Community Corner
Paralympic Swimming Gold Medalist At YMCA Breakfast
Residents will get the chance to meet the gold medalist and U.S. Navy lieutenant who lost his sight in Afghanistan.
From Sage YMCA: The community is invited to the Sage YMCA for a Holiday Inspirational Community Breakfast featuring Brad Snyder. Snyder is a US Paralympic Gold Medalist, Retired US Navy Lieutenant who was blinded in combat. The event takes place Friday, December 8, 2017 at 7:00 AM at the Sage YMCA, 701 Manor Road in Crystal Lake. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased online at https://donate.ymcachicago.org/sage, at the Sage YMCA front desk, or by contacting Lesley Smith at 815-526-1635 or lpsmith@ymcachicago.org.
Register now for a morning of inspirational speakers and musical performances by local youth talent to welcome the holiday season. The event is presented by the Foglia Family Foundation.
While serving in Afghanistan in 2011, Snyder was permanently blinded after stepping on an improvised explosive device (IED). The explosion took his eyesight, but not his tenacity and fierce competitive spirit. He used this setback to springboard to his next achievement, winning his first Gold Medal on September 7, 2012 – the one year anniversary of his injury, and going on to become a five-time Gold Medalist and two-time Silver Medalist at the London and Rio Paralympic Games.
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The event will celebrate the community and inspire attendees to believe in the importance of strengthening kids and families. The Y, a community-anchoring institution provides the opportunity for everyone to live up to their potential.
Breakfast is provided by 3 Chef’s Catering and musical entertainment by 4-Strings Attached, District 47 Bell Choir, District 155 Madrigal Choir and the Berkshire Ballet Theatre.
