David Halbe Brown

David Halbe Brown

Young Men's Christian Association of North America;

David Halbe Brown; YMCA; YMCA Hall of Fame; Youngstown YMCA; Frost Valley YMCA

Portrait photograph of David H. Brown. Halbe Brown began his career at the Youngstown (Ohio) YMCA, first as aquatic director and later as the camp director and youth director. In 1966, he became the executive director of the Frost Valley (N.Y.) YMCA, a position he held until his retirement 35 years later.
Under Brown’s leadership, Frost Valley grew from a 2,000-acre camp with an annual budget of $115,000, to a 6,000-acre, $6 million, year-round facility. The year-round staff of six served 1,400 children in 1966. In 2001, the 100-member staff served over 31,000 guests.
Brown was dedicated to providing high quality camping experiences for people of all abilities, and created the first pediatric dialysis center in a resident camp setting. Project MAC was created to enable developmentally disabled children to attend camp. He was committed to fostering cross-cultural cooperation and developed a multi-faceted partnership with the YMCA in Tokyo.

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Springfield College

2003-09-03

2010-07-21

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