50th Annual YMCA Roof Raisers

The Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA is celebrating the golden anniversary of its Roof Raisers Golf Tournament with food and drinks, live and silent auctions, $20,000 worth of giveaways, awards for the winning foursome and best 1970s golf attire, and more.

Roof Raisers was founded in 1971 by Rollie Ayers, Paul Ecke Jr., Ed Harloff, Don Hubbard Sr., and Irv Roston to raise funds to complete the then-new YMCA. Over the past 49 years, more than $4.5 million has been raised, and many new roofs have been built over the Y, including the pool enclosure and a spectacular 22,000-square-foot expansion of the Aquatic Center.

Roof Raisers also helped fund the renovation and rebuilding of the Y’s world-renowned Skate Park, improve and upgrade the Aquatic Park near the Carlsbad Lagoon, and expand and improve the Gymnastics Center.