{"id":61093,"date":"2015-03-31T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=61093"},"modified":"2015-03-29T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T20:15:11","slug":"dr-bruce-stewart-presenting-sponsor-for-the-ymca-don-connelly-determination-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=61093","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Bruce Stewart Presenting Sponsor for the YMCA Don Connelly Determination Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/YMCA-new.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-59984\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/YMCA-new.jpg\" alt=\"YMCA new\" width=\"281\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/YMCA-new.jpg 281w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/YMCA-new-150x115.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a>(Oneida, NY- March 2015) The YMCA of the Greater Tri Valley is pleased to announce that Bruce Stewart, D.D.S. will be the presenting sponsor for the April 4 Don Connelly Determination Celebration to be held at Vernon Downs Hotel Event Center.<\/p>\n<p>This event honors the spirit and legacy of long-time member, Don Connelly.<\/p>\n<p>Connelly overcame many challenges in his life, having suffered from Post-Polio Syndrome, and used the Y as his place of wellness both physically and spiritually.<\/p>\n<p>Each year since Connelly\u2019s passing the Y awards members who have also overcome challenges and obstacles with the \u201cDon Connelly Determination Award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year the Y will recognize eleven members from its Rome, Oneida and New Hartford locations:\u00a0 Ray Bowers, Theresa Kelly, Luis Ramirez, Renee Werner, Heidi Acosta, Larry Armstrong, Jean Hart, Virginia Spraker, Bob Wilde, Connor Moon and Basim Omeragic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great pleasure that we recognize our members, who like Mr. Connelly, have overcome obstacles with determination,\u201d said John Elberson, Director of Development.\u00a0 \u201cThis is a great opportunity to celebrate their successes while also raising awareness for the Y\u2019s Heroes Campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the event benefit the Y\u2019s Heroes Campaign that provides financial assistance for those who cannot afford programs and services.\u00a0 Each year the Y awards approximately $200,000 to those in need in the communities.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions about the event, contact John Elberson, Director of Development at (315) 363-7788 ext. 222 or jelberson@ymcatrivalley.org or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ymcatrivalley.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.ymcatrivalley.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Oneida, NY- March 2015) The YMCA of the Greater Tri Valley is pleased to announce that Bruce Stewart, D.D.S. will be the presenting sponsor for the April 4 Don Connelly Determination Celebration to be held at Vernon Downs Hotel Event Center. This event honors the spirit and legacy of long-time member, Don Connelly. Connelly overcame [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}