2019 Annual Report

2019 Eagle’s Nest Foundation

ANNUAL REPORT Experiential education for young people, promoting the natural world and the betterment of human character.

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Eagle’s Nest Families, Our year at Eagle’s Nest has been exceptional, and you have been a tremendous part of that success. Under the guidance of Niambi Jaha-Echols, your voices, along with those of our faculty, staff, and participants have helped to shape clear action steps to lead our organization into becoming more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We have a great deal of work ahead, but we now have a clearly outlined path to help us make strides on this important journey of living more fully into our mission with a constituency more representative of our community at large. Please stay tuned to our blogs, social media, and The Eagle, our biannual newsletter, to read about ongoing initiatives.

Noni Waite-Kucera has been Executive Director of Eagle’s Nest Foundation since 2000.

The financial aid program at Eagle’s Nest is robust and is central in our outreach efforts toward both new communities and our returning families who rely on aid to be able to provide a continuum of programming for their young people. Your support was key in bringing 607 campers and students to our programs. One hundred and thirty four of those participants received $519,200 in financial aid and you, our donors, funded 36% of that amount totalling $190,355. I know I can speak on behalf of every one of our campers and students when I say our camp and school would not have been the same without the presence of those 134 young people who received financial aid in 2019.

On campus, our new Housing and Office Building (on the site of the old maintenance building) is on track to be open for this summer camp season. We are so grateful to each of you who helped to fund this vital project, one that will provide new office spaces for our faculty and additional living accommodations for both camp and OA staff. If you are still interested in funding this initiative, let us know – we still have naming opportunities available!

Additionally, your support made other needed renovations to our campus possible. These projects include moving the laundry facilities and recreating that space to become a new Development Office, renovating the Sun Lodge kitchen to include a new dishwashing system, replacing furniture in Sikwayi, and re-roofing several buildings.

As we enter into a new decade, we know that our centennial in 2027 will be here before we know it. This past year, we visited 14 cities across the country delivering updates on the priorities we set forth in 2014 to prepare for this milestone event. If you didn’t get to attend one of those gatherings, please don’t hesitate to reach out for an update – we are making great progress and we would love to share that with you.

I am so grateful to each of you for helping our organization blossom into its best self, just the growth we strive for in each of our campers and students. You are a steady partner in our progress, and we are honored that you continue to support us.

With Gratitude,

FOUNDATION FINANCES EXPENSES BY PROGRAM* DEVELOPMENT

EXPENSES BY TYPE*

$117,254

OA $1,027,865

$ 1,661,285

Personnel

HANTE $68,604

CAMP $972,067

FOUNDATION $424,019

Program Operations

$ 372,877

Facilities & Vehicles

$ 216,547

General Operations

$ 248,930

Promotions & Marketing

$ 50,245

Loan Interest

$ 14,831

Property Insurance & Tax

$ 41,869 $ 3,226

Trustees & Reunions

REVENUE BY PROGRAM* OA $1,127,610

$ 2,609,809

TOTAL

ANNUAL FUND $368,380 EXPENDABLE

CHARITABLE GIVING BY STATE*

HANTE $102,743

Top Four: North Carolina Georgia Florida Connecticut

$ 127,727 $ 55,585 $ 27,412 $ 26,912

CAMP $1,387,038 *These are unaudited figures.

2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Our Board of Trustees are elected in February of each year and serve three-year terms.

Julee Nunley, MBA Margaret Esposito, MA Steve Robins, MA Officers Trustees Thomas Rogers, PhD President Decatur, GA Bruce Grob, PhD Vice President Black Mountain, NC Cain Cox Secretary Asheville, NC David Gilbert, MAT Treasurer Greensboro, NC

Will Abberger, MA Tallahassee, FL Gail Bunce Apex, NC Cissy Kelton Byrd Davidson, NC Jean Cohen, MSW Washington, DC Cormac Connor, JD Chevy Chase, MD

New Orleans, LA

Winston-Salem, NC

Nashville, TN

Lyne Gamble Raleigh, NC

Richard O’Hara, MEd Baltimore, MD

Edee Waite Robinson Mt. Dora, FL

Heather Goodling, MA Atlantic Beach, FL

Doug Oswald, JD Altamonte Springs, FL

Jon Romm, MA Chapel Hill, NC

Troy Hendrick, JD Atlanta, GA

Mike Peed Wallingford, CT

Dee Anna Smith, MBA Washington, DC

Elen Knott, MLS Winston-Salem, NC

Michael Perling, CPA Dunwoody, GA

Diane Ulmer MSW, LCSW Denver, CO

Jamey Lowdermilk, JD Greensboro, NC

Harold Philipsen Williamsburg, VA

Helen Waite Penrose, NC

Paige Lester-Niles (second from left) with her son Finn, daughter Posey, and husband Andy.

Letter from the

Camp Director This fall and winter, I have had the fortune to travel throughout the Southeast talking with campers, alums, and interested families about Eagle’s Nest Camp and Hante Adventures. It’s such a joy to visit with “Nesters” and hear their enthusiasm for Eagle’s Nest. At each town, I was

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regaled with stories of how Eagle’s Nest has made an impact on someone’s life, and at each stop, when I watch the camp video and hear Ella say “Camp makes people better people,” I am gratified and know that she is right. There is no doubt in my mind that one to three weeks at Camp or on a Hante Adventure has a tremendous impact on children’s lives.

Thanks to all of you and your donations, we are able to offer this opportunity to children for

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EAGLE’S NEST CAMP & HANTE whom the cost of this experience is financially challenging. This year, your support allowed children of varying socio-economic levels to connect with the natural world, grow in confidence, feel compassion, and experience joy in a warm and nurturing community. Last summer, we were able to award a total of $129,600 in financial aid to 142 campers. We also partnered with organizations in Charlotte and in Brevard to bring 16 low income campers to Eagle’s Nest on full scholarships. Many of those campers had previously been at Eagle’s Nest and will return to camp again this summer. One individual from this group will also be participating in Hante AT Trek this summer, deepening their connection to the natural world and gaining skills and confidence that will help buoy them in the challenging high school years ahead. Another long time scholarship recipient will be serving as a Junior Counselor, and we are hoping that someday, one of these participants we become a counselor at Eagle’s Nest.

Here is one such message from a parent of a child who, with the help of financial aid, has attended Eagle’s Nest for many years and will be a Junior Counselor this summer: “I wanted to thank you and the Eagle’s Nest Foundation for your continued support of [our daughter’s] growth, and for making it possible for us to send her to camp (and now The Outdoor Academy). Camp has been life-changing for her. It is amazing what you all accomplish while teaching our children for just three short weeks each summer. The life lessons learned are permanent and wonderful.”

I know that this camper and others would not have this experience without your support. I’m grateful to you for the impact you have had on their lives, and also for how that will, in turn, support the positive impact these campers will make in the world.

Throughout this past year, I have received many messages of gratitude from parents and alums about their time at camp or on Hante.

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LETTER FROM THE OA DIRECTOR

Glenn DeLaney (right) with his wife, Julia, and son, Elem.

Semesters 48 & 49 As I write this note, students of Semester 50 at The Outdoor Academy are settling into their first full day of classes. Last week, they weathered Orientation Trek temperatures in the low teens with grit and great attitudes, they learned how to run a kitchen crew and fire up a wood stove in the Sun Lodge, and they shared plenty of laughs as new friendships formed. This motivated group

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of students has joined the ranks of over 1000 talented, daring, thoughtful young people who have made the choice to enrich their high school experience by challenging themselves in this special little corner of the North Carolina mountains.

Our alumni community includes teachers, a record-setting long-distance backpacker, non-profit directors, an award-winning poet, a New York Times bestselling author, scientists, novelists, NOLS instructors, filmmakers, university professors, farmers, a globetrotting digital nomad, artists, a Forbes "30 Under 30" recipient, professional musicians, and on and on. One of my favorite parts of the job is talking to these alums, who repeatedly tell me that their time at OA helped start them on the path to where they are today. It is an exceptional privilege to work with young people who choose to challenge themselves with a semester at OA, and it is even more exciting thinking about what they will accomplish in the future.

As we embark on our fiftieth semester, I want to thank you for the role you have played in helping The Outdoor Academy grow over these past

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THE OUTDOOR ACADEMY twenty-five years. Whether you were a student, parent, faculty member, or simply a friend of the school, you left your mark on OA. Thank you, too, for continuing to support our mission of providing experiential education for young people that promotes the natural world and the betterment of human character. In 2019, your donations helped us grant $389,600 in scholarships to OA students.

Over 50% of OA’s 52 graduates received financial assistance last year, and the average student award was nearly $14,000. I count myself lucky to work for a school that not only provides such a unique and worthwhile experience but also is committed to making that experience accessible to families from a wide range of socio-economic means.

Again, thank you for being a part of The Outdoor Academy, we hope you can join us on April 25th, 2020 to celebrate 25 years in Pisgah Forest!

OA alumni and their families are invited to campus on April 25, 2020 to celebrate 25 years of The Outdoor Academy!

Rally your classmates, and represent your semester.

Visit campus for this day filled with reconnections with people and places, live music, a Silent Auction of handmade items, work crews, a catered ticketed dinner, and more.

To register and see the full schedule, visit our website www.theoutdooracademy.org

In Gratitude,

Glenn DeLaney

Community

Questions?

Contact Camille@enf.org

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SPECIAL CAMPAIGNS

NEW HOUSING & OFFICE BUILDING UPDATE Set to open in May 2020, the new Housing and Office Building will be a much needed addition to campus.

This building will provide year-round office space for OA staff and flexible housing for camp and OA. Thanks to the many donors who contributed to this project, ensuring growth and expansion at 43 Hart Road.

Fundraising Stats $303,440 raised in gifts and pledges 2017-2020 $300,000 Fundraising goal $150,000 matching fund from Conservation Easement proceeds $50,000 seed from Eagle’s Nest Foundation Naming and impact gift opportunities are still available for this project!

Contact Cara, Director of Development, at 828.877.4349 or cara@enf.org to learn more.

These generous donors have already committed to the growth of our campus by making gifts to this special building fund.

Will Abberger & Mary Anne Koos Josie & John Amory Anonymous (2) The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Kathleen Beakley The Bernard Family Foundation Betsy & Bryan Ross Fund of the Lurie Family Charitable Fund Marty Billingsley The Meyer-Braun Family Wendy & Graham Brugh Richard Brodkin & Lois Buerkle Gail & Dean Bunce Cissy & Rich Byrd Bayard Powell & Mary Caponera Hannah Morgan Castrucci Chris Chapman & Mary Beth Blackwell-Chapman Cromac & Anu Connor Cain & Ronnie Cox Larry Daniel Andrea Eliscu Edwin Frank Lyne & Kathryn Gamble Zanne Garland & Jackson Anderson Peter Generelly David Gilbert & Margaret Rowlett The Estate, In memory of George "Jay" Ellis Beaver & Heather Goodling Jacob Goodling Jacksonville Derby Watch Party

Gordon Family Fund Bruce Grob & Banta Whitner Tim & Katy Hall Josie Harris Craig & Tiffany Head Michael Hennessy Tom Irons Joseph Huber & Family The Jurney Family Weissman-Kay Family Louisa Klein Elen Knott Jonathan D. Krist Foundation Lou & Marti Kucera Jessica & Simon Leon Paige & Andy Lester-Niles Doug & Bingle Lewis Jamey Lowdermilk Mark Magnuson & Lucile Houseworth Albert McCoubrey Terry & Patrick McDaid Paul Meisner & Mary Boshkoff Marianne & Rod Meyer Judy & Craig Miller Jacqueline Moch David Moffatt Miles, Courtney, & Kinsley Morgan Keith & Lisa Norman Northwestern Mutual Foundation Julee & Kevin Nunley Rick & Jane O'Hara Dudley & Elis Olsson

Doug Oswald Pardee Hospital Egdal/Podhorzer family Leslie Poole Saretta Prescott Lydia Read William Whitley & Cheryl Reid Tom & Hannah Rogers Ruth & Hugh Rogers Bill & Marti Rosenberg Bob & Rebecca Schwartz Betsy & Carlton Sexton Harold Philipsen & Tracy Shackelford Rob & Joy Sherman

Jay Skyler & Mercedes Bach Linda Raftery & Phil Spiro Pat & Andy Stevenson Katy Varney & Dave Goetz, The Clearview Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Caroline Toy Cara Varney & Todd Weinkam Robin Voiers Alex & Kelley Waite Helen Waite Noni Waite-Kucera & Greg Kucera Margot Wallston Deena Wykle

Giving Day On Giving Day 2019 (July 11, 2019), we were able to raise $28,861 and had a record-breaking number of 160 donors who participated in Giving Day 2019 by making a gift.

With 13 donations, Semester 13 won the Semester Challenge, and the Wohelo Tribe defeated the other three tribes with 38 donations in the Tribal Challenge!

Both our scholarship matching goals were surpassed: OA Scholarship Match: $9,135 (Goal = $2,000) Camp Scholarship Match: $2,020 (Goal = $1,500) Save the date for Giving Day 2020 on July 16, 2020!

Sustainers of the Wheel have included Eagle’s Nest Foundation in their estate plans, leaving a lasting legacy in support of experiential education, the natural world, and the betterment of human character.

Dr. Stanley Bohrer Chris Chapman & Mary Beth Blackwell-Chapman Andrea Eliscu Zanne Garland & Jackson Anderson Beaver & Heather Goodling Bruce Grob & Banta Whitner Adam & Janet Guy Josephine Harris Suzanne Madison Hogg Anna E. Jordan Mark Magnuson & Lucile Houseworth

Richard Orland & La Quita Martin Tracy Shackelford & Harold Philipsen Lauren Prince Steve & Adrienne Robins Betsy & Carlton Sexton James & Barbara Fisher Suojanen Diane Ulmer & Jess Tillis Helen Waite Noni Waite-Kucera & Greg Kucera Barbara Pequet & Jim Wallace

To learn about planned giving options with ENF or making a gift of great impact, contact Cara, Director of Development, at 828.877.4349 or cara@enf.org.

CANTEEN DONATIONS

Canteen donations A big thank you to these campers and their families who donated over $5,660 to the Camp Scholarship Fund from their Canteen balances in 2019!

Tavi Acevedo Kyle Amundarain Jeehoon Andrews Max Barker Belladay Barry Finn Barry Ayers Bausell Izzy Beeson Scarlett Belford Tess Belman Willa Benzel Fifi Bergstresser James Blankenship Annie Blankenship Finn Blaser Dylan Blue Soren Bonander Charlie Booker Adaline Bryant Willa Bustin Tyler Cannon Janesea Carr-Ouimet Flannery Childers Hollis Childers Jack Christy Anna Kate Clark Amanda Cubides Sara Cubides Callie Czarnecki Gabbie Czarnecki Mary Delvecchio Liam Denicola Christian Dieffenbauch Emma Dieffenbauch Sam Dieffenbauch Grace Eglin Jack Ellison Quinn Esstman

Ruben Falcon Sage Farrer Ryan Feldner Sam Feldner Samantha Fields Beckett Ford Evelyn Ford Clara Foubert Geofrey Friedman Isabelle Fuller Alden Funderburke Mckinley Funderburke Amelia Gambill Natalia Garcia Eliza Gilliom Tulia Gilliom Jayme Goldman Lily Goolsby Bobby Graves Zachary Guerra Schultz Miriam Guzzardi River Haley Margo Hanson Parker Harvey Gray Harwood Sam Head Michael Heuss Stella Hodges Amelia Holder Ellie Holder Sam Hubbell Ari Juedemann Jack Jung Brandon Kark Anslee Kennedy Mikey Kieffer Stephen Kieffer Will Kreuz

Kieran Krishna Sasha Kuntz Ida Laitin Louise Laitin Christopher Latham Harper Lauen Tessa Lauen Chloe Leavitt Noah Leavitt Lillian Lee Isabella Lenchik Sydney Lettes Leah Lipsitch Davis Lodge Emma Lowry Tiffany Macario-Ramirez Devin Mackie Luna Malki Adrian Marcos-Rosales Katie Marques Sam Marques Jasmin Martinez Greta Matthies James Mattocks Wood Mattocks Dylan Mcdonald Isabelle Mckee Mei Mcnally June Meehan Riley Meehan Jack Meltzer Simone Meltzer Cooper Meredith Lucy Meyer-Braun Carter Mills Isabella Missri-Pusateri Kathleen Moore Russell Morgan

Lila Morrison Wyatt Nerhood Lila Noti Jack Nunley Alex Nunley Selah Ogburn Vivian Oseep Whit Oseep Tess Palmer Will Palmer Odin Pardue Zella Pardue Iris Parsons Mason Pathak Calhan Patrick Revie Pierce Mariana Pierin Alden Polk Auburn Polk Elliot Polk Adele Pond Jojo Pond Annie Poulas Tilda Poulas Emma Reeder Ayla Richards Rocket Riggs Zane Ritchie Boula Ross Sarah Salem Sophia Sampley Julia Satterwhite Christian Schenkel Silas Schneider Adam Schwartz Cara Schwartz Penelope Seymour Mia Sidorski

Leo Slebos Amelia Solomon Samuel Solomon Lily Spears Owen Stamper Sasha Stamper Kai Steiner Morgan Steiner Chase Stockman Ani Stradling Jaydin Stricklin Ellen Anne Sumich Zachary Talbot Kasper Taraska Jamie Tekulsky Eleanor Thompson Grace Thompson James Thompson-Shirey Clara Timmons Mathis Toal Ella Rose Trull Mary Gretchen Turner Cassius Tzoumas Silas Tzoumas Max Vance Molly Vance Xavier Vasquez Angelo Velez Max Vigilante Isabella Walker Katy Welch Maxime Werk Josephine Williams Cynthia Worrell Alexander Wratchford Lucas Wratchford Yaoyao Zhang

VOLUNTEERS OA SEMESTER LEADERS 1995-2019 OA Semester Leaders, chosen by their peers, serve as the representatives for their semester for years to come. Those names that have been italicized also serve on the OA Semester Leaders Council.

1 Alyssa Merwin, Rebecca Hilinski 2 Anna Allen 3 Whitney Hannah 4 Abigail Poe Akre 5 Jamey Lawdermilk 6 Charly Nelson, Caitlin Ellis 7 Sarah Candler 8 Claire Douglass, Katharine Wilkinson 9 Julia Maccini, Megan Mess, Andrea Wolf 10 Meredith Dowling, Liz Levitt,

Kari Reynolds 11 Mary Grace Elliott, Ben Lerer,

Lauren Prince 12 Chris Metzloff 13 Elizabeth Koenig, Rosie Yakob, Lauren Dillon-Merrill 14 Anna Lipton-Galbraith 15 Laura Northrop 16 Amy Peddie 18 Nate Sutton, Walter Kucera

19 Callie Sadler, Gary Sorcher,

Josh Rosenstein, Brandon Tankard 20 Carson Hale 21 Sarah Mackey 22 Clay Pittman, Jennifer Cohen, Emily

Northrop, Blake Ross 23 Nora Stedman 24 Anna Graves 25 Reily Kennedy, Shira Moch, Colin Istvan,

Cecilia Kucera, Jack Mize 26 Emily Fish 27 Gabrielle Dowell 28 Tom Krome, Adriane Spiro 29 QSierra Pierce, Kate Sutton 30 Annie Giarla, Kendall Clark,

Park Inglefield 31 Maddie Vogelsang, Selene Munoz 32 Allison Moore, Lily Tidwell 33 Jebe Moiwai, Sophia Navarre 34 Eliza Renner

35 Jessica Bolin 36 Clare Ende 37 Walker McDonald, William Reed,

Rachel Weaver 38 Sadie Lerman, Miles Krebs-Moberg 39 Myles Schwartz, Tyler Powell 40 Logan Morlino, Wren Garrison 41 Ruth Dibble, Grace Schneider 42 Adriana Baumann, Daisy Gould,

Sophie Pippin 43 Ansley Kish, Ailey Morlino,

Christina Kovalik 44 Kathryn DeVillier, Bas Philipsen 45 Mimi Ashkin-Baker, Atticus Head 46 Megan Wick, Ellen Poulter 47 Anna Benzel, Francesca Medieros 48 Cassidy Wells, Kara Williams 49 Dinah Rodgers, Greta Matties

OA PARENT CAMPAIGN CHAIRS, SEMESTERS 48 & 49 OA Parent Campaign Chairs provided leadership during Semesters 48 and 49 to raise funds for OA Scholarships. This year they raised a total of $11,151.

48 Harold Philipsen & Tracy Shackelford 48 Heidi Gingerich& Philip Bales 48 Casey & Nancee Pond

49 Jodi & Chuck Pippin

Semester 48 Parents Raised $5,985 with 76% Participation

Semester 49 Parents raised $5,166 with 100% Participation

CAMP REPRESENTATIVES 2018-19 FLORIDA Sarah Davidoff & David Goodman GEORGIA Vicki Gray Hannah & Tom Rogers Zach & Amy Gatch Amy Smith-Barnes & Chris Barnes Laurie Vitali MARYLAND Cormac & Anu Connor Liz & Steve LeBoo Melissa & Joseph Young NORTH CAROLINA Abbie Melnick Amy Norman & Forrest Norman III

Zanne Garland & Jackson Anderson James & Tiffany Irons Muriel Edens & Michael Oppenheim Julee & Kevin Nunley Starr Sink & Sam Ratto Erwin Byrd & Dave Sims NEW JERSEY Karen & Jeffrey Sutphen TENNESSEE David & Kathy Friedman VIRGINIA Anne Reed & Sam Johnston

DREAM KEEPERS Our DREAM KEEPERS have contributed or stewarded gifts of $1,000 or more to either our Annual Fund, Named Scholarships, or Endowment.

White Oak Gifts of $10,000+

Cedar Waxwing Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

Golden Eagle Gifts of $1,000 - $4,999 Terry Akin & Barbara Steslow in honor of Jeremy Akin The Harold Alfond Foundation in honor of Steve & Jane Akin, Sus Torres & Kyla de Asla Anonymous The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Benevity Causes The Bergmann Family The Lois Buerkle and Richard Brodkin Fund Rich & Cissy Byrd Sarah Candler & Ted McKenna Jean & Harrison Cohen Cormac & Anu Connor Cain & Ronnie Cox in honor of McKinnley & Mary-Lawson Cox The Esposito Family Joe & Eliane Friebele in memory of Jaimie Wallace

Gail & Dean Bunce Chris Chapman & Mary Beth BlackwellChapman The Fleshman-Pratt Foundation The Gould Family Foundation, Dave & Carolyn Gould Will Abberger & Mary Anne Koos The American Endowment Foundation The Bernard Family Foundation Troy Hendrick & Theo Beck Northwestern Mutual Foundation

The Lennox Foundation Dudley & Elis Olsson Betsy & Carlton Sexton The Sweetgrass Foundation

Doug Oswald Cynthia & Karl Pond Myron Zeitz in memory of Jaimie Wallace

Lyne & Kathryn Gamble in honor of Sarah, Innes & Starling Zanne Garland & Jackson Anderson Giarla & Michelson Charitable Foundation David Gilbert & Margaret Rowlett Phillip Bales & Heidi Gingerich Beaver & Heather Goodling The Gordon Family Fund Hagan Family Fund Tina & Michael Hodges Suzanne Hogg JDB Charitable Fund Elen Knott in memory of Moseley Waite Dr. Jeffrey H. Levenson & Dr. Ilene S. Levenson Mabee Family Foundation Sarah & Carlos Marques in memory of Carol Irons Rebecca & Chris McArdle Terry & Patrick McDaid Julee & Kevin Nunley Joe & Karen Page Katie & Jeremy Paris Barbara Pequet & Jim Wallace in memory of Jaimie Wallace

Michael & Dori Perling in honor of Anna Perling The Perman Family Harold Philipsen & Tracy Shackelford Linda Raftery & Phil Spiro Larry Renfro Tom & Hannah Rogers Pisgah Forest Rotary Club Mimi Selig, Selig/Weiss Charitable Gift Fund Gregg & Phin Sheets in honor of All Family Eagle Nesters!

Dee Anna Smith & Family Jay & Celeste Smith Laura & Bill Snyder Sandra Spoon in memory of Alec Bruno Isabel Trafton Diane Ulmer & Jess Tillis Charles & Winslow Umberger The Goetz Family Noni Waite-Kucera & Greg Kucera Ted Watson II in honor of Teddy Watson, Semester 19 The Weinstein Family The Chapman Wheeler Family

HONOR ROLL Black Bear Gifts of $500 - $999 Sherin Amiri in honor of Graham Hooker Sarah Anderson Anonymous Anonymous in memory of Benjamin Moseley Jones Jr. The Barnes Family A.K. & Jeff Benninghofen Susan Campbell in honor of Luca Campbell Zocher Bonnie Carter** Jacob Chapman Debbie Clapper Sarah Convissor, Josh & Leah Greenberg Anu & Paul Dawson

Bobcat Gifts of $250 - $499 The Abramson Family Abigail Poe Akre John & Josie Amory Anonymous (2) John W. Barclay Cindy Brillante Hugh Cameron Mary Caponera & Bayard Powell Sarah Carl The Christy Family Daphne Churchill Elizabeth Clark

Woodchuck Gifts of $100 - $249 Elise Ackerman The Ackerman Family The Allens AmazonSmile Foundation Anne Reed** Anonymous (6) Mary Aplin Katie Rauch Bailey Kentfields Foundation in honor of Katherine Bailey Matthew Baker Glenn Barcheski Luke Bartelme Ben Belford & Samantha Huber in honor of Scarlett Belford Jeff & Amy Benedict Andrea Bernstein in memory of Lauren McCathren Emily Bianchi Innes & Carl Boland Kim Holmes & Joel Bonder Edwin & Kathryn Brownell Bonsey

Anya Desai Dibble Family Fund of Central Carolina Community Foundation in honor of Arrington McCoy, Roger Herbert & Ted Wesemann Graeme & Jane Donovan in memory of Jaimie Wallace David & Kathy Friedman in honor of All Counselors Bruce Grob & Banta Whitner in honor of Jordan Grob Craig & Tiffany Head Wendy Heilbut Innospec, Inc. The Jahnke Family in honor of Hannah Jahnke Bo Johns King Family Giving Fund Heston, Savana, Knox & Stanton LaMar** Lester-Niles Family**

Jamey Mavis Lowdermilk in honor of Dr. Tad & Ellen Lowdermilk Julia Maccini Alyssa Merwin Megan Mess John Meyer in honor of Flora (Semester 49) & Lucinda (Semester 47) Elanor, Lucas, Megan & Steve Moore Rick & Jane O'Hara in honor of The Faculty and Staff of The Outdoor Academy Oskar Blues Brewery The Peed Family The Pippin Family in honor of Veda Marie Pippin Jen Powell Betsy Reid Steve & Adrienne Robins Edee & Tom Robinson** Rock Schiffer Family

Jon & Eliza Romm in honor of Betty Behn Marti Rosenberg The Ross Family, Betsy, Bryan, Ben, Veronica & Boula Victoria Ross Adele Shepherd Rob Sherman Bill & Pat Shropshire Jane G. Smith Liz & Jesse Smith** in memory of Sarah Sutton Gina & Ben Weinstein in memory of Diann Resnick Heather Kolter & Michael Weiss in honor of Nathan & Brody Weiss Jim & Marcia Wofford in honor of Claire, Madalyn & Luke Wofford The Zervigon Family

Jim Clower Sarah Davidoff & Jacob Goodman Glenn, Julia & Elem DeLaney** Facebook The Forde Family Semester 47 Reunion 2019 Bruce H & Shelley S Gaynes Philanthropic Fund Jonatha Gibaud & Kenneth Wallston John Guignard The Hilinski Family Bobbie, David & Madison Kelly Christine Kempton & Donald Harvey Terri Koch Lou & Marti Kucera Tristan Alcott & Family

The McNally Family Alex Masi Cole Mason Paul Meisner Lia Messersmith Morrow Insurance Agency Chris & Cynthia Murray Sara, Bucky, Ella and Daisy Nichols Rich Orland, LaQuita Martin & Eli Orland St. Paul's School in honor of Ted Watson Leslie Poole in memory of Mo Waite David & Judith Roth The Silverman-Young Family Tom Simchak

Christina & Noel Slaby Joe & Dorine Smith in honor of Romy Soa Smith Rob Sorcher in honor of Gary Sorcher Emily Spiegel The Chepenik Family James A. Humphries III Pat & Andy Stevenson Cara Varney & Todd Weinkam** Robin Voiers Helen Waite The Waites Jerry & Marcia Weinkam Ruth & Carrol Wilson** YourCause LLC

Erin Breeze Mary & Byron Bridges Thomas & Donna Brim Bob Brogden Cynthia Brower Frances Faith Somers S Burke Colleen & Tom Burnet Danny & Kim Carr Andrea & Roger Clapp Bragg & Kathy Comer Laurie Cone in honor of Nathan & Theo Egan Nate Sutton & Karina Costa Cary Crawford Claudia Cummins Michael Czarnecki Diane Daniel Amy Diamond Laurie Dickey Ryan Dickey Tiffany Dill & Reid Carlson Becky Dodrill Laurent & Katharine Dubois Carol Dugger in honor of Ben Otis Dugger Lerer, Fall 2000 Thomas & Victoria Dunn Andrea Eliscu

Susan Ellis in memory of Jaimie Wallace Jane Ellison Richard Emmett & Kim Lawson Olivia Ervin Jori Falcon Gracia Farrer James Farrer Marise Fernandes & Richard Brough Brandon Kark's Family Bret & Caitlin Field in honor of Avery Field Richard Fireman The Vatalaro Family Edwin Frank Alison Franklin & Ted Constan (OA Semester 49 Parents) Peter & Jessica Fromuth in honor of Rodrigo Vargas Steve Garland & Edna Green Peter Generelly Raphe & Tracy Geor Steve & Patty Ghertner Dot & David Gilbert Kate Goldenring Sue, Ken, Hayley & Jayme Goldman Susanne & Ken Goldman

Jacob Goodling Indigo Grady The Graivier Family Oscar Grandas Laura Graves & Cliff Gordon Meredith Green in honor of Bryce Koukopoulos Charles & Julia Hale Kristine & Christopher Hall** Josephine Harris Wilson, Max, Eugenia & Stephen Hobbs in honor of All Teachers and Staff at OA Amanda Hoffman Steve & Susan Hoffman Kristen & David Holder The Ingram Family Lucile Houseworth & Mark Magnusen John & Rebekah Huggins Linda Hunt James Roberts & Deborah Jakubs in honor of Logan Roberts Tyler Kameh Leah Karpen Lucy Keeble

Michael & Robyn Kennedy in honor of Zoe & Charlie Kennedy Reily Kennedy Colin Kirkman The Kirkman Family Susanne Kistin & Family Mary Krome** Caitlin & Walter Kucera Walter, Caitlin & Cecilia Kucera & George Schaaf in honor of Noni Waite-Kucera Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kutcher Allison Linney Yani Llibre John Lodge Sam Griffin & Brenda Lo-Griffin Alex Lupu Mary Lyles Robin Lynne Jim & Gail Macfie Brady & Sarah Mackey The Marmolejos Family Dawn & Heiner Matthies Diane & Mike Mess Marianne & Rodney Meyer The Meyer-Braun Family

Molly & Calvin Miller Tiffany Miller & Miguel Chumacero Rosa Mini Jacqueline Moch Dave Moffatt** Mims Montgomery & Tyler Pace** Allison Moore Miles, Courtney & Kinsley Morgan in honor of Noni Waite-Kucera Grace Morsberger in memory of Charles Stern & Robert Morsberger Alison Murphy The Nagy-Benson Family The Nelson Family in memory of Mimi The Ngo Family Mary Ann Norris in honor of Ariana DeToro-Forlenza Nichole & Eric Oursler Diane & Don Parana Maddy Pearce Karl Pfefferkorn & Katharine Birdsall Evelina Pierce The Egdal-Podhorzer Family in honor of Hannah Podhorzer

Casey & Nancee Pond The Rabb family Lily & Jared Rager in honor of Gray Rager Andy & Nancy Rinzler Von Rollenhagen & Alexandra Mahoney in honor of Zoe Rollenhagen Helen M. Rose in honor of Lena, Lou & Geofrey Friedman Pete & Ginny Rowlett in honor of David Gilbert & Katie & Jenny Rowlett Maia Gostin & Family Tracy Schultz Cyndi & David Scott Betty Seckinger in honor of Madeline Conley Kari Sickenberger Glenn Siegel Anna Rojas-Castillo & Kristina Silberstein Kristen Davis Singh Starr Sink & Salem Ratto** Rob & Kim Skeen James & Kirkland Smith in honor of

Shannon Smith Ryan Smith in memory of Wink Wynn Liz Snyder Heather Stewart** Stewart Stokes & Tracy Hildebrand Mark Glazer & Cynthia Stone Millie & Ellie Tan Sarah & Michael Thompson Sarah Thurmond Brian & Dawn Traylor Amanda & Bill Van Cleve in honor of Meg Van Cleve Irwin Venick Margaret Dyer Watson Brantley Wells in honor of Cassidy Wells Julie Wells Ted Wesemann & Jane Davidowski** The Whipple Hoog Family Todd & Rita Wilson in honor of Sam Wilson Stacy Funderburke & Helaine Woodroof Rosie Yakob Paul Young Lei Zhang in honor of Michael Ding

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Karen "Krin" Cosner Cindy Cubides Susan Tinsley Daily** Glenn Davis Nicole Davis & Hank Bergstresser Star Barry & Dena DeCola Perry Del Favero Sally, Mike, Mary and Sam DelVecchio Ellen DeNicola Darcy Dennison-Harwood Ariana DeToro-Forlenza, Luna & Mark Wulff in honor of Luna Wulff Ruth Dibble Pam Dieffenbauch Meredith Dowling Lupe Duran Perez** Noel Durant Mary Dwyer Mary Eglin Elise Emil The Engimann-Ackermann Family in honor of Faculty & Staff of Eagle's Nest Foundation Nurum Erdem Yamileth Escobar Dot Fahlbusch Elizabeth Fales Fig Ferrell in memory of Moseley Waite Julie Marx Vanessa Fields Teresa Finlayson Brian Fireman Elin Fisher Mike & Laurie Flanagan in honor of Katie Flanagan Gabrielle Flynn Food Matters Market Marishyl Ford Anne Foubert Fox Family

Jordy Frankel** Julia Fuster Sarah Galyean Art Gambill Sarah Gamble Karls Jennifer Garcia Yvette Garcia Missri Jessica Gardner Sara Gerall** Madeline & Ethan Conley & Susan Gies-Conley in honor of Cara Varney Rachael Goolsby Sarah & Matt Fraser Peter Guzzardi Hilary Hafeken & Jose Amundarain Courtney Haley Leah Hall Toya Hampton Carissa Hanson Anne Harris in honor of the GilbertRowlett Family Dotti Harris Josh & Katie Harris** Kathryn Harris Walt Hart Mae Harty Peterson Rick Hastings** Andrea, Jeff & Haley Haulk** Atticus Head Hendrick/Nerhood Family Molly Hermann** Constance & Michael Heuss Geoff Hodgson III Julie Holt & Skyler Williams** Laura Hope-Gill Joseph R. Huber Rhett Hudson & Noah Weaver Jen Hunt

William Loafman & Jasmine Isobe in memory of Jaimie Wallace Nathan Iyer Steve Johnson Annabelle Jones Lexie Jones Sara Jordan-Bloch Chris Juedemann Elaine Julius Karen Kennedy Christine Kieffer Karen Klein Louisa Klein Elizabeth Koenig & Reed Moore Joe & Wendy Kotowski Laura & Joe Kraus Lovenshimer Elaine Kreuz Iris Krishna Paula Kuntz Lauren Laitin Janet Latham David Laudicina Joanna Lauen Anna Lauria** Carrie Leavitt Jaime Lee Matthew Feldner & Ellen LeenFeldner Dina Lehrer Kristen Lejnieks Jennifer Lenchik Jessica Leon Tina Leonard Posey Lester-Niles The Lettes Family Sam Leung Joel Lipsitch Andrew Lodge Tad Lowdermilk Tom & Elise Lowry

Gifts of $1-99 Collette Ah-Tye Ivy Altomare Anonymous (2) Phyllis G. Arnold in honor of Eva Arnold & Family Richard Bakal Jack Bannister Chris Barge & Erin Koenig Eric Barker Rebecca Barry Jennie Bartoletti Sarah Bausell Laura Beeson Michael Berger in memory of Hannah Rachel Joseph Jennifer Bettencourt George Bickel James & Caitlin Blankenship Kristie Blankenship Rebecca Joy Blaser Kat Blue Jessica Bolin Laura Bonander Alana & Randy Booker Sophia Botran** The Botran Family Claudia Bradley Ruby-Beth Buitekant in memory of Jon Krist Michael Bustin Shana Cannon Darci Carlton DeMatteo The Carter Van den Eynde Family Wendy & Andy Childers Joanna Cohen The Comer Family

HONOR ROLL Julie Luttinger Santaigo Macario Robert MacKie Alexandra Karpen MacMartin in honor of Ted Wesemann The Mahoney Family Tracey Howell Maier in memory of Rachael Panning Rachel Malina Sarah Marsh Kim & Jason Marson Sandra Martinez Lilly Matthews Alison & John Robert Mattocks Frank McConnell McCall Richardson Abe McKay Margie & Charles McKenzie Frank McLeod in honor of Daisy McLeod Sally Meehan Debi Meredith Hallie Meushaw & Scott Bryant Hollis Mickey in honor of John & Susan Mickey Pattie Midgett Moses Milchberg Craig & Judith Miller in memory of Mo Waite Dave Moffatt** in honor of Paige & Noni Amanda Moore Madison Moore Patricia Moore Claudia Morgan David Morgan** Marc Morrison Mary Nagy-Benson Isabel Nelson in honor of Robin McGalliard Nelson Robin McGalliard Nelson in honor of Helen Waite

Lucas Newton Daisy Nichols NC State Employees Combined Campaign Emily Cava Northrop** Adrienne Noti Kelley O'Brien Donna Oetzel Kjirsten & Chip Ogburn Elizabeth Lanier Olsson Michelle O'Neill Nathaniel Oseep Lyn & Tom Palmer Alyssa Panning in memory of Rachael Panning Daria Pardue Elizabeth Pathak Amoreena Patrick Vilma Perdomo Seymour Anna Perling Veronica Pesantes Jessica Pierce Johanna Pierce Roseli & Marcelo Pierin Shane Clark & Kelly Pippinger-Clark Cheryl Pisko Kathryn Polk Andy Pond George Pond Beth Powell Anonymous Lorinda Price McCall Richardson The Riedesel Family Joel Riggs Brad Ritchie Yesica Rosales Miranda Bill & Marilyn Rosenberg in honor of Past and Current Teachers and Staff at the OA Lennon Lyle Ross

Gifts in Kind

Phyllis DeLaney & The Yard Birds Renee Ferrari Brian Fireman Flat Rock Playhouse Ellen & Sara Fox The Grateful Dog Bruce Grob Jonathan Hausman Gretchen Herbert The Hub & Pisgah Tavern Laura Jeffers Elen Knott Ruth Kramedjian Greg Kucera Marti Kucera Jessica Leon Elycia & Anita Lerman

Will Abberger Sharon Bloom Blue Ridge Acupuncture Clinic Dr. Stanley Bohrer Alyson Bravo Broad Street Wines Gail & Dean Bunce Colleen Burnet Cissy Byrd Kim Carr The Chop Shop Butchery Madeline Conley Crystal Mountain Gem Mine D.D. Bullwinkel's

Andy & Tina Rowlett in honor of Margaret Rowlett & David Gilbert Katie Rowlett Lyn Rutherford Sally Ryan in memory of Rachael Panning Rebecca Sacks Danny & Tracy Salem Linda Samuel Shannon & James Satterwhite Walter F. Schmidt Susan Schneider Kimberly Schultz Debra Schwartz Frederick & Darcy Scott Andrea Sganzerla Lenore Shamey Barry Shapiro in memory of Jaimie Wallace Dean Sidorski Ezra Siegel Kelley Slebos Ellen Smith James & Ann Smith Sara Soba Benjamin Solomon The Spears Family William Spedding Helen Spencer Allison Stalla Cindy Stauffer Andrew Steed Lora Steiner Jill Stockman Avery Stout Jen Stradling Ami Student Anne Sumich Carly Summers Amy Talbot Justin Taraska Victoria Taylor

Paige Lester-Niles John Lodge Mast General Store Dave Moffatt The Nichols Family No Taste Like Home The North Carolina Arboretum Julee Nunley Rick O'Hara O.P. Taylor's Oskar Blues Brewery Doug Oswald Sandy Oswald Pines Country Inn Jodi John Pippin Poplar & Ash Anne Reed

Harris Teeter TIE Program Karen Tekulsky Brooke Thompson Nancy Rosenblum Tillison in memory of Lance Perling Beth Tillman Cecily, Jason, Clara & Alice Timmons Page Toal Rowen Todd Laurel Tollison** Julia Toone & Brian LeFevre in honor of Paige LesterNiles Alan & Denise Treloar Daisy Trull Michelle Turner Joseph & Courtney Vance HopeLily Van Duyne Rodrigo Vargas** William Velez Katie Vigilante Elena Walker Yi-Ting Wang Ashley Warren & Olvis Acevedo Cindy Weinbaum Grant Weinkam Gigi Welch Cassidy Wells Kathryn Werk Allison White Camille Wick & Chris Webb** Rebecca Williams The Williams Family Anastasia Worrell Pamela Wratchford Brad Young Madison Young Yin Zhang

The Rogers Family Sea Products, Inc. Rob & Kim Skeen Dee Smith Green Blanky Studio Missy Stein Sun Dragon Arts & Fiber Rodrigo Vargas Cara Varney Helen Waite Margot Wallston Todd Weinkam Ted Wesemann Camille Wick Rosie Yakob

There are many staff members—from OA faculty to summer counselors, to administrators, to camp nurses—who give back not only their time but their financial support to the Annual Fund.

These individuals are recognized throughout the Honor Roll with two stars alongside each name.

We honor the commitment they have each made to Eagle’s Nest and the young people we serve.

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