YMCA Southcoast  CEO Gary Schuyler, Vice-President of Operations Nancy Bonell and Fall River facility Executive Director Frank Duffy welcomed dozens of supporters, planners, financial supporters and staff to a grand opening of the newly-completed Wellness Center and After-School Enrichment Center at their Main Street headquarters on December 10, 2014. BayCoast Bank CEO and President Nicholas Christ, Bristol County Savings Bank CEO and President Patrick Murray, Southcoast Health COO Renee Clark and Saint Anne's Hospital Vice-President of Finance Michael Bushell offered their congratulations and remarks at the noon-time ribbon-cutting ceremony in the new Southcoast Health Group Exercise studio on the third-floor. "We worked hard to ensure that this landmark building will be around for generations to come and will continue to be an important part of this community for many, many years," stated Schuyler. The renovation of the hundred-year-old building was accomplished through a $10 million capital campaign that culminated in a ground-breaking event a little more than a year ago. Click here for the Herald News Story. Click here for a 32-minute video of the event. Click here for photos of the groundbreaking event in November 2013.  For more information about the programs and services, contact Nancy Bonell at 508-996-9622 X 125. 

(Top row) Rev. Donald Mier of First Baptist Church and attorneys John Coughlin and Arthur DeAscentis enter the building where they are greeted by YMCA Southcoast Board Chairman Peter Bullard. (Row two) New fitness areas and equipment are added to a refurbished swimming pool at the facility. (Row three) YMCA Southcoast Vice-President of Operations Nancy Bonell chats with Attorney DAscentis while BayCoast Bank CEO and President Nicholas Christ chats with another guest. (Row four, left and center) Fall River Mayor William Flanagan is greeted by Mr. Duffy as Tracy Ibbotson, Wendy Bauer and Michael Bushell of Saint Anne's Hospital pose for a photo in front of the Cardio Area that the Hospital funded. (Row four, right) Greater Fall River Re-Creation Executive Director Grace Gerling, Fall River Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Peter McCarthy, and Re-Creation Program Director Jamison Souza chat with District Attorney Sam Sutter's Volunteer Coordinator Brian Rose. (Bottom row) Frank Duffy and Gary Schuyler pose for a photo before the welcome guests to a ribbon-cutting ceremony.