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Camp News from The Aloha Foundation
Holiday 2015
Volume 8, Number 1
ENDOWMENT ISSUE
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A Note
A Note from Posie
from Chris
Dear Friends,
Dear Aloha Friends,
Aloha’s history is a
living one.
Early this fall, I drove down to the
Dartmouth College Library to meet
with their archivist who had expressed
an interest in Aloha’s original documents about its early days of camping.
You see, Aloha is one of the oldest
continuously running camping organizations in the country—and our history
of breaking down barriers for women
is a topic of interest to historians and
researchers. My meeting reinforced
something most of you already knew—
that the camps and programs of The
Aloha Foundation have always been
leaders in the fields of camping and
education—a legacy we hope to author
in perpetuity.
But having a deep and rich history
requires careful long-term planning,
courageous leadership, some risktaking (and some risk-avoiding)! Each
generation inherits the decisions of
There are many delights about being a “Grammie” to three of my crew who were at camp this
last summer. Molly was instantly at home in the
Dolphin unit at Hive, Will danced his way to a
memorable first summer at Lanakila, and Kate
is filled with camp joy—and music—even now. If
Aloha happened all winter, she would still be
there, I am sure, and watching her really live the
lessons she learned in seven weeks makes me proud every
time we are in touch.
One of the blessings—yes, there are blessings—of all
the electronic communication we live happily without
during the summer is how campers and counselors stay
in close touch all winter long. Texting and sharing happens regularly among Aloha friends, and Kate and her
Anti-Q buddies are no exception. Who will be back,
they wonder, who might be a tent mate or a friendly
face as they brave the transition from Hive to Aloha
together?
As I listen to their excitement build even this
early, I think of the many camp connections you
make possible through your support. These circles
of friendship across the country and, indeed, the world, grow because of you.
Children do not think about financial aid when they are planning their adventures
for next summer. They don’t worry that a friend will not be able to return. But
those of us who work to build and sustain the magic of the Aloha camps know that
your quiet generosity makes all the difference. Your contribution to The Gift of
Generations Campaign touches every child at the Alohas all year long and I am so
grateful!
Aloha thanks!
See Note from Chris page 2
Aloha
Hive
Lanakila
Horizons
Hulbert
Ohana
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Table of Contents Alumni News................................. 24
Note from Posie........................ Cover
Note from Chris ....................... Cover
News from the Camps
Aloha.......................................... 3
Hive............................................8
Lanakila .................................... 10
Horizons....................................12
Hulbert..................................... 14
Ohana....................................... 16
Phonathon..................................... 18
All Aloha Night.............................. 18
Staff Retreat.................................. 19
Hale Nameboards........................... 19
Chris’ Tour.................................... 20
Camp Reunions............................. 22
Marriages...................................... 25
Future Campers............................. 25
In Memoriam................................ 26
Mystery Photos.............................. 27
Hulbert 2016 Events..........Back Cover
THE ALOHA FOUNDATION, INC.
2968 Lake Morey Road
Fairlee, VT 05045
Tel.: 802-333-3400
www.alohafoundation.org
Anne Conway Juster
President, Board of Trustees
Christopher Overtree,
Executive Director
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Laura Gillespie, Editor
Director of Communications &
Alumni Relations
Tom Miller, Director of Development
Marisa Miller, Annual Fund Manager
Tiger Bridge Graphics, Print Design
RC Brayshaw & Co., Print Production
Aloha Foundation Program Directors
Marijean Parry, Aloha Camp
Kathy Plunkett, Aloha Hive Camp
Barnes Boffey, Camp Lanakila
Note from Chris, from page 1
its predecessors, and through its own
work, shapes what future campers will
inherit.
The success of our Gift of Generations Campaign means that you,
our alumni and parents,
believe that we should
have a future as rich as
our past. And because of
your tireless support, we
will! Our now more secure and stable endowment will live forever,
making us all much
more than donors—we
are preservers.
What happens
next? The Aloha
Foundation began
its latest strategic
planning phase at
the November meeting
of the board of trustees. During these
meetings we pondered the challenges we expect to face in the shifting
landscape of camping and education,
new cultural patterns brought about
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Tracey McFadden, Horizons Day Camp
by technology and economics, and the
impact of climate change and our own
efforts to be environmentally sustainable. We talked about how Aloha will
continue to strengthen and adapt its
Success Counseling model
to children facing social
and emotional challenges so very different from
those many of us grew up
experiencing.
And most importantly,
we strategized about the
ways we will pass our
values down to the generations of Aloha who have not
yet been born. In 100 years,
the archives of The Aloha
Foundation will be even
more valuable. The history
that will be studied then is
being authored now, and
thanks to your support, we are writing
a great one.
Aloha!
Jason Knowles,
Hulbert Outdoor Center
Vanessa Reigler, Ohana Camp
Mission Statement of
The Aloha Foundation, Inc.
The Aloha Foundation is a Vermontbased nonprofit that provides summer
camps, family camps and education
programs emphasizing simplicity, the
outdoors and living in community.
Our mission is to inspire people of
all ages to learn, explore, grow and be
their best selves.
Photo Credits: The Aloha Archives, Amy Donohue,
Laura Gillespie and Chris Overtree.
Aloha News
Marijean Parry, Director
Dear Aloha,
On a beautiful weekend in August, Aloha hosted its 110th
reunion with over 110 guests. Everyone enjoyed much-loved
traditions like canoe paddling, rocking on the porch, crafting in the Art Barn, chopping wood, eating in the Dining
Room, singing around a Wedding Ring campfire, reflecting
during Sunday Service, creating an Aloha Entertains talent
show, or cooking a pancake breakfast on Winships. Many
fine Aloha maidens (and maid-men!) shared stories of their
time at Aloha – some had years and years of being a camper,
counselor, and parent, while others had been at camp for
only a summer. Many spoke of their gratitude for friends and
counselors who had shared the journey, and for their families
who believed in the value of camp enough to support their
participation through the years. All shared the sentiment that
Aloha Camp changed their lives and helped them to discover
and become their very best selves.
What a joy to see people of all ages come together with an
invaluable common bond — the experience of living simply
in nature in community on the shores of Lake Morey! As old
friendships were rekindled and new ones forged, another
chapter of the Aloha story was created — one filled with fun,
adventure, laughter, and even a few tears. When women who
shared a tent at 13 have now shared a tent again as 60-somethings, now that is a friendship that has truly passed the test
of time! It was wonderful watching moms, daughters and
granddaughters share special moments together in a place
they love. Someday, I believe that the very youngest children
at this reunion will tell their future tent-mates that their first
adventure at Aloha was years ago — at the 110th reunion.
Mother and Father Gulick were the first to share the gift
of Aloha with family and friends. Now five generations later
that gift continues, with hundreds of children and adults
sharing the magic of camp every summer. Passing on the love
of camp, now that’s a “Gift of Generations”.
Can you think of a better gift?
Aloha,
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Aloha Reunion
Sarah Morr
isett
Patricia Bocc Otley,
ardo Kalen
and Phil Bea
n.
Kathy Stoneback Christie, Winnie Kinkead Eichner and Kate Fulton Sparrow.
Sarah Gordon Littlefield, Sara Richardson,
Susannah Canfield Hurd and Wendy Wood
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Debbie Shaw Lin
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Meritt Taylor and
Helen.
lu Kurland
, Steva Kurland, Lu
Kathryn Friedman
and Holly Fisher.
Madge Evans, Jani Downing, Har
riet Fulton Dwyer and Fred Downing.
Alums Summit!
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Great Purves Holt and Jean Purves
Lehman.
Jamie Vaccaro, Isabella Knox,
Alice Knox Eaton and Elizabeth
Smith Vaccaro.
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Anthony and Sara-Rae Chapin
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Brooke Camarda and Jamie Cohen.
Tammy Morrison Str
Sarah Holmes, M
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Knox Eaton and Isa
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Elizabeth Webb and Kara Klenk
Bonny Rowe
Ahsaki Benion and son
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Kerrie Morrison Pughe and
Slade Morrison.
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Jahncke Felthun quadruple
with Sam McFadden.
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Mary
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Aloha Reunion
All in the
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Holly Fis
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Fulton Sp
arrow.
Meg Hourihan, Aimme Christensen,
Smith
Elizabeth Jahncke Felthun and Sally
Ameden.
Charlotte Bryan,
Caroline Glaenzer
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Ariel Matza and
Kristi Spicer.
rossos and
Katie Baines D
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Maddy Drossos
Jean Purves Lehm
an and Mary
Purves Liechty.
Kara Klenk and Wendy
Wood Wisely.
Neel Lilani
Susannah Canfield Hurd ,
Steve Hurd and children Ethan
and Ellory.
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Violet, Dwight and Ma
rieke Sperry, Clare Wo
odhead, Holly
Fisher, Elisabeth Webb
and Shirley Dale Malhe
iro.
Kristen Halvorse
n-Ramsey and
Lora Ramsey with
son Forbes and
daughter Campb
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MJ Parry and Sara
the tattoo station.
Katie Berk and Ahsaki Benion.
Kristin Baker Rockenb
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and Chris Overtree.
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Beth McGrego
Elizabeth Conklin, Jane Wood, Wendy
Wood Wisely and Lillian Wisely.
Jenny Searles Mar
gulies and
Laura Davis.
Fadden.
Fred Downing and John Mc
Ro Leahey, Laura Gillespie,
Taylor
Brown, Fabi Moltisanti and
Molly
Miller.
Holiday, 2015
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Hive News Kathy Plunkett, Director
Dear Hive,
A Hive summer is as much about the small and quiet moments as it is about the big, noisy and boisterous ones. Both
are powerful and significant, but in the rush and excitement
of camp, the quiet moments may be taken for granted. That
is so paradoxical, because as our lives go on in our non-camp
worlds, it is often the quieter moments which bring us to the
center of ourselves.
At the beginning of each summer, I talk to my staff about
the power of each moment they will spend with their campers
and with each other. What may seem to them at the time as
an insignificant or unmemorable moment may be a longlasting memory to the the camper. An unexpected hug, an
arm-in-arm walk to the hillside, a quiet minute standing with
a camper at flag, or a shared laugh at Assembly or a meal can
send the most wonderful message they get all summer, “I care
about you and love being your friend.”
Small, memorable moments, woven together throughout
a Hive summer create the fabric of wonder. Gentle, com-
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panionable time spent with a friend or a counselor slowly
and steadily deepens relationships in our community. Many
of the big moments at camp are shared by all, 4th of July, All
Aloha Night, Banquet and events like unit parties are the focus of many memories and unending stories. The quiet times
shared by campers and counselors are not so present in the
retelling of a summer, but their silent impact is what sustains
us when times get tough and we need to know we are valued.
Next summer, Hive’s 102nd, I will share the message
again. So many of my staff will know already what I am going
to say, but like a child with a favorite storybook, they want to
hear it again. They know it is the truth because they have felt
it themselves, but now it is their turn to pass it along: “I care
about you and love being your friend.”
Moments from Hive 2015
2015 Highlander Lean-to Project
Holiday, 2015
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Lanakila News
Barnes Boffey, Director
Dear Lanakila,
When explaining Aloha to people unfamiliar with camp, I
try to help them understand that for those of us involved in
this wonderful organization, Aloha is not just a place and a
program, it is a dream…a full blown dream about a future in
which people treat each other a certain way, a future in which
principles and values take precedence over expediency, and
a future in which love, respect and generosity of spirit are not
just theory but reality.
It is a dream worth having, a dream which already has its
roots in what happens at all our camps during the summer
and beyond. What makes the dream even more palpable is the
fact that there are so many of us who believe it and so many
of us who are willing to not only give it verbal definition and
physical effort, but also the financial support that keeps the
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reality of today alive today so that it can evolve into the dream
of tomorrow.
The capital campaign was not just about money. It was a
reaffirmation of faith and permission to keep dreaming and
to share that dream with others. It means that now and in the
future we can have a place that feels safe and special, and a
place where our memories are cherished and souls nourished.
Life becomes a pretty barren place when our memories lose
their foundations and we feel reluctant to dream.
Thank you to all of you who gave to The Gift of Generations campaign. It’s a pleasure to know you.
Moments from Lanakila 2015
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Horizons’ News Tracey McFadden, Director
Dear Horizons,
The success of The Gift Of Generations Campaign is appreciated as much at Horizons as it is throughout the rest
of The Foundation. The campaign’s buckets of Leadership,
Stewardship, and Campership are particularly meaningful for
Horizons.
The outstanding staff at Horizons is by far our most valuable asset. Parents consistently tell us one of the top reasons
for choosing Horizons is the enthusiasm, warmth, guidance,
and commitment of our counselors. By underwriting leadership excellence, the Campaign Leadership endowment will
help Horizons continue to attract bright and caring role
models and mentors for our campers. Your support will be
felt from the seasoned teachers and parents who work at Horizons to share their love of children, vast camp experience,
and deep appreciation of the outdoors to the eager assistant
counselors for whom Horizons is their first real job.
After our fabulous staff, Horizons’ beautiful campus
is the second biggest draw for camp families. Our inviting
lakefront, cozy cabins, expansive meadows, historic buildings, and enchanting woods, all add to Horizons’ unique
appeal. It’s comforting to know that the Campus Stewardship
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Endowment will ensure that our magical campus will be well
cared for long into the future by preserving our traditional
character, while at the same time supporting program growth
and innovation.
Campership has a special community significance for
Horizons, as our day camp was created with the goal of offering local families the opportunity to share in the Aloha
experience. Providing camperships has enabled families
from a diverse swath of the Upper Valley to benefit from the
spirit, tradition, and philosophy of the Alohas.
For Horizons the success of The Gift of Generations
Capital Campaign has done more than just meet the campaign’s three intended goals. The outpouring of deep generosity from so many members of the Aloha community sends
the Horizons staff the strong message of support about the
significance of what we do. Your gifts lift us going forward
with the knowledge that our hard work and dedication is
valued and appreciated. Thank you for your immeasurable
support!
Moments from Horizons 2015
Holiday, 2015
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Hulbert News
Jason Knowles, Director
Dear Hulbert,
This year I have had the opportunity to meet and talk with
alumni as part of The Gift of Generations Campaign. It was
wonderful to hear stories of how Aloha’s varied programs
have inspired and nurtured so many individuals in so many
ways. The Gift of Generations Campaign also motivated
me to think about the programs and values that Hulbert is
protecting for the future, in addition to the new avenues we
will explore.
With each passing year we see the development of new
and exciting technologies. Hulbert’s programs have always
been committed to outdoor living and quiet contemplation in
the beauty of nature. But oh, how tempting it is to stay connected with friends and family both near and far via social
media and email. There are great programs that simulate
scientific and natural experiences that we could no doubt
use to help students and adults understand the world around
them. We sometimes stop and question when and where and
how we should allow technology to creep into our lives and
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our work. And then we walk outside on a beautiful fall day and
stop to listen to the wind rustling the drying leaves and feel
the sun on our faces and think about the day and we realize.
The magic of Aloha is most apparent in these moments, when
we disconnect from all of the noise of the outside world.
As we enter a new season and a new generation of Aloha
participants and experiences at Hulbert, I know that we will
continue to turn off our phones, computers and iPads and
pay attention to the natural world around us. We will nurture
friendships and personal goals. We will keep our conversations focused on who we want to be, rather than what we want
to be. We will fill these woods and this lake with the sounds
of singing and laughter and camaraderie. We will protect the
beauty that surrounds us and the communities that we create.
This will be our true gift to the next Aloha generation.
Aloha and Skol,
Highlights of Hulbert Programming 2015!
New Year’s Family Camp
Success Leadership Program
School Program
Holiday, 2015
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Ohana News Vanessa Riegler, Director
Dear Ohana,
Ohana is all about generations. Vibrant and singing grandparents take all six grandkids to family camp for their yearly
summer trip together, three generations of women come to
share their family stories and traditions, Upper Valley leaders
of all ages gather to learn from each other, generations of
families and friends rally with joy around a couple to be wed.
An ever expanding cadre from all of the above, camp families,
local leaders, dedicated staff and wedding entourages, come
together in the fall and in the spring, to help us both put
camp to bed and to awaken it from its winter slumber. These
generations of Ohana participants are deeply rooted in each
other and in the making of our strong community.
As so much of value can be lost in the quick pace of our
culture, coming to camp is a chance to slow down and to
spend time with loved ones. While at Ohana you might build
a gnome home, canoe around the lake lost in conversation,
connect and reconnect with the people around you over
meals, around the campfire, or over a cup of coffee on the
porch watching the morning mist rise from Lake Fairlee.
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Generations connecting, teaching, leading and caring is the
heart and soul of Ohana. In 2015 we connected and learned in
ways broad and deep. We were thrilled to settle into our new
red barn with art, more art and even a few crafts, marionette
shows, the first Ohana World’s Fair, and of course barn
dances. We also added to our Wellness Program with dancing and Tai Chi offerings. Camp was continually buzzing with
many generations of reporters as we got our camp newspaper,
the Ohana Breeze, off the ground.
Ohana means family and family is all about generations.
Thanks to The Gift of Generations Campaign, our family will
continue to thrive and grow, to propagate campership, leadership, and stewardship into the next generation and beyond.
From my ohana to yours,
2015 Ohana season at a glance
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1000+ family and friends at 22 weddings
695 family campers throughout the summer
111 volunteers at spring and fall work weekends
38 gnome homes newly built or repaired
7 issues of the Ohana Breeze
2 Ohana World’s Fairs
1 new Ohana songbook
More than 7,000 campers days spent at Ohana with families,
friends and community growing, connecting and being together.
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Phonathon
In July, counselors from Aloha, Hive and Lanakila converged on the Foundation office for the annual Phonea-thon. The Development Department is grateful for the
fun and energy that the counselors bring to this effort on
behalf of the Annual Fund!
Clockwise from bottom left: Laura Clark
and Oliver Paul; Ellen Babbott and Sophie
Hatch; Norman Kalen and Vanessa Nhara;
Tori Sumner and Kaelia Cockington; Daniel
Mulno, Nigel Baynes and Arjun Sharma.
Aloha Foundation Trustees
help serve dinner on All Aloha Night
Left to Right: Trustee Jean Bender Jarvis
with niece Claire Bender, nephew Matthew
Bender and son Otto Sabina; Trustee Deb Wolf
Streeter with niece Emme Wolf and nephew
Spencer Wolf; Annie Sculzinger, mother Linda
Pennell, Trustee Lizzy Schulzinger with fiance
Amit Shelawala; Trustee Fran Rosenfeld with
sister Robin Matza.
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Aloha Foundation Annual Staff
retreat at Ohana Family Camp
Barnes Boffey
Right:
Chris
Overtree
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dinner
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Cheryl M
Hale Nameboards
In a wonderful juxtaposition this summer, the 2015 nameboards met the 1980 nameboards and there were more than a dozen
connections between the campers and counselors of 1980 and those of 2015.
1980
Amy Light
Jennifer Lear
Courtney Lear
Lisa Dorion
John McFadden
John McFadden
Winnie Eichner
Courtney Lear
Jennifer Lear
Eleanor Nelson
Sally Smith
Sally Smith
Elizabeth Smith
2015
Olivia Oosterhout (daughter)
Caroline Cunfer (daughter)
Caroline Cunfer (niece)
Amalia Dorion (niece)
Self
Melissa, Sam, Matt (children)
Self
Olivia Kylander (daughter)
Olivia Kylander (niece)
Cricket Barnes
Tayo Ameden (daughter)
Self
Lucia Vaccaro (daughter)
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ED Tour
Chris Overtree came on board as Executive Director in late August. He was no sooner in his office in Fairlee when
he hit the trail with Posie Merritt Taylor to meet friends and fans across the country.
ill in
ff and Janet Pr
e and Lori Wycko
Anne Holly, Stev
Connecticut.
Posie Taylor and Chris Canny in Con
necticut.
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ree, John He
Posie Taylor, Chris Overt
New York City
Kids’ corner
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in Burlingam
e, CA
Clockwise from top left: Stephanie Luttrell
Stanko, Posie Taylor, Ann Richardson Berkey
and Andrew Wolf in Burlingame, CA; Road
selfies!; Posie Taylor, Chris Overtree, Stephanie Luttrell Stanko and Ann Richardson
Berkey; Posie Taylor, Chippy Bassett Wolf and
Deb Wolf Streeter; Chris Overtree and Posie
Taylor in Burlingame, CA.
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Camp Reunions
Each fall MJ, Kathy and Barnes travel around the country to reconnect with that summer’s campers and their families. There is a lot of creativity on the part of host families as they welcome the directors and the Aloha, Hive and
Lanakila campers, counselors and friends.
rlo
Abby Westcott, Ma
Lucas Gillespie, Barnes Boffey, Jack Gillespie
and Will Kubzansky in Washington, DC.
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lin.
Frank and Hadley Ise
Yarrow Randall, MJ Parry, Emily Smith, Leah
McLaren and Caroline Kubzansky
in Washington, DC.
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Gretchen Klotz and Ka
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David von Mettenheim and Jeremy
Cutler in Washington, DC.
Kathy Plunkett with Ay
la Schwartz at
the NJ reunion.
Gabe and Leo Schwartz
at the NJ reunion.
New Jersey gathering.
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Alumni News
Aloha/Hive 1920s-50s
Martha Warren Falls writes, “It was a pleasure to see the
pictures of Hive’s 100th Reunion in last year’s Reveille!,
particularly those of Ginny Hazelwood Stevens and Chippy
Bassett Wolf. I was a counselor and then secretary at Hive
from 1947 to 1949. Ginny was the lead counselor of my unit
and Chippy was a counselor in training. Wonderful summers,
how quickly the time goes by!”
We received such a nice letter from Carolyn Scofield, daughter of Helen Danner Garrigues and niece of Ruth Blandford. Carolyn writes, “My mother and aunt both attended
Aloha in the 1920’s (as did my uncle, Burford Danner at
Lanakila). How did these three from Indianapolis end up in
Fairlee? I wish I knew! My mother used to tell me that every
morning it was ‘cal or dip’ (exercise or swim), but she loved
the camp! I wish she could have known that her great-granddaughter Ashley Miles, went to Aloha Hive and then to Aloha
for five years and was a counselor there in 2015! Ashley has
my mother’s Aloha songbook, a real treasure.”
Enid Rubin writes, “I spent eight days in Paris visiting
daughter Alissa, Paris Bureau Chief of the New York Times.
We visited six museum exhibitions including Giverny’s
gardens,the new Frank Gehry building. I also attended a
lovely 80th anniversary party of long time French friends.”
Susan Knotter Walton wrote, “I was an Aloha camper for
two summers, 1959 and 1960. Aloha totally set the compass
for my life, environmental stewardship, teamwork, helping
others! Imagine my thrill to find that the next Executive Director, Chris Overtree, is the son of one of my camp friends,
Edie Hough Overtree. Edie and I have stayed in touch. I am
still working as a clinical social worker in private practice,
still writing poetry, exploring with my grandchildren and
loving life!”
Aloha/Hive
1960s-2000s
Carolyn Barnwell lives and works in Washington, DC as a
video producer for National Geographic. Carolyn’s mother
writes that Carolyn was married in June on Lake Sebago in
Maine in a camp-like environment with canoes, s’mores and
singing.
Fran Groves Dodd wrote, “My husband Phil and I celebrated
our 40th anniversary and sold the second half of our business
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this summer. I got a needed hip replacement due to a fall on
the ice four years ago. We’re now ready to travel, volunteer
and recreate more. We’re still enjoying our daughter Eliza
Dodd Leeper’s return to Montpelier almost four years ago.
She and her husband Brett are hoping to buy a house here.”
Mayrene “Tootie” Earle is in her 13th year coaching mastersaged rowers with MastersCoaching. “We celebrated by winning two races at the Henley Regatta!”
Julianna Jarabak Johnson wrote, “As a 45th birthday present to myself I set off to hike the John Muir Trail in August
of 2014, sadly having to miss Hive’s 100th Reunion. That said,
although grueling at times, quite possibly the best 23 days of
my life. 247+ miles with a 40-pound pack on my back. I’ve
never felt so accomplished, strong, happy and proud. I can
do ANYTHING! Hive and the lessons learned on Lake Fairlee
carried me through the toughest of tough days, as did the
endless camp songs running through my head. I even wore
my Hive five-year pendant and my red ribbon for courage
the entire trek. Thank you Hive for giving me all you have, I
can never give back enough!”
Fia Sacerdote shared a
special story about a wonderful canoe and celebration
this fall. “I got my canoe for
my birthday last year. It is a
16ft Old Town guide (which
I think is the same model as
the canoes at camp) and it
was built in 1963. I restored
it over the last year, I sanded and repainted the hull, sanded
and repainted the gunwales, ribs and planking, and replaced
the seats. I named it Kamahele which means “traveler” in
Hawaiian to remind
me of Aloha and all
of the trips I hope
to take my canoe
on.The name is also
fitting because I know
canoeing will be a
constant as I travel
throughout my life.”
Seashols Starks
wrote to say she remembers Aloha fondly, particularly when,
“I hike or enjoy nature. What a special camp with special
friends!”
Lanakila
1960s – 2000s
Daniel Jones received his MBA from Harvard in May, 2015.
Kevin Baines writes, I had a great time visiting Peter Hoover
In Atlanta, GA in late February.Had a nice flight together
over north Georgia in my Piper aircraft. Luckily, Peter did
not start any riots on the ground as happened during camp
in 1974 when we flew over Campfire, Peter having told his
campers we were going to drop candy from the plane!”
Charlie Brown has been the Director of College Counseling
at Gow School for 34 years and is about to place the biggest
class ever. He writes, “I would love to connect with other
alumni/nae!”
Mark Dorion wrote to say that he and Helen are still working
at camp! Amalia had her 2nd summer at Aloha and Toby was a
Brooksider in the summer of 2015.
Daniel Werb graduated from Columbia Law School in 2014
and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2015. Father Jay
writes, “Most important, Daniel really likes working as an
attorney.”
Jason Kim’s father, Kyung Soo Kim writes that Jason recalled
very fun memories and outdoor skills from his summers at
Lanakila. After graduating from college and graduate school,
Jason became a lawyer and is serving in the US Army.
Alan Wiecking writes, “Sandy and I spent time in Italy this
July, visiting the World’s Fair in Milan and spending four
days in Venice. Amazing city! The past year has seen me
directing a show for our local, community theater, and acting
in three others, including the role of Fagin in Oliver!”
Future Campers
Marriages
Emily Baines to
Spencer Balliet on
March 19th, 2015 in
Los Angeles, CA.
To Courtney and Andrew
Hoyt, a son, James Bridges,
born March 23rd, 2015. Proud
uncles are Elton and Robert
Hoyt and proud aunt is Dana
Hoyt.
To Lucy Reynard and Doug
Pilcher, a son, Milo Geoffrey Schuyler Pilcher born
September 13, 2015. Proud
grandparents are Paul
Pilcher and Valerie Miller.
Proud aunts are Jennifer
Pilcher Warren and Katie
Pilcher Knowles.
Derk Prill to Katherine Taylor Abbey, September 12, 2015 on
Nantucket.
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In Memoriam
Kenneth Allen L54-58 , April 2,, 2015 in Marco Island, FL.
Betsey Crow Blake H66-68,A69-70, August 8, 2003 in Leominster, MA
daughter of Kim Fletcher Crow, H*42-43,66-70,79-84,86,HP66-68,A69-70,LP66 and
Thomas Crow, HP66-68,AP69-70,LP66,H*04-06; H*04-05,D*06
David Findlay, Jr., L43-46,*50,HGP 11-16,LGP 11-14,AGP15), September, 2015 in New York City.
Fontaine Syer, A*67,68,69,87,88, May 29th, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA.
Joseph Adger Stewart II, L50, November 19, 2014 in Louisville, KY.
Three Day
Success Counseling
Training Workshop with
Barnes Boffey
March 23 to 25, 2016
Hulbert Outdoor Center
Fairlee, Vermont
You do not need to have any special knowledge to take this
training. It is designed to work with both those who have no
knowledge of the Success Counseling model and with those
have had fairly extensive exposure through The Camps &
Programs of The Aloha Foundation or The International
Association of Applied Control Theory. This workshop will
give you a full picture of the theory and its applications and
also allow you the time to develop skills which you can bring
home and use immediately.
For more information and to reserve a place in the workshop,
please email [email protected].
At Aloha’s 110th Reunion a spectacular chandelier, designed and
made by Phil Bean, was dedicated to Winnie Kinkead Eichner, who
has given hundreds of campers and counselors alike, thousands of
hours on the lakes and trails in the light of the Aloha spirit.
The chandelier is 48” in diameter and 24” high, constructed from
plasma-cut welded steel with frosted lexan panels.
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Mystery Photos!
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Do you know some of the faces in this
archival photo? Drop us a line at
[email protected] to let us know.
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Events coming to
Hulbert in 2016!
Counselor Camp
Friday, January 1 - Sunday, January 3
Winter Family Camp Weekend
Friday, February 12 - Monday, February 15
Aloha Family Camp
Sunday, August 14 – Saturday, August 20
New England Nature
Writers Conference
Friday, September 30 – Sunday, October 2
New Year’s Family Camp
Tuesday, December 27 - Sunday, January 1, 2017
Chris Overtree, Kathy
Plunkett, Win and Sally
Smith Ameden.