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The Ohana Family Edition • Fall/holiday 2012 Volume 5, number 2

Camp News from The Aloha Foundation

A Note from Jim

Strangers are just family you have yet come to know.

— Mitch Albom

i have learned that to be with those i like is enough. — Walt Whitman

“Family” is a concept subject to many modifiers. For example:

• Typical family• extended family• in a family way• a family man• The family of man• all in the family• Family time• Family style• Family friendly.

however modified, families have been central to the educational, social and developmental mission of the alohas since their inception well over 100 years ago. The Gulick family founded the camps with the objective of bring-ing children together to grow and learn from one another in a natural, family-like setting. The founders communicated regularly with parents to help them recognize and foster their campers’ summer growth, at home. it’s a practice embedded in families’ relationships with the aloha camps to this day.

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Ohana Means FaMily

Part of Hawaiian culture, ohana means family in an extended sense of the term, including blood-related, adoptive or intentional. It emphasizes that families are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one another.

“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.”

—Lilo and Stitch

Although ohAnA FAmily CAmp mAy be the youngest sibling in the FAmily oF the AlohA CAmps, its riCh, Century-

long history is on pAr with those oF AlohA, hive And lAnAkilA. Ohana was first called Shanty Shane, and

initially built in 1911 for families whose children were attending many of the nearby summer camps on lakes

Fairlee and morey. Shanty Shane’s original brochure called itself a “vacation camp for adults and families in the hills of the high country west of the Connecticut River, with cozy little houses built for two or more, and a main hall on such a height as to

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The alOha FOUnDaTiOn, inC.2968 lake morey Road

Fairlee, VT 05045Tel.: 802-333-3400

www.alohafoundation.org

Peter GaillardPresident, Board of Trustees

Jim Zien Executive Director

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laura Gillespie, Editor Communications &

Alumni Relations Manager

Tom miller, Director of Development & Alumni Relations

marisa miller, Editorial Assistant, 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

Tracey mcFadden, Horizons Day Camp

Jason Knowles, Hulbert Outdoor Center

Vanessa Reigler, Ohana Camp

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Photo Credits: The Aloha Archives, Skip Brown, Laura Gillespie, Jordan Silverman

Table of Contents

Ohana Family Camp ................. Cover

Note from Jim ......................... Cover

News from the Camps aloha .........................................4hive ........................................... 5lanakila .....................................6hulbert ...................................... 8Ohana ...................................... 10horizons ...................................12

Board Reunion ..............................13

Phonathon .................................... 14

Alumni News ................................ 16

in Memoriam ............................... 16

Marriages ......................................17

Future Campers ............................ 18

Mystery Photos ............................. 19

Summer 2013 Camps ........Back Cover

in the 1970s, schools began to recognize the need to “build com-munity” among students and teach-ers, as school systems implemented racial and ethnic integration plans in earnest. The Foundation’s hulbert Outdoor Center grew up at that time in part around programs designed to help classmates establish connections with one another in their school-based families, and gain skills for learning and playing together in harmony. The 1990s brought an opportunity to the Foundation to serve local area families, when a former sleepaway camp on lake Fairlee came up for sale. The idea of establishing a day camp took root and quickly blossomed into horizons. Fifteen years later, the camp offers the most sought-after summer program of outdoor activities around these parts to over 400 Upper Valley children. at the close of each two-week horizons session, hundreds of parents and grandparents gather on the campus to sample everything their youngsters have been doing.

One-week “family camps” in late august at aloha and late December at hulbert have had a long and strong tradition of participation among alumni of the Foundation’s residential camps. So much so that it seemed a no-brainer to start a full-summer family camp when local owners sought to sell a stunning compound of rustic cabins around a main lodge, across lake Fairlee from horizons. That was in 2004. after three years of restoration and another five years of program development and progres-sive growth, Ohana Camp has come into its own, attracting a full house of small and large families from late June through august to enjoy outdoor activities of all kinds together and form friendships across national and international geographies. in many ways, Ohana brings the vision of aloha’s founding family full circle, uniting parents and children in a place and time designed for shared learning and growth. along with Reveille’s usual features, much more of Ohana’s story follows.

Note from Jim, from page 1

Mission Statement of The Aloha Foundation, inc.

The Aloha Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit edu-cational institution with the objectives of fostering personal growth, self-reliance, self-confidence, cooperation, and a sense of community in people of all ages and backgrounds. These objectives are accomplished through a variety of experiences including camping, hiking, athletics, water sports, art, music, crafts, theater, and environmental edu-cation. In a warm and caring atmosphere, Aloha’s professional staff nurtures the health and well-being of individuals and helps guide them through challenging experiences that enrich their lives.

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Ohana Family Camp, from page 1

afford a view unsurpassed in new england.” in the late 1940s the camp reopened as lake Fairlee Club under new owners, and subsequently changed hands again before being put on the market and purchased by the Foundation in 2004. andy and Deb Williams became aloha’s first caretakers of Ohana, opening for a first family camp season in 2008. after purchasing the camp, The aloha Foundation carried out extensive renovations in

order to provide comfort, amenities and safety upgrades to the cabins and structures of the property, managing to retain the rustic charm that appealed to so many visitors. in addition to the work carried out by paid contractors and the Foundation’s own maintenance Department, a tradition of volunteer help began with biannual work weekends. each spring and fall since 2005, friends of Ohana have cheerfully turned up to tackle a long list of projects listed on enormous sheets of paper in Ohana’s dining room. Whether sanding off a century’s worth of graffiti on cabin walls, unearthing antique wonders from the various barns and outbuildings, clearing brush, washing windows and making or unmaking beds, no job has been too big or too small for the hardy work weekend volunteers. One hundred years after the camp’s first-ever summer, andy and Deb Williams passed the director’s torch this spring to vanessa Riegler.

Riegler comes to the Foundation with extensive experience as an outdoor educator and experiential program

manager, having served in many capacities, including lead instructor, for Outward Bound. When asked what most attracted her to the Ohana Director

position, Vanessa said, “i believe that family is key to creating and keeping a better world. Both the family that we choose, and the family that has chosen us. That belief, coupled with my first experience at family camp years ago and my own camp wedding, settled it for me. i decided that if i could ever find a place where all of that magic happened, that was where i wanted to be. and so the story goes, Ohana appeared in front of me.”

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Aloha!at the end of the summer i had a wonderful conversation about camp with a very wise woman who is a dear friend to me and to our camps. as always, our discussions were rich with stories of the summer and dreams for the future, and she shared with me her experience of reading the com-mencement address for Wheaton College given by Janet l. Robinson, former president and chief executive officer of The New York Times. The central theme of the address was Chances and Choices. as we talked, i realized that this idea is so central to our camps that i knew i

needed to read the address for myself. ms. Robinson said, “it is important to remember that life is not just about chance, it is about choice. Chance is what the world brings to you, but choice is what you bring to the world. Do not leave your journey to chance. … Choose to do whatever it is that you love, and do it enthusiastically, relentlessly and unapologetically.” aloha is all about choices. Obviously the first choice is to come to our camp, and then almost everything that hap-pens each day is done by a girl’s choice. On the surface, she chooses activities, she chooses friends, she chooses what to eat, and she chooses how to spend her free time. a girl also chooses to work on ranks or not, to go on trips, to set goals, to take on leadership roles. But the most important choices

Aloha News Marijean Parry, Director

are behind all of those. Our work as camp leaders is to help a girl understand and embrace the idea that every day she has the opportunity to choose how to be ~ kind, generous, stressed, mean, happy, unhappy, peaceful, aware, accepting

~ in essence, she is choosing the person she wants to be in the world, and for the world. That being is not by Chance, it is by Choice. i am so fortunate to be able to see girls as they work through this process of learning how they can choose not only their journey in life, but also how they make that journey. and we are so fortunate that our girls and families have chosen to include aloha as part of that journey. here’s to Choice!

Above: Ropes course; Right, above: Aloha’s new climbing tower;Right, below: Five day hike


What is the significance of a Goat Parade? aloha hive’s “Goat Parades” are a popular activity choice. Girls sign up, get dressed up (sometimes, others not,) and head up to the barn to prepare the goats. The girls collar and leash the goats, and then head out to begin the parade. With lots of giggles, hivers walk the goats all over camp, visiting campers and counselors in every department, pausing here and there for a grazing opportunity. as they make their way around camp, girls are chatting to each other and of course, to the goats, who absolutely seem to love the walkabout. The goat parade encapsulates what is best about hive. a simple activity becomes an hour in which all kinds of interesting opportunities occur for the girls. With a trip to the costume room, a camper adopts a new identity. By carefully parading the goats around camp, girls attend to the goats’ safety and well-being. Finally, the girls have an opportunity to take charge of the fun, deciding where to meander and how to manage the event. Some of hive’s simplest and finest moments sometimes take place during the silliest events. Whether a girl participates in a goat parade, a costume party, a first-ever mountain hike or a canoe swamp, there is opportunity for both fun and growth. every day at hive offers girls possibilities to grow, learn and have lots of silly fun.

Hive News Kathy Plunkett, Director


Lanakila News Barnes Boffey, Director

The Fall Open house/Reunion tour is invigorat-ing. Over the course of twelve days, we speak with dozens of parents who are considering camp for their children, answering highly abstract questions about mission, values and safety as well as more mundane questions about laundry, mosquitos and platform tents. i find one of the most interesting questions to be something like “What makes lanakila special? What do you do that other camps don’t?” my answer is not always what people expect, but it fo-cuses on the difference between an environment that focuses on what people are “doing” and an environment that focuses on what people are “being.” most organizations that deal with children spend great effort in talking about what they are doing and what they should do. Camp brochures sing the praises of a program in which kids can “do” so many things, and there is almost never a mention of who kids are asked to “be” and think about being. at lanakila, our major slogan, “There are many ways to be a man,” focuses on “being,” as do many other parts of the program. What we do should be a func-tion of what we aspire to be. at lanakila, we teach campers to ask themselves the question, “if i were serious about being the person i say i want to be, what would i do in this situation?” Being informs doing; we are asking campers and staff to bump up their thinking to a higher level and focus on the person they want to be as a way of discovering what they can and should be doing. One example, which has etched a place in my memory from last summer, had to do with the 4th of July bonfire. The Bridg-ers and Bridge staff had worked their hearts out to get the bonfire

ready for the Fourth; excitement and expectation were at their highest as they contemplated burning it down. But nature had another plan. For the first time in history, which generally means as far back as i can remember, lightning mandated that we call off the bonfire until the following day. Bridgers were deeply saddened, frustrated and disappointed. in the privacy of their clubhouse were some tears, there was anger, and there was shock. What were they to do now that they had no bonfire to light on this momentous day? Bridge staff then did what lanakila staff do. They focused on all that energy with a vision and a question. The conver-sation went something like this. “i know you are disappoint-ed and you should be, but the whole camp will be looking at you to see how you handle this. if you handle it with dignity and a sense of optimism, so will they. if you are positive and light-hearted, they will be too. if you stay bummed out and negative, campers will follow your lead. you need to ask your-self what kind of Bridge you want to be in this situation.”

i don’t know all the steps that followed, but i do know that with a lot of soul-searching, the Bridge began to lead the camp with their strong energy and positive spirit. as we all watched the Bridg-ers, we knew that they had figured out who they wanted to be, and they were acting accordingly. The next day, on what jokingly began to be called Cinco de July-o, the promise of the bonfire had returned. The day progressed, and after darkness fell, the whole camp moved to the waterfront again. and then, in what i think was one of the greatest moments i have ever had at camp, we all saw what was written in huge white letters across the bottom of the bonfire: “We CAN WAiT!” Does it get any better than that?


At LAnAkiLA we reLish cLose, meAningfuL conversAtions—those face-to-face interactions increasingly rare in a world that is simultaneously more connected and more impersonal. Over the course of a day we might chat about the croak of a frog, the flight of an arrow, or the spark of a fire, but over a summer we seek to engage campers in deeper conversations about topics contemporary society treats differently—or not all. Though much is taught by modeling healthy behavior and attitudes, conversation is our primary tool for encouraging, guiding, and celebrating campers as they develop a lanakila understanding of themselves and of the world.

These are conversations that the 2012 lanakila staff had.

So often children are led to believe that they are powerless to shape their emotions. When they feel angry or helpless or even joyful, they blame or credit outside influences over which they have little control. at lanakila we know that our emotions stem from the stories we tell ourselves when reality clashes with expectation, and we want our conversations to help kids discover hope in moments of hardship, humor in times of pain, and a range of choices about how to feel and how to act when none seemed to exist before.

at lanakila we know that fear keeps us from becoming the people we hope to be, and we believe that once we walk through our fears, the greatest limiting factor to transforming ourselves and the world is our imagination. With gentle understanding and stubborn support, we urge campers to name and confront their worries and anxieties, helping them to discover vast reservoirs of courage and strength they never knew they possessed.

Cheaters often prosper. a lie can be far easier to tell than the truth. Sometimes the truth can hurt those we love. From an early age children know that telling the truth may be the right thing to do, but experience quickly tells them it’s not always expedient or painless. at lanakila we hope our conversations allow campers to see honesty as the truest means of becoming the fine people their conscience calls them to be: people marked by goodness, courage, faith, and love.

Too often we think of relationships as formed by accident or a stroke of luck. at lanakila we celebrate those friendships forged by honesty, trust, and love. We hope to help campers discover and enjoy those close, vulnerable relationships that know no bounds of age or interest and that help to shape both who we are and who we want to be.

most people associate the word “work” with tasks we slog through and effort that must be expended—no matter how unpleasantly. at lanakila we help campers recognize work as the medium through which we discover our strengths, connect with others, and surpass the limits of our own expectations. We believe that the best work directs our passions and skill towards the needs of the world, and in our conversations campers can trust us to frame what they’re doing in terms of the reason for doing it—to a larger value, the recognition of which can transform drudgery into delight.

To most, the point of a game is winning. at lanakila we don’t shrink from competition, and we love winning, but our enjoyment of a match doesn’t depend upon being the victor when it’s over. We hope our conversations with campers allow them to win and lose with grace, taking pride in their teamwork, effort, sportsmanship, and skill even more than in the final result.

Open a glossy magazine or eavesdrop in a schoolyard, and you’ll see and hear cultural descriptions about what it means to be a real man. We reject such definitions as toxic, shallow, and wrong. in our conversations with campers we want them to see that there are many ways to be a man; that courage, skill, and strength are all worth celebrating, whether in a shortstop or a poet; and that we ultimately value men and women not

so much by the character of their strengths as by the strength of their character.

modesty may seem an old-fashioned virtue, one in short supply in this digital age of self-promotion, yet we hope our conversations with campers help them recognize humility as a source and sign of wisdom. We seek to help boys pair the pride they take in accomplishments to a feeling of gratitude for the opportunities, failures, mentors, and friends who made them possible.

We’re proud of the lanakila spirit, but in our conversations with campers we hope that they explore a spirit larger than camp, and larger than themselves. Part of this exploration involves solitude, simplicity, and service—and all of which help campers see a connection to a larger perspective, purpose, and meaning. in seeking to understand the mystery and majesty of the universe, we begin to gain an awareness of the lasting power of love, which can inspire us and sustain us over the course of a summer or a lifetime.


Hulbert News Jason Knowles, Director

my first year as Director of hulbert has been a wonderful whirlwind of learning, building, and envisioning the future of this great place. i’m proud

of our accomplishments and i look forward to the many exciting things in store for 2013. as a lanakila counselor i loved being a part of The aloha Foundation. The fundamental ideals of the organization became values that i have tried to live by and to bring to my leadership through the years. as i reflect upon hulbert, i feel that same aloha spirit woven throughout our programs. i can hear instructors within the School Program encourage participants to be the person they want to be. i’m drawn to the remarkable growth of young men in developing their leadership skills when out on a three week lanakila Graduates’ expedition. i can feel the sense of love and com-munity as i watch and participate in hulbert’s Family Camp programs. i am proud that the aloha approach to program-ming is so evident in what we offer at hOC. in 2013 we will begin a number of new programs which i am confident will continue that same spirit and, i hope, will bring more and more camp folks to Fairlee throughout

the year. We’ll start the new year with Counselor Camp, an opportunity for recent staff from the residential camps to re-connect and return to Fairlee as campers, if only for the weekend! Other exciting new programs include Upper Valley adventure Days where participants can challenge themselves on the Ropes Course or Climbing Tower or learning camping skills. a great addition to our calendar has been the Fall Foli-age Canoe trip which allows participants the opportunity to experience new england’s natural beauty at such a stunning time of year. There’s a lot happening at hulbert with an amazing energy. We will be keeping the shores of lake morey busy with fun, laughter and character building experiences in our beautiful backyard. Check our website to learn more about programming opportunities for you and your family! have a wonderful winter.


Aloha Family CampAugust 17-23, 2013

in august of 2012 an amazing group of families and friends gathered at aloha for a week of aloha Family Camp. ninety two children, par-ents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends shared an action packed week of fun, chal-lenges, relaxation, and special moments. Some participants were connecting with old camp friends or reliving their own aloha memories, others were experiencing this wonderful com-munity for the first time. The most incredible group of staff made this a Family Camp to re-member and we can’t wait to do it all over again in august 2013. We hope you can join us!


Ohana News vanessa Reigler, Director

my favorite definition of the word Ohana is one family together. This means our family camp families, our work weekend families, our Vermont national

guard families, our staff families, our wedding families, our business families and on and on are all part of one Ohana family. We build it together, grow together and love it together. i share this sentiment with each group that arrives but i often don’t get to share how the recipe to get to one family together actually happens. here is the 2012 recipe:

• STaRT WiTh 1 incredible transition with the Williams’ to get up to

speed, informed and knowledgeable

and the support of the entire aloha family

• aDD more than 70 work weekend volunteers

and 22 unbelievably dedicated staff

• laUnCh inTO 8 weeks of family camp (complete with a new music

program)

9 married couples (and their happy families)

Before and after aDD a DaSh of meetings and retreats from local businesses

• SPRinKle with pooh bear sightings, tasty desserts and contra dancing.

• DROP in an unexpected microburst of weather that leads to an indoor campfire.

• and finally COVeR WiTh countless red squirrels causing chaos

and a spirit bigger than mountains and stronger than wind blowing in and out of every day.

There you have Ohana!

The recipe for 2013 will be just as enchanting! a few high-lights — the goats and chickens will be back, music will be a stronger program and the Road Scholars are returning. if you are interested in spending a few extra minutes thinking about camp, here is a thought. Ohana is in need of a song all its own, maybe a few poems, or a nice rhyme perhaps. We need a few things to carry with us when we are away that bring us back to this place. i welcome and need your sugges-tions and creativity. enjoy the coming season!


The Aloha Foundation’s First Annual Staff Retreat at Ohana Camp

Ohana Camp was the comfortable setting for the first-ever Foundation staff retreat. Over two days, Barnes Boffey facilitated a number of brainstorming sessions that offered opportunities to retool how the Foundation gets its work done. in addition to the working sessions, the staff broke into teams to prepare an elaborate dinner together.

Barnes Boffey

Tom Miller

Stephanie Lewis and Ellen Bagley

Norma Blake

Jason Knowles and Karen Danforth

Tending to the grill are Linda Gray,

Jane Huppee, Jason Knowles and Stephanie Lewis.

Ohana Director Vanessa Riegler relaxes on Ohana’s porch during morning coffee.


Horizons’ News Tracey McFadden, Director

This fall a group of horizons counselors went to a Dartmouth football game to cheer on John Scheve, a fellow counselor, starting offensive lineman, and good

friend. at the game we also saw many horizons campers from different towns and schools greet each other with much excitement and a few hugs, and then congregate together behind John’s bench cheering and seeking a “hi” or wave from a favorite counselor (and star player!). as we watched these horizons friends hang out together as if no time had passed and they were still at horizons, we thought about what it is that makes camp friendships so special. at camp, kids spend all day, every day building friendships that are formed in an environment free from the many distractions of school, electronic media, and all the other stuff that clutters our lives. Campers may be busy sailing, hiking, singing, exploring, and swimming, but through it all they are creating friendships based on the shared experiences of playing together, learning

together, facing challenges together, and laughing together. The amount of playfulness present in camp friendships also makes them unique. it doesn’t matter if your personality is more quiet, reserved, boisterous, silly, or serious; there is an element of playfulness present because everyone’s goal is to have fun. a good dose of silliness supports the connections that quickly build friendships. Camp friendships can be surprising. Campers who have extremely different interests and backgrounds at home can easily form close bonds because they share a love of the

special traditions and magical experiences found at camp. Camp friendships also cross age lines. young campers, older campers, teenage counselors, and counselors who have

returned to camp later in life all come together as friends to make up the horizons family. Counselors who have a more formal role as school teacher during the year are called by their first names at camp and seen as friends and mentors. Camp friendships are especially long-lasting. horizons’ buddies who have not seen each other in a year or more are able to easily restart their relationship as if they had never been away from camp. it is a pleasure to watch friendships at horizons grow and strengthen over the years when campers return as apprentices, assistant counselors, lead counselors, and even department heads. at the same time, it is also wonderful to see how inclusive returning horizons campers are as they readily welcome new campers into the community as an integral part of that summer’s experience.

horizons counselors are good role models for respectful, fun-loving, and supportive friendships.


Aloha Foundation Board Reunion

During last may’s quarterly meeting of the aloha Foundation’s Board of Trustees, current members hosted a mini-reunion for former members. Before getting down to serious camp business, Trustees old and new participated in a series of team-building exercises facilitated by hulbert staff.

Kate Shockey

Lafrance leads

a team that

includes Ginia

Allison and Peter Christie.

Deb and Andy Williams.

Vikings from many eras.

Hivers of many eras celebrate with

former Director Ginny Stevens.

Sally Reid, Bob White and Cathy McGrath.

Chip Baines, Barnes Boffey and Paul Pilcher.

Chip Baines and Jim Zien face off!

Ginny Stevens

and Mary Kohring

Highberger.


During the first week of august, counselors from aloha, hive and lanakila converged on the Foundation office for the annual

Phone-a-thon. The Development Department is grateful for the fun and energy that the counselors bring to this effort on behalf of the annual Fund. 168 counselors at all three camps kept the Phonathon energy alive and growing by contributing more than $3,500 collectively! We were so thrilled by their participation and enthusiasm and are grateful for their support of our mission.

Phonathon 2012

Nicola “Bones” Smallwood and Ashley Willumitis

Ariel Matza and Melissa McFadden

Emily Hadley Shel Ball

Jennie Maholchic


Ohana Camp, from page 3

an Ohana summer is comprised of eight, full-week family camp sessions. in addition to weddings in the shoulder seasons, in 2012 and 2013 Ohana has hosted, and will host a bustling and varied array of programming, including retreats, camp support events, and community use. 2012 marked the third annual family camp week for families of Vermont national Guard members deployed in afghanistan. Supported by a gift from a local anonymous donor, as well as by the Vermont Charitable Fund, the VnG weeks have become one of the most important weeks of the summer at Ohana. aloha Foundation and Ohana staff feel honored to offer Guard families a week of fun with family, away from the headlines, and a way to thank the Vermont soldiers for their efforts

on our behalf. Other organizations utilizing Ohana include the new hampshire Charitable Foundation, Vermont Botanical & Bird Club, Vital Communities’ leadership Upper Valley and General electric Elfuns, an organization of global Ge employees and retirees committed to helping each other as achievers, leaders, volunteers and peer-to-peer mentors. locally, Ohana is a good neighbor to Thetford’s elder network walkers, who use the trails, and is a donor to the annual lakefest event that celebrates lake Fairlee and the three towns that make up its

shoreline. Ohana is also the jumping-off point for Road Scholar’s appalachian Trail day hiking program. in September of 2012, The aloha Foundation held its first-ever staff retreat at Ohana, providing a 36-hour window in which to come together away from the distractions of the office, and brainstorm ways to improve efficiency, happiness,

and strategy in the office. lanakila Director Barnes Boffey facilitated productive and fun working sessions in Ohana’s comfortable dining room, allowing staff to consider methods of problem-solving and improved team performance. in the ultimate team-building effort, staff worked together following recipes to prepare an elaborate dinner for thirty. Vanessa was a gracious and generous host, and it was a treat for Foundation staff members to become coddled guests of Ohana for 36 hours, then return to the office invigorated by the magnificent change of scenery and strategic work completed. even though Ohana is open and available only from may to October, the camp plays host to so many fortunate visitors each year. most fortunate are the families that settle into their cabins and tents each Saturday during the July and august weeks of camp. By dinnertime that evening, a unique community has begun to form, and will continue to grow in strength and significance throughout the week. Three generations of families begin to blend, sharing tables at dinner, watching each other’s children, visiting in cabins and planning future visits together once back home. The family camp weeks are the times when Ohana fulfills its name; participants who come as separate family groups, but leave having become part of a rich, family community.


Aloha/Hive 1920s-50sMary French Conway: “We are so proud of our granddaughter, Susannah Conway, for her many years as a hive counselor, and this past summer, head of Canoeing.”

Debby Shaw link wrote, “yesterday a lovely thing happened. i was at my gym, and at the adjacent machine was a similarly elderly woman named margery. Our faces were not parallel, but rather, facing one another. We spoke about the recent damage from hurricane Sandy, and our overnight six inches of now-melting snow. She said she fortunately had not lost power but had opened her house for cell-phone chargers and people who needed a hot shower. i told her how lucky it was that i had had a wood stove for heat and a gas stove for cooking but no electricity or water or refrigeration for a week. By now, third sentences now hav-ing been exchanged, we commented that ‘weren’t we lucky compared with the people on the new Jersey Shore or on new york City’s waterfront or downtown?’

Then she said, ‘Did you go to camp?’

Of course she had, (not aloha). and of course i had as well. So now i have a new friend. She has shrunk down to way under five feet, uses a cane, long a widow, now 86: earnestly pushing weight machines and recognizing be-

Alumni Newsfore we exchanged names even, some

“camp” sturdiness which survives in each of us well into our eighth and ninth decades.

i came home last night and couldn’t wait to call my friend in Texas to tell her. But she called me first to see how i was faring over the past couple days post Sandy. my life-long friend Helen van Hook Spencer, my aloha friend since we were hobos and Vagabonds and finally Guides together in the late 1940’s. yes, i had told margery, indeed i went to camp. and learned how to love and feed a wood stove. For helen and i to be consistently friends since aloha is not surprising given all we shared. For margery to pick out some

“camp” quality in me before six sen-tences had been exchanged is remark-able. Four generations of my family have loved aloha and have been loved in return.”

Aloha/Hive 1960s-2000sDana Feller writes that she now lives in new york City with her husband Greg and two sons Gavin (8), and luke (5). in 2011, she and a partner founded the financial services recruiting firm hudson Gate Partners.

Cordy Newbury is working on designing a net-zero solar powered home for the US Department of energy’s 2013 Solar Decathlon. Construction starts in January on the 1,000 sqft house named inSite. The mission of the house is to incite people to change their energy sources,

provide insight into progressive building, and be of its site, thereby fitting in a walkable, sustainable community. Working on inSite has been the highlight of her middlebury experience and embodies many qualities that she learned at aloha, mainly the importance of social sustainability and living with respect for the natural environment. Check out the project at sd13.middlebury.edu!

Grace lobelson recently graduated from indiana University in may, 2012. She moved from nashville, Tn to new york, ny and is working in the fashion industry on 7th avenue for an l.a. apparel company. Grace would love to hear from her hive tentmates, especially Brook and Taylor who were from nyC. She can be reached at [email protected].

Sally “Woody” Wood Needell led a group of eleven aloha maidens on a July trip to the Green River Reservoir in hyde Park, VT. Despite a threaten-ing thunderstorm on their second night, the group enjoyed canoeing, swimming, singing, cooking together, and telling tales of aloha.

in MemoriamJames “Chet” evans (l*39-40,lP59-61,lGP95-96, hGP95-96) on may 20, 2009. he was the father of Win-ston and Trevor evans. he was the grandfather of Angela Squillante and Giles and laine evans.

Clara lindquist Klug (h27-28,*35) on February 5, 2010.

Margaret “Georgia” Boyd Perdue (a43-44,*48,50, aP72-73) on June 27, 2012. She was the mother of Margaret “Boo” Perdue Denny.

Nancy Cozier Whitcomb (h51,a52-55) on June 3, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Mary Towle Cozier (a16-19).


Marriages

Andrew Hoyt to Courtney hurst October 6, 2012, in Wimberley, Texas.

left to right, top row: Cotty Taplin, Jennifer Childs, Bud Young, James Dickison, leslie McGowan, Nicole laurent Romano, Stuart Dickison, Kate Noble, elton Hoyt

left to right, middle row: Matt Christie, Tommy Dickie, Dana Hoyt

left to right, bottom row: Andrew Hoyt, Courtney Hurst Hoyt, Robert Hoyt

Katie White to Scott hoenicke, September 22, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. attending were erin Wall Nichols, bridesmaid Polly Howe Madsen and Cotty Taplin.

Madeline Williams: “i am excited to be starting this fall as elmira College’s women’s lacrosse graduate assistant. i am looking forward to coaching while working towards a master’s in educa-tion. i am always looking for camp people in a new region of the country!”

lanakila 1920s-1950sHerrick Jackson works in Berkeley, Ca for the Creative Wellness Center, a drop-in spot for people dealing with mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. herrick is 71.

lanakila 1960s – 2000sPaul Doolittle: “i greatly enjoyed the chance to be an alumnus waiter at the lanakila Banquet. The barn was as beautiful as ever.”

Andy Hemphill: “i’m working hard in london as Senior layout Sub-editor

Stuart Fairbairn to Spencer Cook on november 3rd in Suffolk england. also pictured are Helen Fairbairn and Bill Roffey.

with a business magazine company called Reed Business information. i still find myself thinking of my time at camp and the work ethic i developed there, as well as my outlook on life, which was a byproduct of the envi-ronment the team worked so hard to create. That a place i went to years ago can still influence my decisions today is pretty telling, and it makes me happy that a new generation of councillors and campers is getting into the spirit of the Vikings.”

Svatopluk Svaricek: “i graduated in economics/Corporate Finance in 1999 and am currently working at Panasonic as a financial controller. This year we have started to manage all eastern european countries directly from Prague so there is no time to get bored! my wife martina and i have two kids: Krystof, age 5 and eliska, age 3. We are

really enjoying our children. i knew from my first day at lanakila that it was a very special place but in the course of a few years, i realised what an amazing job Barnes and his staff were doing. The impact on young people is not measurable. my relationship with la-nakila actually never ended. i still keep it in my memories. Just yesterday i shared one of my login passwords with a colleague and his question “What is lanakila?” brought me back. i plan to visit lanakila again someday, maybe as the parent of a camper.”

Kathryn Friedman to Steve Kurland, november 10, 2012 in

Boston. attending were Sarah Gordon littlefield, Nancy

linkroum Pennell, Kathryn Friedman, Jacob Fain, Bryan

Partridge, KT Partridge, Molly longnecker Steiger, Timothy

Buckingham, Brian Maggiotto, Peter and Shirley Dale Malheiro,

Wendy and Amy Friedman, William Young and Rick Frey.


Future Campers

To eric ackerson and lindsey Williams, a

daughter, isabel Clark ackerson, on august 15,

2012. Proud grandpar-ents are Andy and Deb

Williams. Proud aunt is Tressa Williams and

proud uncle is Justin Williams.

To Becky Baines and Todd Johnson, a son, Griffin

“Fin” Baines Johnson, on august 20, 2012. Proud grandparents are David Baines and Cherie lea and proud aunt is Kelly Baines.

To emily Morgan Doe and aaron Doe, a daughter, Carter Grace Doe, on July 25, 2012. Proud grandparents are Jim and Sharon Morgan and linda Patchett and Brian Walsh. Proud aunts are Gretchen Morgan and Amy Morgan Mclaughlin.

William Forbes halvorsen Ramsey to lara Ramsey and

Kristin halvorsen. november 10, 2012.

To Kaylin Messer Bourgeois and allen Bourgeois, a daughter, leah marie Bourgeois, on September 7, 2012. Proud grandmother is Debbie Messer and proud uncle is Travis Messer.

To Thatcher and James Mutaka, a daughter, Jessie mutaka,

on July 9, 2012.

To erin and Josh Renninger, a son, Jackson Finley Renninger on October 17.

To Brian Stoudnour and maggie Kaloust-Stoudnour, a son, Ronan Raymond Stoudnour, on July 3, 2012.

To Jessica and Justin Williams, a daughter,

Charlotte elizabeth Williams on July 11, 2012.

Proud grandparents are Andy and Deb Williams.

Proud aunts are Tressa Williams and

lindsey Williams.


Summer, 2012 Reveille! 19

Mystery Photos!

If you know any of the faces in this issue’s archival photos,

drop us a line at [email protected]

We love to hear your comments on the photos we post!

Mystery Photos!Somewhat surprisingly, we didn’t receive any comments

at all about the photo of aloha campers loaded into the truck outside the Woodchuck hole.

The photo of hivers from new york City being greeted on opening day by Ginny Stevens was noticed by Joanne levy who wrote, “hi! i’m in a mystery photo on the back of the summer ’12 Reveille. i’m walking down the bus stairs with the curly hair and glasses. i went to hive and aloha in the ’70s.” Stacie Hurd Boltin wrote, “Picture on the right: the lady on the right is Ginny Stevens. i think she was the director. She seems to never change through the years. i

remember her from my beginning years at hive. Oh, the memories! Thanks for sharing!” also in the photo are Holly langsdorf Hatch and Kate Krader. The lanakila pho-to of campers headed with a counselor for an overnight received the most comments. Trustee Susie Clear-water wrote to say that her brother Peter Clearwater was 3rd from the left, standing next to the

water cans. David Woodrow remembered the day, “i am second from the left (the blond kid!). We were going on an overnight to Bog Pond. Circa 1957.” Mike Cronk added, “i believe that the photo would have been taken in 1956 or more probably, 1957. i started working as a counselor in 1958.” Jon Meek, Barnes Boffey and Jay eddy had a wonderful exchange about the photo, thinking that Jay was the boy on the far left. Jon wrote in, “my guess is that the mystery photo was taken in 1958. i have photos of Jay eddy and David Woodrow in lakeside unit with me in 1959 which is when i first met Jay.” no one named the counselor. any late guesses?

We love to receive your photo comments! Do you know some of the faces in these

archival photos? Drop us a line at [email protected] to let us know.

Upper Valley friends, please join us for a local holiday

gathering in Hanover:

Wednesday, December 19th

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Khawachen (next to the Dirt Cowboy Café)15 South Main Street, Hanover

Refreshments will be served.

The alOha FOUnDaTiOn, inC. non-Profit Org.2968 lake morey Road U.S. Postage Fairlee, VT 05045-9400 Paidwww.alohafoundation.org Permit no. 86 Wht Riv Jct, VT

The Aloha Foundation Summer 2013 Calendar

Aloha, Hive, LanakilaFull Season dates: Wednesday, June 26 to Wednesday, august 14

Half Session Dates: Wednesday, June 26 to Sunday, July 21 and Tuesday, July 23 to Wednesday, august 14

Show Weekend: July 20 & 21

Aloha Hive elfin Program: Tuesday, July 23 to Saturday, august 3

Horizons:Session 1: monday, July 1 – Friday, July 12Session 2: monday, July 15 – Friday, July 26 Session 3: monday, July 29 – Friday, august 9

Events coming to Hulbert early in 2013!

Counselor CampFriday, January 4, 2013 - Sunday, January 6, 2013

Women’s Doe CampFriday, march 1st, 2013 – Sunday, march 3rd, 2013

Upper Valley Adventure DaysSaturday, april 6th

Saturday, april 27th

Saturday, may 18th

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