BOB WARNOCK

FROM THE PRESIDENT

A slightly belated Happy New Year, one and all!

Your board has been busy planning our chapter year, and first up will be a gathering at Pilgrim Place in Claremont, on April 11, where several of our chapter members live. More information in this newsletter. 

In addition, we are planning a backyard dinner party in August, date and location TBA. And, of course, we will have our annual Christmas luncheon gathering on the first Saturday in December at our usual spot, Majeres Mexican Restaurant in Pasadena.

My thanks to all of you who contributed to the Emergency Assistance Fund last fall. Hard on its heels, we will be having our 2026 appeal shortly to get us back in sync with the EAF fundraising cycle that we have been on historically, except for last year. If you are making a one-time gift each year, you can join me in making it earlier in 2026.

In the coming month or so, we will also be introducing two new chapter board members, one to fill the vacancy we’ve had since the untimely passing of our dear Patricia de Felice, and the other to fill the unexpired term of our secretary, Randy Bolsinger.

Randy must have missed a meeting of his homeowners’ association because he finds himself elected president of that body, which he tells us needs some shaping up. We thank Randy for his service these last few years.

I wish all of us YMCA Alumni members (and the rest of America) a better and less eventful year in 2026.

Bob

Bob Warnock, President

IT WAS A LYON COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

We ended 2025 with our annual Holiday Party at Mijares Mexican Restaurant in Pasadena. Fellowship, good food, fun gift exchange, and, of course, Christmas caroling. Photos L-R: Phyllis Murphy, Lindy Lindeman, and Christmas Caroling led by the Crams and President Bob Warnock.

COMING SOON

Lyon Chapter Board Meetings – Tue. Feb. 10 and Tue. Mar 10, 10 a.m. via Zoom – contact Paul Andresen for Zoom link if you’d like to attend.

YMCA Alumni Connections with Pilgrim Place Neighbors –

Spring is a time for renewals. Claremont is a community of activists, engaged in building a better world. Join the Lyon Chapter YMCA Alumni to re-connect with Y friends, older and younger, familiar and new.

Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m.– Noon, Meeting in Napier Center, Common Room, Pilgrim Place’s 32-acre campus, 660 Avery Road, Claremont, 91711.

Summer BBQ – time and place TBA

Christmas/Holiday Party – December 5, 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Mijares Mexican Restaurant, Pasadena.

Be sure to book official YMCA Alumni Travel Club adventures and your own individual, family and referred friends' travel through Go Travel's expert agents. YMCA Alumni's national budget receives a percentage of all sales and you get the best prices, advice and a smooth booking experience.

2026 will bring an upscale train adventure on the Rocky Mountaineer; a C.I.E. luxury motor coach visit to Spain's amazing cities; a cruise Classic Canada from Quebec City to Boston in the fall color season and sail into Alaska before the crowds.

2027 adventures include "To Paradise and Back: LA-Hawaii-LA," on the Emerald Princess in late January; Danube Dream river cruise on Avalon Waterways in May; and "Across the Atlantic, Canary Islands and Morocco," Too in late November aboard the Enchanted Princess. More to come. Remember to register early for the best prices and choice of cabins. You can cancel if "life happens."

Visit the Travel Club web page for direct access to all trips, details and booking by clicking the button below.

Visit us on Facebook each Travel Tuesday.

Contact YMCA Alumni Travel Club:

(407) 774-2229

ymcaalumni@gotravel.com

CHAPTER LEADERS

President: Bob Warnock

Treasurer/Membership: Phyllis Murphy

Secretary: 

International Liaison: Mary Lindeman

Lyon Links Editor: Paul Andresen

Member-at-Large: John Green

Member-at-Large: Tim Hardy

Member-at-Large: Randy Bolsinger

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