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VerShare Community Camp


VerShare Community Camp 2010Summer Camp closed on Friday, July 30, and it was an enormous success.  Financially, this year was even more challenging that last, and yet we had 101 campers over two weeks, participating in 35 weeklong activities and trips.   When the counselors, counselors-in-training and “grasshoppers” (children of workshop leaders who are too young for camp) are added in, over 150 local young people enjoyed the benefits of camp this summer.

The only way this camp can work is with the support of hundreds of people.  Thank you so much for your contributions to and support of the 2010 VerShare Community Camp!  Such a huge endeavor is successful only because we have so much support from so many people.  We thank you all!!!

For a "camper's eye" view of camp, see the online Camp Chronicle


Camp Director Assistant Director
Kathy Hooke Ellie Crawford-Cripps

Cook Extraordinaire & Solicitor of Food Donations
Pamela Mainville


Financial Support from Foundations & Organizations

Donna Goldberg (general support)
Ben & Jerry’s (support to buy food)
Occom Family Fund (general support)
Volunteers for Peace (support for international counselors)
Turrell Fund (general support)

Financial Support from Camper Families and Community Members
Harry & Leslie Black
Ed Hill & Suzanne Bloom
Mortimer & Boudreault Family
Laura & Markus Bradley
Carroll & Veneziano Family
Roger G. & Judy M. Carpenter
Jerry & Ann Churchill
Cohn-Popkin Family
Joan Cole
Mary & Ray Collins
Collins Family
Crimmin & Hladik Family
Margaret Darrow
Dixon & O’Dell Family
Durkee Family
Jack & Barbara Garst
Gary Goodrich & Family
Donald Graham
Harley Family
Steven & Gloria Hartke
Robert & Kathleen Henderson
Ruth Hooke
James R. & Nancy B. Hughes
Jayne Family
Kimball-Riley Family
Curtis & Ed Koren
Donald & Gail Landzettel
Dorothy Larsen
Liegel & Swaine Family
Lousada & Ewing Family
Luckino & Newman Family
Mark MacDonald
Susan A. & Michael L. Marsha
Marmorale & McKegney Family
Michelsen Family
Milchman Family
Moffet Family
Wendy & Steve Nelson
O'Leary & Gyorky Family
Laura & Charles Orr
Catherine Parker
Belden & Lisa Paulson
Ruth W. Payne
Christopher J. Peck
Chester & Dorothy Peirce
Lise & John Richardson
Donald & Elizabeth Richter
Ricker Family
Jean Ricksecker
Rosalbo Family
Shannon & Becky Sarazin
Savard & Bradley Family
Schmidt & Stumpff Family
Kandy Seace
Jen Shatney
Shasburger & Polgar Family
Shelton-Kidder Family
Pamela  Small
Jerry & Phoebe Snyder
Strout & Hodge Family
Thomas & Leslie Sullivan
Suich Family
Wright-Swaine Family
Sweet Family
Thurston Family
Twing Family
Fay Weber
David & Taylor William
David & Laura Williams
Worcester & Bedi Family
Pam Young
EleanorZue
Other General Financial Support Came From
Snowshoe-a-thon participants, sponsors, & Snow Angels
Vershire Community Auction donors & patrons

Activities
Chipmunks
Director: Kathy Hooke
Workshop Leaders
Exploring Vershire – Lynn Roy
Native American – Patty Manning, Matt Manning
Exploring Ponds & Streams – Richard Jayne
Art for Young Naturalists – Linda Blum, Laurie Simonds
The Big Dig – Richard Jayne
Backyard Camp – Kathy Young

Otter Adventure Camp
Director: Bonna Wieler
Workshop Leaders
Outdoor Leadership Week – Carol Post, Ben Huber,
                                      Alison Ellsworth
Girls in the Woods – Deb Barnes, Thalassa Rasch
Groton State Park – Carol Post, Bonna Wieler,
                                       Gerry Suich
Green River Reservoir – Jen Nelson, Susan Dunklee




Grasshoppers (child care)
Bobcats
Director: Alison Elsworth
Workshop Leaders
Adventures & Games – Andrea Welch
Archery – Kevin Ricker
Baking with Berries – Alison Ellsworth
Beads & More – Heather Shelton, Lorna Garrow
Beautiful Blessings – Cheryl Howe
Boat Building – Pat Barnes, Richard Loughborough
Fiber Arts
– Dawn Hancy
Fishing – Markus Bradley
Hiking & Paddling – Melisa Mahoney
Hiking & Sketching – Dawn Crowley
Horse Sense – Dawn Hancy
Introduction to Strings – Peter Blum
Journalism – John Roy
Mountain Biking – Alan Moats & David Fukushima
Multimedia Production – John Roy
Photography – Doug Austin
Splashing & Swimming – Dani Sweet, Shirley Collins
Wild Water – Ruth Anderson, Kimberley Chase,
                  Richard Jayne, Bonna Wieler
Woodland Skills
– Jack Kruse   
Andrea Herrington
Tami Cohn-Popkin
Laura Craft
Mariah Post-Kinney
Joshua Stumpff
Jason Williams
     
Counselors    
Katy Cousino
Chelsea Davidson
Melanie Emerson
Dallas Ricker
Lui Seace
Anna Snipes
Miranda Williams
   
International Counselors  
Ruth Anderson (leader) – California
Emma Cochrane – Great Britain
Zeynep Kemeriz – Turkey

Counselors-in-Training
Hannah Reinartz – Germany
Zita Riedlova – Czech Republic
Aurora Berger
Cassie Calhoun
Keisha Garrow
Kayla Glazer
Ethan Jayne
Emma Kimball
Owen Labrie
Kerman Perez
Jon Perez Visaires
Guillermo Puelles
Riley Post-Kinney
Sydny Ricker
James Sanborn
Jason Williams
Amber Wolf
       
Daily Circle Time      
Ruth Anderson
Peter Blum
Emma Cochrane
Zita Riedlova
Eve Desjardins
Ruth Hooke
Aaron Hoopes
Hannah Reinartz
Zeynep Kemeriz
Jon Perez Visaires &
  Guillermo Puelles
Thalassa Rasch
Damaris Tyler
Joey Waxman
Bonna Wieler
       
Workshop Helpers, Supporters & Hosts

Chipmunks
Exploring Vershire
 • Liana, Adessa, Catherine, the Mountain School (farm tour)
 • Fred Crowley (farm tour)
 • Sarah Wright, Vershire Riding School
 • Chris Calhoun, Vershire Fire & Rescue
 • James Sanborn & Deb Griffin
 • Lucy Swope & Stan Yarian
 • Dawn Hancy
Exploring Ponds & Streams
 • Ray Bolash
Art For Young Naturalists
 • Kim Rhodes
 • Joseph Prokop
The Big Dig
 • Brian Boland
Backyard Camp
 • Arlen Schrock (fishing)
 • Adam Ellsworth
 • Thallasa Rasch
 • Jacob Welch

Bobcats
Adventures & Games
 • Westshire School
Archery
 • Jenn Ricker
 • Jackson Sweet
Baking with Berries
 • Super Acres Blueberries
 • Ricker Family (raspberries)
 • Lynn Roy (pie instruction)
 • Post Pond, Town of Lyme
Beautiful Blessings
 • E-Young Yuk
 • Lui & Kandy Seace
 • Lynn Roy
 • Kathy Young
Boat Building
 • The Mountain School (space, tools)
 • Phil Yacovella
Fiber Arts
 • Laurie Barr
 • Andrea Herrington
 • Heather Shelton
 • John Roy
 • Lui Seace
Fishing
 • Jamie Kidder
 • RNL Archery
Hiking & Paddling
 • Bonna Weiler
Hiking & Sketching
 • Tara Mullen
Horse Sense
 • John Melquist, Cedar Circle Farm
 • Wendy Hutchins
 • Deb Baker, Chelsea Hooved Animal Sanctuary
 • Sunny, the horse
Introduction to Strings
 • Mahoney & Garrett Family
 • Hooke Family
 • Welch Family
 • Barnes Family
 • Nelson-Mayo Family
 • Per Pytte
 • Damaris Tyler
 • Jacob Welch
Journalism
 • Doug Austin & the Mountain School (space, computers)
 • Trudy Amber-Dowling (copier)
Mountain Biking
 • Bill Bridge
Photography
 • John Roy
Splashing & Swimming
 • Steve & Gina Boyd
 • Jen Shatney
 • Dave Sweet
Wild Water
 • Treasure Island

Otters
Outdoor Leadership Week
 • The Mountain School (gear)
 • Lynn & John Roy, Carol Post, Ellie Crawford-Cripps (kayaks)
 • Upper Valley Land Trust (Underhill Campsite)
 • Michael, the Motor Boat Guy
Girls in the Woods
 • Mojo Headquarters, Franconia, NH
 • Franconia State Park
 • Wonder Wall Fainting Goats Farm, NH
Groton State Park
 • The Mountain School (gear)
 • Alan Moats
 • Kettle Pond, Groton State Park
 • Gerry & Carol Suich
Green River Reservoir
 • Kerman Perez
 • Jamie Kidder & Heather Shelton
 • Ken & Mary Stella
 • Linda Boudreault
 • Simon Mayo
 • Ron Moffet
 • Jack Williams

Drivers
Ruth Anderson
Doug Austin
Deb Barnes
Pat Barnes
Sheila Bedi
Markus Bradley
Jeanny Collins
Shirley Collins
Christine Duggin
Alison Ellsworth
Dawn Hancy
Kathy Hooke
Cheryl Howe
Ben Huber
Richard Jayne
Jack Kruse
Melisa Mahoney
Ron Moffet
Meg O’Dell
Thalassa Rasch
Jenn Ricker
Kevin Ricker
Amy Rosalbo
Lynn Roy
John Roy
Kandy Seace
Jen Shatney
Gerry Suich
Dani Sweet
Bonna Wieler
Jack Williams
Jeff Worcester
       
Kitchen Help      
Laurie Barr
Tami Cohn-Popkin
Jeanny Collins
Kathy Hooke
Cheryl Howe
Mark Mainville
Bonnie Nunn
Elizabeth Reynolds
Kevin Ricker
Lynn Roy
Anna Sykas
Robin Tabor
Kathy Young

Tree Cookie Nametags
Timo Bradley
David Hooke

International Counselor Dinners and Drivers
Harley Family
Kathy & David Hooke
Hotelling-O’Connor Family
Christine Garr & Family
Pamela Mainville
Jean McDonald & Family
Brigid Reilly
Lynn & John Roy
Kandy Seace & Family
Bonnie Strout & Family
Vershire Soup & Pizza Night
Kathy Young

Accounting and Financial Management
Doug Austin

General Supplies
Dartmouth Printing Company

Food Donations
Organizations and Stores
Bagel Basement
Barre Bread Store
Bethel-U-Save
Crossroad Farm
Vermont Food Bank
Hannaford
Hanover/Lebanon Co-op
Liana Hebb, The Mountain School
Mark Lansburgh
Roberta Perkins, King Arthur Flour
Price Chopper
Shaw’s
Willing Hands
Karl Vitols, Provisions International
Families & Individuals      
Elizabeth & Greg Auch
Deb Barnes
Kimberley & Rich Chase
Anne Carroll & Jim Veneziano
Ann Marie Comstock
Christine Duggan
Christie Garrow
Christine Goodrich
Dawn Hancy
Donna & Dave Harley
Kimberly Hotelling & Peter O’Connor
Sharon & Jeff Jones
Pamela Mainville
Lisa Milchman
Ron & Janet Moffet
Megan O’Dell
Elizabeth Reynolds
Jennifer & Kevin Ricker
Amy & Mark Rosalbo
Lynn Roy
Kandy Seace
Jen Shatney
Heather Shelton
Anna Sykas
Jess Tarmey
Michelle Thurston
Christine Tullgren
Andrea & Joe Welch
Kathy Young
& many others!!!

Town Center Building Caretaker
Gary Goodrich

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


The number of people who help out with VerShare Camp are so great, that we know we have forgotten some of you! We appreciate all who contribute to making our camp happen!