The VerShare Community Camp
Thanks all those who helped make
Camp 2008 such a success & free for all children!

Financial Support from Foundations and Organizations
Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Trust (environmental programs)
Ben & Jerry’s (support to buy food)
Children’s Trust Fund (support for Outdoor Leadership Week/CIT training)
Occom Family Fund (general support)
Volunteers for Peace (support for international counselors)
Turrell Fund (general support)
Donna Goldberg (support for Native American Programs)

Financial Support from Camper Families

Special Thanks
The Town of Vershire for the use of the Town Center Building and Recreation Field
The Mountain School for vans, computers, photocopying and space!

Workshops

Chipmunks  Director Kathy Young
Workshop Leaders
Exploring Vershire – Lynn Roy
Maps and Places – Elicia Whittlesey
Native American Program – Patty Manning, Matt Manning
Art from Natural and Recycled Materials – Dawn Crowley
Forest Mice – MandE Brief
Vermont History – Kathy Young, Gary Goodrich
Backyard Camp – Kathy Young

Otters  Director Bonna Wieler
Workshop Leaders
Backpacking the Long Trail – MandE Brief
By Land and By Water – Caroline Ballou
Hills, Rivers, and Farms – Bonna Wieler, Tina Hartell
Acadia Adventure 1 – Caroline Ballou, Deb Barnes
Acadia Adventure 2 – Elicia Whittlesey, Richard Jayne
Outdoor Survival Skills – Andrew Hov

Bobcats  Director Deb Barnes
Workshop Leaders and Help
Babysitter Certification – Martha Daum
Journalism – John Roy
Outdoor Survival Skills – Andrew Hov
Ponds and Streams – Pam Aman
Projects with Plants – Heather Shelton, Kimberly Hotelling
Adventure Games – Torsti Rovainen
Tennis and Swimming – Deb Barnes
Walk the Watershed – Elicia Whittlesey
Wool Felting – Laurie Barr
Scrapbooking – Leslie Berger
Basketry and Weaving – Laurie Barr
Exploring Vershire – Lynn Roy
Hiking – Melisa Mahoney
Round Wood Tables – Pat Barnes
Needle Felting – Jen Nelson
Swimming Holes – Andy Wasserman
Wilderness and Climbing – MandE Brief
Wooden Boats – Pat Barnes

Grasshoppers (Childcare)
Laura Bradley
Miranda Garrow
Yarrow Levitt
Margaret Loftus
Ann O’Hearn
Jessie Schmidt
Joey Waxman
Andrea Welch

Counselors
Kit Crawford-Cripps
Howie Metzner
Lacey Hudson
Sarah Martel
Elly Marshall
Lui Seace
Mariah Suarez
Miranda Williams
Samantha Wolf

International Counselors
Oriol (Ori) Canals Zapata – Spain
Sarah Costa Almeida Fleury – Belgium
Marta Fernandez Soladado – Spain
Yongju (YJ) Lee – South Korea
Youngran (Ran) Lim – South Korea
Chloe Romengas – France
Jenifer (Jenny) Tudury – Spain

CITs
Storm Stillman
Chelsea Davidson
Amber Wolf
Beth Thresher
John Marshall
Marie Sobeck
Mario Sacca
Susanna Billings
Aurora Berger

Daily Circle Time
Peter Blum
Ruth Hooke
Aaron Hoopes
Torsti Rovainen

Volunteer Organization Cheryl Howe

Workshop Helpers, Supporters & Hosts

Chipmunks

Exploring Vershire
Janet Taylor, Crossroads Farm
Sarah Adams (pony ride)
The Mountain School (farm tour)
Jennifer Ricker (raspberry picking)

Native American Program
Matt Manning (assistance)

Art from Natural and Recycled Materials
Shirley Collins (assistance)

Vermont History
John Dunnville (Justin Morill Homestead tour)
Robert Metzner (printing press)
Lucy Swope (printmaking)

Backyard Camp
Andrew Hov (direction)
Jeff Howe (assistance)
Arlen Schrock (fishing)
Sid Young (assistance)

Bobcats

Journalism
Doug Austin & the Mountain School (space, computers)
Trudy Amber-Dowling (copier)

Ponds and Streams
Roger Daum (expertise)
Richard Jayne (expertise)

Projects with Plants
Bitsy Biron (assistance)
Jen Nelson (assistance)
Kitchen Staff (assistance)

Adventure Games
Wellspring School (supplies)

Tennis and Swimming
Treasure Island

Walk the Watershed
Ann O’Hearn (lifeguarding)
Lucy Swope (tour of printshop and streambank restoration)

Wool Felting
Laura Bradley (wool)

Scrapbooking
Elizabeth Reynolds (time, materials)

Exploring Vershire
John Melquist, Trukenbrod Bakery
The Mountain School (farm tour)
Kevin Rickers, Kevin’s Custom Arrows
David Hooke, Timberhomes LLC
Sarah Wright, Vershire Riding School
Gregg Ballou (Post Mills Airport tour)

Hiking
Jack and Susi Learmonth (tour of Garden Hill)

Needle Felting
Wool Shop in Quechee (wool)

Round Wood Tables
Rob Benson and the Mountain School Maintenance Team
The Mountain School (space, tools)

Swimming Holes
Bobby Mudge (assistance)
Shirley Collins (assistance)
The Mountain School (space)

Wilderness and Climbing
The Wall (climbing wall)

Wooden Boats
The Mountain School (space, tools)

Otters

Backpacking the Long Trail
Alison Ellsworth (assistance)
Lisa Milchman (assistance)

By Land and By Water
Joan MacDonald & Camila (assistance)
Margaret Riley (assistance)

Hills, Rivers, and Farms
Laura Bradley (assistance)
Kotz-Jenkins Family (camp site)
Keith Paronto (assistance)
Kenneth & Kathleen Paronto (assistance)

Acadia Adventure 1
Bonna Wieler (boat coordination)

Acadia Adventure 2
Bonna Wieler (boat coordination)

Outdoor Survival Skills
Conard Family (Pine Top site)
Wasserman-Rossier Family (land)
Rhodes Family (land)

Drivers

Kitchen Help

Tent Repair and Recovery
Gary Goodrich
David Hooke
Neil Hochstedler
Andy Perkins
Gene Sobeck

Tree Cookie Nametags
David Hooke
Josh Jackson

International Counselor Dinners
Kathy and David Hooke
Pamela Mainville
Sharon Marshall
Martell Family
Jean MacDonald and family
Lynn and John Roy
Bonna Wieler

Accounting & Financial Management
Doug Austin

Food Donations

Cabot Creamery
Crossroads Farm
Green Mountain Coffee
Hannaford
Hanover Coop
Hunger Mountain Coop
King Arthur Flour
Longwind Farm
McDonald’s
Price Chopper
Shaws
Three Bean Café & the Dutton Family
The Upper Valley Haven
Vermont Foodbank
WalMart
Willing Hands
Lynn Roy & the VerShare Garden
Pamela Mainville
and LOTS of parents!

This page was last modified: July 31, 2008.