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Posted by Guy Van der Werf
YMCA Director DeLuca to present Jan. 19 program
Dave DeLuca, Center Director and Managing Director of the Estes Park Center of the YMCA, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, Jan. 19, at their regular noon meeting. He will share information about the history to the YMCA of the Rockies and its current operations, speak about the YMCA’s many connections to the local community, and discuss the challenges faced by the Estes Park Center.
The DeLuca Family
The Estes Park Center is the largest YMCA conference and family center in the world. The Estes Park Center and Snow Mountain Ranch (located near Granby, Colorado) are the two operating units of the YMCA of the Rockies. Combined, the two centers serve more than 220,000 guests per year.
De Luca has spend more than thirty years working for the YMCA, mostly in the resident camping field. He has served as the director of Camp Abenaki (Burlington, Vermont), Camp Becket (western Massachusetts), and as the CEO of YMCA Camp Mason (New Jersey). He took his current position at the Estes Park Center on October 2014.
Dave and his wife Laurie live here in Estes Park and have enjoyed the transition to Colorado. Their two daughters visit regularly.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotary members in 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary clubs have been serving communities worldwide for more than a century. Rotary clubs, around the world initiate projects that address critical issues such as conflict resolution, hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy.
The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Inn in Estes Park, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on Highway 34 just west of Dry Gulch Road. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and its programs are welcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., the Rotary business meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at 12:30 p.m.