The Greater Herndon Youth Foundation (GHYF) is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 2011 to gather public support contributions for the purpose of enabling not-for-profit organizations to provide educational, literary, or amateur sports competition opportunities to the youth of Herndon, Virginia and surrounding communities. When making your tax deductible donation to the GHYF please designate the Optimist Club of Herndon VA as the intended recipient and indicate which HOC youth civic and/or sports program(s) you wish to receive your funds.