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Richard Haun named Volunteer of the Year for 2011
Staff report
Youngstown
Richard Hahn, president of the Keynote Media Group, is the Youngstown YMCA’s 2011 Volunteer of the Year for his contributions in support of the organization.
His marketing firm has donated his company’s time and resources on many video and marketing projects promoting the Y’s mission and programs.
As a member of the Y’s Board of Trustees, Hahn was a founding member of the first YMCA Community Cup and continues to serve as master of ceremonies at the annual event’s opening program each fall.
He is founder and director of the annual Joe Donchess Memorial Win the Last One, Win ’Em All Volleyball Tournament that has been at the Central YMCA in downtown Youngstown on New Year’s Eve for the past 28 years.
Born in Mount Kisco, N.Y., Hahn became a Y member shortly after moving to Youngstown at the age of 7. He says he values the strong personal relationships that the YMCA fosters citing those early experiences as the reason he remains closely involved.
In addition to serving on the YMCA trustee board and its marketing and membership committees, his other community activities include membership on the boards of the Rotary Club of Youngstown and Youngstown CityScape, a group dedicated to the city’s revitalization efforts. Hahn, a graduate of Ursuline High School who earned a degree in music from Youngstown State University, lives in Boardman with his wife, Carolyn.