Armed Services YMCA Employee to be Honored at White House as a Champion of Change

On Friday, June 7, the The White House and Y-USA will honor 12 YMCA leaders, partners and organization for efforts in transforming communities and making them better places to live.
Included in this distinguished group of 12 YMCA leaders is Giselle Schneider, the Armed Services YMCA’s Operation Kid Comfort Program Coordinator.
Armed Services YMCA Operation Kid Comfort – Closely aligned with the White House “Joining Forces” initiative, Operation Kid Comfort is a nationwide, grass roots effort to provide handmade quilts to the children of deployed Moms and Dads. Literally hundreds of volunteer quilters across the country have produced over 25,000 of these quilts since 9-11. Giselle Schneider is the Operation Kid Comfort Program Coordinator at the Armed Services YMCA in Springfield VA. Under her leadership the program and has grown and she has exported this tremendous volunteer opportunity to other YMCA partners and supporting corporations across the country.

From addressing child hunger and reducing obesity, to improving education for kids and caretakers, each of the honorees has played an instrumental role in strengthening community.

The recognition ceremony will be webcast live starting at 12:45 p.m. ET. Watch at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live