committee; Mervin Withers, trustee of the Earl & Pat Withers Charitable Trust; Cihan Ozedmir, DynaDome vice president
of sales; Ellen and Lake Cowart; Monty Deihl of Ocean Harvesters; John O’Shaughnessy, chief volunteer officer, YMCA of the
Virginia Peninsulas; and Allison Cockrell, executive director of the Northumberland Family YMCA. Photo by Jackie Nunnery
by Jackie Nunnery
Cold, windy temperatures on Saturday, February 1, brought the festivities inside, but dreams of year-round swimming and recreation brought the community to the Northumberland Family YMCA in Heathsville for a groundbreaking ceremony on the DynaDome, a retractable pool enclosure.
Construction will begin in March and when completed this summer, “will triple our programming,” said executive director Allison Cockrell. “It will allow us to serve more” with the goal of building health, providing recreation and encouraging….
