Demolition began last month at the future site of the Sumner YMCA and now, just a few months away from groundbreaking, the community center can be identified by name. The YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties announced the facility’s official name will be The Gordon Family YMCA.

The Gordons have been an active part of the local economy since 1946. Gordon Trucking, Inc., which was founded by Larry Gordon but recently purchased by Heartland Express of Iowa, maintains 2,000 trucks and employs thousands in the area.

“Our family has deep roots in the community here, going back decades. We are excited to make a great investment in the future of an area that has given much to our family and businesses, and where we will continue to live and work for many years to come,” Gordon said in a press release.

YMCA President and CEO Bob Ecklund thanked the Gordon family for their generosity and position in the community.

“We are humbled to have the Gordon family, who is so engrained in the community – give so generously to what will be the community hub of Sumner and serve an expected 22,000 people,” Ecklund said in a press release.

The Gordon Family YMCA will be located on 10 acres, at the intersection of 64th Street East and 160th Avenue East in Sumner. The finished facility will be about 110,000 square feet and cost approximately $35 million. Groundbreaking is scheduled for April, with a projected opening in summer 2015.