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YMCA Camp Belknap
2013 Report on Giving
Table of Contents
From the Directors...............................................................1
Belknap By The Numbers.....................................................2
Tell Me Why
Why I Go.........................................................................3
Why I Return...................................................................3
Why We Give...................................................................4
Why We Remember.........................................................5
Donor Listing.................................................................. 6-9
YMCA CAMP BELKNAP
Board of Directors
SINCE 1903
John P. Wilkins, Chair
David B. Clark, Treasurer
Kent S. Cruger
W. Robert Dahl
Jake Elwell
Bradford S. Germain, M.D.
Robert E. Howe
David Humphrey
Seth M. Kassels, Director (ex officio)
Stephanie Kassels, Director (ex officio)
Frank E. Kenison, Esquire, Secretary
Mark P. Kesslen, Esquire
Lucia P. Kittredge
Melissa Adams Ludwig, M.D.
Jon Malinowski, Ph.D.
Robert H. Miller, Esquire
Charles S. Morrison, II
William D. Perkins, Vice Chair
Daniel Seyler
John Snow, III
Christiaan P. Vorkink
Thomas H. Wintner, Esquire
Honorary Members
Horace S. Blood, M.D.
Howard Brown
A Belknap sunset in August
Front Cover: Watercolor of the NYMCAH on a summer day by Ellie, a local resident.
Dear Belknap Family,
From the Directors
Each Woodcraft a new brave is inducted into the Bald Eagle Tribe and recites The Lamp of Love,
reminding us to Be helpful and to do your share of the work. As we present you with this Annual Report on Giving, we are delighted to report that in 2013 the Belknap community did its share of the
work. We had a record giving year in 2013, with nearly 900 supporters and volunteers, coming from
35 states across the country and multiple countries around the world. We thank each one of you
for your support. We have a community that cares and believes in Belknap’s mission; for this we are
blessed. Thank you for appreciating the impact Belknap has on so many boys’ lives.
Your support is making the Belknap experience as strong as ever: we are fortunate to have an increase in scholarship funds, campers enjoying the stars from Farm Island, a well maintained property
and, most importantly, a dedicated and enthusiastic staff. Our homegrown leadership continues to
be at the core of our excellence; it assures that the Belknap Spirit is passed down to campers and thus brought home to the dinner table, the sports
field, the school, the office and the greater community. We are developing life-long leaders.
As we embark on our first summer as solo Directors, we move forward with conviction and energy. Belknap is now home for our family, we hope
for decades to come. Thank you for welcoming us in 2013. You have our commitment that we will work tirelessly to protect and strengthen Belknap.
Our 1914 brochure stated “The success or failure of a boys’ camp depends chiefly upon leadership.” This is still true today, and we thank each one of you
for leading by example and doing your share of the work in 2013. We hope to see you all this summer beneath the pines.
Timi-Hi,
Seth & Stephanie Kassels
Thanks to the following volunteers who have done their share of the work!
ANNUAL FUND CHAIRS
& CAPTAINS
Bob Dahl, Parents of Leaders
Scott Ford, Current Parents
Chase Johnson, 2000+
Charlie Morrison, 1970s
Bill Perkins, 1960s
Dan Seyler, 1980s
Aaron Whitmore, 1990s
CLARK III FUND
COMMITTEE
Tucker Briggs
Kent Cruger
Jon Igoe
Dave Irwin
Teddy Kinneen
Nick Nowak
Christiaan Vorkink, Chair
Tom Wintner, Chair
John Wilkins
Tom Wintner, host
CIII FUND PHONATHON BOSTON ANNUAL FUND
PHONATHON
Dave Boettcher
Tucker Briggs
Nate Chesley
John Drake
Bobby Gates
Jonathan Igoe
Dave Irwin
Dave Levy
Al MacDonald
Eric Moskowitz
Phil Ryan
Mike Smith
Jack Tracy
John Belanger
Jeffrey Bunce
Kristina Bunce
Bradley Christenson
Scott Ford
Dave Irwin
Terrence Kinneen
Alan MacDonald
Margaret Nowak
Bill Perkins
Chris Ramsden
John Snow
Ann Spry
Jesse Starr
Jack Tracy
William Walsh
John Wilkins, host
Thomas Wintner
EXETER SERVICE
PROJECT
Chris & Simo Thurber, host
Jared Whalen, leader
Reed Allen
Ross Cook
Jon & Charlie Drake
Tucker & Tim Guen
Dan McColley
Zach Witkin
MANCHESTER
RECEPTION
Rob Miller, host
Bob Dastin
SAVE THE SOUND
SERVICE PROJECT
Chris & Zach Bova
Will & Jay Dickson
Sam & Rex Elwell
Jake & Nick Elwell
Alex Flaig
Tom Giggi
Ryan & Tyler Giggi
Charlie Keating
Aiden Loh
Tucker & Roger Ludwig
Will McDonough, leader
Pat & Anne Mullin, hosts
Riley, Tommy & Jamie Mullin
John & Nick Murphy
Luke & Lee Noonan
Jamie Perencevich
CLARK RETIREMENT
COMMITTEE
Jon Malinowski, chair
Chris Thurber
Roger Maroni
Rob Miller
Christiaan Vorkink
COLORADO
RECEPTIONS
Brendan McManus, host
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2013 Belknap By The Numbers
TOTAL DONORS
Alumni
Parents
+
Leaders
+
Staff
+
Campers
+
896
Friends
+
People Who Gave to
Belknap last year
=
1,222
Total Campers in the 2013 Summer
176 $108,133
Campers Passed Up
a Swim Group
Donated to Clark III
Endowment Scholarship Fund
158
New Donors in 2013
BELKNAP SUPPORTERS FROM 35 US STATES
WA
VT
ME
NH
MA
MT
MN
OR
NY
WI
MI
WY
NV
UT
CA
AZ
IL
CO
IN
PA
OH
VA
MO
CT
NJ
432
Campers Passed a
Sailing Test
$163,561
Total Given to Annual Fund
RI
DC
MD
NC
SC
NM
AL
GA
TX
FL
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Campers Climbed a
Mountain
26
New Members Inducted into
the Bald Eagle Tribe
Why I Go
Tell Me Why
Why I Return
by Matt Arrix
by Rory Germain
As I sit in class, watching the snow fall
from the sky on a cold January day, the
only thing I can think about is Belknap.
I remember those hot summer days and
wanting to do nothing else but relax and
swim in the Winniper. I remember hearing the sound of the pines whispering in
the wind while attending Sunday night
vespers, and tasting congo bars and bug
juice on a 4th of July evening. I remember
the feel of sand rushing through my fingertips on Cadet Beach, and the smell of
chicken patties filling the dining hall air.
I remember the sight of finally seeing my
best friends after way too long. I remember the tears rolling down my face as I pull
out of Chase Point Road, ending yet another amazing year at Belknap. Now that
I look back, all of these incredible memories are why I go to camp.
Camp Belknap is a place where you can
be yourself and not worry about the social
pressures at home or at school. Belknap
is a haven where everything has a positive
meaning, from Adams Cup, teaching us
how to have good sportsmanship, to respecting our elders at any moment of any
day. Throughout my five years at Belknap,
I have always been myself and have never
been disrespected by any camper or leader, making Belknap an amazing place to
grow and learn as a person. In my mind,
Belknap is possibly one of the most inspirational educators of my entire life. From
age eight to age thirteen, I have learned so
many life lessons, making me who I am
today. If I didn’t go to Belknap, I would
never have met such amazing friends or
I want to pass it on. In my 15 years of
being a Belknapper, there has never been a
single reason for me not to return. Belknap
is a veritable paradise, a place where boys
can be boys and, more importantly, can
be themselves, free of the pressures of the
outside world. Beautiful scenery, incredible leadership and life-long friendships
made under the pines all contribute to my
returning every summer.
At this point in my life, I can’t imagine
leaving Belknap. This was not always the
case for me. As a young camper, I was extremely homesick. I spent each night crying myself to sleep and writing terribly sad
letters home to my parents, begging them
to come pick me up. They never came
early to pick me up, and this is something
that I am eternally grateful for. There’s no
saying how different my life would have
been if they had, but I can certainly tell
you I would not be the person I am today
if it had not been for Belknap.
Over the years I transformed from
“Homesick Harry” into a fullfledged
“Bobby Belknap.” I couldn’t wait for my
two weeks under the pines every summer,
the time will come when I could finally
be one of the boys. I have three sisters
and no brothers back home, but Belknap
changed that for me. Now instead of having no brothers, I have dozens, and they
are some of the closest friends I will ever
have in my life. Belknap has given me
more than I could ever imagine, and I
want to give back as much as I can in return. Though I don’t think I could ever
fully repay Belknap for the incredible in-
Matt enjoying his time on Main Dock.
known the coolest group of 18 to 22+
year old guys in the world. Plus, I have
learned how to set a perfect table and do
the breast stroke thanks to Thurbs. One
thing though that I have carried away
throughout my life from Belknap is simply being kind to any person, plant, or
even animal. I have to say, being in such
a kind environment really rubs off on you
in a positive way. To this day, I have kept
every story a leader has told me, every vesper that has been told, and every lesson I
have learned and it has truly changed me
from now till forever.
I miss every moment of Belknap, and
I am counting down the days when I can
return to my favorite place on earth. I
cannot wait to start my routine again and
wake to music playing and smiles being
shown everywhere I go. Now going on six
years at camp, it is clear that Belknap is a
special place, and I could never imagine
myself not being there every summer. I
am happy to say that I will be back this
summer reliving every memory and enjoying another amazing year at Belknap.
Matt Arrix, age 13, received his Timi-Hi
Five Award last summer and looks forward
to many more summers at Belknap.
fluence that it’s had on my life, I would
like to try. During my years in the Cadets,
every homesick camper I’ve talked to, every period I’ve run and every cabin night
I’ve led brings me right back to the times
when I was a camper and fills me with
such a sense of joy that I can’t imagine not
coming back for more. I know someday
the time will come where I will no longer
be able to return. Until then, I will remain
at Belknap and try my best to give others
the incredible experiences that Belknap
gave to me.
Rory Germain, LC ‘06, served in the
Cadets for six summers, including two as
Cadet Division Head. He will be an Assistant Program Director in 2014, his 16th
summer beneath the pines.
Rory celebrates a Cadet division win!
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Tell Me Why
Why We Give
by Christine & John Teague
The Teague Family celebrate Christmas in New Orleans.
Back Row L-R: Neal (LC ‘94), John (former Board member), Dylan, Dan
(LC’97), Reuben (LC’91), Johanna, Thea, Mary, Sophia and Alex (LC’99).
Front Row L-R: Leo, Christine, Finn
Tell Me Why
Tell me why the stars do shine.
Tell me why the ivy twines.
Tell me why the sky’s so blue.
Tell me, dear Belknap, just why I love you.
Because God made the stars to shine,
Because God made the ivy twine,
Because God made the sky so blue,
That’s why, dear Belknap, just why I love you.
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Similar to most families we give to say
thanks to an institution and a place that
has given so much to us. We give for reasons that are both intensely personal and
grandly visionary.
Belknap has been a gathering place for
our four sons, a place that allowed them
to regroup as the centrifugal forces of time
and distance began to cause the pack to
disperse and lose touch. Reuben, our eldest, summed it up in a chapel talk when
he said, “Camp Belknap: Where friends
become brothers and brothers become
friends.”
We give as well so that there is a
Belknap on the land, facing Farm Island,
as far into the future as anyone can see.
We give not to build a shrine to memory,
but to enshrine and preserve an idea. As
we watched our sons mature at Belknap,
we witnessed what a powerful idea it is.
The passage from boy to man is hard
work. At Belknap it’s also a lot of fun.
The Teague family hails from Concord,
NH and has been associated with Belknap
since the 80’s when John and Christine
dropped their first son off at Belknap. In
addition to sending all four sons to Belknap,
John served for 17 years on the Board. All
four sons (Reuben, Neal, Dan and Alex)
were also Leaders. In just a few short years,
the next generation of Teagues will have the
opportunity to attend Belknap
Why We Remember
by Dexter C. Whittinghill, Jr.
Except for what my parents taught
me—which really wasn’t enough—I
learned most of my life skills at Camp
Belknap, on the shores of Winnipesaukee.
I went to camp for the first time in
1941 at fifteen and spent three summers
as a senior camper. After World War II, I
Tell Me Why
went back for the summers of 1947-49 as
a leader, eventually working my way up to
Senior Division Head.
As a camper, I met three men whom I
greatly admired and consider lifelong mentors: Harry Bennett was my cabin leader;
Rob Britton was my tennis coach; and
George “Tiny” Thompson was my baseball and swimming instructor. Because
I looked up to them so much, I wanted
to emulate them when I came back after
Jim Soper, Dex Whittinghill and Dick Fisher take a quick break during baseball
field preparations.
three years at war. I taught baseball and
tennis, then became Land Sports Director.
The Belknap motto—“God First, the
other fellow second; myself last”—has
stayed with me. I learned life skills at
camp and faced significant challenges.
Tiny Thompson was killed in the war.
This was my first experience of losing a
close male friend, especially one I so admired. At Belknap I learned to win and
lose and to embody good sportsmanship.
I learned to plan, organize, and lead
trips. These leadership skills paid off well
in my career, where I often had to make
presentations, travel around the country,
and organize groups of people. As an Industrial Engineer, my job was often to go
into a plant or office, watch and listen and
learn about what was going on there, and
then streamline operations to make it less
costly. This related directly to the abilities
I developed at camp, organizing athletic
events, overnight trips and hikes.
Vespers and Sunday services, in which
we leaders often played a part, helped me
develop life skills, giving me confidence
and an aptitude for public speaking. As
an adult I’ve delivered eleven eulogies, and
my ability to handle that responsibility
stemmed from my participation in vespers
at the Belknap Chapel in the Grove.
The skills I developed in organizing
and managing a team paid off in my role
as editor of the 1950 Middlebury College graduation book, in many roles in
the Navy, and as an assistant coach and
manager of the MIT hockey team while
at graduate school. In so very many ways,
Belknap provided me with the opportunities to succeed in life.
As a leader, I tried to encourage kids.
They’d say, “I don’t think I play well
enough to be on the baseball team,” and
I’d respond, “Why don’t you try out? I’ll
coach you from the sidelines.” Some developed into fine players. Others less good
at baseball, I might encourage to get into
nature or compete in swimming. My Dad
couldn’t swim, so he never taught me.
I had to learn at Belknap. My first year
at 15 I had to go to Midget Beach with
younger boys, but eventually I became a
strong swimmer who could take out boats
and eventually lead campers out to the island for overnights.
Throughout my adult life, I’ve ended
up as a leader in almost every organization I’ve joined: church, community or
professional. I attribute this to the skills
I developed at Belknap—and to my early
mentors Harry, Rob & Tiny. They taught
me to go out and lead. I’ve been doing that
ever since.
Dex Whittinghill
Jr. was born on July
23, 1926. His sons
David and Dexter
III (LC ’69) were
Belknappers,
Dex
serving as a cabin
leader from 1970-72.
His brother Dick, now deceased, also attended Belknap, followed by his two sons Gary
and Ken, who both were campers and leaders. Dex and wife Norma live in Bedford,
Massachusetts.
This piece was originally published in The Experience of Our
Years, a writing and remembrance project at
Carleton-Willard Village.
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The 2013 Annual Fund
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2014
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Scholarship Fund
for camper tuition
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Charlie & Kim Seefried
Elizabeth Sheehan
Ted & Susan Sherman
Daniel Sierchio
Taylor W. Smith
Taylor Smith
Christopher & Tina Snook
Richard & Delyle Soper
Oliver & Nancy Spencer
Jerry & Wendy Spivak
Daniel & Olga St. Clair
Maxwell St. Clair
Owen Stearns
Kurt & Amy Stephens Cubbage
Robbie Stewart
Alexander Stone
Derek & Melissa Stone
Timothy & Shelly Storbeck
William & Patricia Streilen
Jeffrey & Margaret Sutton
Stephen Sutton
Payson & Jane Swaffield
Charles Torres
Samuel & Judith Trotzky
Daryl W. Turenne
Deborah Clark Valentine & Michael
Valentine
David & Toni Walker
Jim & Gail Weigel
Mark & Diana Weinburg
Chris & Stacy Wesley
Jared and Emily Whalen
Garrett White
Aaron & Carrie Whitmore
Grant & Elizabeth Whitney
David O. Whittemore
Andrew & Paula Why
Scott & Alexandra Wilkins
Thomas & Pamela Wilson
Michael & Kimberlee Wing
Claude & Martha Wintner
Zachary Witkin
Taylor Witkin
William & Julie Yandow
Kevin Yates
Arthur & Jeanne Young
Oglesby & Pamela Young
Lawrence Young & Antionette
Lamonica
Adam & Jacey Young
Daniel & Wendy Zalinsky
Timothy & Nicole Zue
BRAVE
$50+
Ronald & Lori Adjami
Glenn & Cathy Ahrens
Vincent & Nancy Albert
Tom & Anne Marie Anderson
Erik & Jess Anderson
Thomas Anderson
Christian & Susan Arangio
Thomas & Nancy Archibald
Egan Bachtell
Robert & Susan Bahr
Donald Bail
Shiva Barton & Carol Delaney
Jacob Barton
Max Beldner
David Bellows
Andrew & Joanna Bemis
Michael Blaber & Allison Parker
Thomas Block & Dorothy Poole
Michael L. Bosworth
Steven J. Brams
Gary & Anne Brav
Robert Brewer
Tucker Briggs & Holly Hess
Russell S. Broad, Jr.
Jefferson S. Brummer & Katherine
Walker
Stuart & Joannie Buhrendorf
Gregory Bunce
Mark Burns
Daniel & Jane Cabour
Peter & Shelley Chamberlain
Robert & Patricia Chevalier
Orlo & Carol Clark
John Colligan
Ben Collins
David & Dorothy Crean
Charlie Cubbage
Kyler Cubbage
James & Jean Curley
Harry & Suzanne Davis
Louise Davis
Peter Day
James Decker
John & Carole Lee Dejong
Carmen Dematteis
Gordon Diamond
Calvin Diamond
Joshua Dinardo
Jeremy Dodge
David Duff, Jr.
Homer & Sally Eckerson
Jeff & Ann Eggleston
John & Cynthia Elcock
John Elwell
Karen Ernst
Kathi Fairbend
Annual Report on Giving | 7
Joseph & Elizabeth Flannery
Robert Folsom
Barbara Ford
Judith Garvey
Rory Germain
Robert & Melissa Gough
Tim Graff
Wendell & Sandra Grant
Jeff Grossmann & Grace Yang
Lewis & Linda Gurnari
Kenneth B. Hamblett
Peter Hamblett
Ben D. Hamilton
Dave & Susan Hammond
Chandler Harris
Brendan & Susan Hennessey
Thomas & Elizabeth Hipp
Stephen & Gerianne Holdsworth
William Horton
Kenneth Howe & Michele Giggi-Howe
Peter & Ruth Igoe
Jon & Kathleen Igoe
Averill Jarvis
Charles & Mary Jeans
Jane Johnson
Evan Jones
Tom & Lisa Kent
Joseph & Ellen Keogh
Brian and Donna Kisiel
James & Laurie Lamp
Briggs Larkin & Phillip Fitzpatrick
Edward & Kathleen Lasch
David & Rita Lash
Christopher Lash
Kenneth & Kathy Latchaw
Ian & Wanda Law
David Lazoff
David & Patricia Lee
Steven & Barbara Loh
Andrew Lowrie
Weston Lowrie
Ted Lowrie
Stephen Lubelczyk & Alice O’Connor
Peter & Linda Lull
Justin & Marie Maccarone
Adrian MacDonald
Hugh & Elise Marbury
Robert Marbury
William & Robi Marbury
Michael & Nancy Marion
Walter & Heather Martin
Diane S. Mather
John Maxwell
Adam Maxwell
Timothy McCarthy
John & Cathleen McCarthy
John J. & Susan McCarthy
Ethan McClure
8 | Annual Report on Giving
Bill & Doris Meister
Ryan Miller
William & Kathryn Mitchell
Herbert & Jane Mitchell
Phil Mone
Jeff & Nora Monroe
Eric Moskowitz
Joseph & Laura Mullen
Paul M. & Barbara D. Ness
Nick Nowak
Robert O’Herron
Daniel & Barbara Omohundro
Alan & Elizabeth Ouellet
Melanie Ovanezian
Robert Paradiso
Benjamin Pettit
David L. Poolman
Christopher & Kathleen Puff
John Raslowsky
William & Jennifer Reed
Kevin J. Reilly
Robert & Lisa Reitano
George G. & Mary Ann Robertson
David & Nellie Robinson
Robert J. & Mary K. Rutter
Michael & Susan Ryder
Rebecca F. Rylander
Stephen Sample
Cass E. Sapir
Michael & Allyson Schaaf
Leighton Schneider
James Sensbach & Suzanne Taylor
Geraldine Seyler
Christopher & Jill Shannon
Dan Shertzer
Brian Silikovitz
David & Karen Sirois
Brian & Jenna Sisselman
Thomas & Kathleen Skelly
Skip & Susan Smith
Michael J. & Andrea Smith
Andrew & Melissa Spear
Adam & Emily Spivak
Stephen (Jay) Spry
David G. Stahl
Charles & Christian Stanley
Matthew Steele
William Steere
Thomas Steere
John Sutton
Nathaniel Sutton
Hartwell & Charlotte Swaffield
Christopher & Colleen Taintor
Steven Tam
Lucio & Donna Trabucco
Jeffrey & Catharine Tumpowsky
James & Jean Wall
Lew & Barbara Weinstein
Dexter & Jane Whittinghill, III
Robert Wilson
Edward Wintner
Carol Wright
Vanessa Yu
Farm Island Campaign Update
We have entered the final year of collecting pledges for the Farm Island Campaign. This wonderful, historic effort has changed Belknap
forever, securing 1400 feet of shoreline on the island that shapes and protects the quiet waters of the bay for generations of Belknap boys. The
Adams Environmental Center and Clark Lodge are both vital improvements to the Belknap campus, expanding programs and organizational
capabilities.
The anticipated payoff of the note on the island and enhancements to the endowment are both essential to Belknap’s long-term financial
strength. The below individuals made gifts to the Farm Island Campaign in 2013. Upon completion of the campaign all 951 donors to the
campaign will be recognized on a donor board. All outstanding campaign pledges are due by the end of 2014, and we are confident that our
loyal Belknap family will once again demonstrate fortitude, truth, beauty and love of the Magic Circle. Belknap boys will be forever grateful.
The Barger Family
Scott K. Barger
George A. Berman
Amy & Thad Berrier
Charles Besaw Jr.
The Bierwagen Family
Paul Bird & Amy Parsons
Dr. Raymond M. Bleday & Family
Ronald & Maureen Bleday
Dr. Horace Blood
David Blumsack
Lees F. Browne, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Caulo
Steven Chamberlin
Gene & Caryn Clark
James D. Clark Jr.
David & Susan Clark & Family
Arthur E. Comolli
John & Pauline Crean
David & Dorothy Crean
Kent & Kim Cruger
Mr. & Mrs. Charles D’Amour
Mr. & Mrs. William Davenport
John & Melissa DeLong
Thomas & Ann Dickson
Mr. Mark A. Dotter
Gerald, Christine & Brian Doyle
Wayne Eckerson & Family
John Edgell
David & Carol Fischer
Charles Fitts
Scott Fitts
Stephen Fitts
William Fitts
James & Mary Fuller
Lynne Garvey & Ridgely Mauck
Bradford S. Germain
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Goorno
Kenneth Gould
Mr. David Gresham
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Griffin
John & Gail Grossmann
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Hadley
John R. Hill
David & Amy Hohmann
Stephen & Geri Holdsworth
Robert & Kathleen Howe
Mr. Donald Humphrey
Betsy & Rick Hutchins
Jon & Kathleen Igoe
Mr. & Mrs. David Irwin
Tim & Tracy Jaeger
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jaeger
Thomas M. Johnson
Frank E. Kenison
Mark & Phyllis Kesslen
Stephen & Kelly Kirkpatrick
Cleve Kapala & Lucia Kittredge
Erik & Sarah Knutzen Family
David & Lauren Lane
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Laskey, Jr.
Paul Leitner
The Lockwood Family
Richard & Joanna Lombard
Jon Malinowski
The Mallach Family
Mr. Alan J. Mandel
William & Ken Martin
Mr. David Masterson
Brendan McManus
Mr. Richard Melvin
Rob & Carolyn Miller
Charles & Nancy Morrison
Stephen & Marie Nolan
John & Marilyn Perkins
Bill & Jane Perkins
Baer Pettit
Sean Pine
Stewart Putnam
Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Reingold
Paul Reingold & Julie Bedore
Richard A. Rollins
Philip Ryan
David & Kathi Santis
Kevin & Brandy Scott
Dan & Andrea Seyler
Jason & Tracey Sigalos
Will & Ilene Simmonds
Mary & John Snow
Mela & Jay, Max & Sam Stewart
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Sutton
John & Christine Teague
Sam Tingley & Laura Watt
John & Tracy Tomasello
Sam Tucker
Mark & Sandra Vaughan
Leigh A. Webb
Greg & Vicki Whalen
Richard & Jacqueline Whalen
Dex Whittinghill
Dex & Norma Whittinghill, Jr.
John P. Wilkins
Thomas H. Wilson
Dr. & Mrs. Robert O. Wilson
Peter A. Wilson & Linda C. Rodgers
Caryn & Gene Clark III North Country Scholarship Endowment Fund
Erik & Jess Anderson
Thomas & Anne Marie
Anderson
Scott Armstrong
Jesse Baer-Kahn
Michael Ballog & Breighan
Shuttleworth
John Barbadoro
Carter & Kathleen Barger
Daniel Barron
John & Kerri Belanger
David Bellows
James Bender
G. Peter Bensen
Greg Berman
Brad & Lisa Beveridge
Samuel Bicknell
Chip & Barbara Bierweiler
Andrew Bigelow & Brian Lightly
Henry Bird
David Boettcher
Denise Boynton
Geordie Brackin
Matthew Briggs
Tucker Briggs & Holly Hess
Jim & Christina Bright
MacGregor Brillhart
Matthew Brown
Michael Brownell
Gregory Bunce
J. Brigham Burlingame
Peter Burlingame
Nate Byer
Mike Bylund
Jonathon Cabour
Joseph Cahill
Jacob Carney
Brian Catinella
Gillian Caulo
Nate & Johanna Chesley
Bill & Sommer Chevalier
James Christenson
Andy Clark & Jessica Wade
Edward & Michelle Clark
John Clark
Ryan Clark
Bob Cole
George Colligan
Jack Colligan
Ben Colligan
David Collins
Nicholas & Beth Conlin
Ross Cook
Theodore Coonen
Dan Covert
Chris & Theresa Crean
Evan Creelman
Kent & Kimberly Cruger
Joshua Cumming
Charles Cummings
Christopher Curran
Christian & Elizabeth D’Amour
Colin D’Amour
Spencer Dahl
W. Robert & Leslie Dahl
Matt & Esther Daigneault
Brandon Daly
Brian & Mi Yi Davis
Louise Davis
Peter Day
Nick Dayno
John & Melissa DeLong
Hank & Terrie Depew
David Dick
William Dick
Jeremy Dodge
Patrick Dodge
Sam Dodge
Eric & Mary Anne Donaghey
Sam Donnelly
Brian Doyle
John & Elizabeth Drake
Jerome & Nancy Dubois
Camden Ducharme
Dave Duff
Grant Dunn
Brooks Farrar
Jack Ferguson
John Fitzgerald
Matt Flannery
Christopher Flight
Stephen & Mijanou Fortney
Daniel Fowler
Andrew Frankel
Matt & Katherine Frankel
Joel Furey & Leah Hodari
Brendan Gangl
Robert Gates
Nick Gaubinger
Stephen George
Brad & Beverly Germain
Rory Germain
Ryan Giggi
Tom & Elaine Giggi
Tyler Giggi
Chase Gilmore
Curtis & Susan Gilmore
Sam Goessling
Tim Goessling
Andrew & Nina Golder
Brad Goldsberry
David Goldsberry & Caryn
Bray
John Goldsberry
Robert Goldsberry
Brian Goltz
Brendan & Susan Greeley
Tyler Griffin
Brian Griggs
Andy Grossman
Jeff Grossmann & Grace Yang
Cory Guen
Timothy E. Haarmann, Jr. &
Cara Iacobucci
Matt Hadley
Ben Hamilton
Nicolas Hammill
Pete Hammond
Larry Handerhan
Bill Harlan
Chandler Harris & Sarah
Stearns
John Harwood
Bradford Hayami
Samuel & Vanessa Heitner
Brendan & Susan Hennessey
David Hiitt
John & Heather Hill
Ethan Hirshberg
Gary & Margaret Hirshberg
John Holby
Ben Horton
Brian & Faith Horton
Kyle & Lindsey Housman
Norma Hughes
Dave Humphrey & Markella
Zanni
Jon & Kathleen Igoe
Mike Igoe
Dave & Mandy Irwin
Scott & Linda Isabelle
Richard Jenkinson
Kyle John
Chase Johnson & Lucy Pear
Stuart Johnson
Rainey Johnson
Nate & Erin Jones
Alex Joselow
Mike Junius
Seth & Stephanie Kassels
Jack Katkavich
Craig & Catherine Keenhold
Eben Kellogg
Jeremy & Meghan Kenison
Joshua Kennedy
Sean & Nicole Keogh
Mark & Phyllis Kesslen
Bryan Kift
Robert & Pam King
Teddy Kinnenn
Henry Knutzen
Daniel Kreytak
Jason & Jennifer Kuether
Peter & Ena Laliberte
Donald Landergren
Benjamin Lannon
Thomas Lannon
Chris Lash
Jack Laskey
Peter Laskey
David Latchaw
Peter & Abbie Latchaw
Eric Laurits
Pierre Lazerges
Stuart Leslie
David Levy
Jesse Lindsey
Mark Loh
Justin Lombardelli
Shane Love
Eric Lowe
Kevin Lubelczyk
Michael Lubelczyk
Rob & Rebecca Lucente
Daniel Luthern
Payson Lyman
Alan & MaryAnn MacDonald
Daniel MacDonald
Stuart Mackey & Shirley Su
Jeff & Kirsten MacLellan
Patrick Magee
Gabe Maggiotto
Alex Magnano
Chris Magnano
David Maher
James & Kathryn Mahoney
Sean Mahoney
Jon & Janice Malinowski
Daniel & Sachiko Mallach
Brian Mannherz
Michael Manzo
Mark & Laura Marion
Roger Maroni
Geoff & Dashiell Masland
Will McDonough & Nicole
Chenell
Conor McGoldrick
James McGoldrick
Brendan McGreenery
William McGroarty
Brendan McManus
Henry McNamara
E. Scott Mertens
Karel Mikulis
Kyle Mikulis & Justine Pollock
Jamie Milliard
Andrew Miller
James & Jenny Miller
Rob & Carolyn Miller
James & Vanessa Moeder
Phil Mone
David Moore
Paul & Karen Moore
Marcel Moran
Chris Morgan
Dustin & Ciara Morse
Evan & Julianne Morse
Gary & Sandra Morse
Harriet Morse
Eric Moskowitz
Robert Moskowitz
Brendan Mulhern
Peter & Francesca Murphy
Warren Murray
P. Erik Nelson
Doris Nederman
Brett & Christine Newton
Nick Nowak
Conor O’Rourke
Andrew & Suzanne Obenshain
Gregory & Rachel Obenshain
Thomas & Anne Packard
Andrew Peisch
Jamie Perencevich & Katie
Laidlaw
Adam & Alexandra Perreault
Edward Perry
James & Jessica Perry
Dan Polifka
Sam Polifka
Dennis Ponte
Andrew Poolman
David & Bethany Poolman
Drew Prescott
Trevor Provost
Walter Ramsden
Andrew Rentschler
Patrick Riley
Benjamin Ritzo
John Roberts
Alex Rogalski
Conner Romeyn
Paul & Mary Roy
Zach Rubinfeld
Will & Heather Ruthrauff
Matthew Rutter
Phil & Gwendolyn Ryan
Thomas Rylander
William Sabate
Dave Sandak
Steve Sandak
Thomas Sandak
Cory Sanderson
Debbi & Nick Santulli
Cass Sapir
Pete Schaefer
Joshua & Alecia Scharback
Graham Schmidt
Kurt & Catherine Schumacher
Patrick Sheehan
Matthew Shuman
Max Sinsheimer
Billy Skarinka
Pete & Sharon Sluski
Tripp Smallwood
Maxine Smirles
David Smith
Michael J. & Andrea Smith
Ryan Snee
Jason Soleau
Tyler Soleau
Daniel Souweine
Dana Spaulding & Jennifer
Emond
Adam & Emily Spivak
Stephen Spry
Ben Starr
Kurt & Amy Stephens Cubbage
Jed Stevenson
Sam Stewart
Judy Stockman
Clark & Ann Sutton
Dan Teague
Neal & Mary Teague
Reuben Teague
Craig & Stephanie Theisen
Chris & Simonida Thurber
Paden Tomasello
Harrison Tracy
Jack Tracy
Phil Tracy
Samuel & Lindsey Tucker
Scott Turner
Deborah Clark Valentine &
Michael Valentine
Oriol Vidal
Christiaan & Stacy Vorkink
Michael Wachs
Sam Wall
Edward & Sarah Walton
Tyler Waterhouse
Chris & Stacy Wesley
Jared & Emily Whalen
Dave White
Matt White
James Whiting
Aaron & Carrie Whitmore
John & Rainy Wilkins
Edward Wintner
Tom & Sue Wintner
Tom Wraight
Kevin & Shireen Yates
Adam & Jacey Young
Matt Young
Timothy & Nicole Zue
YMCA Camp Belknap
NON-PROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
Seth & Stephanie Kassels
PO Box 1546, Wolfeboro, NH 03894
[email protected]
(603) 569.3475
Belknap Alumni Family Camp
August 29th - September 1st
Before the summer camping season is over, we invite Belknappers
past and present to share Belknap with the people that they care
about. Bring your parents, siblings and friends to enjoy a long weekend under the pines. Over the course of the weekend, you will enjoy
meals in the dining hall, play sports on the courts and fields, swim
in the lake, and live in a cabin. It doesn’t matter how long you have
been away from camp; once a Belknapper, always a Belknapper. If
you are interested, review Belknap’s website or call camp for more
information.
Women’s Wellness Retreat
September 4th - 7th
A women’s (parents, mothers, sisters and friends) only retreat. Come
relax and be renewed in the woods and on the lake. Engage in wellness and art workshops, take a canoe out, enjoy yoga on the waterfront and more. See Belknap’s website or call camp for more information.
PAID
CITY, NH
Permit #10
White Pines Society
The White Pines Society is established to recognize and honor
individuals who make provisions in their estate for a gift to Belknap.
A planned gift demonstrates lifelong support of Belknap’s mission
and enables the camp to continue its rich tradition of making good
boys better.
Planned gifts can be made through a bequest or by naming
Belknap as a beneficiary of part or all of a retirement asset. Bequests
may help fulfill your philanthropic goals without relinquishing current assets and may provide tax relief for you or your heirs.
Adding your name as a White Pines Society member acknowledges your commitment to Belknap’s mission. If you would like
more information or have already made provision for Belknap in
your estate planning, please contact Seth & Steph Kassels at 603569-3475 or [email protected].
Stay in Touch
Website: www.campbelknap.org
Email: [email protected]
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