Morrison Family YMCA SALE: ACTION ITEM
Good Evening,
I hope many of you had an opportunity to attend the recent Protest against the Sale of the Morrison Family YMCA, which was organized by the SAVE Morrison Coalition.
Thanks to the many of you who attended the Protest, there seemed to be a GREAT turnout. There was clearly a lot of media attention about our Protest and our Mission/Cause. I definitely suggest looking into the SAVE Morrison Coalition (https://www.savemorrison.org) and joining the Coalition’s Newsletter.
ACTION ITEM: If you feel like reaching out to some people who decided to engage/approve in an Agreement of Sale with the Moments of Hope Church. Please see a template below with names/contact info of YMCA of Greater Charlotte Association Board Members (note that some contact info has no email, so feel free to message them via LinkedIn):
Dear [Board Member Name],
I am writing to you today as a deeply concerned community member and long-time supporter of the Morrison Family YMCA.
As you are aware, the recent decision to sell this treasured facility has left many local families devastated and searching for answers. Because you serve as a representative of our community on the Board of Directors, accountability and transparency are paramount. I am respectfully requesting that you share how you voted regarding the sale of the Morrison Family property, as well as the reasoning behind your decision.
Many of us feel that the sale of this location directly undermines the YMCA of Greater Charlotte's core mission to build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. Before the community completely loses faith in the board's direction, we deserve to understand exactly which board members supported this measure and the factors that were weighed against the community's need for this facility.
Please reply to this email or contact me at [Your Phone Number] by [Date] to clarify your position on this critical vote.
Thank you for your time, consideration, and service to our community.
I look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[Your Email Address]
[Your Affiliation with the Y, e.g., "10-year Member / Parent of Y-Swimmer"]
Association Board Members:
Bailey Patrick - Managing Partner at MPV Properties, LLC bpatrick@mpvre.com
Crawford Pounds - Charlotte Managing Partner at PwC (Retired) LinkedIn
Crystal Liles - Enterprise VP, Innovation & Commercialization - Advocate Health crystal.liles@advocatehealth.org
Derick Close - CEO at Springs Creative derick.close@springscreative.com
Derrick Davis - President of Informatic Concepts derrick.davis@informaticconcepts.com
Diane Morais - Independent Director - First Citizens Bank LinkedIn
Freda Lester - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) Major (Retired) LinkedIn
Hank Flint - Vice Chairman at Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. hank.flint@ccbcc.com
Jeff Brown - Chair - Attorney at Law at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC jeffbrown@mvalaw.com
Justin Rutledge - Charlotte Market President - First Horizon Bank justin.rutledge@firsthorizon.com
Katie Aittola - SVP Supply Chain & Real Estate, Chief Procurement Officer at Duke Energy LinkedIn
Ken Burton - Senior Vice President at Bank of America ken.burton@bankofamerica.com
Michael Smith - President & CEO at Charlotte Center City Partners msmith@charlottecentercity.org
Mike Desmond - Charlotte Office Managing Partner at Grant Thornton LLP mike.desmond@us.gt.com
Nancy McNelis - Vice President, Business Development for Summit Leadership Partners (Retired) LinkedIn
Pete Lash - Chairman at Beacon Development pete@beacondevelopment.com
Robert Johnson - Chief Audit Executive at RXO Linkedin
Shawn Heath - Deputy City Manager, City of Charlotte Shawn.heath@charlottenc.gov
Tanya Clark-Robinson - SVP, Human Resources at Lowe's Companies, Inc. LinkedIn
Tasman Allen - Director Sales Operations at The Kraft Heinz Company LinkedIn
Tim Miller - Co-Founder & CEO - Barringer Construction info@Barringerconstruction.com T.miller@Barringerconstruction.com
Tracey Chaffin - CFO & Partner at Pamlico Capital tracey.chaffin@pamlicocapital.com