not as thrilling as groundbreakings, buildings and filling the pool. But, it's the responsible next step. If you're able to help now, please do so by clicking the button below. Please be sure to choose "Falmouth Feasibility Study" when asked if you want your contribution to be used for a specific campaign.
Questions about donating? Call PJ Richardson at YMCA Cape Cod at 508-362-6500 or email PJ
Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Consider a pledge for 2016 if your charitable contributions for 2015 are already committed elsewhere
Questions about FWAY? Reach out to our committee co-chairs.
Thank you in advance for investing in the future of a YMCA in Falmouth serving the Upper Cape.
The Y. So much more than a gym and swim.
Background
In 2011, a handful of Falmouth residents approached YMCA Cape Cod about bringing a Y to the Upper Cape. Here's what we learned from initial research:
Community needs match the Y's mission: youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility
There is significant support for building a facility with a pool
And for a safe community center where youth, families, adults and seniors can connect
We intend to collaborate, partner, and convene with schools, other non-profits and community organizations to complement and enhance services where there are identified gaps as opposed to competing or duplicating efforts.
What We've Done So Far
Community Leader Survey, Focus Groups and Open Forums
Partnership with North Falmouth Congregational Church offering affordable early childhood care services
Collaboration with Falmouth Service Center for Diabetes Education & Prevention
We now have over 1300 community volunteers and supporters!
Other FWAY committee members are:
Laura Lincoln
Andrew Borgese
Jane Murphy
Maryann Piccirilli
Joanne Treistman
Marie Younger-Blackburn
Janice Kinder
Our Upper Cape Y will be a branch of YMCA Cape Cod in West Barnstable. Thanks to our staff Stacie Peugh, CEO; PJ Richardson, Chief Resource Development Officer; & Laura Prisco, COO for their guidance, support, and shared passion. We celebrate the Y's first 50 years and plan to be a part of the next 50.
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