2020 Annual Report - We're Here for Good

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2020 YMCA SERVICE TO YOUTH AWARD
The Service to Youth Award recognizes individuals and organizations whose dedication and effort have made a significant and
positive difference in the lives of children in our community.
Bill and Janet Lasko
Bill and Janet Lasko are integral to
the YMCA’s commitment of providing
every child with the opportunity to
learn, grow and thrive. Their support
enables children to enjoy opportunities
such as attending sleep-away camp,
ensures youth programs like Believe and
Achieve, Power Scholars and Youth and
Government have needed resources and
makes it possible for the Y to
invest in critical needs such as a
behavioral specialist.
Additionally, the Laskos can often be
found volunteering at YMCA holiday and
camp events—even delivering pizza to
the kids on what has become known as
Pizza Friday. They have taken the time to
get to know the children—it is not a rare
occurrence to find Bill leading the kids in a
camp cheer!
Naturally embodying the YMCA’s mission,
we—as well as our community—are
fortunate for Bill and Janet’s commitment
to helping every child thrive.
2020 YMCA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes the effort and achievement of the YMCA’s most special friends and emphasizes the
need for community service by all our citizens. Recipients of this award have set a standard of leadership that others follow.
Daryl Thomas
2020 YMCA COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD
The Community Partner Award recognizes an organization or group that has demonstrated a commitment to the YMCA’s mission
and values and has partnered with or supported the Y in outreach initiatives that strengthen the foundations of our community.
Advantage Building & Facility Services, LLC
For more than two decades,
Daryl Thomas, Advisor to the
CEO and Senior Vice President
of Strategic Opportunities at
Herr’s Foods, has generously
shared his time, talent and
treasure with the YMCA of
Greater Brandywine (YGBW).
As a member of YGBW’s Board of
Directors, his insight and experience
have been critical to ensuring our
longevity and sustainability, especially
during the pandemic. In addition to
sharing his professional expertise,
Daryl also invests his heart. “I love
the Y mission, the WHOLE mission,
and want to support youth through
mentoring programs and by giving
them a safe, fun place to grow and
thrive,” he says.
Even when Daryl learned that
we were honoring him with our
Distinguished Service Award, he
responded selflessly, “I am honored to
represent the great spirit of service
and dedication typical of so many
YMCA staff and volunteers. I accept
this honor on behalf of all of us.” We
couldn’t be prouder to honor Daryl
with our Distinguished Service Award.
For many years, Advantage Building
& Facility Services, LLC, a successful
and forward-thinking real estate
firm, has embraced the YMCA’s
cause of strengthening all in Chester
County in both words and deeds.
The company has generously
supported YMCA programs such
as LIVESTRONG, which helps those
living with, through and beyond
cancer grow strong.
With a unique understanding of
commercial property management and
maintenance, Trish Faidiga, owner of
Advantage Building & Facility Services, LLC,
is an indispensable advisor who serves on
the YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s Board
of Directors. Trish and members of her
team also often assist in the planning of
many of our fundraising events.
In 2020, as the pandemic caused
temporary closures and financial
uncertainty for the Y, Advantage stepped
up once again, providing unrestricted
operating support to YGBW. “The support
and expertise that Trish and her company
have generously shared is invaluable to the
YMCA and truly enables us to be here for
good,” says Denise Day, YGBW President
and CEO.
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