Press Release

PERTH AMBOY– The RARITAN BAY AREA YMCA located in Perth Amboy, NJ celebrates the induction of former Board President Judge Adrian Lyon into the YMCA Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place at the YMCA General Assembly on July 17th, 2016, in Kansas City. Subsequently, a plaque will be placed in the YMCA Hall of Fame, located on the campus of Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Judge Lyon’s contributions to the national YMCA movement will be recognized; such contributions include fundraising during the depression and efforts to engage students in meaningful and purposeful ways.

From 1912 to 1950, Lyon served as the President of the Perth Amboy YMCA, now known as the RARITAN BAY AREA YMCA. During this time, Lyon also served as President of the New Jersey State Convention, Chairman of Commission on Convention Representation and Rules, Chairman of the General Board of the National Council for 10 years, and judge in the U.S. district bankruptcy court.

Adrian Lyon dedicated more than forty five years of his life to the betterment of Perth Amboy and the YMCA movement. He was also active in organizational procedures leading to the establishment of the national council in 1924.

“The YMCA has a deep rooted history of serving Perth Amboy and the National Y movement. Judge Lyon’s deep commitment to our town lives on in the smiles of children and the spirit in which the Y continues to serve the community” stated Steve Jobin, President/CEO of the Raritan Bay Area YMCA.

For more information on the YMCA Hall of Fame, please visit the website at http://springfield.edu/ymca/ymca-hall-of-fame 

For detailed information about Judge Lyon, please visit our website at http://www.rbaymca.org/main/our-history/ 

For information about the RARITAN BAY AREA YMCA, please visit www.rbaymca.org