Westport Family Y CEO at Sunrise Rotary

Rob Reeves, CEO of the Westport Weston Family Y, will speak on “Building What Matters” at Westport Sunrise Rotary’s weekly meeting on Friday, March 11th.   The meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. and is held at Bobby Q’s Restaurant, 42 Main Street, Westport.  The public is welcomed as guests with a $12 fee per person which includes a breakfast buffet.

After 10 plus years of site selection and permitting, the Westport Weston Family Y has recently been given the ‘green light’ to proceed with the construction of a new Family Y at its Camp Mahackeno location. 

Reeves will explain how and why the new physical facility will benefit the Westport/Weston and surrounding community in ways not possible in its current location in downtown Westport.  He will share an overview of the growth of the Westport Weston Family Y’s throughout its 87 year history and the benefits provided to the greater community over this time.

Reeves, a Connecticut native born and raised in South Windsor, earned his BS in Physical Education in 1979 at Springfield College, once named the YMCA Training School.  Commencing his YMCA career upon graduation, the ensuing 31 years with YMCA has posted him to the Greater Lawrence YMCA, Lawrence, MA; the Marblehead/Swampscott YMCA, Marblehead, MA; the Harrisburg Area YMCA, Harrisburg, PA; and the Bangor YMCA, Bangor, ME prior to his current posting in January 2009 at the Westport Weston Family Y.  

Reeves is a member of the Rotary Club of Westport, Westport Sunrise Rotary’s sibling organization, and he serves as his club’s liaison to Rotary’s local Interact Program which engages student-aged individuals in Rotary activity.

For more information about Westport Sunrise Rotary, visit the club's website at westportsunriserotary.com; call the club’s “hotline” at 203-454-6446; contact Sheila Keenan, membership, at 203-856-9172, sheilafkeenan@aol.com; or attend a meeting any Friday at 7:30 a.m. at Bobby Q’s Restaurant, 42 Main Street, Westport.

The members of the Westport Sunrise Rotary Club are a diverse group of business and professional leaders who contribute their time, talents and financial support to aid local charities, youth programs and international humanitarian programs.  The club is dedicated to encouraging high ethical standards in all club activities and to helping Rotary International build goodwill and peace in the world.  The club participates with 1.2 million fellow Rotarians in 33,000 clubs around the world to uphold Rotary’s motto of "Service above Self."