Donations 2010
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Donations 2010
C M 7 N e w s l e t t e r - Fa l l / w i n t e r 2 0 1 0 Summer Programs 2011 Mark Seven Bible Institute KODA Teen Leadership Camp KODA Children’s Session KODA Youth Session Deaf Youth Session CI Youth Session Deaf Children’s Session CI Children Session Elder Camp Silent Week Marriage Encounter Cursillo June 1 - 10 June 17 - 24 June 26 - July 8 July 10 - July 22 July 24 - August 5 July 24 - August 5 August 7 - August 19 August 7 - August 19 August 21 - August 27 August 21 - August 27 September 1 - 4 TBA Message from Fr. Tom Coughlin Page 2 Words from the M7DF Chair Page 3 Notes from the Executive Director Page 4-5 A Message from the Foundation Director Page 6 A Message from the Silent Week Director Page 7 Profile of Gregoire Youbara Page 8 Donations 2010 Page 9-10 Donations 2009 Page 11-12 CM7 Wish List Page 12 Brick Fundraiser Page 13 Donation Form Page 14-15 Special Events 2011 Walk-n-Sign 5K, Rochester, NY CM7’s Opening Weekend CM7’s 11th Annual 5K Run May 14 May 21 June 11 Photos courtesy of Richard Thierry, 2010 1 M e s s ag e f ro m F r . To m C o u g h l i n To our dear benefactors and friends, it is always a privilege to write this message to you every year. You have been an important link in the life and function of Camp Mark Seven (CM7). Without you and your support for CM7, we would not have succeeded. Thank you for what you have done for us. This year we lost two significant people. They both contributed many years of unselfish and dedicated services, and recently went to their eternal reward with God. First, my beloved mother, Bertha Coughlin died at the age of 89 years old from old age and short illness. Fortunately she was able to travel from her home in San Antonio, Texas to CM7 in early June, and she was happy to be back at camp in which she had faithfully served for 29 years. She died peacefully at the camp ten days later on Friday June 18th, 2010 much to our grief and loss. We feel blessed that Bertha went home to God from CM7, her beloved place which she often called her “home”. Bertha served at the camp as a volunteer, mostly in the kitchen, cooking her famous spaghetti and meatballs. A Summer Bible Camp Program Scholarship at CM7 was established in her honor with an endowment of $4,500. Secondly, we are saddened at the departure of our great friend and supporter, John Ward of Forest Hills, NY and Loon Lake, NY. He served CM7 faithfully for over twenty five years as our attorney at no cost to us. Needless to say we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. He also faithfully attended our Board meetings twice every year and gave us valuable legal advice and guidance. After his one year courageous battle with cancer, John died at the age of 66 at his beloved summer camp at Loon Lake in the company of his beloved wife of 42 years, Mary Beth and his children, John and Faith and other members of the family. He will be greatly missed at CM7. We hope to set up a Memorial Fund in his honor at CM7 in the near future. Thank you Bertha and John for your outstanding services. We can never adequately thank you for what you have done for us and our children and people at CM7. We pray and hope that you will continue to bless us with your abiding presence in the green woods and cool blue lakes of the eternal Adirondacks. God bless you, our friends, and benefactors, for what you have done for us at CM7. Please always feel welcome to visit us during the summer months, for we will be happy to see you. Father Thomas Coughlin Mark Seven Deaf Foundation Board of Directors Charmaine Hlibok, Chair, MD Jane Moran-Breiter, Secretary, NY Michael Kane, Treasurer, NY Virginia Borggaard, MD Gerry Buckley, NY Fr. Thomas Coughlin, TX Frank Dattolo, NY 2 Ken Finton, NY Mark Greco, Il William Griffin, PA Kim Brown-Kurz, NY Mark Sommer, NY Jeff Sterly, NY Krista Leitch-Walker, MD Wo r d s f ro m t h e M 7 D F B oa r d C H A I R Greetings, Families and Friends of CM7! What an exciting year it has been already with all the new transitions and events hosted these past few months for M7DF! We welcomed 2010 by hiring our newest Executive Director, Dr. Andy Brinks, and Ms. Lisa Flynn-Brinks as our Foundation Director. Before serving on the Board of Directors, both Andy and Lisa had worked closely with the Foundation in several capacities over the past twenty years - Andy as Camp Director from 1992-95 and Lisa as our bookkeeper in 1996 and as Executive Director from 1997 until 2001. The M7DF Board is fortunate to have such an experienced pair leading CM7, and the future of the Foundation. We thank them for their continued loyalty to ensure that CM7 remains in good hands. Also, the Board especially thanks Dr. Kim Kurz for serving as our M7DF executive director for the past two years, until she assumed new responsibilities as Chair of the ASL and Interpreting Education program at NTID. Fortunately, for us, Kim has joined the M7DF as a board member. Two more sessions were added to the summer 2010 schedule - the wildly successful National KODA Family conference from June 24-27th which attracted over 28 families and the Cochlear Implant program - which took place in August alongside the Deaf Youth program. Should you know of any CI teens (ages 13-17) who wish to participate, please spread the word about it for next summer!! Fundraising efforts between January and May have been remarkable with the well-orchestrated teamwork of board members Jane Moran Breiter and Frank Dattolo, both of NYC, who co-chaired a spectacular Metamorphosis Gala in the core of the Big Apple at the Lincoln Center-Kaplan Penthouse that took place on Saturday, May 15th. That evening, the M7DF Board honored Meredith “Muffy” Greenough, who, in memory of her mother, has established the Beverly Sills and Meredith Greenough Trust with a goal of one million dollars for Camp Mark Seven. This Trust will be overseen by five Trustees, among them three M7DF Board members - Virginia Borggaard, Frank Dattolo, and Mark Sommer. Much appreciation is extended to Jane and Frank, and especially Meredith and her close friend, Michael Kaufer, as they all worked tirelessly for months on this recent event. More information on the new Trust will be released in the near future. CM7’s Brick Fundraiser deadline has been extended to allow for more bricks to be ordered. These will be laid in front of the Lodge foyer entrance area. See newsletter for further details. You may be interested in buying one or two bricks for your family or to honor someone. Last but not least, CM7 still welcomes donations, and especially volunteers to assist us with building renovations/maintenance, as well as planning fundraising efforts, be it big or small - from a gala extravaganza to an intimate dinner party!! If you would like to host an event, please contact me ([email protected]) or Lisa ([email protected]) for more information. Your continued support of Camp Mark Seven is paramount to us! Don’t forget to check our website for current updates and further details! Yours in M7DF and beyond, Charmaine Hlibok, M7DF Board Chair 3 Notes from the Executive Director Dr. Andrew Brinks Hello everyone! I felt greatly honored to return to CM7 as an Executive Director. I have been quite busy since there were so many new things that happened at the camp this past summer, especially with new staff and programs. When I worked as a Deaf Programs Director during the summers of 1992 to 1995, I only handled the deaf programs for the Youth and Children sessions—quite a difference from what I do now! We, the CM7 community, should be proud of all the hard work that our staff did, showing their passion and energy with our campers. I could not have done it without them. God bless their wonderful souls! How many of you heard about what had happened during registration day for KODA Children session? Our septic sewer system shut down, and there were 110 people at the camp who used only 4 toilets in the two cabins and the bathroom in the main lobby. We had at least 5 KODA counselors help me dig, get the old pipes taken out just before the campers arrived in less than 2 hours! In spite of this unusual situation, it didn’t dampen our CM7 spirits at all, and I truly appreciated the families’ patience during that hectic Registration Day. Also, our 23-year old conventional oven wore out, and we had to order a new one from Missouri. When it arrived, our brave counselors and staff helped bring it in, all 500 lbs of it without any problems. Many of our items at the camp are now becoming old and will need to be replaced soon. Your contributions and donations will be appreciated and this will definitely make a huge difference to our CM7 campers. CM7 has a wish list of different items (listed on page 12) that we would like to have for the camp, and it will also be posted on the CM7 website. We are very excited to announce the Summer 2011 Program Schedule as you can start planning for next summer. Registration will open in January 2011 for all programs. Summer Programs 2011 June 1- 10 $600 June 17 - 24 $600 KODA Children June 26 - July 8 $1100 KODA Youth July 10 - July 22 $1100 Deaf/CI Youth July 24 - August 5 $1100 Deaf/CI Children August 7 - August 19 $1100 Elder Camp & Silent Week August 21 - August 27 $475 Marriage Encounter Sept 1 - 4 TBA Cursillo Sept 8 - 11 TBA Mark Seven Bible Institute KODA Teen Leadership Camp Due to ongoing concerns regarding the procedures of registering for KODA Children and KODA Youth sessions online, this procedure has changed for next summer. This will take place during the first two weeks in January 2011 specifically for the KODA campers. For all other programs, registration is ongoing until programs are filled. 4 For the KODA sessions, there will be three different phases, each of which is first come, first serve. Families are not able to register two or more children on one registration form; each child must have their own registration form. If a family ignores this procedure, then they will not be placed on the first come, first serve list. The good news is, there is no limit on how many children per family can register for any camp program. No registrations in the mail will be accepted. The first phase of registration will be honored to those who were on the 2010 waiting list, regardless if they were new or returning campers. This phase will serve 33% (or 24 campers) of the total 74 campers. The second phase will honor campers who have never enrolled in either KODA Children or KODA Youth programs. This will take place after the first phase has been completed. This second phase will serve 33% (or 24 campers) of the total 74 campers. The third phase will honor campers who have attended KODA programs (either KODA Children or KODA Youth) and this will take place after the second phase has been completed. This third phase will serve 34% (or 26 campers) of the total 74 campers. Please note that the program fees changed for each program. The $200 non-refundable deposit remains the same; however, if placed on the waiting list, it will be deposited until space becomes available. If the space does not become available at the time of the program, it will be refunded to you. Should a camper wish to opt out of the waiting list, it will be refunded immediately. We hope that this new registration procedure will be more effective, and a wider pool of applicants can get in. Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions. On behalf of our Camp Mark Seven staff and Mark Seven Deaf Foundation, I truly appreciate all of our volunteers contributing their time, especially during Opening Camp weekend, and contributions given, to keep the camp in excellent shape. Once again, I want to thank you for working with me, and I look forward to meeting and working with you next year. Please keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming website, which will be revamped with information and details related to our camp and its programs. God bless you all! Andy Brinks S P E C I A L E V E N T S ! C h e c k o u t w w w. c a m p m a r k 7 . o r g f o r m o r e i n f o r m at i o n ! May 14, 2011: Walk-n-Sign 5K-a-thon, Rochester, NY. Contact Erin Kane for more information. May 21, 2011: CM7’s Opening Camp Weekend. Contact Andy Brinks for more information. June 11, 2011: CM7’s 11th Annual 5K Run. Registrants/visitors may stay at CM7; contact Lisa Brinks for rates, more information. 5 A M e s s ag e f ro m t h e f o u n dat i o n d i r e c t o r Hello everyone! It’s wonderful to be back, and be a part of Camp Mark Seven (CM7) once again. For many of us, CM7 is “home” and isn’t that a wonderful feeling? I want you to realize how you and so many others are so important to CM7, and I’d like to explain why. There are several things that are essential to supporting an organization’s survival, especially a non-profit camp like ours - they are in-kind services and financial contributions. What are in-kind services? This is where people donate their time and skills; for example, it can be a child helping us clean up the fallen branches during our annual opening camp weekend to our engineer, Joe McDonald, who wrote the blueprint of our septic tank systems for the NY State Health Department. Fundraisers are another significant way of providing support. Many of you have given so much of your time, energy, skills, since CM7’s inception in 1981 - thousands of hours have been given, especially since our century-old lodge always needs work, and renovations are always an ongoing task. Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise - if it didn’t always need work, we wouldn’t have met so many wonderful people with big hearts, who wholeheartedly support our vision of serving deaf, hard of hearing, and koda children, as well as deaf adults, and hearing families with deaf children. I would like to take a moment to recognize one of our beloved volunteers who recently passed on, Arthur “Art” McLoughlin. He lived in Old Forge, and loved to come to CM7 each summer while I was the Executive Director and did different things around the camp. He was the guy who made the black bears “walking out” of the forest near our entrance—they looked so real, and folks would stop to look twice before passing them. He also made different signs for the camp, and one of them is that welcome sign when you enter the CM7 entrance (see photo). Art loved our CM7 spirit, chatted and laughed with us, and always asked for work to do. Even though he was hearing and did not know sign language, this fact didn’t faze him—with usual aplomb, he always boomed, “I’m done! What can I do next?”. We always say, and it’s true, CM7 is your home away from home! In-kind services are very important to a non-profit organization, especially when one wants to write grants or seek sponsors. Sponsors from diverse companies are interested in knowing if people are giving, both financially and in-kind. They also take into consideration how the M7DF Board of Directors supports CM7, as they are supposed to promote and carry out our vision. I’m very proud to say that we have had tremendous success in all areas! Our Board of Directors is called a “working board” - a company will either have a working board or policy making board. Yes, we do make decisions regarding policy affecting CM7, but we are primarily a working board. Board members are required to make a financial contribution and donate their time with their areas of expertise. For example, they may help out with establishing and organizing fundraising events, networking to seek people with certain skills, or help renovate the camp. As I mentioned earlier, financial contributions is another important aspect of supporting CM7. Financial contributions can be in the form of cash or non-cash contributions. Cash is described as a: Non-cash contributions are: personal gift; in-kind gifts; family member, and friend matching gift(s); stocks; contribution matching gift(s) with a friend; personal estate; employee matching gifts of family and friends; paid-up insurance policies; corporate matching gift; and/or charitable lead trusts; and/or a multi-year pledge. future “legacy” deferred gifts. 6 Gifts, in the form of a donation, can include items, such as working equipment that we need and can use. It can be something simple such as donating a rake, to something larger, like a van. If you have something you no longer use and still works, please contact us and see if we need it - we may be able to use what you have to give. For each one of you who has contributed, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. CM7 is so much better for it, as the camp has always been a “labor of love” and your gift is a testimony to that. That’s why each and every one of you is so important to us in one way or another! If we paid everyone for helping us out, I don’t think CM7 would still be in existence today. I can see Fr. Tom nodding his head, agreeing! We are always seeking people who want to contribute their time, energy and skills; if you are interested, please let me know. Again without you, CM7 would not have come this far. Thank you so much for all you’ve done for us! Lisa Brinks Silent Week A message with gratitude from the Instructor, Jane Fluman A successful Silent Week session took place at CM7 during the week of August 22, 2010! Our Silent Week campers enjoyed this program this past summer; we had an unique experience with participants from the Elder Camp session and the Total Immersion Vacation (TIV) group from Connecticut. This opportunity allowed all campers to socialize and converse, from the Elder Camp and TIV campers who used fluent ASL skills to the Silent Week campers who tried to learn as much ASL as possible within six days! It was a really great opportunity for the campers as it helped them to learn the general rules of using conversations in ASL and deaf culture. I was amazed that my campers improved their ASL skills by communicating with deaf people, who themselves use a variety of signing styles and hand shapes during different events that took place at the camp, including field trips. For years at CM7, I have seen individuals who possess different ASL skills. Some of them come back to CM7 several times to polish up their ASL skills, and become rejuvenated just being at CM7. By coming back every year since 1998, I increased my teaching experience and have a high respect for those who learned to interact with individuals who have different ASL skills. I created different teaching tools and methods to teach various aspects of ASL. At CM7, the campers are always motivated and enthusiastic. I have been involved with Silent Week since 1998, and I always have a great time working for this program. I always want to come back each year because I cannot resist the CM7 spirit that I see in the campers and the staff every summer! I have worked with different assistant instructors and volunteers over the years at CM7, and want to thank all of them for working hard to make this program successful. I am also grateful for the CM7 staff and volunteers. I also wanted to express my appreciation for their wonderful effort to make my campers feel welcome. We all had a marvelous time working together and enjoyed each other’s company. I look forward to seeing this continue next year, and for many more years to come. See you all again in the summer of 2011! Cheers, Jane Fluman 7 P R O F I L E O F G R E G O I R E YO U B A R A From Cameron, Africa, to CM7 with love! For the past 3 years, Gregoire has become an ordinary figure at Camp Mark Seven. He was born and raised in Cameroon, Africa. Cameroon is one of the 54 countries that shape up the African continent. Cameroon, a former German, French and British colony, is located at the crossroad between Western and Central Africa. It is home to 2 official languages (French and English) and is made up of over 240 tribal groups, which means more than 240 different idioms and dialects. Because of this ethnic and linguistic diversity, Cameroon has been nicknamed “Africa in miniature,” or plainly, “Little Africa” if you will, given that almost all major African cultural faces are represented. The tourist who has been in Cameroon has hypothetically, had a foretaste of what it is like in African cultures in general, except maybe for the fact that Egyptian pyramids are nowhere to be seen. Gregoire is from a devout catholic family. He grew up in the small town of Mbandjock, some 40 miles away from the capital city, Yaoundé. His father worked at the local sugar cane factory as a mechanic and his mother ran a small grocery business in the local market. He attended the local public primary school with his 3 oldest sisters and was, with his family, very active in the local catholic parish, Notre Dame-des-Champs: his father was a catechist for adults who were from his ethnic group, his mother taught crochet and embroidery to young women with the local nuns, his sisters were on the youth choir and Gregoire enjoyed serving mass as an altar boy from his early childhood years. Growing up as a devout catholic, Gregoire felt he had a vocation to the priesthood at a very young age. He found about Father Tom Coughlin and his House of Studies for Deaf Seminarians in NYC through an article Fr. Tom had posted in the World For Deaf (WFD)’s quarterly magazine. He got in touch with Fr. Tom who then invited him to come to continue his college studies in the US while discerning his vocation with House of Studies. Gregoire came to the US in 2003 and first lived in San Francisco, California, where Fr. Tom and House of Studies for Deaf Seminarians had relocated. He attended City College of San Francisco and later transferred to California State University, Hayward where he obtained a BA degree in Spanish with a minor in Philosophy in 2007. A year later, he began his graduate studies in Spanish Languages and Literatures at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX and graduated with a MA degree in that discipline in 2010. He plans to teach Spanish and French to college Deaf students and be a translator. Gregoire loves to travel. He has been in countless interstate road trips and visited quite few countries including Canada, France, Mexico, Japan, and South Korea. He would love to tour the world someday. He is also an avid reader. Among his favorites are classic authors such as Cervantes and Shakespeare. He also loves outdoor activities, exploring huge cities and unknown places. Gregoire first came to Camp Mark Seven in the summer of 2003 and worked as a dishwasher for 3 weeks. He was not used to a camp environment and was more than eager to go back to bustling San Francisco and to begin pre-season training with his college's soccer team. He came back in 2006 as a volunteer for the Bible Institute. Since 2008, he has spent the summer at the camp working as a groundskeeper and office manager this year. He is now proud to call CM7 and Old Forge his summer home! 8 Donations 2010 We are very grateful to all our friends and several organizations for their donations and in-kind services. These contributions have made a huge difference for the CM7 community. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!! Rocky Point Directors Club: $500-$999 Gary & Jeanne Behm GE Foundation Rick and Deonna Humphress Moose River Club: $250-$499 ASL Interpreter Referral Service, Inc. Christina Buchanan Black Bear Club: $100-$249 Richard A. Borggaard Big Moose Community Chapel Kimberly Kady-Asack William Freije Felice & Teresa Minieri Carol Mulvhill Albert & Sally Pimentel Floyd & Lynn Reandeau United Way Of Central Indiana Joseph & Sue Wheeler Cayuga Donors: $25-$99 Jacob Aywas Mitchell Berger Phil & Judith Bravin David Costello Mary Dall Henry & Barbara Evans Marion Evans Kennedy, Lewis, Green Foundation Garrison Forest School Bernard Hurwitz & Stacy Lawrence Denise Kavin Christopher & Kim Kurz Kenneth & Connie Monroe J.E. Rooy James & Amy Tully Chipmunk Club: <$25 Matthew P. Cornelia Brian & Christy Hennessey Gary & Kathleen Meyer Beatrix Murphy Matthew Sacco Mark Summers In Memory of Bertha Coughlin Sharon Ambrose Bernadette Attleweed Cathlyn & Robert Babb Loretta Baran Pauline Berrigan Patricia & William Bowman Philip & Judith Bravin Robin Brennan Pat Bridge Andy & Lisa Brinks John & Megan Catanzarita Carl & Dorothy Cerniglia David & Joanne Christenson Stanley & Shirley Cleveland Sandra Coco John Coughlin Jean Cox Carol H. Craghan Helen Dardis Luke Day Diocese of Canden Joan & John Dixon Ricky & Susan Eads Barbara Finegan Carrie Fisher Maria Garden Terri Harrison Dorothy Hastings Thomas Hattaway Greg & Charmaine Hlibok Alan & Vicki Hurwitz Marian Katz Anthony & Mary Lomastro Virginia Mae Finneran Christopher Magliocchino Mauro & Patricia Magliocchino Barbara Martin Bernadette Mayhall 9 Mary McGory Susan McLeod June & Robert McMahon Mark Mellenger Darol Nance Norman & JoAnne Nelson Grace Netti Penelope Newman Bernadette O’Hara James & Sue Pedersen Frank & Pauline Rakowski Maureen Rose Elizabeth A. Sale Vivian Sarantopoulos St. Benedict Church St. Lucy’s Deaf Community Ronald & Hedy Stern John Sullivan Catherine Sweet-Windham The Toronto-Dominion Bank Miriam Thumann Edward & Beverly Timko James & Norma Tourangeau James & Mary Margaret Van Damme Rita Visco Gary & Christine Wilde In Memory of Arthur McLoughlin GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. In Memory of Josephine Torsiello Gloria Dyer Greg & Charmaine Hlibok Yin Yuk and Shui Yau Stanny Lam Virginia & Thomas Noll Joyce & Harold Rizzitello Danielle Simonelli In Memory of Jack Ward Susan Abramson Laurence & Ellen Anderson Anonymous Carolyn Babula In Memory of Jack Ward, con’t. Robert & Diane Babula Allison & Oliver Bajrachara Richard & Joyce Bartz Rebecca Baxter Sherry Ann & Scott Beloten Andy & Lisa Brinks Casagrande Liquors LLC T.B. & Deirdre Dame James Feldmann Carol Galizia Douglas Greenwood Greg & Charmaine Hlibok William & Louise Hoffman Edward & Mary Jane Hughes Margaret Janes Edwin Kruse John & Madeline Kane Christopher & Kim Kurz Thomas & Cathleen Masterson George McDonald Martine McGuiness Lisa Mezzetti Mill Neck Manor Education Association Myra Hager-Oates Nancy O’Conner Albert & Sally Pimentel Jerome & Margaret Plunkett Patricia & Peter Pottle Bryan & Alexa Renehan Catherine & William Richmond Frances & Marjorie Riordan William & Eileen Skehan Geneview Ward Street William & Eileen Raymond Thesis James & Kathleen Treanor Jane & John Tully Mary & Francis Valentine Frank & Agnes Venice Vodou Foods Corporation Conrad & Sherry Whitaker Grandchildren of William J. Ward Much appreciation to our photographer friend: Richard Thierry Much appreciation to those who volunteered: Miguel Macias - roof shingle work/maintenance Jeff Sterly - roof shingle work/renovation Mike Kubeida - camp and boat maintenance Bob Fluman - camp maintenance Margie Lundy & Deb Shaffer - kitchen consultation Al Pimental - lawn maintenance Opening Weekend: May 21-23 Diane Amero Arun Bellare Kelly Jo Connolly Amy Crumrine Kelly Decker Dean DeRusso Kelly Gibbon The Jones Family Michael Kubeida Miguel Macias Eudore Muhlbauer Julie Perry Paul Shreeman Stephan Souky Judy Surline Teddy Tice Karen Thurnheer Chris Villareale Steve Walker Closing Weekend - Oct 1-3 Jerrit Bochle Lori Carlin Derek Cummings Matt Hackett Michael Kubeida Miguel Macias Rodney Reid Teddy Tice Marie Tice 10 Donations 2009 CM7 Benefactors: $5,000+ John & Eleanor Fogarty GoAmerica, Inc. National Fraternal Society of the Deaf Mohawk Hotel Benefactor: $2,500 - $4,999 Purple Communications, Inc. The Fulton Chain of Lakes: $1,000 - $2,499 William Koch Sorenson Communications, Inc. Rocky Point Directors Club: $500 - $900 Kim Brown Kurz Joseph and Sue McDonald Phoenix Emporium Tully Community Vacation Bible Camp James & Mary Margaret Van Damme Moose River Club: $250 - $499 William & Elizabeth Allen Ron & Shirley Cooligan Kelly Decker Charleen DeWindt Dustin & Marcie Ellis Marilyn Griffin Gregory & Charmaine Hlibok Howard County Assoc. of the Deaf, Inc. Mary Angela Kernan Michael Kuibeda Marjorie Lundy & Deborah Shaffer Jim & Barbara McCauley Rita Slater Mark & Lisa Sommer Stephen Souky Rita Spencer Pamela Stutzman Scott & Patricia Warburst Sondra Williams Black Bear Club: $100 - $249 Association for the Hearing Impaired Big Moose Community Chapel, Inc. Richard Borggaard Virginia Borggaard Carl & Dorothy Cerniglia Mary Dall Eugene & Marjorie Fink William Freije Julie & John Hodgetts Peter & Mary Huntington Lisa Jacobs Edwin Kruse Richard & Kathleen Kush Richard & Eileen Loughran Michael & Frances Marzolf Douglas & Margaret Masters Robert & Susan Mather Felice & Theresa Minieri Ernest & Rosemary Pettis Thelma Schroeder Philip & Barbara Seiferth James Skvorak Stephen Souky Rita Spencer Helen Stacy The Kenmore Cottages The Slater Family Trust Paul Waller Cayuga Donors: $25 - $99 Alfred & Marie Anderson Robert & Cathlyn Babb Barnum Tax Service Arthur Boczar Michael Brennan Michael & Theresa Buckman William Campanaro David and Joanne Christenson Victoria Cotter Carol Craghan Curl, Dan Pamela Dall Barbara Digiovanni James & Alice Dillion John & Joan Dixon Bob & Karen Downs Henry & Barbara Evans 11 Thomas & Joan Finn Kenneth & Lynette Finton John & Silvana Fiorito Louise Foley Margaret Franco Dorothy Fraychineaud Gary & Linda Geiger Mary Giannini Mark Greco Mark & Terri Harrison Irene Hearn Francis & Anna Higgins Patricia Hoffmann Sam & Barbara Holcomb Jeffrey & Tamara Hossler John & Julie Hudgetts Peter & Mary Huntington G. & Irene Kane Raymond & Josephine Knapp Donna Kosloske Samuel & Grace Lancelotta Gilles & Mary Ann Langevin Ho-Ming & Brenda Lee Raymond & Adora Lehmann Maryellen & Gilmer Lenz Dorothy Leonardi Karen Patrick Mackolin Donald & Regina Mallette Timothy & Deborah Maloney Marilyn J. Grffin Trust Elizabeth Marsh Thomas McCarthy Roberta Mercure Kevin & Mildred Milligan Ministry with the Deaf Judith Mounty & Robert Weinstock Harold & Mary Mowl Robert & Marabeth Nurin Kevin & Tracy O' Hara Jacqueline Ortlano Edward & Barbara Paparell James & Isabella Parsons Janie Pearson J. & Susan Pedersen Therese M. Quinn Amelia Ragis Lois Reese Robert & Debra Reilly Diane Richardson Walter & Shawn Rohlin Michael & Lucy Sabia Carmelo S. Sciandra Robert & Eileen Seremeth Vicki Shank Ann Siebert James & Lorraine Simpson Vladimir & Emilia Slavov Luisa Gasco Soboleski Dorothy Steffanic John Sullivan Chris and Vicki Sullivan Deborah Swamback Viable Technologies Inc. Allen & Ellen Warner Gary & Kay Woods Thomas Zerecker, Jr. Chipmunk Club: <$25 Alfred & Marie Anderson Anonymous Steven & Christine Atkins Eleanor J. Baribault Deborah Bosworth Helen Buthusiem Elisa Buttino Helen Capeless Cosmo & Jennie Caragliano Richard & Jean Chmylak Judith Condenzio James & Laureen Connelly Matthew Cornelia Paulynn M. Cox Carol Craghan Cosmo & Mary Debiase Robert & Rita Depcik William E. Donegan June Duvall Audrey Flanders Matthew Frawley Marcia Gagliardo Dominick & Patricia Galletti Glynis Gibson John & Rochelle Goul Ryan Griske William Gulvin Florence Hagan Dorothy Hastings Georgina Hollister Jeffrey & Tamara Hossler Joyce Hutchings Joan Jones Gail & Adrian Kantor Eugene & Regina Kelley William & Yvonne Kinney Raymond & Josephine Knapp Joseph & Catherine Kutcka Alan & Susan Lasker Mary Lou Lennon Maryellen & Gilmer Lentz David & Julita Levesque Richard & Mary Lind Mary & Anthony Lomastro Lucy & Tamara Marcinuk A. James & Angelina Mattera Richard & Joan Miskell Dori Monitz Kenneth & Cornelia Monroe Jeffrey Nardozza Michael O' Donnell Kevin & Tracy O' Hara Frances Olawski Oshman, Francis & Lisa Palmer, Margaret Edward & Eleanor Pessolano Kelly Pestana Corinne Potter Therese M. Quinn Frank & Pauline Rakowski Nancy Reedy Theresa Reilly Richard & Maureen Rose Thomas Ryan Sachs, Marvin & Sora Philip & Barbara Seiferth J. Shannon Sister Ann Albrecht Sister Maura Costello Nancy Smrz Henry & Vicki Spencer Daniel & Kim Taylor Gary Viall 12 Rita Mae Visco Alta Waldau George & Judith Webster Sondra Williams Timothy Wolf Paula Wollenhaupt Maureen Woods CM7 Wish List 15-passenger van (2) Push Lawn Mower (2) Life jackets (20) Commercial Washing Machine Deli Meat Cutter Large group tents Two man tents Vacuum (2) Defibrillator (CPR) Proceeds from the Brick Fundraiser will go towards the: Deaf and KODA Camperships, supporting our campers. ORDER TODAY! BUY A BRICK for $250.00 & GIVE A GIFT TO LAST A LIFETIME. Consider a brick for: Yours/your family’s name Your company’s name Memorial - honor a loved one who has passed An inspirational message Please write clearly! Each brick holds 3 lines of text, with 18 characters per line including punctuation and spaces. Name:______________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code: __________________________________________ Email/phone number: __________________________________________ O Master Card O Visa O Check (payable to Camp Mark Seven) Card Number: ___________________________ Expiration Date: __________ Signature: __________________________________ Please mail to: Lisa E. Brinks, Foundation Director Camp Mark Seven 8100 Glendale Drive, Frederick, MD 21702 13 Any questions? Email Lisa at: [email protected] or call/VP: 240.575.2073 CAMP MARK SEVEN Camp Mark Seven (CM7) invites you to become a special part of CM7’s history through a Brick Fundraiser. Donation Form Please mark the category in which you’d like your contribution to go to. All contributions are welcome, and are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. CM7 is supported by program fees, monetary and material donations as well as in-kind services. Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________ State: __________ Zip code: _______________ Country: ____________________________________________________________________ VP/Phone number: ________________________ FAX Number: _________________________ E-mail address: ________________________________________________________________ CONTRIBUTION CATEGORIES: Adirondack Mountains’ Benefactors The Mohawk Hotel Patrons The Fulton Chain of Lakes Club Rocky Point Director’s Club Moose River Club Black Bear Club Cayuga Club Chipmunk Club $5,000 and up $2,500 - $4,999 $1,000 - $2,499 $500 - $999 $250 - $499 $100 - $249 $25 - $99 less than $25 TREE OF LIFE CATEGORIES Brass Leaf Copper Leaf Aluminum Leaf (looks like platinum) Small Donor Rock Regular Donor Rock Large Donor Rock $1,000 - $1,999 $2,000 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $14,999 $15,000 - $24,999 $25,000+ I would like my contribution to go to the fund of my choice. Please check one: o CM7 Campership (for both Deaf and KODA campers) o Deaf Campership (9-16 year old Deaf campers) o KODA Campership (9-16 year old KODA campers) o KODA Teen Leadership Camp (16-18 year old KODA campers) o General Funds (CM7 maintenance, renovations, and purchase of new equipment) o Name a Brick! Fundraiser (write your name on a brick; $250.00) o Friends of the Foundation ($1,000.00) o Tree of Life (see above to choose either a leaf or rock, and choose the kind/amount you’d like to contribute) o Bertha Coughlin Bible Institute Scholarship Fund o Beverly Sills and Meredith Greenough Trust for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (for renovations to CM7’s 100-year old lodge, the establishment of a multi-purpose amphitheater for summer performing arts programs, for future camperships for the performing and visual arts programs). 14 o Other: ____________________________________________________________________ Employer Matching Gifts: o My employer will match this gift. I am mailing the company forms to CM7. My employer is: o Please contact me regarding more information about matching gifts. Optional: o I would like this gift to remain anonymous. o This gift is in memory of: _________________________________________________________ o This gift is in honor of: ___________________________________________________________ Acknowledgment: o Please send a card of acknowledgment to: Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________ State: __________ Zip code: _________________ Acknowledgment Message: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I would like to do a payment plan since we/I can’t pay it all at once: o Monthly o Quarterly o Semi-annually o Other; please explain: ____________________________________________________________ Pledges: o I/We pledge ________________, beginning from _______________ to ____________________ (monetary amount) (date) (date) Please remind me: o Monthly o Quarterly o Semi-annually Please charge my/our contribution: Card Bearer’s Name: __________________________ Credit card (circle one): MC/Visa Card Number: __________________________________________________________________ Expiration Date: ________________________ 3 digit code (on the back): _____________________ Print name: ____________________________________________________________________ Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Please make check payable to: Mark Seven Deaf Foundation, Inc., and mail this form to: Lisa Brinks, Foundation Director Mark Seven Deaf Foundation, Inc. 8100 Glendale Drive Frederick, MD 21702 Questions? [email protected] 240.575.2073 VP/Phone THANK YOU! All contributors will be acknowledged in the annual CM7 Newsletter. CM7 is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mark Seven Deaf Foundation, Inc. M7DF is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. 15 Non Profit Org. US Postage PAID Frederick, MD Permit No. 476 Address Service Requested 8100 Glendale Drive Frederick, MD 21702 For more information about CM7, please contact: Executive Director: [email protected] Registration: [email protected] Deaf Programs: [email protected] KODA Programs: [email protected] SUMMER ADDRESS: June 1st - August 25th Camp Mark Seven 144 Mohawk Hotel Road Old Forge, New York 13420 315.367.6089 V/TTY 315.369.6403 FAX May you have a joyful and blessed Holiday Season and New Year! OFF-SEASON ADDRESS: August 26th - May 31st Camp Mark Seven 8100 Glendale Drive Frederick, MD 21702 16