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Camp Fire USA Alaska Council

2008 Annual ReportCAMP FIRE USA EMBRACES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVENESS IN ALL OF ITS ENDEAVORS. 1

2008 and BeyondDear Friends...

A special note from a child shows their appreciation on the second day of the new Tyson Elementary program.

Camp Fire’s mission of building caring, confident youth and future leaders was evident all throughout 2008. Through a partnership with Anchorage Community Land Trust, we opened a new program serving youth-at-risk at William Tyson Elementary School in Mountain View.

We enhanced our proven track record of providing safe, nurturing care for children in our after school programs by engaging in the process of national accreditation through the National AfterSchool Association. Our day camp program at APU drew record enrollment. Youth in rural communities from as far away as Ambler received water safety instruction and youth development activities to build leadership. We continued specialty camps for youth from the American Diabetes Association and Denali Family Services at our residential camp on Kenai Lake.

After careful, thoughtful research and planning, Camp Fire embarked on the early phase of our Campaign To Make It Possible to raise $5M. The Inclusion Fund portion of the campaign will insure youth and families who may be experiencing financial difficulties can have access to Camp Fire programs for at least 10 years to come! And at last, we will rebuild and rejuvenate our resident camp on Kenai Lake so that youth will learn about and enjoy outdoor recreation activities in one of the most pristine and inspiring environments in Alaska.

Camp Fire’s vitality and stability is made possible through the efforts of many dedicated volunteers, donors and talented staff. We are deeply grateful for their relationship to Camp Fire and for their caring of Alaska’s youth.

Barbara Dubovich Kenneth M. Lord CEO President

3CAMP FIRE USA ACTS AS A TRUSTWORThY ORgANIzATION ThAT ENSURES ExPERIENCES WhICh ARE SAFE, SECURE AND DEPENDABLE. 1

Other .1%Candy Sales .5%

United Way 3%Individual and

CorporateContributions

5.1%

Grants25.5% Program Fees

65.8%

Administration24.5%

School AgeChild Care

55.5%

Day Camp 4.7%

Center Programs 6.2%

Rural Alaska 1.3%

Relocation2%

Camp Kushtaka2.4%

KushtakaDevelopment

0.8%

ServiceLearning

0.7%

Campaign1.9%

Statement of Financial PositionDecember 31, 2008

Audited financial statements for the year ending December 31st, 2008, were prepared by Mikunda, Cottrell & Co., Certified Public Accountants.

2008 Revenues: $5,783,447

AssetsCurrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,346,807Long-term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,118,131Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330,580

Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,795,518

LiabilitiesCurrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $298,218Deferred Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,496Long-term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,487

Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $347,201

Net Assets $2,448,317

2008 Expenses: $5,077,204

Board of Directors

Ken Lord, President

Sara Pate, 1st Vice President

John gliva, 2nd Vice President

Matt Kolesky, Secretary

John Rodgers, Treasurer

Joe Darnell

Ray Dinger

Mark Fryer

Jack grieco

Barbara henjum

Eunice Long

Susan Metcalf

Barbara Rosetti

Dianne Toebe

Barbara Dubovich, CEO

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Camp Fire’s licensed School Age Child Care programs help working families and keep kids safe while offering them challenging activities, learning experiences and meaningful opportunities for involvement and membership. Each program is located in the elementary school where the participants are enrolled, creating consistency for the children and eliminating transportation worries for parents.

School AgeChild Care

Participation in quality after school programs has been linked to:

– higher graduation rates

– Better grades and test scores

– Increased school attendance

– higher aspirations for college

28 programs in Anchorage

2 programs in Fairbanks

1,200 youth served daily

150 program staffFriends and fun after school.

5CAMP FIRE USA PROVIDES OUTDOOR PROgRAMS WhICh FOSTER COMPETENCE, STEWARDShIP AND JOY WITh ThE NATURAL WORLD. 3

Summer Camps

Archery range at Camp Kushtaka.

The Alaska Council’s co-educational summer camps provide 1,000 young campers with opportunities to be outside, connect with nature, learn new skills, make new friends, and get in touch with a sense of life that is larger than one’s self. With the supportive guidance of caring adult counselors, campers build their own unique community in which each member experiences a sense of connectedness, affiliation, belonging, safety, acceptance and appreciation.

Our camp programs are designed around the following outcomes for campers:

– greater self-awareness and positive values

– Increased social skills and sense of belonging

– Increased knowledge of and appreciation for the natural world

Camp Kushtaka is a residential camp located on Kenai Lake in Cooper Landing, serving campers ages 7-18.

Camp Si-La-Meo is a day camp program in Anchorage located on the campus of Alaska Pacific University, serving campers ages 4-13.

CommunityCenters

On the beach at Camp ‘K.’

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Camp Fire’s six Community Center programs are located in low-income neighborhoods and provide youth with safe and protected places to play, an extra measure of adult attention, additional help with homework and opportunities to explore interests and learn new skills. The programs are free-of-charge and serve 300 youth daily throughout the school year and over the summer.

In addition, each year a free-of-charge week at Camp Kushtaka is provided for youth participating in the center programs.

Community Center Locations:

Anchorage:Central Lutheran Church, Fairview Recreation Center,Loussac Manor, Tyson Elementary

Fairbanks:Spruce Park and Birch Park

Thank you to our Community Center Champions who provided support for these programs in 2008:

Alaska housing and Finance Corporation, CIRI, ConocoPhillips, Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union, ML&P, McKinley Capital Management, Municipality of Anchorage, Northrim Bank, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Udelhoven Oilfield System Services, Wal-Mart Foundation, Wells Fargo, and many generous individuals.

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Rural Alaska Program

heading upriver in Mcgrath.

All the fun of summer camp witha focus on teaching swimming,cold-water survival skills, andhealthy living.

The Rural Alaska Program teaches swimming and cold-water survival skills to children and teens who live in communities along coasts and large rivers. Alaska consistently has the highest rate of drownings in the country; more than ten times the national average. The program came to life more than 45 years ago as a way of addressing the drowning rate and has evolved to include boating safety, healthy life skills, recreational activities such as crafts, games, hikes and camp-outs, and youth community service projects.

2008 Participating Communities:

Ambler, Beaver, Chistochina, hughes, Kalskag, Koyokuk, Mcgrath, Stebbins, St. Mary’s, Tatitlek, White Mountain

“Swimming, arts, crafts, snacks, soccer, softball, gym time and even overnight camping – Camp Fire did it all!”

Participating Rural Village

2008 Highlights

National Accreditation for Camp Fire’s School Age Child Care Program!

Camp Fire’s Chugach Optional program earned the status of Nationally Accredited Afterschool Program in 2008. We are honored to be the first non-governmental agency in Alaska to receive this recognition. Accreditation by the NAA is recognition of quality afterschool programming that is family focused, professionally managed, and based on measurable standards.

We are very proud of all the staff involved in obtaining this goal, and we look forward to the day when all of Camp Fire’s afterschool programs are accredited.

New Community Center Program Opens at Tyson Elementary in Mountain ViewIn partnership with the Anchorage Community Land Trust and the Anchorage School District, and with support from Annie E. Casey Foundation, BP, ConocoPhillips, ML&P and the Rasmuson Foundation, Camp Fire opened its first ever morning Community Center Program. The program meets a critical need for the students and their families by providing before school care at the school. Participation is free to all students, and the program serves approximately 50 children each day.

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Before-school activities at Tyson.

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New Energy at Camp KushtakaVolunteers installed two solar-powered infrastructure systems at Camp ‘K’ to provide power for the camp’s water pump system and the dining hall. The use of solar provides cost-effective, reliable power and serves to build knowledge and understanding about alternative energy for a new generation of Alaskans. The solar project was supported with donations and materials from the Anchorage Downtown Rotary, ConocoPhillips Employee Volunteer grant Program, Alaska housing and Finance Corporation, the Alaska Building Science Network, The Rasmuson Foundation, ABS Alaskan, City Electric and gCI.

During the 2008 Spring Work Weekend at camp, more than 70 volunteers rolled up their sleeves and helped ready camp for the summer season. In a partnership with the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program, members of the American Society of Landscape Architects Alaska Chapter conducted a site analysis and brainstorming session on the camp’s recreation plan and stewardship of the natural environment.

Community Events Raise Funds to Support Youth and FamiliesCamp Fire is honored and deeply grateful to have been the beneficiary of several community and corporate events in 2008. The funds raised through these events help the Council provide opportunities to all youth through program scholarships, additional staffing and after-school programs in low-income neighborhoods.

2008 Events:Anchorage Mayor’s Charity Ball, Arts in the Park, CIRI golf Classic, Wayne Bradison golf Tournament, Wild Salmon on Parade

Solar array for the water pump.

Landscape Architects at camp.

Kiwanis club members repair a roof.

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$25,000 +Blythe Campbell

$5,000 +AnonymousSteve and Stacey AllenCarol ComeauCindy Coulter and Rich TolbertMyrna DeCotaIrma DeSmetBarbara DubovichChristina EubanksSteve and Jan Fishbackheather FlynnRick and Cyndie FoxSaul FriedmanMark Fryer and Wanda SeamsterKathy gatesMary geddes and Kevin McCoyJack and Nancy griecogov. Walter and Ermalee hickelMary K. hughes and Andrew Eker

Cynthia hull and Jill PasewalkJewel Jones & AssociatesDiane JungJ. gwen Kennedy, Ph.D.Kip KnudsonJohn LetourneauEunice LongKen and Satrina LordDebe MahoneyEllen MalingKatherine MartinEric McCallumDon McClintock and Joanie ClearyBrian and Amy Meissner

Connie MerrillSusan MetcalfScott and Sara PateMark and Desiree PfefferJoanne PhillipsBill and Barb RosettiSharon SchoonmakerCatherine SmithSpenard Builders SupplyCarla StephensonSunrise InnElaine TaylorDianne ToebeWal-Mart Foundation

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Champions for Children Society

2008 Breakfast Sponsors

The Champions for Children Society was inaugurated at the first annual Champions for Children Breakfast in 2002. This fund-raising breakfast is an annual appeal to the community for direct financial support of the Alaska Council’s programs and services. We deeply appreciate and wish to thank these society members who have each made a five-year pledge of $5,000 or more.

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2008 Friends & Supporters *denotes payment on a multi-year pledge

$100,000 +Alaska housing and

Finance CorporationState of AlaskaUnited Way of Anchorage

$50,000-$99,999Anchorage Mayor’s

Charity BallMunicipality of Anchorage

$20,000-$49,999CIRI golf ClassicConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.Mat Su health Foundation

$10,000-$19,999Alaska Mental health

TrustArc of AnchorageAtwood FoundationCamp Fire USA,

National headquartersML&PWal-Mart FoundationWells Fargo

$5,000-$9,999Alyeska Pipeline Service

CorporationAnchorage home Builders

Care Endowment

Northrim BankWayne Bradison golf

TournamentWeed & SeedWild Salmon on Parade

$1,000-$4,999AAA Moving & StorageAlaska Democratic Party

Anchorage RegionAlaska humanities ForumAlaska Railroad

CorporationAlaska USA Federal

Credit UnionAnchorage Downtown

Rotary ClubAnchorage gateway

RotaryBP Fabric of America

FundBP FoundationCIRIDenali Alaskan Federal

Credit UnionPeter & Carol gianniniSandra haldaneSuzanne holmes &

Michael PannoneDiane Kaplan and

Mel SatherMarion Stroecker Weeks

Charitable Foundation

McKinley Capital Management

Dennis McMillianRasmuson FoundationChris ReillySoroptimist International

of Cook InletTotem Ocean Trailer

Express, Inc.Udelhoven Oilfield System

Services, Inc.John Wanamaker

$500-$999Alaska Airlines Anchorage

Community Advisory Board

Alaska Community Foundation

Alaska USA Insurance Brokers, LLC

Mike CarsonKaren ComptonThe Droop FamilygCI Communication Inc.Patty ginsburg and

Steve Lindbeck*Yvonne and Scott

goldsmithTheresa guimMarcia and Doug hastingsChristine Johnson*Wendy King*

Jo LamsonJohn P McManamin*Sheila Miller*Art and Alanda Mitchell*Jim and Muriel

RichardsonSherrie Simmonds*Bob Stinson*

$100-$499Vanessa Alao-MacLeodAdele AldermanDavid AlexanderJane Angvik and

Vic FischerAnonymousCarmen F. BakerPam and Jim BarkeleyChristi BellJohn Bernitz*Dennis Berry*Wayne and Mary BodenSusan BomalaskiJanet BorderieuxTroy Bowler and

Ivy Spohnholz*Kim Farreau BrewingtonJanelle and gary CadellDebra Caldera*Megan and Rod Carlson*Jan Y. Cawvey*Ch 2 M hill Alaska, Inc.Christine Chandler

Vilma Chavez*Sid Atwood and

Sharon Cissna*Midge ClouseJudith ConteTom Plawman and

Andee CordanoNancy Cornwellglenn CravezCriterion general, Inc.James CrockettLinda and Dale Curda*Joseph DarnellBrian DaviesMyrna DeCotaCindy DevlinLouise DriscollJack and Margaret

DugganPeter and Pamela

Dunlap-Shohl*Bob EvansKen FergusonElizabeth FerucciBarbara FleekScott FoleyWendy FossumChad FramptonCheryl Frasca*Keith FreemanJeff FriedmanDavid FritcherAlice galvin, Ed.D.

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Les garaAlberta gardnerBrian and Betsy goudreaugail goudreaugeorge haleyKari hallhaliburton Kristi helgen*Paul honemanStacey hornSusan howardDebby and Don hudsonJim huettlBrooke hullImperial Court of

All AlaskaDiane IngleBeth JohnsonRandy Johnsongary JonesLora Jorgensen*Kathy KeckJames KenworthyCathy KerrDavid KoleskyMatt KoleskyNicholas KoleskyPaul KovachJim LamsonMarge Larson*Janie Leask*Suzanne LittleBrandon and Jaime LockeNatalie Lowman*greg LyallJohn MacInnis

Mahoney & Associates, LLC

Sandor and Susan Manyoky

Lisa MarinKatherine MartinShane and Jennifer

MattinglyPatrick McCalebJill McLeodSally MeadMary Jane MichaelChristy MillerJohn MohrVic Mollozzi and

Vicki Williams*Lisa MonsenMichael W. MooraKris NatwickCarol NorthamerKaleem NuriddinMia OxleyConnie and Kerry OzerSusan ParkesJohn Pepe*Josh PepperdPerkins ColeTim Peters*Judy Phillips, In Memory

of Joan hurstPatty RafterBobbi Ramos Olson*Rachel RamseyMary Elizabeth RiderJohn Rodgers*Brian Saylor

Jane SchlittlerMartha SchoenthalSheila Selkregg*Robert and Patti ShakeStephen SheafferKathleen ShreiberCatherine SmithBeth SnyderLinda SolomonRobert and Sandra

Swanson*Maria TagliaventoVazul TakacsKen TakakuwaR. Scott TaylorAseem TelangSteve ThenoWallace ThomasEileen ThompsonNanette Thompson*Laura TrawickiKristin Troxell and

Jacob howardKoala VandruffAndy WahryRobin and Dave WahtoWarning Lites of Alaska*Callie WebberDavid WeberBill WielechowskiAnn Wilkinson*Susan WilliamsMary zimowski

Up to $100Surasree AcharyaDarcee AdamMary Dallas AllenM. AndersonNate BaerLucy BarankoRhonda Rae BeauchampCharles Berkstresser Jr.Katrena Betts-KellyKymberly BlackstockDan BlantonAshlee and Luke

BlomfieldBarbara BowermanSusan BrowneWilliam and Marva

Burton*Mark Butler and Elva

CerdaBernice CarmonDarcy CarneyChrystina CasselEric CribbsCindy CurtisChris DegernesAlice DialDiane DiSantoSheli DodsonPam DryerJon DykstraAustin AshcraftMaryPat FairchildTammy FerrisC.W. FloydStephanie garrard

Julie ginderJohanna grassoPatricia grayElvi gray-JacksonCarolynn greeneBarbara guthrieSheila J. hallDiane harpsTahira harrisBonny headleyBarbara henjumLori henryKurt and Melissa hermes*Robert heunCarly hortonMeghan hughesRuth Ann JenningsDarrell & Jo Ann JohnsonTed and Brenda JohnsonKarla JonesMarva Jonesgeorgann JoyViki KaasAaron KarpuleonKaren KasemanSabrina KernJudy KitagawaMegan KordusMichael KregerKen and Peggy KugelDavid LamotheCrissy Laubach-YoungJeff LeeOlympia LewisBillijo LinkMichelle Maddox

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John McCayKathleen McDonoughMichelle McMullinLynn Stuhr MerriganRoslyn MitchellShanna MizerClare MorrisonKristin MuirTim MurrayBarbara Neesonglen NielsenJoan NunnDeborah OssianderRebecca ParkerChris Patiroskiheather PhelpsJean PhimmasoneBonnielee PrasilLeeAnn Reicks*Wilson RiceJoe SchmidtCarol ShivelyTricia SkittShawna Smejdir*Rebecca SparksTeresa Stankiewiczgail StolzBen SumulongMichelle TablerKara Thrasher-LivingstonDave TrudgenMarcia TrudgenRenae M. Turner-RandallJim VailWilliam and Elizabeth

Van Couwenberghe

Leslie A. VinesJane Von BirgelenSandy WaltersMichael WebbBarbara WildDaren Williams

In-Kind ContributionsAdventure AlaskaAladdin’s Fine

Mediterranean Restaurant

Alaska Chamber SingersAlaska Rivers CompanyAlaska Video PostcardsAlaska Wildland

AdventuresAllen & PetersonAllure Day SpaAnchorage Concert

ChorusArtique LimitedEmily BassBlockbuster Video

Northern LightsSalli BurginJimmy CarlisleConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.Currant Ridge CabinsBarbara DubovichFar North Yarn CompanyFred MeyerFRIENDzSheila hall

Walt hayesRobin hillhilltop Ski Areagwen Kennedy, Ph.D.Kennicott glacier LodgeKiwanis ClubKlebsJo LamsonEllen MalingMarty’s NY Bagel DeliMitchell ChiropracticOffice MaxPike’s Waterfront LodgePlay it Again SportsPlethora of DesignsSnow City CaféSnow goose/Sleeping

Lady Brewing CompanySolara Skin and

Laser CenterSt. Elias Alpine guidesSugar and Spice,

A Children’s EcotiqueTrapper Creek

Smoking CompanyValue LiquorVilla Nova RestaurantWrangell Mountain AirY&W Limousine

United Way of Anchorage DesignationsAngie BlackLouise BourcierSusan BrowneMegan CarlsonTodd CarrollSoo ChoiJohnny CosgravePamela CravezSusana DansbyJean DarnellCynthia DeatsRay DingerLaurie FordMelissa FoutsNancy griecoRay hallSuzanne hayesRobin hillSandra holmesKhara hoodKaren hornerFaivalu JacksonErik Lee JohnsonRobin KentRhonda LampJacquie LukeVirginia LymanKristen LytleSusan MarvinStephen McCombRebecca McMullenDawn McQuay

Peter MichalskiAlan MitchellKaren MitchellJohanna MontanezConnie NormanBrian O’FallonMelanie ParkerJoanne PhillipsKatrina RayJames ReevesTimothy ReganJanet SchempfCarla StephensonDianne ToebeWendy VaughnMarcelina Ventura PoMichael WaltersDorothy WattsTamara WilsonTodd WinkelStormy Wright

Legacy CircleThese donors have included Camp Fire in their wills or estate plansSteve and Jan FishbackDianne Toebe

Every donor and all gifts are important to Camp Fire, and while we make every effort to capture all gifts, we hope you will let us know if we have missed yours.

12 ThE CAMPAIgN TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE IS A $5 MILLION INVESTMENT IN ThE LIVES OF OUR YOUTh AND FAMILIES AND IN ThE FUTURE OF OUR gREAT STATE.

Lead Gifts $50,000-$1,000,000Rasmuson Foundation

The Rasmuson Foundation made a significant and inspiring campaign gift of $1,000,000 in 2008. $750,000 will support

capital projects at Camp ‘K,’ and $250,000 is designated as a two-to-one match for individual gifts made toward the Inclusion Fund.

Wells Fargo Foundation

Steve and Jan Fishback

Major Gifts $5,000-$49,999Blythe and Rob CampbellConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.Barbara DubovichMatt Kolesky and Shannon DeMarcoKen and Satrina LordScott and Sara PateState of AlaskaDianne ToebeThe Waters Family

Community Gifts Up to $4,999AnonymousJoseph and Joan DarnellMark Fryer and Wanda SeamsterJohn gliva and Alice galvinJack and Nancy griecoBarbara henjumSuzanne holmes and Michael PannoneEunice Longgeorge and Norah MalingMona PainterJoanne PhillipsJohn and Caroline RodgersBill and Barb Rosetti

Gifts In-KindAlaska Steel Company Alcan Electrical & Engineering, Inc.Combs Sheet MetalCooper and CompanyDavis Constructors & Engineers, Inc.ECI/hyer Inc.EDC, Inc.K-F Construction ServicesKenai Watershed ForumKenai WeldingKraxberger Drilling, Inc.L&J EnterprisesMcClintock Land Associates Inc.Jan MitchellNeeser Construction, Inc.Mayme OhnemusPartusch Plumbing & heatingPDC Inc. EngineersRivers and Trails Conservation

Assistance ProgramSpenard Builders SupplySteve Fishback, AIASunrise InnUniversal Roofing of Alaska Inc.

The Campaign to Make it Possible Contributions through May 20, 2009

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Our MissionCamp Fire builds caring, confident

youth and future leaders.

2008 Annual Report

ALASKA COUNCIL

161 Klevin St., Suite 100Anchorage, Alaska 99508Telephone: 907-279-3551Fax: 907-278-9829E-mail: campfire@campfireak.orgwww.campfireak.org

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