CHCYMCA

Will YMCA Merger Include Equal Benefits for All Employees?

Submitted by Molly De Marco on June 2, 2014 - 10:45pm

On Tuesday, June 3, at 6:00 pm, the Board of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA is likely to announce that it will merge with the YMCA of the Triangle Association (YOTA). The meeting will take place at Amity Church, 825 N Estes Drive, adjacent to the CHCYMCA.

A Progressive & Balanced Budget Plan

Submitted by Keith Webster on April 21, 2014 - 10:14pm

When the INDY asked me what were my thoughts on the budget of the Sheriff’s office, this is how I responded:

That the sheriff’s department is not as efficient and up-to-date technologically as it could be is one place where efficiency is compromised and money is wasted.  After the various reforms I intend to make within the administration and upgrades to the technology, we should see less money spent on various (often duplicated) administrative tasks. 

A Just Community

Submitted by Keith Webster on April 15, 2014 - 9:14pm

I recently filled out the INDY Candidate Questionnaire and I wanted to go ahead and start sharing my answers.  When they asked what I would do to build a just community in the Triangle, this is how I responded:

Woman's History Month

Submitted by JeanBolduc on March 2, 2014 - 12:26pm

The downside of observing under-appreciated achievements with Black and Women’s History month-long observances is they invariably miss something that was (for someone) very important. That makes something that was under-appreciated seem UNappreciated, which is probably not the case.

NC Pride 2013 photoblog

Submitted by Jake Gellar-Goad on September 28, 2013 - 7:18pm

The annual NC Pride festival and parade happened today with a lot of folks from Chapel Hill, the triangle, and throughout the state in attendance. Here's a little of what I saw.

Closed "Y" Board meetings

Submitted by penny rich on February 17, 2013 - 11:40am

This is from Bob Epting -  

Dear Friends,

Would you please, please, please take time to go to the link below,as well as my attached letter to the Y Board President, and vote to support our petition asking the Board of Directors either to back up and make the process inclusive, or to call a general membership vote to change the by-laws of the Y, so as to open their Board meetings, and so as to require membership participation in facilities closure determinations.

And would you please send this on to five others, and ask them to send on to five others each.

Chapel Hill Carrboro YMCA waits until no one is looking, signs 1-year management agreement with the YMCA of the Triangle

Submitted by Molly De Marco on October 19, 2012 - 7:20am

Back in March, the CHCYMCA Board of Directors stated during their board meeting that all plans to merge with the YMCA of the Triangle were on indefinite hold after a commuity outcry because of the discriminatory practices of the YMCA of the Triangle.  More on this story can be found in this OP post, this post, and this post.

However, members of the Chapel Hill Carrboro YMCA received this email from the interim CEO yesterday (Oct. 18th, 2012):

NC Senate Candidate Deb Butler Leads Caravan Against Hate

Submitted by leestorrow on May 25, 2012 - 11:39am

Deb Butler, candidate for North Carolina Senate, will lead a cross-state caravan to Newton, NC for the “Love, Not Hate” protest against a recent sermon by Rev. Charles Worley in which he advocated placing homosexuals in death camps. Worley’s videotaped sermon has gone viral on YouTube and attracted nationwide media attention, creating a backlash of outrage from coast to coast.

“Rather than working on jobs like he promised back 2010, my opponent sponsored the Amendment that forced this hatred into the public square,” said Butler.  “It’s a matter of priorities. We should be competing to bring more companies to North Carolina - not giving them reason to stay away.  We've seen from national examples that states focused on dividing citizens and discriminating against their own have a harder time attracting top tier companies that bring good jobs with them.  I think North Carolinians are more concerned about issues like job creation and preserving education, and that’s what I’ll focus on when I’m a state senator.”

A local group calling itself Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate has planned a peaceful protest from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 27 on the lawn of the Catawba County Justice Center in Newton, NC.  Butler plans to speak at the event and is rallying citizens to participate in a convoy that will leave Wilmington on Saturday, May 26 with stops in Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem,and Boone. Contact Lee Storrow at LeeStorrow@gmail.com for more information about the Chapel Hill stop.

Saturday, May 26

·         Wilmington

8:00 a.m. at the Best Buy parking lot at 309 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC

·         Chapel Hill

11:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Falconbridge Shopping Center parking lot, 6118 Farrington Rd., Chapel Hill, NC (I-40 Exit 273 A/B)

·         Winston-Salem

1:00 pm at IHOP, 1295 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC (I-40 Exit 192)

Sunday, May 27

·         Boone

8:30 a.m. at the Boone Mall Parking Lot, 1180 Blowing Rock Road, Boone, NC

·         Newton

10:30 am at Catawba County Justice Center Lawn, 100-A Southwest Boulevard, Newton, NC

A local attorney and real estate agent, Butler serves on the Board of Directors of the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors, the Board of Trustees of Historic Wilmington Foundation and the Board of Directors of the Cape Fear Green Building Alliance. She announced her candidacy for NC Senate in February.

Date: 

Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Falconbridge Shopping Center parking lot, 6118 Farrington Rd., Chapel Hill, NC

More Information: 

http://www.facebook.com/events/429479757075645/

Orange County Asks, What Amendment?

Submitted by Damon Seils on May 9, 2012 - 12:54pm

In the statewide vote, Amendment One passed easily with 61% of the vote. However, Orange County overwhelmingly rejected the amendment by a vote of 79% to 21%. (Our neighbors in Durham County likewise voted 70% to 30% against the amendment.) Some precincts in Carrboro and Chapel Hill voted against the amendment almost unanimously. The map below shows the Orange County precinct-level results of the referendum.

The "Marriage" Amendment and the Jewish Community

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on January 29, 2012 - 1:51pm

From chkehilla.org:

The "Marriage" Amendment and the Jewish Community. Sun., Feb. 5, 10-11:30 a.m., Chapel. A discussion about the proposed constitutional amendment to limit LGBT and other relationships in North Carolina. Presentation by Dr. Maxine Eichner on the meaning of the proposed constitutional amendment and its potential effects on gay couples and non-married opposite sex couples.

Date: 

Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 10:00am to 11:30am

Location: 

Chapel Hill Kehilla, 1200 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill

More Information: 

http://www.chapelboro.com/Kehillah-Event-Will-Highlight-Opposition-To-Gay-Ma/121…

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