The Healthy Living Center of the new Riverside YMCA will be named the Luther and Blanche Coggin Healthy Living Center in honor of a $2 million donation from the Coggin family.
The center will offer a range of programs and services designed to create and encourage a more active and healthier community.
"I have been a member of the Y since I was a little boy," said Luther Coggin. "It offered me the opportunity to work out, swim, play basketball, run and many other things too numerous to list. Blanche and I feel the new Healthy Living Center will be an outstanding addition," working in cooperation with health care providers.
Eric Mann, YMCA of Florida's First Coast president and CEO, said the donation is a "highly visible show of support" for the organization's mission and that it is proud to partner with the Coggin family "for a healthier future."
The organization announced in October its plans to develop a $21 million, three-story, 80,000-square-foot facility on land at the current Yates Family YMCA, which will be removed once the new facility is complete. The new facility will house the organization's headquarters.
The Coggin gift announcement was made Tuesday at the Third Annual Y-Bash, the kickoff for the organization's giving campaign.