North Country School and Camp Treetops 2016-2017 annual report
“If there is any advice I can give you it is BE ADVENTUROUS… there is always something else you can learn. That is the beauty of Treetops. Make something in the camper kitchen, learn a new board game, make a wood project or a Super Loom. There is no other place [like this].…” — CTT Super
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Greetings from Lake Placid
Dear Friends, Your extraordinary generosity to North Country School and Camp Treetops this year is a testament to your commitment to our campers and students. Thank you. From a record Annual Fund to the success of the Strong Roots, High Peaks Campaign and the launch of an ambitious strategic plan, your support, in all its forms, continues to be vital to our success. We are pleased to present our Annual Report for September 1, 2016, through August 31, 2017. The Annual Fund, boosted by Eileen Rockefeller’s Challenge, finished the fiscal year at more than $1.36 million from 1,015 donors. You can take pride in this remarkable giving that supported: • more than $960,000 in need-based tuition assistance to over 30 percent of campers and students; • opportunities for hands-on learning and creative exploration—from designing and building a new footbridge to learning about our new honeybee hive to participating in theater competitions and art shows; • many outdoor adventures, such as taking a trip across Round Lake to swim off the shore of the Eileen Rockefeller House (RockE), enjoying multi-day hikes in the Adirondack backcountry, learning new tricks on the campus ski hill, or cantering on horseback for the first time. At Friends’ Weekend in August, we were thrilled to celebrate our community’s generosity to the $25 million Strong Roots, High Peaks Campaign. More than 3,160 donors gave to this campaign since it began 10 years ago. The following two pages highlight this effort’s impact on our facilities and endowment. You can read more about the celebration on page 25. In May, we unveiled a comprehensive strategic plan that honors tradition and history by ensuring the excellence of our current programs while also designing new, compelling initiatives. For more information on the plan, which we are in the first stages of implementing, visit: https://goo.gl/ty3WAQ Your generosity makes it possible for our faculty and staff to continue doing what they do best: ensuring that NCS and Treetops have an impact on children long after they have left. Thanks again and know that you always have a home here below Balanced Rocks. Sincerely,
Barkley Stuart Chair, Board of Trustees
Matt Salinger Chair, Development Committee
David “Hock” Hochschartner Executive Director
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$600,000
43%
Annual Fund growth
SUSTAIN
(or 1,349) Donors giving under $250
32
New Balanced Rocks Circle (legacy giving society) members
TRANSFORM
39.5%
Endowment growth since 2006
30%
of campers and students receive need-based financial aid every year
12
New named endowment funds
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16+ capital projects
• CTT Main House • Clark House • Main Building renovations including Dining Room and Ramp • Woods House renovation • Farm House renovation (ongoing) • Three solar arrays • Four biomass heating units • Rotating drum composter • Construction of wastewater treatment plant (Flushing Meadows) • New well project • Main Building staining project • Under-grounding of power and communications lines • Doug Haskell’s Hanging House and Wing House reproductions • Barnyard improvements • Parking lot behind Main Building to increase green space • Timber frame garden shed • Many other sustainability and campus aesthetic projects
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Biomass plants, including one that heats the entire Main Building
Several hundred tons of wood locally sourced from our campus and contiguous land
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Living roofs
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Solar panel arrays totaling 20,000 KW capacity
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Gallons of #2 fuel oil used on campus, down from 27,000 gallons 10 years ago
28,000 Pounds of food scraps composted in our first year of operation with our novel in-vessel composter
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Institutional Leadership
Board of Trustees
Barkley Stuart, Chair Jenny Ewing Allen, Vice Chair Brian Eng, Treasurer Sandy Gray Nowicki, Secretary Lisa Beck Barry Breeman Peter R. Brest Peter Curran J. Matthew Davidson Guillaume de Ramel Laura Harris Nick Hewitt Carla von Trapp Hunter Caroline Kenney Roger S. Loud Greg Marchildon Jennifer Maslow Robert Parker Pamela Rosenthal Matt Salinger Hume Steyer Mara F. Wallace Manny Weintraub Jun Zhang
HONORARY TRUSTEES Joan K. Davidson Colin C. Tait Richard E. Wilde
David Damico Director of Admissions Matt Donahue Director of Advancement
TRUSTEES EMERITI David Kenney Rose Kean Lansbury Sumner Parker
John Nicholson Interim Director of Marketing and Communications
Administration
Fritz Sabbow Business Manager and CFO
David Hochschartner Executive Director
Anne Swayze Director of North Country School
Peter Bullock Director of Round Lake Campus Karen Culpepper Camp Treetops Director John Culpepper Director of Facilities and Sustainability
Operating Fund Fiscal Year ending Aug 31, 2017 Statement of Activities Expenditures Program Services 2,333,039 Physical Plant 1,280,609 Administrative & Fundraising 2,111,546 Subtotal 5,725,194 Financial Aid 961,185 Total Expenditures 6,686,379
Revenues Tuition and Fees Distribution from Endowment Annual Fund Gifts Other Revenues Total Revenues & Gifts
4,728,202 500,000 1,357,567 100,610 6,686,379
Summary of Gifts received Annual Fund Gifts Endowment Gifts Other Restricted Gifts Total Gifts Received
1,357,567 224,260 804,068 2,385,895
North Country School and Camp Treetops is incorporated as a not-for-profit organization and is listed as a charitable and educational organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service Code. Our federal tax ID number is 14-1430542.
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High Peaks Giving Levels Thank you to our community of alumni, families, employees past and present, trustees, and friends for their generosity. Your loyal support makes a true impact on our campers and students.
Marcy (5,344 FT) $50,000 and up
Anonymous (3) Isabel Huffman Belden u Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fullwood Foundation, Inc. H Paul and Eileen Growald ‘66 u The Gruben Charitable Foundation Josh and Victoria Harlan Mr. and Mrs. David T. Kenney u Jun Li and Yan Chen l Sandy Gray Nowicki ‘57 u Diana Oehrli Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Parker ‘41 u Barkley Stuart and Ann Glazer
Algonquin (5,114 FT) $25,000-$49,999
Anonymous (2) Keith and Peggy Anderson Keith and Peggy Anderson Family Foundation Lisa Beck and Mitch Seider H Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Davis l Lake Placid Education Foundation u Rose K. Lansbury u Lolya Lipchitz and Harold Kasimow u Jennifer H. Maslow u Stefan Nowicki George Rizk l Dr. Jun Zhang and Ms. Bei Zhu
Haystack (4,960 FT) $10,000-$24,999
Anonymous American Endowment Foundation Benevity Community Impact Fund Peter Brest u
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Xin Cai and Fu Yun l Matthew and Amy Davidson u Guillaume ’89 and Molly de Ramel H The de Ramel Foundation Brian Eng and Renee Bourgeois Elizabeth Eng and Benjamin Botts H Kenneth and June Eng H Feather Foundation, Inc. Edie and Jim Garrett u Laura and David T. Harris u The J. M. Kaplan Fund, Inc. u Caroline Kenney H Jane Lang u Ruling Liu l The Maslow Family Foundation Felicity M. Pool ‘63 u Drs. Pamela Rosenthal and Sam Wertheimer H Matt Salinger u Steven Saslow Bill Savage u Christine Semenenko ‘62 u Serge Semenenko Family Foundation H James Seymour u Shames/Argo Families u Shames Family Foundation H Mr. Bin Shi and Mrs. Huawei Qiao David and Linda Stein H David A. Stein Charitable Trust Xiaobing Sun and Xiaomei Zhou l Robin and Bina Thompson Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Tracey Westbrook The Whitney Family
Skylight (4,926 FT) $5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (4) Ignacio Alvarez l Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund H Nicole and Tyras Bookman H The Canning Family Commercial Centers Management – Puerto Rico l Brad and Lynne Davidson H
Robert Davila and Carmen Nigaglioni Davis/Dauray Family Fund Mimi Coletti Dow ‘47 u Joe Edmonds ‘84 H Reggie Govan H Eliza Hewat ‘65 u Karen and Peter Jakes u Jewish Communal Fund Elise E. Keely u Eric and Simone Lang H Mimi Muray Levitt u Lucretius Foundation, Inc. William and Allison Mankivsky Ken Okin H Bob and Margaret Parker u Henry Posner III and Anne M. Molloy H Rusty Schick Rolland* u Schwab Charitable Fund Silicon Valley Community Foundation – Wallace Family Fund John and Susan Skovron u Hume R. Steyer u The Stuart Four-Square Fund Daniel and Katia Szor H Paul and Sarah Titterton Mara F. Wallace H Manny Weintraub u Timothy Wennrich and Jessica Griffiths H Kevin Williams H
Whiteface (4,867 FT) $2,500-$4,999
Anonymous (3) Jenny Ewing Allen u Philip and Eden Anker Pat* and Bill Barton u Jianquo Chen and Liajuan Gao l Dr. Shiu-Kai Chin u Helen S. Cohen and Mark Lipman u Jeff Cooper Sally Powell Culverwell u Charles Darwall and Victoria Stoneman Jenifer Hale Deming u Deirdre Farley u Ben-Ami and Carla Friedman Nick and Ruth Hewitt u
First time donors H 10-19 years giving u 20+ years giving
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David Hochschartner and Selden West u Lixin Huang and Jing Zhang l Carla von Trapp Hunter Tessa Huxley and Andy Reicher u IBM International Foundation Roger and Pat Loud u Meimei Ma NCS ’70 u The Mabee Family Foundation Roger Martindell ‘63 u Dwight and Sue Mason u Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Moriarty l Davlyn and Kyle Mosley Michael and Cannella Mullins H Brian and Amy Naftal and Family The New York Community Trust u Edgardo Nieves Quiles l Robert Opatrny and Susan Sutherland u O’Donnell Iselin Foundation Victoria Read * u Phyllis W. Reicher u Royal Little Family Foundation H The Stanley-Hunt Family Edward Stutz l Sam Weinig
The Estate of Francis Whitcomb u Dick and Sara Wilde u
Wright (4,580 FT) $1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (6) Adirondack Foundation – Meredith M. Prime Fund Cyrille and Rica Buxbaum Allannic u John C. Allen, Jr. Pearl Apisson l Henry and Nancy Armstrong u Karla Ayala D.J. and Ken Baker u Mrs. Meryl Baker and Dr. Erin Baker H Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation H Wing Biddle ‘75 u Wolcott R. Blair H Mr. and Mrs. Perry J. Bolton u Brian Bronfman u Martha Brooks H Alice Brown H Thatcher G. Brown H
David Brownstein H Burnham Financial Services, LLC Camp Treetops Fund Lunch Meg Bluhm Carey u David Carter Marcelo and Alexandra Castro H Charles Catlin ‘54 H The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, Inc. Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc. u Bertram and Barbara Cohn Community Foundation of Sarasota County The Community Foundation for The National Capital Region Ann Cooper u John and Karen Culpepper H The Dana Family l Jacqueline Davies Ian Desai Rohit and Katharine Desai u Vanessa Desai H Joel and Christine DeYoung H David and Melanie Dumont u Ted Ewing u
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High Peaks Giving Levels Lee and Ann Farnham u Mr. and Mrs. Delio Fernandez Nicholas and Geoffrey Flanders H Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gallen l Don Gallo Arleen F. Gilliam u Nancy Ginsburg and William Purdy l Goldman Sachs Gives Eric and Keiko Greenberg Teri and Jeff Greene Elizabeth Harlan u Bob Heays u Molly Hunt Heizer u Donald and Diane Hewat u Hyde Fuel Company H Ms. Janet Spiegelberg Hyman ‘49 u Mr. Judson H. Irish Jr. u Susie Jakes and Jeff Prescott Ralph Jones Judith and James A. Saks Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland H Barbara Katzander Michael and Danelle Kelly u Rebecca Arvidson Kelly H William Kenney H
Liza Ketchum and John H. Straus u Beth and Peter S. Kolevzon u Sally and Wynn Kramarsky u Randi Land Mr. Thomas H. Land Jr. H Marjorie Lang John and Kathy Lanza H Christine LeFevre u The Louisa Kreisberg Family Foundation Elizabeth Macken u Fernando Marquez l Cindy Marvell H Ms. Jane B. Mason and Mr. Brian Vaughan Lisa May and J. Tevere MacFadyen H Deborah Model and Joe Falkowski Richard and Barbara Moore u Samantha Naftal and Adam Snyder Helen M Neilson Laura Okin Marian Osterweis u Kent and Robin Palmer Cola Parker u Penguin Random House H Pat Kramon Pincus u
Mr. Jan and Dr. Joan Popkin Meredith Prime u Judith Regan l Regeneron Matching Gift Program Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Robert Okin Foundation Carmen Rocafort l Marty Rosenberg Marjorie P. Rosenthal Salesforce Saxton Family Brittany Schult l The Shelby Family Steven Silverstein and Anne Manning Alan, Beth and Eva Singer H Malcolm Smith and Susan Mathewson l Jenny Smith-Yuen ‘84 H Nicholas N. Solley H Sarah Stahl and Harry Foster H Emily and Luther Strayer Colin and Debby Tait u Tashman Family Edith G. Thayer ‘50 u Ms. Amy Turner
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Michael J. Urfirer u Lucia Vail H Frank Wallace H Ms. Louise D. Walsh and Mr. Charles L. Rupp u David H. Wells Wells Fargo Foundation Matching Gifts Program H Janet Dunn Wentworth u Bee Lacey Whittaker u Susan Welch Williams ‘54 u James and Holly Wilson Xuejun Xu and Wenjing Li Peter Yamin Mr. Jun Yang and Ms. Min Zhou
“We are excited to send you out into the world. We watched you develop into a young man who isn’t afraid to stand up for what he believes. You exude excitement, tenacity, and respect, especially when you are challenged. We are proud of those qualities and know that they will serve you well…” — NCS teacher to graduating student
Saddleback (4,515 FT) $500-$999
Anonymous (7) Peter Adomeit and Marilyn Sanders u American Center for Philanthropy American Recycling Technologies Inc. Katie Bacon H Jong-Seo Bae and Kiwon Hong l Kathryn Barrett l Lionel and Deborah Barthold H Peggy Bell H Charles Biddle H Amy Bodman Fraser Brooks H Suzanne and Geoffrey Brown u William and Katherine Brown u Cornelia and Robert Carrigan Danny Chin and Stephanie Chang Dr. Georgia Close Maureen and Charles Cohen Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Jim and Sharon Cushman H Mandy and Craig Dana Sr. l Laura Goff Davis u Hector Del Rio Jr. l Sophie DeLaCour - DeLaCour Family Foundation H DeLaCour Family Foundation H Robert and Marilyn DeRight u Claire Douglas H Althea L. Duersten Katharine Knight Flebotte u
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Alex and Larry Friedman H Brigit and Calvin Gilkey H Alice Woolsey Godfrey H John R. Goodman Eugene and Jolinda Grace Peter Hansen and Marie Tapert Daniel Hawes Sandra Hurd Hennemeyer H C. Ryan Joyce Franklin Kenney ‘84 H Bradley Kerr H Robin McAllister Ketchum H Eli Zalichin Kramer H Tom Krouwer u Lorna Livingston ‘50 u Chris Lloyd and Vassie Sinopoulos u Bill and Jan Localio u Susan Localio u Stuart and Mary Lollis u Nicholas and Cassandra Ludington Gregory Marchildon Jean and Jerry Marchildon u Nate Mason Marcia Mason McClellan u Debra M. McPhee Abigail Mellen u Lisa (Ernest) Mierop H Alan and Alice Model u Jonathan and Kristin Adomeit Moore Katherine Cromwell Moore u Bonnie and John Morgan ‘65 u The Naftal Family H Joyce Olum-Galaski Pew Charitable Trusts Dr. Victoria L. Pillard H Arthur Platt and Janet Fink H Kate Kubert Puls u Jane Purden H Timothy Quinn Fred and Roz Rea u
Susan Read u Jane Crowell Rieffel u Ms. Helena F. Rozier l Scott and Amy Sanderson Santa Barbara Foundation Douglas Sloane Ariana Stahmer Philip and Marcia Steckler H Peter A. Thacher u Cornelia and Joseph Tierney u Amina Tirana H Jane Isaacs Toussaint u Kiyo and Mark Tukman l Carey and Claudia Turnbull John and Alida Vessey Vivian and Paul Olum Charitable Foundation Sarah Weber l Jennie Weiner and Jeremiah Jordan David and Nell Wing u
Rocky Peak (4,420 FT) $250-$499
Anonymous (3) Robert Abramowitz and Susan Stewart u Dinnie Thorndike Aldridge H America’s Charities Mark Apelman Allegra Harris Azulay u Jon Bell u Jeanne Bergman and Anna Kramarsky Matthew Brest Phillip Brest H Richard and Paula Brewer Joshua Briggeman Lewis Canfield Danforth Cardozo u Michael Churchill u
First time donors H 10-19 years giving u 20+ years giving
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High Peaks Giving Levels David and Jane Condliffe H Susan and Robert Console u Cairn and Jean Marie Cross l Katie Culpepper H Peter Curran l David and Melanie Damico Jim Darby u David and Leni Moore Family Foundation u Josh and Jennifer Davis Tom Davis H Raul and Emilie De Brigard H Beth Dennison H Pasuntra Dhebpunya Cassie Levitt Dippo u Mark Dumont and Lynn Mehlman u Carolyn Feinstein Edwards David Feldbaum Eric Fetz Frontstream l Jeffrey and Kimberly Garlinghouse Tania Gee u Dominic and Shafeeqa Giarratani Diana M. Hawes u Ann S. Hedges H John P. Herrera Jeffrey Herrmann and Sara Waisanen H Bruce Hodes u Jean Hoins H Christina Honde u Ellen Hornstein and Denis Cioffi u Ken Hornstein u Anne Hurd Sam and Elsa Huxley l Jane Hyde u Sophie Kasimow and Seth Shames Andrew Katzander Jonathan Kerlin u Ted Killiam Andrew B. Knox H Jessica Koster Susan Masters Kyger The Honorable Pierre N. Leval H Dudley and Jane Mairs u Cathy McDermott Daniel Melrod Don Mesec and Becky Rice u Alice Morey and Harvey Weinig H Lynne and John Morgan u Nils and Kara Morgan
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The Namm Foundation, Inc. (Andrew Namm ‘42) u Adam Neaman and Bianca Santomasso Network for Good Frederick S. Nicholas Jr. H Clary Olmstead and Kathleen Heenan u Jenny and John Pearlman H Doralynn and Jeffrey Pines u James R. Pugh u Don Rand u Campbell and Nancy Rea u Aimee Reveno u Katherine and Coulter Richardson H James Robinson l Ella and Peter Robjent H Jim and Cathy Robjent H Stephanie Ross Peter and Lisa Rowley Nat Rubin Fritz Sabbow and Rob Hastings Peggy Sand and Jonathan Kronstadt H David Schorr and Judith Krones Josh Schwerin Jay Scott u Ordway Clifford Sherman H Nicole Been Siskind H Ruth and David Skovron u Dan Slutsky u Joy Stafford l Peter Stein and Lisa Cashdan l Jim and Liz Steyer u Harry and Chica Tenney l D. Kurt and Eden Terrell Thomas and Frances Thacher Dr. Diane Thaler The Tostevins u Helen Stuart Twiss u Jacqueline Volkart l Mr. and Mrs. William H. Waddington H Eric G. Wagner u Christopher WerlerH Addie Porrino West u Barbara Westergaard u Daniel C. Wing ‘62 u Yarinsky Weisser Family
Big Slide (4,240 FT) $100-$249
Anonymous (22) Jamie Abbott u Lynda Lees Adams H Adirondack Theatre Corp. l AkzoNobel l The Allen Family Timothy D. Amussen Kate Tuttle Asselin Todd and Pam August Baltimore Community Foundation Bank of America Employee Giving Campaign l Stephanie Blakeney Banks H John Henry Barnett Harold and Natalie Been u Colin and Jenny Bell u Mr. and Mrs. Ray Benson l Drs. Laurie and Herbert Bergamini H Lynda Bernays and Stan Smith u Edwin and Fern Beschler u Alexandra Bley-Vroman Christie Maria Borden NCS ’92 and Ken Borden H Elizabeth Bradley Teresa and Kevin Brady l Ellen Thorndike Brawley ‘52 u Eric Brest David Bronfman Cali Brooks H Paul Brouha H Heather (Thornton) Brown ‘61 H Margot Parsons Brown ‘51 H R. Dede Brownstein H Alice Gresham Bullock H Peter Bullock and Family l The Chris Burden (‘56) Family u Harrison and Judy Caner u Ines, Isabel, and Pablo Castro Jai Chandrasekhar Chun Chieh Chang Johanna Chase Monie Chase and Stuart Chase u Kate Chasson H Hope S. Childs u Eli and Seth Clare Emily Clark Mr. and Mrs. Reg F. Clark Mimi and David Cohen u
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High Peaks Giving Levels Jaime and Florence Collins Kate Condliffe and David Chen Margaret D. Cooley Susan Cooley H Michael and Sybil Corrigan Moira and Alexander Crosby John Crowley-Delman Dudley Cunningham H Julie Curtis and Keith GerstenmaierH Carolyn and John Curwen H Laurie M. and Samuel W. Cushman u Frances Davis u Peter Delman and Maureen Crowley H Dr. Winifred M. deLoayza H Alida Chanler Dierker Robert Doat H Peter and Gretchen Donahue Chip (‘62) and Lyn Edmonston H Alan Eldridge H Noni Eldridge u Ellen Fair u
Kitty Fair H Stafford “Corky” Farmer-Lee H Ms. Ashley Ferris l Payton Fireman ‘72 H Niclas and Michelle Fjalltoft Duncan Fordyce u Mio Fredland M.D. H Jessica Freireich Friedlander Family H Robert Frost H Dr. Jane Benjamin Gatta Larry Gibbons H SallySue Girolamo l Suzanne Glickman Tim Glidden l Jennie Goelz H Mrs. Elizabeth Goldmark Nina Goodman and Children H Brigitte Gordon and Dino Nappi Shashana Govan Florence Grieb u Danielle Ramati Hamlin
Meredith Hanson Leonard and Fleur Harlan u Noah and Micol Harlan Sarah Harrison Kitty Hay ‘63 u Ann Henderson Kent Hewitt u Catherine Fetz High H Aaron and Brandy Hobson Jody Hochschartner-Boyd Donald and Susan Hogue l Peter and Kim Holderied l Jeanette Gaston Hooban u Mr. Richard Hornstein H Harvey and Claudia Horowitz u Logan Hovie Hunt Howell ‘58 u Fran Huntoon David Husing Jeremy Hutchins Margo Rice Jay u Jessica Jeffery
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Evan A. Jenkins Berkeley D. Johnson Jr. H Frank Johnson ‘62 u K. Tyler Johnston l AJ Stone Jonathan Sarah Jonathan Susanne Jones Lennoth Joseph H Allan S. Katz
Alex Khalap and Zoe Khalap Margaret Kinosian H Andrew and Yuko Kirk H Diane, Sam, and Bethany Kletz H Laura F. Knipe H Deborah Wing Korol H John and Meg Kotler H David Lackey and Terren Baker Gerald LaGrange
I will remember you best by one simple conversation. I asked you how you were doing one day and you replied simply, “Great.” “Why?” I asked. You simply looked out the window at the beautiful sunny day, the snow hanging off of the trees and said, “Because of this.” It was all that needed to be said. — NCS teacher to student
Randall and Karen Larkin Greg and Bunny LeClair H Sara Levine John Benet Lewis Dana Lindsay Ted* and Nan Lindsay H Tarky Lombardi Jr. Hélène and Matthew Lorentzen H David Loud and Pedro Porro u Julia Lowd Hugh Cooke MacDougall The Honorable Ellen H. Maloney u Jeffrey and Sytske Martin Marsh McCall u Mike McCrary H Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDonald l Bruce McLanahan Soren Meischeid Edward and Libby Faron Mell H Hilary and Harold Meltzer Theodore Metzger and Robin Fleischner H Lily Mitchell l Danianne Mizzy
High Peaks Giving Levels Dr. Charles E. Moisan H Patricia G. Morrill H Carolyn Mullins Barbara Mulvey Chris Muray ‘59 H Andrew Needham and Rebecca Rendleman Isabelle N. Nicks Yana Nicks John Oakes and Carin Kuoni Richard Ochs and Susan Arnold H Paul Olin Brian Orter and Michael DiMartino Dan Ouderkirk Elizabeth Packard Mark and Laura Page l Christopher Parker Geoff Parker H Thomas and Victoria Patterson Sherm Peale H Thomas Penchoen H William and Carrie Perley David Pettengill H Brook and Taylor Phillips Dale Ferris Phillips u Gretchen Phillips Nina Pillard and David Cole u Steven Pologe H Lizabeth N. Pope Lauren Olitski Poster ‘71 u Ms. Patrice Walker Powell The Prospect Hill Foundation Inc. Lindsay Putnam u Jenny Rabinowitz Maya Radiconcini H Laura Rappaport George and Joanne Reed u Wynde Kate Reese Jane Regan Alice Reich Peter and Lynne Reveno H Jonathan and Julia Rhoads u Wende (Liz) Richter H Philip Rickey H Dana Rogers Susan Ruddy l Naemi and Nathaniel RudykoffH Meg Runyon Susie and Ben Runyon H Judith Scammell Susanna Meade Schindler u
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Chuck Schwerin and Laura Bronstein u Dan Schwerin Rachel Schwerin Shelah K. Scott u Rhoda and Norman Seider Lauren Shaw Zachary Siegel David A. Silva and Eileen McHugh Dov Simons Margaret Sloane H Shari and Jim Smart H Robert and Sharon Smith H Tanya Giarratani Sprinkel Rachel Duell Sorenson ‘75 Yasuhiko Sotohama and Setsuko Egashira Kenneth Spencer and Elizabeth Pillard H Donald and Ingrid Stanley, in honor of Sigrid Stanley Dave Steckler Dorian Stedman and Heidi Pelkey Kathleen L. Steed H David Stonebraker, in memory of Charlotte Rea H Barry Strongin and Laura Whitman, M.D. Nat (‘62) and Margo Sturgis u Charles and Eve Sutton u Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Sutton H Hon. Robert W. and Mrs. Adele Hall Sweet H Karen Szvoren Roberta Taggart Bob Tam u Sheila Tavares Hugh A Thacher u Lindell Thorsen-Nagel George Todd H Stuart and Susan Topper u Egg Foo Townsend H Marty and Gus Trowbridge H Trudeau Sand and Gravel, Inc. J.T. “Skip” Tubbs u David and Kristen Baumgart Turner Miles Turner H Michael and Carole Tylman Ms. Quincy Ryland Umphlette u Willa Vail H William and Bonnie VanPelt l
Lynn and Bill Vogt Nick Waddington Rebecca Warner u Tim and Katie Eldridge Weaver ‘78 u Laura Wellington H Laurence and Irma Werfel H Maggie Westergaard Penny Fujiko Willgerodt and William Cepeda Peter Willcox H Malcolm Willison H David Sloan Wilson u Edith Wislocki and Alfred Darby u Bob Witsenhausen Carol S. Wolfe John Wood ‘73 H Mary Woolsey and Mark Peterson u Dianne Wulsin H The Wynder Family Kai Xing Peter J. Zimmerman H Mr. and Mrs. Leon J. Zola l
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Gifts up to $99 and gifts in-kind Anonymous (33) Anne Aaboe Matthew and Shira Ackerman Marianela Acosta Aetna Foundation, Inc. Emilie Allen Ms. Katie Allen The Allen Clan Amazon Smile Foundation Maddie Ames Dana Anders and Fred Jones l Richard G. Arms, Jr. Lurline Aslanian H Katherine Baird Lauren Baker Sarah Blunt Barnett u Will Barton l Dr. Claire Basescu u Matthew Beckwith-Laube Tim Bell H The Benner Family u Erica and Herb Bergamini u Rachel Bishop l The Boeing Company Charles A. Bookman u
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High Peaks Giving Levels Zac Bookman Betsy Bouche H Christian Brammer and Jane Haugh Sarah Rivkin and Mark Brennan Jim and Marcia Brooks H Alex Brown Marie Burke David Buttrick Maxwell C. Cady Ann Campbell H Duncan and Ann Campbell Ms. Maya Canapary l Arizette Carrinho and Nelson Carrinho l Liz and Chris Carroll Brett Carter l Rachel Carter John Chambers Mary Ann Champagne H Jamie Chao NCS ‘16 Kathryn Easter Chmurny
Eva-Marie Chopra Garth Cilley Ace Clarke-Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Joel C. Coleman H The Colinas H Jessica Conboy l Barbara Condliffe and Matthew Fleck Kalle Condliffe Dale Console, Esq. ‘66 u Tutt Cook H Anabell Corwin Ms. Erin Cotter l Christie and Rob Cox Leslie and Elaine Cox Gino Crocetti Tucker Culpepper Will Curtis Andy Dalton l Sarah Davidson Jerry and Amy de Rham H Amanda DiGeorge l
Brian DiGeorge Sarah Reed Dlugokencky John and Libby Doan H Matthew T. Donahue and Angela Price Whitney and Thomasine Dow Todd Dowling Nolan Dumont Stephanie Durell l Hannah Edwards Bliss Eldridge u John N. Eldridge u Ms. Ashlynne Elliott Patrick and Linda Ellsworth Rebecca Emerson Laurie Engle Ari Epstein and Karimeh Shamieh Claire Fellman Zane Ferch l Pier Fetz Mark Filetti Teresa Fiorica
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High Peaks Giving Levels Elsa First Peter and Diane Fish Daniel and Deborah Fitts Erin Fitzpatrick l Anne Fleming Dorothea Flink William F. Forbes H Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Forman Edward W. Fox Jr. ‘57 H Sarah Fuller Doug Gallant u Mimi Geier H Rose Gellman l Julie Getzels u Mr. Benjamin Geyman Michael and Rosalind Gillis Nobel Girmay l Emma Gonzalez l Deborah (Churchill) Goodell u Jerome and Amy Gordon Jill Gordon Gordon W. Pratt Agency Valarie Leval Graham H Kimberly Corwin Gray ‘95 H Theodosia Grayson u Donald and Judy Green Sierra Grennan Nathan Grieb l Linda Groetzinger Piri Halasz u Mickey Hardt Henry and Ginny (Walker) Hart u Nancy and Charles Hatfield u Peter Helmetag u Alberta Hemsley u Ms. Kathie Herkelmann l Adam and Carol Hewitt H Frederick W. Hilles Jr. u Ms. Lucy Hochschartner ‘13 Lindsay Tam Holland Laura Hombrook The Hordubays u Moira Horowitz H Rebekah Horowitz Luke and Andrea Hudak Sara Hudson Ian Hughes u Mr. and Mrs. William O. Humes u
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Derek and Deborah Hunt, in memory of former counselor Mr. Ned Heize H Zina Huxley-Reicher Alex Hyde ‘88 Joplin and Alison James u Rebecca Jarrett l Nancy B Jessup Elsbeth S. Johnson u Evan C. Johnson l Lucy and Tracy Johnson u Drucilla Jones Danielle Jordan and Stanley Roney l Johanna Kalmus Nicole Karaman H Patrick and Margaret Käufer l Kevin (KK) Kenner Dorothy A. Kenny u George Kilby and Katy Keen Bill Kinzer H Molly Knox Florian Koralambe Dr. and Mrs. Martin W. Korn John and Sarah Koster H Samuel and Linda Kramer H John Kress H Max Kronstadt Jennifer Ladd u Mason Land l Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Laporte H Karen Hoins Lauer Caleb Law Matthew LeMay, in honor of Noah Harlan Christopher Len and Jennifer Gannett Janice Lewis Timothy Lilley l Jennifer Lokier l Rachel Lowenthal Rodaidh MacDonald l Mr. Mike Madden l Susan Mahaffy u Thomas Mahon l Rory Mandle-Abramson l Dave and Denise Martin Joseph Mayer u Lauren McCarty H Mary Hordubay-McKenzie u Sylvia and Theos McKinney Robert McKinstry Donata Coletti Mechem u
David Meeker l Erica Merritt l Lisa Miller-Samber Charlotte Mondale Maya Morduch-Toubman Daniel (Pinball) Morel Sage Morgan l Willard Morgan and Jennifer Barton H Danikka Moses Susann Moyer Jenny Mui Kim Narol Sarah Nicholson ‘72 u Britt Nielsen H Oracle Corporation H Robert Osmond l Joan Pachner H Bart Patnode Ann Paull l Paulette Peduzzi and Family H Caroline Hlavacek Perry Richard and Bette Peterson Hilary Platt Wendy M. Pomeroy ‘68 H The Portal Family Dr. Leonard R. Proctor u Molly Pytleski Daniel Quinter Elie Rabinowitz and Becca Miller Lourdes Ramirez Janine Alpert Randol H Kavi Rao l Daisy Emma Rhoads H Rev. Linda H. Ricketts Jacy Lynn Rinne Carey R. Rodd Micaela Root l Mrs. Oren Root H Eric J. Rosenbaum Benjamin Rosof Joshua Rowan l Alan and Gloria Russakov l Susan Saarinen H Matthew Saehrig Kia Salehi Peter and Emily Samton Leonard and Ann Sand Mark Seltzer Monica Bowen Sheehe Dan Silin Rosalie Skovron l
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High Peaks Giving Levels Eliot Sloan - CTT 1980-1985 Mr. Jay Smart Timothy and Janet Smith u Batya Anne Sobel Ronnie Jo Sokol l John and Martha Spear, in memory of Anne Martindell H Claire and George Stahler Frances Starn Susan Steinhauer l Alexandra Stern l Chris Stoneman H Keara Sullivan l Wei Sun and Liu Zihe l James Sutton l Owen Sweeney l Janet Swift l Eve Taben l Elizabeth Tait Tanaquil “Tania” Taubes u Nathaniels William (Taylor) Rebecca Taylor Russell Taylor and Margaret Elwood Carly Terreberry l Paul Theimer Loran Thompson
Lily Tierney l Karine Toussaint l Sharon Anglin Treat Mr. and Mrs. Kip Trienens Howard Trumbull Jessica Tuck u Micah Turner Anne Van Aller Mary Van Vleck Marcy and Marcus Veno Roberta W. Waddell u Caitlin Waddington l Carolyn Walker Jeremy and Judith Walsh H Jonathan Walsh Gabriella Wan Tori Hunt, Tony, Gabriella and Ben Wan H Sid Jr. and Jan Ward Sarah Warner H Nick Warren l Mrs. Frances Washington l Bonnie Welch H Susan K. West u Agnes Whitaker Alexander Whitaker
Naomi White l Randy Whiting-Rogers l Thomas and Christine Whitney H Herb Wilkinson u Patricia Winter Liz Wise Carol Witherell Peter Witzig l Chris Wood Jane Woodburn Please note: This report includes gifts, pledges, and pledge payments made from September 1, 2016, to August 31, 2017. Gifts received after August 31, 2017, will be listed in next fiscal year’s Annual Report. Despite our best efforts to avoid errors and omissions, they do occasionally occur. If you contributed and your name was omitted, misspelled, or listed in the wrong place, please accept our sincere apology—and do let us know. Please call the Advancement Office at 518-523-9329, x5450.
LEAVE YOUR LEGACY
“After my husband, Sam, and I moved from L.A. back to the East Coast, we met with an estate lawyer to ensure we had the proper plans in place for our young daughter, June. Our lawyer suggested we consider including a nonprofit in our wills, and I immediately chose Camp Treetops, an organization that has been very meaningful to me for so much of my life. I really do think of Treetops in some aspect every day. As a camper, I learned where our food comes from, the importance of conserving the earth’s resources (shut the water off when you brush your teeth!), and the power of community and good friends. Treetops is such an incredible place and I haven’t come across anything else like it. This is why Sam and I are thrilled to join the Balanced Rocks Circle, a group of members who are preserving Camp and School for future generations of children.” -Meredith Kovach (CTT 84-85) and Sam Eaton
Balanced Rocks Circle We are very grateful to the community members who (as of August 31, 2017) have included North Country School and Camp Treetops in their estate plans, thereby becoming members of our Balanced Rocks Circle. If NCS and Treetops are included in your estate plans and your name is not listed here or if you would like more information about the Balanced Rocks Circle, please contact Matt Donahue at 518-837-5446 or mdonahue@ ncstreetops.org. Anonymous (5) Dennis Aftergut Jenny Ewing Allen Peter Brest Cali Brooks and Galen Crane Alice Gresham Bullock Walter E. Clark* Sally Powell Culverwell, NCS 51 Dudley H. Cunningham Samuel and Laurie Cushman Amy and Matthew Davidson
Sally M. Dennett NCS 39* Claire Douglas Brian Eng and Renee Bourgeois Henry Gardiner* Suzanne Glickman Reggie Govan Gay Booth Greenleaf Lisa Gulotta Elizabeth Harlan Laura Thrower Harris Bob Heays Nick and Ruth Hewitt David Hochschartner and Selden West John and Amy Isaacs Elsbeth S. Johnson Jan Johnson Charlotte and Peter Ketchum Liza Ketchum Philip Kneisl, NCS 75 Meredith Kovach and Sam Eaton Monika and Steven Lang, NCS 53 Rose K. Lansbury Lorna Livingston, NCS 50 Susan Localio Bill and Jan Localio Roger and Pat Loud Anne Martindell* Dwight N. Mason
Mimi B. Muray-Levitt, NCS 57 Sandy Gray Nowicki, NCS 57 JoAnne Olmsted * Brian Orter Meredith M. Prime Mr. and Mrs. James C. Rea Jr. * Susan Read, NCS 70, CTT parent 04-05 Jane Crowell Rieffel Maggie Rosenbloom Matt Salinger Kate Shepherd Mike Smith David and Linda Stein Hugh Thacher Jessica Tuck Matthew and Courtney Tuck Mary Loeb Umlauf* Frank Wallace Louise Walsh and Charles Rupp Jill Werfel Francis Whitcomb* Martha C. Howell and Edward B. Whitney Susan Welch Williams, NCS 54 John O. Zimmerman * * = Deceased
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Tributes and Memorials We are grateful to those donors who choose to honor or remember a loved one or important event by making a contribution to North Country School and Camp Treetops. Listed below are gifts received from September 1, 2016, through August 31, 2017.
Cornelia and Robert Carrigan in honor of Will and Charlie Seider and Julius H. Sherman
Johanna Chase in memory of Peter A. Chase
Mimi and David Cohen in honor of Scott Cohen
Beth Dennison in memory of Richard Rockefeller
Timothy D. Amussen
David and Melanie Dumont
in honor of Richard Rockefeller
in memory of Ted Lindsay
Pearl Apisson
Brigit and Calvin Gilkey
in honor of John Doan
in memory of Ted Lindsay
D.J. and Ken Baker
Tim Glidden
in memory of Ted Lindsay
in memory of Richard Rockefeller
D.J. and Ken Baker in honor of the weddings of Brigit Loud and Calvin Gilkey, Maddie Ames and Brendan Pratt, and Kelli Culpepper and Ryan Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Benson in honor of Ann Cooper’s birthday
Alexandra Bley-Vroman in memory of Ed & Elsa Bley
Mr. Don Bonifay in memory of Ted Lindsay
David Bronfman in memory of Beverly Bronfman
Thatcher G. Brown in honor of Tim and Sally Brown
R. Dede Brownstein in memory of Kim Copeland
Rich Hornstein in honor of Jacob Hornstein in memory of Julia and Jeff Jonathan
in honor of Daniel Park NCS 17
in memory of Ted Lindsay
in memory of Joan and Norbert Hochschartner
AJ Stone Jonathan
Kathryn Barrett
Rachel Bishop
Jody Hochschartner-Boyd
Molly Knox in memory of Valery Daniels
Mr. Thomas H. Land Jr. and The Louisa Kreisberg Family Foundation in memory of Louisa Kreisberg
Karen Hoins Lauer in memory of Kaye Hoins
F W. Murray and Betts H. Murray in memory of Ted Lindsay
Brook and Taylor Phillips in memory of Ted Lindsay
Jane Purden
Susan Read in memory of Victoria Read
Susan Ruddy in honor of the marriage of Kelli Culpepper and Ryan Roberts
David Schorr and Judith Krones in memory of Rose Krones
Rhoda and Norman Seider in honor of Lisa Beck
Malcolm Smith and Susan Mathewson
in memory of Victoria Read
Ronnie Jo Sokol in memory of Victoria Read
Martha and John Spear in memory of Anne Martindell
Donald and Ingrid Stanley in honor of Sigrid Stanley
Kathleen L. Steed in memory of Jeff and Julia Jonathan
Edward Stutz in memory of Walter P. Breeman
Janet Swift in memory of Victoria Read
Russell Taylor and Margaret Elwood
in memory of Margaret L. Bernard
Hugh A Thacher in memory of Richard Rockefeller
Peter A. Thacher in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thacher
Mrs. Frances Washington in honor of Ann Cooper’s birthday
Patricia Winter in honor of Bill Localio
in memory of Gail and Bob Schumacher
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Endowments We are grateful to the individuals and families who have made the extraordinary commitment of establishing named endowments. Thank you, as well, to those who have made contributions to those endowments. These funds honor a friend or family member’s legacy in meaningful fashion while benefitting North Country School and Camp Treetops in perpetuity. If you have questions about a current fund or would like to discuss establishing a new fund, please contact Matt Donahue, Director of Advancement at 518-837-5446 or mdonahue@ncstreetops.org.
General Endowment Fund Bob and Margaret Parker Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Parker ‘41 The Shelby Family J.T. “Skip” Tubbs
Memorial Endowment Fund Memorial gifts support the general endowment fund
Rose K. Lansbury in memory of Esty Foster John and Kathy Lanza in memory of Maria Lanza Dick and Sara Wilde in memory of Gail Schumacher
Milton and Liesa Allen Fund For Faculty Salaries
David and Peggy Bailey Fund In honor of the founders of Woodstock Country School
Beck Seider Family Fund For CTT Scholarships
Lisa Beck and Mitch Seider
Beyond the Mountains Fund For Faculty Development
Bob Bliss Fund
For Waterfront Improvements
Bramwell Family Fund For NCS & CTT
Mildred Brooks Nature Program Fund
Govan Family Fund For CTT Scholarships
For CTT Salaries
Suzanne Glickman Tessa Huxley and Andy Reicher
Reggie Govan Shashana Govan Ms. Patrice Walker Powell
Leo and Walter Clark Fund
Tsu Hansen Fund
For NCS & CTT
Brion Crowell Fund
For NCS & CTT
Peter Hansen and Marie Tapert
For NCS & CTT
Harlan Family Fund
Kitty and Carl (C.D.) Dennett Scholarship Fund
Elizabeth Harlan Matthew LeMay in honor of Noah Harlan
For NCS Scholarships
Dumont Scholarship Fund For CTT Scholarships David and Melanie Dumont Mark Dumont and Lynn Mehlman
Harry K. Eldridge Scholarship Fund
For NCS Scholarships Peggy Bell Bliss Eldridge James R. Pugh
Feather Foundation Fund
For Gardens and Greenhouse
For NCS & CTT
Doug Haskell Fund For CTT Scholarships Anonymous Malcolm Willison
Helen Haskell Fund For NCS & CTT
Dick and Sara Wilde
Kaye Clark Hoins Fund For NCS & CTT
Jean Hoins, in memory of Kaye Clark Hoins and Walter and Leo Clark
Lindsay Johnson Fund For NCS Scholarships
Eric Feldsberg Memorial Scholarship Fund
Adlin and Sherman Loud Scholarship Fund
Garden Fund
Brigit and Calvin Gilkey Edward and Libby Faron Mell
For CTT Scholarships
For Program Enhancement
Reginald Gilliam Mountaineering Leadership and Scholarship Fund
For Mountaineering Program Support and CTT Scholarships Arleen F. Gilliam Michael and Danelle Kelly Liza Ketchum and John H. Straus Alexander Whitaker Agnes Whitaker Dick and Sara Wilde
For NCS Scholarships
Anne Martindell Gardening Fund
Restricted Endowment Roger Martindell ‘63
The Master Teacher Fund For Faculty Salaries
Peter W. Merle-Smith Fund For CTT Scholarships
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Kate C. Moore Fund For CTT Scholarships
Cornelia and Joseph Tierney
Christopher Nicholson Memorial Fund For NCS Scholarships
Diana E. Oehrli Fund For CTT Scholarships
Olmstead Fund
Joyce Pearson Prock Fund
Arthur W. Parker Fund
Richard Rockefeller Fresh Start Scholarship Fund
For NCS & CTT For NCS & CTT
Fullwood Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Parker ‘41 Barkley Stuart and Ann Glazer
Susan Powell NCS 51 Fund
The Gruben Charitable Foundation Diana Oehrli
For NCS & CTT
Okin Fund
Prince/ de Ramel Charitable Trusts Fund
For Maintenance on Capital Improvements
Sally Powell Culverwell
For Faculty Salaries
For NCS & CTT
For NCS & CTT Scholarships
Anonymous Bertram J. and Barbara Cohn Cairn and Jean Marie Cross Carla Hall Lolya Lipchitz and Harold Kasimow Richard and Barbara Moore Ms. Helena F. Rozier Barkley Stuart and Ann Glazer Carey and Claudia Turnbull Dick and Sara Wilde
Ken Okin
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Endowments Smith Family Foundation Fund
Elizabeth Claire Stein Scholarship Fund
Frank H. Wallace Fund
For CTT Scholarships
Joel and Christine DeYoung
Jerome P. Webster III Fund
Restricted Endowment
Strong Roots, High Peaks Faculty Support Fund
Spiegelberg Fund
Strong Roots, High Peaks Greening and Renewal Fund
Herbert and Maria West Fund
For NCS Scholarships
Sylvia Pool Sperling Animal Husbandry and Barn Fund Felicity M. Pool ‘63
For Scholarships
David A. Stein NCS 52 and Allison Stein Robbins NCS 74 Fund For Riding Program, Farm, and NCS Scholarships
Matt Salinger David A. Stein Charitable Trust David and Linda Stein Tracey Westbrook
Strong Roots, High Peaks Scholarship Fund For NCS & CTT Scholarships
Margaret and Randolph Thrower Fund
For Faculty Enrichment
For NCS & CTT
For NCS Intern Salaries
David Hochschartner and Selden West
Winter’s Children Fund For NCS Scholarships
John O. Zimmerman Fund For NCS & CTT
For Greening and Renewal Laura and David T. Harris
“I enjoyed this summer to the full extent: I went on a 5-day [hiking trip]; I planned a “Harvest Meal” with my best friend; I went on the Idiot [a long hiking/ paddling trip]; and I became a 46er. Camp has given me so many opportunities to accomplish things I can be proud of.” — CTT Super