the tvrc education foundation

J
THE
A C K S O N
& D
U B O I S
W
Y O M I N G
T V R C E D U C AT I O N F O U N D AT I O N
Annual Report 2011
L
E T T E R
D
from
the
I R E C T O R
relationships
Friends of Teton Valley Ranch Camp,
I am pleased to present you with The TVRC Education Foundation’s annual report for the year
ending October 31, 2011. We are proud to say that this report reflects the successful operation of
Teton Valley Ranch Camp as well as the generosity of our camp community.
The story of Teton Valley Ranch Camp is one that is built on fundamental relationships. The first
is the relationship that we have with each other. The second is the relationship each of us has
with the natural environment of western Wyoming. Most importantly it is the relationships
shared by multiple generations—father to son, mother to daughter, and grandparent to grandchild—that have made the TVRC experience stand apart in the American camping industry.
We believe these relationships are at the core of who we are. We hope to highlight that experience
in this year’s annual report.
I would like to personally thank all of those who made 2011 a wonderful year. From campers and
staff, to board members, alumni and donors, thank you for all you have done to further advance the
TVRC experience.
With all the spirit and enthusiasm of camp,
Tom Holland
L e gacy
Memories
Arrival Day
Hu n g e r F a m i l y
Elaine Strodel Hunger
Camp Alum: 1946-1947; Camp Parent: 1970-1979; Camp Grandparent: 2007-2012
It is so awesome to think of how many in our family have enjoyed experiences at Teton Valley Ranch Camp—3 generations,
10 people! Many years ago, growing up in Winnetka, IL, my older brother, Dick Strodel, had a friend, Sam Earp, who talked
non-stop about the wonderful time he had at Teton Valley Ranch Camp. The very next summer my brother, Dick, went to
TVRC! Dick came back and told many wonderful stories of his time at the ranch and insisted that the family come to Final
Rodeo the next summer. We drove out from Winnetka and I will never forget the beautiful sight of approaching Togwotee
Pass and seeing the Tetons for the first time. We stayed at Moosehead Ranch in the valley and went to Final Rodeo. That did
it! The next summer in 1946, the Wilsons added girls’ season and I was so happy to go. We rode the train from Chicago to
Rock Springs where there were buses to take us to Jackson. The next summer, after completing my freshman year at New
Trier High School, ten girlfriends from my class came with me to be campers at Teton Valley Ranch Camp! Later, my son
David was a camper, also his three sisters in turn….Deb, Missy and Drew. Deb’s daughter, Emily, was a camper for four
summers and her son, Garrett, will be a Trailblazer this summer, 2012. Together we have many, many cherished memories
of Teton Valley Ranch Camp.
“
...my older brother, Dick Strodel, had a friend,
Sam Earp, who talked non-stop about the
”
w o n d e r f u l t i m e h e h a d a t T e t o n V a l l e y R a n c h C a m p.
Deb Hunger Connor
Camp Alum: 1970-1973; Camp Staff: 1974-1975 and 1978-1987; Camp Parent: 2007-2012
I still can remember the day my older brother, David, jumped on the train at Penn Station to go to the wilds of Wyoming.
I cried and cried as I wanted it to be my turn. Two years later, there I was, standing on the platform of Penn Station, cowboy
hat in hand ready for my journey to TVRC. We travelled to Chicago where we spent a day sightseeing before reloading the
train heading west. After 2 long days, we finally arrived in Rock Springs, WY eager to board a bus for the final leg of our
journey to Kelly, WY. I remember arriving late at night and making my way to an empty top bunk by a window. I was so
exhausted that I immediately fell asleep…too tired to be homesick. I awoke the next morning with a spectacular view of
the majestic Tetons from my top bunk. This was the first of over twenty arrivals to the ranch for me and my children.
Garrett Connor
Top photo: Melissa Hunger Riesling, Deb Hunger Connor, Elaine Strodel Hunger & Drew Hunger Kenyon
Bottom Left: Elaine Strodel Hunger and Garrett Connor Center: Elaine Strodel Hunger 1948
Right: 3 generations–Elaine Strodel Hunger, Emily Connor & Deb Hunger Connor
Camp Alum: 2009-2012
Pulling up the everlasting driveway five years ago, I kept thinking the legendary ranch of TVRC would be around the next
turn. But it wasn’t. The back of the car was filled with my sister’s luggage and she was on the brink of tears. My mother on the
other hand, was the opposite. She was driving extra slow to savor every moment. A line of cars formed behind us. When we
finally arrived at the Dining Hall, I fell in love. I fell in love with the barn, the hills, the Green, the cabins, and the staff.
As we pulled up to the Backpacking Shed, we were greeted with smiles and cheerfulness. We unpacked my sister’s things at
her cabin and explored the land we had waited to see. As the sun began to set, we had to be leaving. My sister had gone over
the edge and practically begged us not to leave her, but we had to. As we began the journey back to our home, my thought
during my last glimpse of the ranch was “I’ll be back”.
“
...I fell in love with the barn, the hills,
the Green, the cabins, and the staff.
”
Photo: Wink Craigmile 1946
Craigmile Family
Winston “Wink” Craigmile
Camp Alum: 1939-1941; Camp Staff: 1946; Camp Parent: 1972-1974;
Camp Grandparent: 2004-2006, 2008-2009
Wink Craigmile, who passed away in 2011, attended TVRC during its
opening year, 1939, and returned in subsequent years as a camper and a counselor. He arrived at camp
via train from Chicago, was met at the station in Rock Springs and driven to the camp by Weenie Wilson. Camp was 8 weeks
long back then. When Wink later returned as a counselor, he brought along his youngest brother, Donald Craigmile, and
when the camp season was over, they returned home by hitch hiking from Jackson Hole to Chicago!
“
. . . Seeing the Tetons, either for the first time for
new campers, or again for returning campers,
always sent a chill down the spine.
”
Jeff Craigmile
Camp Alum: 1972-1974; Camp Staff: 1977; Camp Parent: 2004-2006, 2008-2009
I attended camp as a Rough Rider, Top Hand and Wrangler in ’72, ’73 and ’74 and returned as
a Junior Counselor in ’77. Arrival day as a Rough Rider was full of excitement, anticipation
and new experiences. For many of us, it was our first trip alone on a plane. In ’72, we travelled from Denver on Aspen Airways, which flew old propeller planes that bounced around
like ping pong balls in the mountain air. There were a lot of kids who arrived in Jackson
looking pretty green. Seeing the Tetons, either for the first time for new campers, or again
Photo: Jeff Craigmile 1974
for returning campers, always sent a chill down the spine. Finding out which cabin you were in, meeting your cabin mates
and your counselor was always the best part of the day, that is until the dinner bell rang and we got to have ranch food for the
first time. The kitchen staff served us roast beef, potatoes and gravy on my first night at camp! The food was always fantastic
at camp. By the next day, though, we were on our way—to the trading post for all our gear and then down to the barn for first
degree horsemanship and on to a summer full of fantastic trips and experiences at TVRC.
Michael Craigmile
Camp Alum: 2004-2006; Camp Staff: 2009
My first time attending TVRC, in the summer of 2004, was one of the most exciting days of my life. Eight years down the
road, it still stands out to me. Getting on a plane for the first time by myself was scary and exciting. Flying into Jackson Hole
and seeing the Tetons for the first time made me realize what a special place I was going to. But what really made the experience was the welcome that all of the staff gave me, I felt right at home immediately. Soon I would be trekking to the tops
of mountains I had heard stories about since my childhood, and riding on pack strings just like my dad and granddad did
before me. Every year, until I finished my Trailblazer year, I looked forward to returning to the ranch, and every year the
same sense of excitement on arrival day returned.
HOW YOUR ONE DOLLAR GIFT
WA S S P E N T I N 2 0 1 1
91 cents— PROGRAM 4 cents— A DMINISTRATION 5 cents— A DVANCEMENT
FAV O R I T E S O N G P O L L R E S U L T S
SONG
OF
WY O M I N G
...Well, I’ve wandered around the town and the city
Tried to figure the how and the why
Well, I’ve stopped all my schemin’
I’m just driftin’and dreamin’
Watching the river roll by.
Here comes that big ole prairie moon risin’
Shinin’down bright as can be
Up on the hill there’s a coyote singin’
A song of Wyoming for me...
Yellowstone
Winds
21%
Night Rider’s
Lament
19%
Song of
Wyoming
19%
Four Strong
Winds
15%
Wagon Wheel
26%
Relative popularity of favorite camp songs, based on
votes from TVRC’s website and Facebook page.
2011 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
S TAT E M E N T of R E V E N U E S, E X P E N S E S, and C H A N G E S in N E T A S S E T S
October 31, 2011
Contributions and Other Support
Contributions
Contributions Permanently Restricted
Tuition for Camp & TVR Expeditions
Sales of Inventory
Less cost of sales
Investment Income
Other Income
Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Assets
$414,816
$12,500
$1,473,282
$63,683
($38,111)
$2,572
$2,448
($3,289)
Total Revenues
$1,927,901
Expenses
Program Operations
Management & General (Administrative)
Advancement
$1,754,426
$68,480
$95,747
Total Expenses
$1,918,653
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
$9,248
$11,546,253
Net Assets, End of Year
$11,555,501
2011 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
S TAT E M E N T of A S S E T S, L I A B I L I T I E S, and N E T A S S E T S
October 31, 2011
Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents
Cash & Cash Equivalents – Restricted
Employee Receivable
Other Assets
Property & Equipment
Office Security Deposit
Intangible Property
October 31, 2010
$623,331
$250,779
$389
$17,721
$11,081,286
$1,800
$114,589
$256,990
$255,107
$2,274
$20,963
$11,353,421
$1,800
$139,501
$12,089,895
$12,030,056
Liabilities
Notes Payable, Bank
Other Liabilities
$241,354
$293,040
$241,354
$242,449
Total Liabilities
$534,394
$483,803
$108,847
$11,195,875
$11,304,722
$55,841
$194,938
($201,776)
$11,492,922
$11,291,146
$73,557
$181,550
Total Assets
Net Assets
Unrestricted, Operating
Unrestricted, Fixed Assets and Intangibles
Total Unrestricted Net Assets
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
Total Net Assets
$11,555,501
$11,546,253
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$12,089,895
$12,030,056
TVRC E
2011
N R O L L M E N T
Historical enrollment statistics for boys’ and girls’ seasons
Camper Enrollment 2006-2011
140
140
120
120
100
100
Boys’ Season
80
Girls’ Season
60
80
Boys’ Season
60
Girls’ Season
40
40
20
20
0
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
1939
1946
First Year
of TVRC
2001
First Year
with
Girls
2002
Last Year
at Kelly
2005
First Year First Year
at Doubleat
Bar-J
Crooked
Creek
2011
2012
Last
Summer
This
Summer
2011 Camper Geographic Representation
2
2
1
2
30
5
5
19
6 4
6
7
27
33
10
9
1
2
14
2
15
25 1
7
6
2
1
2
1
1
1
5
4
9
2
4
Arizona (1), California (33), Colorado (14), Connecticut (25), Delaware (4), District of Columbia (6), Florida (4), Georgia (5), Hawaii (4), Idaho (5), Illinois (27),
Kentucky (6), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (6), Massachusetts (15), Michigan (5), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Nevada (1), New Hampshire (2),
New Jersey (10), New Mexico (1), New York (30), North Carolina (1), Ohio (7), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (9), Rhode Island (1), Tennessee (2), Texas (9),
Virginia (7), Vermont (1), Washington (2), West Virginia (2), Wyoming (19)
United Kingdom (1)
2011 Seasonal Staff Geographic Representation: 33 States
Alaska (1), Arizona (1), California (3), Colorado (4), Connecticut (5), Delaware (2), Florida (1), Georgia (3), Idaho (1), Illinois (5), Indiana (3), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1),
Louisiana (1), Maine (2), Maryland (1), Massachusetts (5), Michigan (5), Minnesota (2), Missouri (8), North Carolina (1), Nebraska (1), New Jersey (5), New York (10),
Ohio (11), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (1), Texas (2), Virginia (1), Washington (1), Wyoming (4)
Switzerland (1)
L
B
E T T E R
O A R D
P
f r o m
t h e
R E S I D E N T
Dear Friends of Teton Valley Ranch Camp,
One of the reasons I’ve loved becoming involved with the Board of The TVRC Education Foundation is the
connections I’ve made with former fellow campers, trip leaders, and counselors. And through these relationships
with people, I am reminded of my deep connection to camp and the land which sparks a million memories.
We remember how far we pushed ourselves to get to the top of a peak, or what it felt like to wrangle horses
connections
before dawn, or what it means to be part of a team.
We take these memories and apply the lessons we learned at camp to our daily lives and become better
people, more thoughtful, more cognizant of our impact on the land, reminded that it’s important to preserve
camp so that generations of children to come can experience what we so dearly love.
Nothing meant more to me than seeing my daughter’s face at the end of her Yearling year and knowing how
much she’d seen and grown. She said, like I did 30 years earlier, that she could be her “true self ” at camp.
What a gift it is to give our children: a safe place to come, experiment, achieve things they never thought
possible, gain skills and confidence, and a respect for the west that they will carry with them for the rest of
their lives.
I will never forget being 12 years old and landing at the Jackson Hole airport for the first time and seeing
THOSE MOUNTAINS. Even now, after I’ve made that journey dozens of times, I feel butterflies in my stomach
in anticipation of what I’ll learn this next time in the mountains.
Thank you for your commitment and connection to camp. Thank you to the staff for respecting our many
traditions and continuing to create an atmosphere where our children and grandchildren can explore, be
challenged, and have a whole lot of plain old fun.
Best regards,
Jennie Berliant
President of the Board
NON-PROFIT ORG
US POSTAGE PD
PERMIT # 81
JACKSON WY
T HE TVRC E DUCATION F OUNDATION, I NC .
307.733.6122
P.O. B OX 4915
J ACKSON, WY 83001
Printed on Recycled Paper
2 0 1 1 F I S C A L Y E A R S U P P O RT E R S
Fiscal Year is November 1, 2010 to October 31, 2011. We apologize for any omissions or errors.
Ellen Adams
Dave Adams
Stephen P. Adamson, Jr.
Dianne and Roger Albrecht
Brian Albrecht
Jody Albrecht
Mr. Charles S. Allen
Anonymous (8)
Larry and Julia Antonatos
Emily L. Arneson
Jill Baldauf
David and Kristen Balderston
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Cody Barber
Jane Barber
Christopher and Molly Barnes
Patricia and Gordon Barrett
K.C. Becker
Bill and Mary Anne Becker
Mr. And Mrs. Peter Bedford
Katherine Belk
Courtney Bell
Samuel and Elsie Bemiss
Jennie and Allan Berliant
Milena Berman
Richard B. Bermont
Jean and Ken Bettenhausen
Christi Biolchini
Laura and Wayne Bissett
Jessica and Neville Blakemore
Louise and Robert Bland
Bokom Foundation
Borkee-Hagley Foundation Fund
Courtney Babcock Borntraeger
William M. Bracken
Aysenil and Philip Brittan
Melanie Bryan
John Buckley and Anna Bennett
Donna Buddington-Pratt
Colleen Calhoun
Rob and Mary Cassidy
Leland Catt
Alex and Marshall Cherry
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Chester
Susan G. Christoffersen
Susan and Dean Cinkala
Tyler Close
Cornelius and Catherine Colley
Sue and Ryan Combs
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
Mr. & Mrs. Parker Condie
Mr. and Mrs. Lammot Copeland III
Bonnie and Charles Copeland
Alison Cormack and Tom Kuhnle
Kim and George Cornelson
Catie Cornett
Ann and Doc Cornwell
Catherine Crimmins
Emily Crouter
Polly and Bill Cunningham
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D’Ambrosio
Leslie Davidson
Sara and Magruder Dent
Leland Dewalt
Mr. Frederick A. Dick
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Dick
Barry J. Didato
Ellie abnd Tim Dorr
Bruce and Karlyn Doty
Stephen M. Dubrul, Jr.
David and Cheryl Duffield
Mark Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Duncan
Mr. Timothy E. Duncan
David and Kary Duncan
DC and Dave Eichelberger
Elizabeth and Phillip Ellis
Mark & Lucy Engebretson
Sandy and David Epstein
Jon and Julie Evans
William and Alicia Ewing
Mary and Steven Feldman
Ben and Tashi Fenner
Paige Finley
Anne and Bill Finnegan
Jud Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Fisher
Dick Flaharty
Henry and Susan Flint
Cindy Eha Flynn
Frank and Katherine Forelle
Linda and Charles Frick
Robert & Kim Frisbie
Tim Gardiner
Lynn and Reade Genzlinger
Greg and Elizabeth Gerhard
Grant D. Gerhard
Priscilla M. Griffith
Phillip W. Hagenah
Mimi and Tai Hah
Evelyn N. Hanson
Andrew Harrington
Melissa & Shepard Harris
Margaret and John Hauge
Meloney and Craig Herrick
Ryan Hickey
Drs. Mary Cunnane and Martin Hickey
Bob and Nancy Hicks
John W. & Clara C. Higgins Foundation
Alexa S. Hight
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hofmann
Tom and Catherine Holland
Bill Holland
Mr. and Mrs. H. Winston Holt
Julie Honea
Grace Horwitz
Rebecca Hovel
Hugh J. Hubbard
William Huff
Laura and Phil Huffman
Jennifer Huffman
Mark and Deborah Jennings
Jamie and Paul Jensen
LaDonna Jurgensen
The JWJ Family Foundation, Inc.
Matt and Courtney Karres
Donald H. Kaufman
Henry Kean
John Kean III
Abby and John Kean
Mr. Charles H. Keiser, D.V.M.
Wendel F. Kent
Peter and Louise Kenyon
Channing Kimball
Elizabeth and Andy King
Charlotte Kirsten
Nancy and Herb Knight
Jon and Tracy Kostelic
Jill and Steven Lampe
Christopher Landry
Hilary and Chris Lane
Patricia and Dirk Leasure
Melissa LeBato
Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Lee
Eric Lichter and Marie Tobin
Amanda and Dave Mabie
Clark MacKenzie
Mr. and Mrs. Clark F. MacKenzie
Charles and Kerry MacKenzie
Amy and Rob MacKethan
The Honorable and
Mrs. William MacLaughlin
Rebecca and Bern Mahon
In honor of Edward "Ted" Mahoney IV
Donna Mahony
John & Nancy Mallinson
Lee Marshall
Craig N. Martin
Wight and Betsy Martindale
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest N. May III
Tim and Patty McAllister
Maureen McAllister and Charles Platt
Robert McCary
Mr. and Mrs. Ian R. McConnel
Shane McDonald
Mark and Nancy McDonald
Dan & Carolyn McILroy
Wally McLallen
Brian McMahon
Joan and Dan McNamara
The Nelson Mead Fund
Matthew Meagher
Megrue Family Foundation
Chris Megrue
Drew Miller
Jimmy Miller
Amanda Minsky
Anna Minsky
Matt and Judy Montagne
Brad Moore
Morgan Stanley
Motorola Foundation
Kathy Murphy
Leslie Muzzy
Everett Muzzy
National Presbyterian School
Chuck and Jolie Nelson
Daniel Nichols
Peter Nichols
The Niner Foundation
Pam and Dick Niner
Catherine Nix
Lili and John Noesen
Linda Norris
Robert, Leslie, and Lachlan Nutting
Thomas and Denise Ochsenschlager
Libby Nagle and Michael O’Connell
Madeleine O’Hagan
Sophie Olson
One percent for the Tetons Fund of the
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
Stuart and Susie Palmer
Wendy and Jean Palthey
Louise and Joseph Parzick
Thomas and Julia Patterson
Susan and Bob Peck
David & Patricia Penske
Nancy L. Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pescatello
Leslie Petersen
Sam Peterson
Katie Pierce
The Piersiak Family
Graham Pitcairn
Gretchen Pitcairn
Carly Platt
Stanley and Ellen Pollan
Juliana Post
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Potts, Jr.
Zane Privette
Greg Prugh
Ben and Janet Pyne
Patrick and Becky Quinn
R Foundation
Evelyn Ralston
David Raaum
Daniel Razzolini
Cynthia Riedel
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Resor
John Reynolds
Katie Reynolds
Will Rigsby
Lee and Katherine Roberts
Amy and Steve Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Robinson
Lee and Charles Rogers
Carolyn & Nick Ryan
Alicia Sams & Tom Knight
Betty Sams
Sandfair Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Saylak
Richard J. Scarlett
Michael Schirmer
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Schlueter
Lauren Scholnick and Steve Cook
Ms. Kate Schutt
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Schutt, Jr.
Mr. And Mrs. James Scrivner
Katie and Mark Seacat
Casey Sedlack
Peggy and Crossan Seybolt
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Shafer
Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff
Diana Simonds
Kristen Simpson and Jack Koehler
Matt Sloan
Stephanie J. Smart and Allen Vander Meulen
Bret and Anna Snyder
Mimi and Richard Somerby
Allison Spears
Shawn and Kristin Spindel
Firewise Landscapes and the Statter Family
Sterne Family
Mr. William C. Stetson, Jr.
Molly Stewart
Kelly and Nancy Stirn
Miss Stacy Stout
Frederick P. Stratton
Susan Goodale Stringer
Doug Stuart
Dace B. Stubbs
Rick Stuck
Katie Stuntz
Carol M. Swig
Anne Symchych
Ellen W. Tambor
Pam and Bronko Terkovich
TVRC Scholarship Endowment Fund of the
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
Linda Wells & Charles Thompson
Tenley Thompson
Nancy Thorington
Sheryl & Dan Tishman
Margaretta A. Tobias
From the wedding guests of
Brandon and Amanda Tredinnick Daily
The Trimble Family
Veronica Tuerffs
Stacy Van Landingham
Mr. and Mrs. Jan H. Van Nierop
Peter and Susan Wade
Jim Walter
John Warick
Dr. and Mrs. J. Sloan Warner
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watrous
Alexander Watson
William D. Weiss Donor Advised Fund of the
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
John H. Wenner
Emily Whittlesey
Wicks Chapin, Inc.
Laura Wood
E. Lisk and Elizabeth Wyckoff
Elizabeth and Dominic Zaccone
Paul Zeller and Leslie Jones
Justin and Meredith Ziemba
Aida, Gerald, and David Ziemnicki