08/17/2026
🎉 HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY, DON! 🎂💙
Today we’re celebrating a very special milestone for someone who has spent decades making people feel welcome — Don Posner is 90!
If you’ve walked through the doors of the Darien YMCA, chances are you’ve been greeted by Don’s smile, his sense of humor, and, depending on the time of year, a pretty impressive holiday outfit. ☘️🎃🎄
But behind that smile is quite a story.
Don’s journey includes a military background at The Citadel and in the Army Reserve, a long career in education, including serving as a student teacher supervisor at the University of Bridgeport, and more than three decades teaching English at Westhill High School in Stamford from 1967–2003.
And then there’s his incredible YMCA story.
Don spent 20 years at the Greenwich YMCA from 1986–2006 before joining the Darien YMCA in 2006, where he has been welcoming members and staff ever since.
That’s 40 years of service to the YMCA. 💙
For those of us lucky enough to work alongside Don, he is so much more than the person who greets you at the front desk. He brings personality, laughter and warmth to our Y every day. And nobody—and we mean nobody—celebrates a holiday quite like Don. We all know St. Patrick’s Day holds a particularly special place in his heart! ☘️
At 90 years young, Don continues to show us what it means to stay connected, keep smiling and make a difference in the lives of the people around you.
Happy 90th Birthday, Don! Thank you for everything you have given to the YMCA community over the past 40 years. We are incredibly fortunate to have you as part of our Darien Y family.
Please join us in wishing Don a VERY happy 90th birthday! 🎉🎂☘️💙
