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Ribbon cutting marks opening of Y expansion
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Richmond Hill YMCA volunteer and board member Lee Ergle jumps for joy after South State Bank area manager Jon Seagraves cut the ribbon on the YMCA of Richmond Hills expansion. Also there were, from left, Lucretia Cole, branch manager of South State Bank in Richmond Hill; Stash the Squirrel; Ergle, YMCA Richmond Hill Branch Manager Mary Arocha, Seagraves; Y board members Martha Coffield and Jeanne Muhlenberg, metro YMCA board chairman David Mason and Jay Mullins of the Y.
Staff Report
Updated: Feb 26, 2015, 7:45 PM
Published: Feb 26, 2015, 7:52 PM

Richmond Hill and regional YMCA volunteers and officials, along with South State Bank officials had a ribbon cutting Monday to open an expansion to the YMCA of Richmond Hill.
The ceremony was for a $150,000 project that added more than 4,000 square feet to the facility.
The bank started the fundraising with a $50,000 donation in July. The approximately 14,000-square-foot Y now includes a fitness room, spin room with bicycles, multi-purpose room and more.

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Pembroke Mayor's Youth Council earns grant from Georgia nonprofit
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Erianna Morgan (left) and Madelyn Walraven, two members of the Pembroke Mayor's Youth Council, presenting  to the City Council Monday night for approval to use Pickett Park. (Photo provided)
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Updated: Jun 17, 2025, 2:48 PM
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GeorgiaForward has announced that the 2025 Youth Placemaking Grant has been presented to the City of Pembroke Mayor’s Youth Council. The $500 grant, awarded to the city, will support a youth-led public placemaking project designed to foster creativity, community connection, and civic pride among young residents.
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