Special Program For Teens at the Hunterdon County YMCA
What It Takes to Achieve Your Gold Medal Dreams
My Journey from the Hunterdon County YMCA to the Olympic Games
Presented By Jason Read, Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist
Sponsored By The Hunterdon County YMCA Strong Kids Campaign
100 % Off All Proceeds Goes To The YMCA Scholarship Fund
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010 • 1:30-3:00 PM
Deer Path Branch of the Hunterdon County YMCA
144 W. Woodschurch Rd.
Flemington, NJ 08822
$10 Students
Tickets On Sale at the Deer Path and Round Valley Branches of the Hunterdon County YMCA. For more information, please call 908-236-7879 x 14.
About Jason Read:
Jason grew up in Ringoes, NJ. He was a member of the HCYMCA Stingrays and from there his love of being in the water grew. From swimming he turned to rowing as an eighth grader at The Hun School in Princeton which earned him a scholarship and spot on the rowing team at Temple University. He began volunteering at Amwell Valley Rescue Squad at age 14. He spent time washing trucks and fund-raising until age 16, when he was old enough to ride in an ambulance. At age 21, he became youngest chief of a fire or rescue unit in the state. After learning what had happened on Sept 11, 2001, Jason joined a task force of rescue units at Liberty State Park to set up staging area and field hospital along with other units. As rescuers struggled to determine jurisdictions in the face of such a massive disaster, Jason was appointed communications commander for all units inbound from New Jersey. From that nightmare Jason emerged with a stronger faith and will. On the starting line as the bowman of the US Olympic Men’s Eight, Jason and his team captured the gold at the Athens Games in 2004 – the first gold medal in Rowing in 40 years. Jason is currently training for the London 2012 Olympics.
Jason is the youngest member of the Hunterdon County YMCA Board of Trustees and is the Chair of the Teams/Community section of the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign.
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