Brown, David Halbe

Person

Staff Only

Biographical Note

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.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

YMCA Hall of Fame – 2003 – Inductee – Brown, David Halbe – Nomination and Biographical Information, 2001-2003

Folder — Box 15: Series 02, Folder: 10

Identifier: 02

Series 02 Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is arranged chronologically by year, and within each year, the materials are arranged by type, including: videos and photographs of the induction ceremonies, programs and/or invitations to the ceremonies, memos, planning committee minutes, budget notes, and other organizational materials, newspaper clippings, biographical information and nominations for the inductees, photographs of the inductees, and information about other nominees from that year. Undated and/or unidentified...

Dates: 2001-2003

Found in: Springfield College Archives and Special Collections / YMCA Hall of Fame Records / Series 02: Annual Induction Ceremonies and Nominations

YMCA Hall of Fame – 2003 – Inductee – Brown, David Halbe – Photographs, September 03, 2003

Folder — Box 15: Series 02, Folder: 11