YMCA of Southeast Missouri

1993	Sikeston Community leaders meet with representives from YMCA of Greater St. Louis to discuss possibility of YMCA in Sikeston.
January 1994	YMCA Board of Directors founded. Board begins Founders Campaign to provide start up funds for YMCA.
October 1994	Founders Campaign exceeds goal of $200,000.
March 1995	Jeff Parridge is hired as first Executive Director.
June 1995	YMCA starts its first program, Summer Day Camp.
September 1995	YMCA recieves charter from National YMCA.
October 1996	YMCA Board purchases land from city of Sikeston for the development of YMCA facility. The board begins $400,000 capital campaign to renovate former middle school gym and contract additional program space.
February 1997	Renovation and construction on YMCA facility begins.
March 1998	YMCA facility opens.
November 1998	YMCA membership reaches 1000. YMCA raises $27,000 in first Annual Campaign.
June 1999	Day Camp enrollment reaches 70 kids per day.
November 1999	YMCA Board of Directors approves YMCA Strategic plan for 2000-2004.
April 2000	YMCA enters into contract with the city of Sikeston to manage the Sikeston Jaycee Pool.
July 2000	YMCA recieves grant to operate Day Camp in Sunset neighborhood. Over 40 kids attend daily.
September 2000	Sikeston JayceeYouth Center opens. Youth Center funded through $50,000 gift form Sikeston Jaycees.
December 2000	YMCA Annual Campaign raises over $50,000. Board President Richard Montgomery donates additional $32,000 for capital improvements.
November 2001	YMCA Board Members Robert MacGillivray and John Rowland along with Executive Director Jeff Partridge attend Capital Development Workshop sponsored by the YMCA of the USA.
December 2001	YMCA Board of Directors vote to begin Capital Development Program to expand current facilities.
June 2002	Board approves revisions to YMCA Strategic Plan.
November 2002	YMCA raises $62,000 in annual Partnership With Youth Campaign. Food Giant, Sikeston Jaycees and Americare Provide Corporate Sponsorship.
June 2003	Day Camp enrollment exceeds 100 per week.
February 2004	YMCA announces plans to for facility expansion and enters into a long term lease agreement with City of Sikeston for current pool property
July 2004	Chris Hodgkiss rejoins YMCA Staff as Program Director YMCA provides swimming instruction and water safety to 291 youth.
February 2005	Market Study is conducted by Balducci & Associates of Tampa, Florida for the YMCA to test the future facility and program plans. Results are presented to Board of Directors.
September 2005	Development Study is conducted by American City Bureau for the YMCA to test capital fundraising capability of proposed facility plans. Results are presented to the Board of Directors. Board of Directors votes to begin Capital Campaign to expand current facility. Board of Directors contracts with American City Bureau as fund raising counsel.
January 2006	Richard Montgomery and Jim Hux agree to co-chair YMCA Growing Our Future Capital Campaign.
May 2006	YMCA announces facility design plans to the public.
May 2006	YMCA is chosen as the 2006 Sikeston Civic Group of the Year by the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce.
June 2006	Kenny Stone hired as Health & Fitness Director.
October 2006	YMCA receives $900,000 challenge grant from Mabee Foundation for the Growing Our Future Campaign. Campaign is announced publicly having raised $3.6 million.
November 2006	YMCA announces $500,000 gifts fromMontgomery Bank and the Sikeston Jaycees for the Growing Our Future Campaign.
September 2007	June Barton makes a $2 million gift to the YMCA Growing Our Future Campaign in the name of her late husband David M. Barton. The new YMCA facility will be named in his memory.
	YMCA exceeds $6.5 million goal for the Growing Our Future Campaign by raising $7.8 million. Mabee Foundation challenge grant is met.
October 2007	YMCA selects Keifner Brothers as General Contractor for the new YMCA facility.
November 2007	Ground Breaking ceremony takes place and construction begins on new facility.
March 2008	YMCA purchases the Bailey school property from Sikeston Public Schools. YMCA now owns the entire city block.
July 2008	YMCA receives a $100,000 Basic Support Grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to be used toward fitness equipment in the new facility.
December 2008	YMCA adds three full time staff positions. Brandy Mason is hired as Member Service Director, Brett Blackman as Aquatic Director and Bob McCord as Property Director.
February 2009	YMCA opens new facility which includes indoor pool, fitness center, indoor walking track and gymnasium. Renovation also begins on existing facility.
June 2009	Renovation for the original existing facility completed. Keenan Youth & Family Gym opens.
June 2010	YMCA expands Summer Day Camp program by offering program at both Tanner Street Church of God and First United Methodist Church
August 2010	YMCA hires Eric Chappell as new Aquatic Director
December 2010	YMCA hires Cassandra Limbaugh as Child Care Director
January 2011	YMCA and Sikeston Public Schools collaborate to expand YMCA After School program from one to six school sites.