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Communities California
CommunityVoices
Issue 40 • Summer 2012
The Hallmarks of Community:
Education, Culture and Sacred Spaces
by
C O L E M A N LY L E S
As construction of the new Assembly Room was underway,
members of Camphill California practiced community-building
activities like Maypole dancing near the new building.
A Sacred Space
An Essential Component of Community
uring the last 14 years Camphill Communities California
has evolved to a point where it is ready for a special
space, a sacred space if you like. Sacred spaces are those
that are dedicated to the idea that the human being is a citizen
of the cosmos as well as the earth. As cosmic beings, human
beings are subject to the stars and the planets, the sun and the
moon and everything that reminds us of our spiritual origin.
Sacred spaces provide both a physical and spiritual space to
express our individual quest for meaning and wisdom, and to fulfill our basic human longing to come together in fellowship.
Within these sacred spaces we celebrate our spiritual/religious
life, and we pursue cultural/educational activities that allow us
to realize our potential and rise above our narrow individuality
and become citizens of the universe.
The joyful celebration of festivals, the active promotion of education, culture and self-development and the social imperative
to meet and embrace one another in our full humanity are the
hallmarks of a striving community. Camphill is committed to
this image of the human being and all that it implies for community life. Throughout the history of Camphill, sacred spaces
in the form of Camphill halls provide a place for the entire community to uphold these strivings.
These beautiful organic buildings are specifically designed
for spiritual, religious, educational, cultural and social life.
These buildings are an essential part of community life and a
validation of years and years of faithful community building.
Such buildings are built as an expression of a spiritual presence
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that is already experienced by the community; they are part of a
spiritual reality that already exists.
An Inspiration for Community Life
We in Camphill Communities California are thrilled to report
that we can now celebrate such a space. Although not exactly a
hall, our Community Assembly Room, attached to Marimi, is
shaping up to be everything we hoped and designed it to be. It
is indeed an inspiring and inspired space. Apart from all that it
will permit us to do, it stands as a worthy expression of all that
our community has become through the faithful support and
engagement of countless individuals, families, co-workers,
friends, board members, neighbors, advisors and volunteers. We
can take a measure of collective pride in this beautiful room that
now adjoins Marimi House. I hope as many of you as possible
will see this for yourselves in the weeks, months and years to
come.
Coleman and Bryan, who share a home together along
with two other Camphill members, stand in front of the
building site.
Sarah’s Pursuit of Meaningful Self-Expression
by
ILONA HARABIN
Communicating with Facilitated Communication
It is common to see Sarah Rosen carrying her laminated
paper keyboard around the community, or typing on her
new iPad with a coworker, but many people still do not
know how she uses these tools or what exactly Facilitated
Communication (FC) is.
When Sarah wishes to communicate, a person acting as a
facilitator gently supports her hand, following her motions
as she points to certain letters on the keyboard to spell
out words. On the iPad, the words that Sarah types
appear on the screen and can be saved. When using a
paper keyboard, however, it is necessary for the facilitator
to pronounce each word aloud after Sarah has finished
spelling it; this helps both Sarah and the facilitator to
keep track of where they are in the sentence.
we had a breakthrough. Sarah now brings her FC paper
keyboard with her when she works with me in the garden
so that we can talk together.
Although Sarah is able to speak using short phrases, FC
allows Sarah to communicate on a much deeper level. FC
is an exciting opportunity for Sarah because she can
express herself in many different settings around the
community and in the world outside Camphill California. FC
has also deepened Sarah’s relationships with those
closest to her. She particularly enjoys using FC to talk with
“her mom and Lynn who understand her.” Sarah’s favorite
topics of conversation are “boys and shopping.” Sarah
also uses it to express herself whenever she needs to discuss more serious issues.
Currently Sarah is working together with Janna, and caregivers Lynn and Cate to pursue her love for learning by
preparing to attend a class at Cabrillo College.
Sarah first learned to communicate using FC years ago
while at a boarding school in Kansas. Upon returning to
San Francisco, she practiced FC only with her mother.
However, after moving to Camphill California, her friend
and caregiver David initiated training for Sarah with Janna
Woods, a Facilitated Communication trainer who works
with many people like Sarah in the San Jose area.
Relationship-Building with Facilitated
Communication
Last year, Janna began working with Sarah, her house
mom Lynn and me. The goal was to use FC as a daily
form of communication for Sarah. As a result, we
practiced together every day. It was difficult at first until
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From left: Lynn, Sarah and Ilona sit together in the Ishi garden.
Sarah is explaining her reasons for wanting to learn FC.
Unity: Expressing Individuality Through
Community
Creating Visual Metaphors
hen Amy arrived at
Camphill California, work
on
the
Community
Assembly Room had just begun. As
she watched the space transform, she
also experienced the transformation of
her own life at Camphill California:
“The longer I stay, the more I realize
that an integral part of healthy community life is to recognize and support
the unique strengths of each member.
When these contributions are facilitated, harmony and balance are created.” With this understanding, Amy, a
visual artist, was inspired to create a
project that would portray community life through the core
value of healthful unity.
Amy explains, “Art is often thought of as a static or twodimensional object when really it encompasses much more.
The process of creating the art is where magic happens. I wanted my art project to be a metaphorical experience that would
mirror our community in the best way possible.”
With this in mind, she asked everybody to participate in a
series of artistic “experiences,” each with their own set of guidelines. The concept for these artistic experiences was “unity.”
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Drawings: Amy explained that the purpose of the exercise
was to give everyone the opportunity to express themselves in
whatever way they wished. By asking them questions about their
drawings, Amy encouraged everyone to build their own artistic
style. Amy explained, “The results were a series of drawings that
were unique to each artist; yet as a whole, the canvases created
a new and unified piece of art.”
Community Canvas: In an effort to unify individual artistic expressions, Amy built a canvas with wood from the site of
the Community Assembly Room. She then painted the canvas
with light sensitive chemicals that enabled a “cyanotype”
process. “If done correctly, it is like painting with light,”
explained Amy.
The canvas was stored in a dark room to avoid sun exposure. Then natural objects like flowers, grasses, stones, and wood
were gathered. Artists were asked to pick a spot on the canvas
where they could place their object using whatever design they
wished. The canvas was then moved into the sunlight and
exposed. Finally, the large canvas was cleaned with a hose and
the beautiful silhouettes of each person’s design were visible.
From left: Cate, Sarah V., Jonathan, Sasha and Amy sit around
the Community Canvas that they all helped to create. The
canvas will be on display in the new Community Assembly Room.
Unity Sign: “Another part of our journey as a community of
artists was for everyone to design a flower on a large square piece
of sanded wood” said Amy. Once all the flowers were drawn onto
the wood, helpers created a permanent drawing by burning the
designs into the wood. At the center of the wood is the word
“Unity.”
For Amy this artwork is a metaphor for community life at
Camphill California. “Each project was only possible because of
the beauty that each person contributed.” These artistic pieces
are a visual expression for the ways that individual strengths
acquire unlimited power when they are nurtured upon the canvas of community.
The “Unity” exhibit is on display in our new Community
Assembly Room.
Your Donation to Camphill California
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to make a tax-deductible donation or mail your gift to
Camphill Communities California,
P.O. Box 221, Soquel, CA 95073.
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The Winding Path of my Journey
as Lee’s Sister
by
MARY DOUGLASS
A Sibling’s Journey
y brother Lee was born on September, 29, 1952 and I
was born nearly 10 years later. He is my only sibling.
Things were different when we were growing up; there
was scant support or acceptance of people with special needs.
There was even less support for parents and none at all for siblings. My formative years as a sibling were challenging. Today I
embrace with joy how far I have come, and how deeply enriched
and more beautiful my life is because of the challenges I have
faced and the joys that have come from being Lee’s sister.
It is an honor to be asked to write about my journey as
Lee’s sister. I do so with pleasure and appreciation of Camphill,
and all they have done—not only for my brother—but for my
parents, my family, and me.
The journey of every sibling of a person with special needs
is different, as is that of their sibling, and of their whole family.
Today, there are support groups not only for parents, but for siblings of all ages. There are excellent, heartwarming, and deeply
truthful books that tell of the variety of sibling experiences. I
have devoured them; I waited a long time to know “peers.” I
have been in adult sibling support groups.
My brother Lee is currently 59 years old. He is sensitive,
vulnerable, and likes green ice cream. He finds comfort in the
familiar, and his greatest joy comes when he sees our mother, listens to Richie Valens tunes, has his back rubbed, or does jigsaw
puzzles (which he does exceptionally well!). He often says “not
Lee!” when asked to go
somewhere, but is often
just fine when he gets
there. He has a sweet
sense of humor and
would never hurt anyone.
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A New Life at
Camphill
California
Until Lee moved
to Camphill in 1999, he
lived for twenty years in
another place—the best
that my parents could
find. It did not hold a
candle to Camphill.
Every time I visit Lee
and see the warm, calm-
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Lee George takes a break from working in the garden.
Some of his favorite responsibilities in the garden are
using a wheelbarrow to move weeds to the compost pile,
and removing the beans from the fava plants—a crop that
is used to replenish the soil after the planting season is
over.
ing, vibrant, peaceful Camphill community in which he lives,
my heart swells with joy. My parents, Alex and Julie George,
worked tirelessly—along with others— to persuade Camphill to
establish a community in California. To see Lee working in the
garden, other friends working in the kitchen, the weavery, or the
office brings me great joy. After all, the need to engage in useful
work, and to be appreciated as a unique human being with special gifts, is necessary for the fulfillment of every human being.
The population of Camphill friends is aging. As their parents, too, age, siblings (and others significant in each friend’s
life) will be increasingly called upon for nurture and support. My
husband and I, along with my mother, are Lee’s co-conservators.
My parents always worried about “burdening” me with looking
after Lee’s welfare after they are gone, but honestly, it is my great
privilege. The prospect of doing so—and doing so well—used to
scare me to death. However, after watching my parents do it for
decades, becoming a mature woman with my own family, having
a wonderfully supportive husband, and growing in my sense of
almost “parental” love for Lee, I am feeling—dare I say—quite
confident and certainly determined to do so.
Jigsaw
puzzle
with
Mary,
1984
Competent and Compassionate Care
I have lived in Seattle since the early 1990s. My parents moved
from the Bay Area to Seattle in early 2006. Moving an airplane
trip away from Lee was the hardest part for them about leaving.
They did so only with my husband’s and my solemn promise that
one of us would fly with them every four to six weeks to visit Lee.
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Our beloved father, Alex George, passed away in August,
2006. Our mother, now 90, continues to visit Lee, along with
one of us, every one to two months. My children, ages 13 and
17, have come many times with us to visit their Uncle Lee. I can
say without hesitation that having a “special” uncle has made
them more compassionate, patient human beings. I am so proud
of the way they behave when they are in their Uncle Lee’s company: they do jigsaw puzzles with him, hold his arm when he
walks, give him his favorite treat (M&Ms), and try to engage
him in conversation.
Camphill has always nurtured and supported me as a sib-
Thanks to All of Our Supporters!
Thank
you!!
Camphill California thanks our wonderful team of supporters.
Jigsaw puzzle with niece Julie and nephew Ben, 2008
ling. They have encouraged and empowered me as I have grown
in my capacity to be more involved in Lee’s life. I have formed
very close relationships with some of the Camphill special
friends, as well as co-workers. My parents, husband and children
too have found similar joy in being part of the greater Camphill
community.
I often ask myself what I would want from Lee were he the
“normal” one and I the one with special challenges. I would
want him to enjoy his own life, but not forget me. I would want
him to look after my well-being, work with my caregivers to
assure that my needs were being met competently and compassionately. That is what I pledge to do for him, as I have been
taught so well by my parents.
I am blessed to be Lee’s sister. It has changed who I am for
the better. I am a more compassionate and sensitive human
being. Thank you, Camphill, for the loving support you provide
not only for Lee, but for me and my family.
An enormous thanks to our many generous contributors
who have helped us to realize our $600,000 goal for our
Community Assembly Room! Because of your investment
and dedication to Camphill California, we now have a
beautiful and meaningful place to build community together.
A special thanks to our wonderful team of volunteers
lead by Bob Jacobson who return to us each year to
undertake various land projects on the Marimi and Ishi
properties. In April and June the team spent four
Saturdays assembling a large greenhouse that will be
used for seed cultivation and winter vegetable
production and preparing the Marimi grounds for our
Community Assembly Room Opening and Family
Workshop. Bob Jacobson, Rick Jacobson, Omar Herrera,
Omarle Herrera, Greg Gardner, Brian Diorio, Cameron
Lawrence Laura Stiavetti, Adam Stiavetti, Madi Lawrence,
Shelby Jacobson, Conor Jacobson, Thank you!!
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“Iloominating” the Art of Camphill
California’s Weaving Workshop
by
C AT E S TA L O C K
huttle, beat, treadles. Shuttle, beat, treadles. Shuttle,
beat, treadles. Jonathan Jones masters this rhythm every
Thursday morning on a Camphill California weavery
loom that produces small, square sachets. Once these squares are
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Every Wednesday Cate and Danny work together on the table
loom together.
taken off the loom, he will stuff them with lavender that was
grown in the Camphill gardens. Jonathan gravitates towards
aromas. On a sachet stuffing day, the entire weaving studio fills
to the brim with the calming fragrance, and the ear-to-ear grin
on Jonathan’s face cannot be missed. Joan Vierra, one of the
weavery managers, designed larger rectangular woven pieces
that also incorporate products from the gardens: oil bags that
hold three small bottles each filled with lavender, calendula, or
chamomile oil and lavender and rice filled eye pillows. Joan has
a background in production weaving and is always using her
innovation and expertise to think of new projects to be produced at Camphill. Joan shares her weaving knowledge between
Camphill, Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and
her personal weaving in her home. Last fall, she wove a wool rug
so beautifully crafted that it won first prize at a local art fair.
Another new project inspired by Laura Rider, co-weavery
manager, are colorful headbands woven by Sarah Von Eichorn
on an inkle loom. Sarah is an expert on the inkle loom. Each
time she sweeps the string back and forth through the loom, she
does it with such consistency and precision that the bands she
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creates are flawless. Not only is Sarah’s work impeccable, she
also weaves at such a productive rate that the weavery is never
at a deficit for the bands she creates. Besides headbands, Sarah
produces other vibrant bands on the inkle loom that are made
into bookmarks and belts. Projects like these also inspire Laura’s
work in the weavery. Laura loves thinking about the “interaction of color and texture.” What makes weaving fun for her is
that “once all of the technical aspects [of weaving] are
learned…you are free to do whatever you want!”
Kathy Lyles, who co-founded the weavery in 1998 with
her former co-director, Susan Bischof, completes the current
trio of weavery managers. Kathy supervises the multiple steps
required to create loomesque rugs and enjoys matching different
colored and textured fabrics to create inspiring designs.
Preparing these rugs requires a number of different weavers.
Sheets need to be ripped into strips and strips tied together to
make balls. This process takes multiple days and usually around
five people to complete it. The balls of tied together fabric are
given to Scotia Reid who dexterously weaves the strips around
22 pegs. Scotia keeps count of every single rug she weaves and
if you asked her today how many loomesque rugs she has created she would enthusiastically point to the newest rug and tell
you, “This is number one-hundred and fifty!”
A Camphill Moment
Scotia has many home responsibilities at Marimi House.
One of the responsibilities she enjoys the most is gathering
the mail for her housemembers. Pictured here, she is
eagerly awaiting the arrival of the day’s mail.
Thank You!
Benefactors
($5,000 and above)
Bryan Van Camp Zecca
Trust
Camphill Foundation
Camphill Village Copake
Foundation
Charlotte E. Voitoff Living
Trust
Christine Zecca
Foundation
Luise Custer/Tygiel-Custer
Trust
Julie George
Ernestine Hall
Stephen and Deborah
LeCover
M. Lucile Reid
Hal and Lydia Rosen
Steven and Susan Rosen
Samuil and Mila
Shakhman
Rudolph Steiner
Foundation
Patrons
($2,500-$4,999)
Camphill California
Coworkers
J.V. Properties
David and Mary Jo Lang
Sponsors
($1000-$2,499)
Camphill Village
Kimberton Hills
Andre ASlexander
Voitoff Trust
Elizabeth Barber
Lynn Barr
Tim Folger and Wendy
Weil
Gustav and Gabriele
Hertrich
If Not Me, Who?/Beverly
Alexander Martin
Elizabeth Maruska
Patricia Moncada
Roddy Reid
Ronald Sanchez
David Schwartz
Laura Shumaker
Marjorie Swig
Jonathan Tenney
Martha Tygiel
The Berta L. Hathaway
Trust
Triform Camphill
Community
Zalec Familian and
Lilian Levinson
Foundation
Sustaining Members
($500-$999)
Arm in Arm, SLC, LLC
Mary Baldwin
James and Judy Barber
Kathleen Brazil
Eric Conroe
Ruth Cowan
Roy and Ann Folger
Virginia Hammerness
Camphill Communities California wishes to thank the following individuals, foundations and
corporations whose donations were received between June 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012.
Carol Jefferies
William and Christy
Johnson
Richard and Diane Klein
Lyles Family Trust
Cory Ray
Armand and Cheryl Ruby
Gene and Dorothy
Wainwright
Glenn Yarmeak
Supporting Members
($100-$499)
Robert and Angela
Anthony
Lynn Bennion
Flora Bloom
Catherine Borchert
Beatrice Bowles
Charles and Jane Boyer
Antone and Mary Brazil
Denise Brazil de Castro
Julie Brody
Walter and Wanda Brown
Thomas Butz
Toni Cerrudo
Julia Cheever
Charles Clawson
Lewis and Sandra Coronis
Kristen Crabtree and
Jacqueline Shaw
Donald & Valerie Cravitz
Daryl V. Dichek
John and Mary Douglass
Alice Fehlau
Danny Feld
Feshbach Family Fund
Anne Fliesler
Anne Fountain
Beebe Frazer
Judith Fried
Gehrig Family Revocable
Trust
Neil Glick and Boone
Campbell
Peter Hammond
David and Catherine
Hartzell
Bill and Betsy Herman
Hooker Family Fund
Joanne E. McCready
Irrevocable Trust
Georgeann Johnson
Ton and Thelma Jue
Kevin and Betty Ann
Keane
Stuart and Kimberly
Kirchick
Rich and Sandi Kornfeld
Patricia Leung
Lucy Lewis
Lyles Family Trust
Bill Madsen
Rose Marcario
Alan and Cathie Marks
Beverly, Goyo and Misha
Martin
Christopher McBride
Kelly and Bernadette
McBride
John McCarrick
Avery McGinn
Mary Louise McGoodwin
McGraw Hill Community
Partners Employee
Giving Campaign
Donald and Shelley
Meltzer
Fred and Cheryl Mitouer
Brian Nelson
Jane Nydorf
Steve and Kate Phillips
David and Leslie Plumlee
Richard Price
Gene and Claire Amelia
Roberts
Gayle Robinson
David Rosen
Jeffrey Rosen
Stanley Schwartz
Richard and Evelyn
Sharp
Aileen Souveroff
Ernest and Donna
Stalock
Steven and Sharron
Stalock
Uwe and Liselotte Stave
The Swig Foundation
Arnold and Diana
Thackray
Rosa Tunberg
Charles Tygiel
Martha Tygiel
Cedric van Hooff
Walter and Dominique
van Hooff
Catherine Varnau
Theresa Vitorelo
Astrid von Soosten
Gail Wainwright
Cynthia Weber
Ronald White
Michael Wolper
Contributing
Members
(up to $99)
Heatherash Amara
Debra Andaloro
Kim Antieau
Debie Baranchulk
Chris Barnett
Harvey and Judy Barnett
Patrick and Penelope
Barrett
Melissa Black
Annette Blackman
Thomas Blair
John Bontrager
Justin Bortnick
Bruce Bowen
John Bowers
Phil Bowhay
Coral Cadman
Elizabeth Chamberlin
Don Cohon
Diana and Eric Doner
Robert and Lesley Dorin
Desiree Douville
Shannon Durst
Jeff and Ellen Engel
George and Cassandra
English
Joy Faigh
Steven Fliesler
Brian Fox
Erik and Carrie Freeman
Annette and Evan Friend
Elizabeth Garrett
Susan B. Goldstein
Richard Gorton
Katie Greenberg
D`Vorah Grenn
Louise and Eric Haag
Agnes Hale
Justin Hammergren
Theresa Herning
Kelley Hunter
Nora Jamieson
Dianne Jenett
Owen and Marie Jobson
Jan Kampa
Karen Kaufman
Kyle King
Serguey and Cynthia
Kondratieff
Julie Kunstler
Douglas Langstraat
Maria-Elena Larcher
Trelou Lawson
Jane Lear
Jennifer Lin
Daphne Lison
Helen Lubin
John Lyles
Craig Marks
Shayna Marks
Caitlin McCarrick
Lynnet McDermott
Kathleen H. McKenna
Malcolm McLaughlin
Myra McPherson
Dolores Moncada
Adrian and Judie
Mikulicich
Janie Miller
Susan L Miller
Uma and Vish Miller
Anja Mohnen
Susan Nace
Ellie Nemeth
Leah Norwood
Judith Olson
Lane Olson
Raymond Pestrong
Simone Renaud
Hope Rhode
Julie Rienhardt
Deo Robbins
Dale and Roswitha
Robinson
Annette Portello Ross
Katie Rupp
Renee Ruthel
Howard Schrager
Ilo Schultz
Sarah Scott
Steve Spitalny
Don and Marilyn Sweet
Joan DJ Timpany
Patricia Walsh
Jane Ward
Rona Weintraub
Matthew Weisner
Anita Wilkinson
Paul Worthman
Linda Yaven
Gertrude Zimmerman
Contributions in
Memory of:
Diana and Eric Doner’s
brother-in-law
Stephen and Deborah
LeCover
Donald Dean Borchert
Catherine Borchert
Bruce Cowan
Stephen and Deborah
LeCover
Ethel Ellenbogen
Stephen and Deborah
LeCover
Ary King
Daphne Lison
Judith Olson
Carl Rudnick
Stephen and Deborah
LeCover
Shirley Schwartz
Stanley Schwartz
Jules Tygiel
Raymond Pestrong
Robert and Lesley
Dorin
Frances Wepman
Stephen and Deborah
LeCover
Contributions in
Honor of:
Bob Athayde
Peter and Laura
Shumaker
Claudia Beck
Gayle Robinson
Gustav & Gabriele
Hertrich
Annette Blackman
Aileen Souveroff
Cynthia Weber
The Berta L Hathaway
Trust
Astrid von Soosten
Tom and Laurie Bowhay
Phil Bowhay
Mike and Alice Bowhay
Phil Bowhay
David Kreezer
Annette Portello Ross
Julie Kunstler and Family
Stephen & Deborah
LeCover
Danny LeCover
Harvey and Judy Barnett
Malcolm McLaughlin
Robert and Angela
Anthony
Julie Kunstler
Owen and Marie Jobson
Jeff and Ellen Engel
Danny Feld
Stephen and Deborah
LeCover
Coleman and Kathy Lyles
Peter and Laura
Shumaker
Beverly Martin
Astrid von Soosten
Jessica Marshall
David and Mary Jo Lang
Frank and Shirley McCarthy
Phil Bowhay
Aaron Noble
Dianne Jenett
Sky and Nancy Post
Peter and Laura
Shumaker
Scotia Reid
M. Lucile Reid
Gertrude Zimmerman
Sarah Rosen
Neil Glick
Sema Rosen
Neil Glick
Onat Sanchez and David
Schwartz
Peter and Laura
Shumaker
Coleman Schott
Antone and Mary Brazil
Kathleen Brazil
Denise Brazil de Castro
Judy Sweet
Don and Marilyn Sweet
Diana and Eric Doner
Stephen and Deborah
LeCover
Charles Tygiel
Martha Tygiel
Luise Custer
Raymond Pestrong
Evan Folger
Roy and Annie Folger
Wendy Weil and Tim
Folger
Frans van Hooff
Toni Cerrudo
Bill & Palma Madsen
Lynn Bennion
Lee George
Ronald White
John and Mary Douglass
Julie George
Brian Wainwright
Gail Wainwright
Jonathan Jones
Peter Hammond
Pat Johnson
Peter and Laura
Shumaker
Wiley West
Lynn E. Barr
Bryan Zecca
Kathleen H. McKenna
Rona Weintraub
For a list of all of our Human Race
contributors and honorees, please visit
www.camphillca.org
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Camphill Communities
California
P.O. Box 221
Soquel, CA 95073
Community
Voices
Issue 40 • Summer 2012
A Newsletter for Friends of Camphill
Communities California
Editor/Writer Elizabeth Lee Barber
Contributing Photographers Philipp
Jacob, Amy Inglis
Designer Kathleen Roberts Design
© Camphill Communities California 2012
2012 Calendar of Events
August 15
Commencement of Fall Semester Social
Therapy Training Course
Camphill Communities California
August 24
Gatherting of Extraordinary People
Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz, California
September 15
Camphill Communities California Board
Meeting
Camphill Communities California
September 29
Opening Celebration for Community
Assembly Room & Family Workshop
Camphill Communities California
September TBA
Camphill Properties Board Meeting
Camphill Communities California
October 19–20
Camphill Association of North America
Meeting
Camphill Kimberton Hills, Pennsylvania
Camphill
Communities
Worldwide
are dedicated to social renewal through
community building with children,
youth and adults who have developmental
disabilities. The international Camphill
movement includes over 100 affiliates and
communities in 21 countries across the
world. Fifteen are in North America.
For More Information
(831) 476-7194
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www.camphillca.org