UNIONTOWN AREA YMCA HISTORY
1888 JUNE 12
1Uniontown Area YMCA was Chartered.
The Gallatin Avenue facility was opened, during its 63 years of service it served the community with multitude of programs services and activities.
21921
1984
3Because of an aging facility and the need to expand programs to the community we moved to our current site at 1 YMCA Drive. This 9.8 acre site was donated by USX. in 2000 2.1 additional acres were purchased to complete the current property footprint.
Facility wellness addition made to the YMCA.
41986
1988
5100 year anniversary of the Uniontown Area YMCA.
A significant highlight for the Uniontown Area YMCA was when we completed the indoor Pool Project with special contributions by the Eberly Family Trust and Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Eberly.
61991
1992
7We welcomed new Chief Executive Officer Steve Cooper.
Wellness facility addition made to the YMCA.
81998
2000
9Wellness free-weight area facility addition made to the YMCA.
Welcomed Roderick Berger as CEO
102010
2011
11Childcare wing addition was completed.
125 year anniversary of the Uniontown Area YMCA.
122013
2015
13Welcomed Steve Snider as CEO
Welcomed Jacquelyn Core as CEO
142016
2016
15SEPTEMBER
We added our first evidence based program, Blood Pressure Self Monitoring.
We added LiveSTRONG at the YMCA to our no-cost, community offerings.
162017
2018
17AUGUST
We launched Enhance Fitness and Moving for Better Balance at no cost to the community for arthritis management and falls prevention.
JANUARY
We launched an evidence based, CDC-approved, Diabetes Prevention Program and Chronic Pain Self-Management Programming.
182019
2019
19MARCH
We launched Healthy Weight and Your Child, an evidence based, childhood obesity/weight maintenance program.
FEBRUARY
Steve Redrup joined the Uniontown Area YMCA as CEO
202021
2024
21FEBRUARY
Aquatic Director, Casey Leone (Dascenzo), was named Interim CEO
OCTOBER
Casey Leone (Dascenzo) became our current Chief Executive Officer
222024
