Notes From The Lynch Van Otterloo YMCA

A Thank You and Farewell to Mary Orne

The local YMCA wants to thank Mary Orne for 30 years of service to the Marblehead community.

Mary Orne has worked at the YMCA for almost 30 years, and in that time has worked in every department. As of next week, Mary Orne will be headed to the South Shore Y, to tackle a new job and help them raise funds for a capital campaign. After 30 years, we want to share some of the fantastic work she has done. Orne has taught many of your children in the Early Learning Center, on Children’s Island and everywhere in between. She helped raise millions of dollars to build the new Y. She has connected our community in countless ways, and never stops trying to bring people together. “I want everyone to know how invaluable Mary Orne was in the eighteen years (1991 to 2009) that it took to build the Lynch/Van Otterloo YMCA, as she worked with Paul…

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The Magic of the Island

This article features the impact Children's Island has had on one local resident.

Children’s Island has been a part of Carol Newcomb McEnaney’s life since she started working at the Y in Marblehead in 1984. When she started working as a counselor, she immediately fell in love with the magic of the Island. McEnaney began her work within the Y at Small Fry camp. She loved working with children and once other staff saw her talent in interacting with kids at camp, she was recruited to work on the Island as well. “I looked forward to the Island all year, every year,” said McEnaney. “We lived for the summers. It was an incredible place to learn and grow, to meet new challenges, and to be yourself. I made friends on the Island during those years that I still have to this day.” The magic of Children’s Island is something that …

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