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KieveWavus News
vol. 86 no. 2
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SPRING 2012
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A Kieve Family Legacy
L
ast summer was bittersweet for the Almy & Kaplan clan. Sarah’s completion of Wavus’s first ever
22 day version of Maine Trails marked the final trip
for a generation of campers. The family’s Kieve legacy
dates back to Ned Almy attending as a 10 year old
from the Dexter School in 1942. He started a tradition
with his brother Beezah that was passed to Ned’s son
Ted and daughter Laura, and then on to the grandchildren. This summer though was particularly special, as
all four Kaplan kids found themselves in Maine when
Sarah’s group was ready to complete their trip at Mt.
Katahdin. Instead of meeting her back at camp, Henry
allowed her 3 brothers, 2 of whom were working at
Kieve, to ride with him to hike the mountain with her
and her cabin. ‘It was awesome to be there to watch
Sarah complete a trip that had challenged Nathaniel,
Sam, and I so much’ commented Aaron, the second
oldest of the four. Nathaniel added that her group was
Story continued on page 4
Wavus Director Nancy J. Kennedy and her able
assistant Deb Suchar are ready for campers!
Kaplans on Katahdin – way to go Nat, Sarah, Sam & Aaron
The Wav ‘12
I
t is April 1st and the ice has
already gone out on the lake.
Weather-wise, the midcoast experienced an odd sort of winter. We
had so little snow that I never had
to break out my “serious” winter
boots, and the temps remained mild
enough to leave the long underwear
alone in its winter storage. But as
I sit with ice fishermen and avid
skiers shaking my head in sympathy for their abbreviated activity
seasons, inside I am smiling because
the season was just long (and cold)
enough for me. While I took out
the snowshoes when I could, other
times I sat by the woodstove and
took full advantage of Winter’s pull
toward evaluation and reflection in
preparation for Wav ’12. The wheel
of the year is turning again – now
to Spring, and soon toward Summer
and I can’t wait!
At the beginning of March, Deb
Suchar and I moved back over to
Wavus from Kieve, along with our
newest administrative cohort – Liz
Jones. Those of you who have spent
any time in your own lives moving
well know the time and energy it
takes to settle in and settle down.
Luckily, our early move coincided
with Girl Scout Cookie sales, so I was
able to relieve the stress by munching my way through Thin Mints and
Story continued on page 6
ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE
LEADERSHIP SCHOOL....................................3
TRIBUTE TO UNCLE WESTY.........................5
LOYALTY FUND UPDATE............................. 11
Veterans CAMP........................................ 13
FRIENDS FOREVER VISIT............................. 14
ALUMNI NOTES........................................... 25
Team Wav ‘12: Sara Taylor (Wilderness Tripping Director), Julie Walters (Assistant Director), and
Nancy Kennedy (Director)
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Island Swimmers
O
T
ne of my best friends just
became a grandfather for the
second time. Arlo Buck is the little
guy’s name. My fingers are crossed
that he will follow the family tradition and become a Kieve camper in
2020. He and his brother, Angus,
will be the fourth generation of
Bucks to leave their mark on this
great place.
Yesterday Arlo and
Angus’ grandpa
Sandy and I took
a long walk on
a gorgeous piece
of land directly
across the lake
from Kieve. The
land is comprised Henry & BJ Kennedy
of about a mile and a half of undeveloped lake frontage, some streams
and marshes, an orchard, an open
field that used to be farmed, a farm
house set way back from the lake,
and a lot of woods. The same family
has owned and loved this land since
1933, almost as long as the Kennedy
family has been stewards of Kieve.
The owner’s son-in-law told me a
story of their barn catching fire in
the 50’s. The Kieve campers and staff
saw the flames, grabbed as many
buckets as they could, and quickly
paddled across the lake to form a
bucket brigade to douse the flames.
It worked and the barn was saved.
While we walked the land, a firsttime California camper’s mom called
my cell phone to tell me about her
boy and help me place him in the
right cabin come June. Her son was
a bit nervous about coming to camp,
just like most of us when we embark on a new adventure far away.
Recently she helped her 88-year-old
dad move out of his Philly home and
saw an old black and white photo
of a bunch of people with large Ks
on their shirts hanging on his wall.
Unbelievably, he was a Kieve camper
back in 1932 and 33. Randomly
choosing Kieve for her son’s camp
was meant to be.
For decades I’ve worried about how
Kieve might change if the family were to sell the land across the
lake to a developer and a bunch of
fancy houses were to be built a few
hundred yards across from us. No
longer would it be pitch black across
the lake at night. The health of the
fragile coves full of fish and plants
and birds might
be threatened. The
center of Damariscotta Lake would
not feel like wilderness as it still
does to this day.
Arlo and Angus’
grandpa Sandy
and Tom Dorman
of Wavus fame are spearheading
an effort to preserve in perpetuity
this lakefront land and the abutting farm’s lakefront just north of it
– more than 2 miles of Damariscotta
Lake. They are working with several
non-profits, Kieve-Wavus included,
to acquire them and place easements
on them. They will need help from
our community to raise the necessary funds, but ultimately Kieve and
Wavus campers and families will be
able to camp there, build and walk
trails, and help work the farm once
it is restored. If we are successful, all
of this lakefront land will be forever
wild.
Our generation learned from our
ancestors that we have a responsibility to leave the world in better shape
than we found it. People come and
go, but strong institutions live on.
Once again, the Buck and Dorman
families are leading the charge at Kieve-Wavus. Arlo and Angus and all
of their pals will find a Kieve much
like the one their grandpa experienced. My hunch and hope is that
100 years from now the center of
Damariscotta Lake will look exactly
the same.
Sincerely,
Henry R. Kennedy, Executive Director
he island swim is a rite of passage for any Kieve camper. Like
many stayed traditions like Sunday
flipping pancakes, Chapel and the
Chicken BBQ, the island swim takes
place the first full day of camp. It
involves swimming from the waterfront swim dock to “Little Island”.
Each camper is paired up with
another and is accompanied by a
counselor in the canoe. One camper
swims out and one back. Although
the straight-line distance is 660
yards, the actual distance is (and
certainly feels like) many times that
after you dial in the irregular zigzag swim patterns.
These four former campers and
counselors (five if you count Dick’s
picture) each did the island swim
as campers. The reason these four
folks are together (in addition to
attending last fall’s trustee and
advisor’s meeting) is that Dick Kennedy took Bob Bishop in 1949 on the
island swim, Bob took Dixon Thayer
in 1961, Dixon took Tench Forbes
in1970 and Tench took Tim Shenton
in 1974.
Island swim campers standing in front of Dick
and Nancy’s portraits, from left Bob, Dixon,
Tench, and Tim.
See our website for
the news and events
at Kieve-Wavus.
www.kieve.org
Leadership School Rocks
C
onnected, engaged, committed,
fun . . . these words have been
reoccurring frequently this spring.
Perhaps it’s the fact that it was over
60 degrees for a whole week in
March . . . or perhaps it is the fact
that the Leadership School Educators
are totally committed to the KieveWavus mission . . . or perhaps it is
simply because we are fortunate to
do the good work we do with young
people.
This spring’s Leadership School
Educators bring a deep history with
Kieve-Wavus into their programming. Over half of our current
staff have participated in other KW
programs that give them not only a
deeper understanding of the KieveWavus mission, but also a broader
foundation from which to build
excellence in their service to young
people of TLS. From their work at
Veterans Camp, Educators have cultivated deep compassion and listening;
from their work at summer camp,
they bring fresh ideas and boundless energy; and from Hog Island
they bring renewed enthusiasm and
commitment to environmental initiatives that we can integrate into our
daily classes, choice times and meals.
These Educators are living the experiential model and truly embodying
the values of Kindness and Respect
in their work and lives.
And while the quality of our programming will always be a function
of the high quality of staff that we
retain, we are also cultivating depth
in our programming. This spring,
several schools are bringing students
for multiple years of Leadership
School programs. For example, we
will host the 7th and 8th graders of
SAD 58 for residential programs, and
visit the 9th graders for a follow up
to their previous two year’s visits.
We will host the 6th and 8th graders
from Georgetown Middle School for
residential programs and visit their
7th graders for a 2-day Outreach.
We will also be inviting members of
the local community to Kieve multiple times this spring.
We kicked off the spring TLS season
with Adventure Camp, a day camp
for local students age 5-12 during
February vacation week. It was so
much fun, for us and for the kids,
that we will be doing it again during
April vacation week. We are looking forward to seeing the Adventure
Campers and their families again,
and to making new friends. We
are also inviting families and teens
to join us for climbing in the Buck
building during Climb Nights. Family Climb Nights are the first Fridays of April and May. Teen Climb
Nights are the third Fridays of April
and May. All of these events provide
us with more opportunities to connect with the local community – and
provide the local community with
opportunities to connect with us. As
one Adventure Camp mom wrote to
tell us, “. . . what made our week so
special was how quickly and deeply
Skyler and Mica connected to you all.
I certainly don’t need to tell you that
children’s relationships with their
teachers are a foundation of their
education”.
Each and every day the TLS team is
reminded of the awesome opportunity we have to live the Kieve-Wavus vision through the Leadership
School mission. Whether on site,
at an outreach in Fort Kent, at the
climbing wall, in the cabins, or in
the Pasquaney dining hall, we are
ever ready to, “encourage responsible decision-making, focus on ways
to build and maintain healthy relationships, broaden and raise aspirations, and improve social competencies.”
Spring 2012 TLS staff – an asterix denotes a staff member who works (or has worked) in other
K-W programs)
Front Row (l-r): Carolyn “Griff” Griffiths *, Cliff Blackman*, Ashley Collette, Nick Jump, Kayleigh
MacFarlane*
Middle Row (l-r): Erik Phelan, Kerry Moran*, Will Randolph*, Lauren Duncan*, Leah Agren*,
Kate Adair*, Hallie Herz
Back Row (l-r): Reid Anderson*, Will Hackett*, Rob Reilly*, Courtney Krolikoski *, Charlie
Richardson*, Paul McCarthy*, Julie Walters*, Mike Hampton, Carly Shea*, Ryan Pelletier*, Roscoe
Wetlaufer*, Cam Miller*, Drew Burgess, Shem Dixon*
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Kieve Family Legacy continued from page 1
Ned Almy (Kieve ’42-’46) at Kieve in 2007 celebrating his 75th birthday with grandsons Sam, Nate
and Aaron at Kieve.
‘much tougher than his Maine Trails
cabin, and that it was pretty cool to
be there when she finished.’ While
the summit was cloudy and viewless, the pictures showed how rewarding it was for the whole clan to
share that last camper experience together. Sarah made a point of saying
that the trip was amazing, but that
it was a lot of what her cabin called
‘Type 2 Fun’. When asked what this
meant, she explained that her group
defined it as the type of fun that
isn’t actually fun until you look back
on what you did. For Aaron, Nathaniel, and Sam, this was a reminder of
how Kieve truly challenges you and
pushes you out of your comfort zone,
while for Sarah it was the completion of a rite of passage. She had
now completed what her brothers,
cousins, uncles, and grandparents
had been telling her stories about
since she was born. ‘I think what
stands out to me more than anything
else about Kieve is the type of people
you meet and the relationships you
build,’ said Sam, the oldest of the
group. ‘When I graduated college,
I spent 40 days driving and flying
around the country, and all but 2 of
the nights were spent with friends
I had made at Kieve.’ When added
up the completion of this summer
marked the 52nd that a Kaplan or
Almy family member had spent at
Kieve. Hopefully Kieve & Wavus will
continue to thrive together so that
every daughter and son of the next
generation can take part in the tradition, and have the opportunity to
grow up at such a unique and special
place.
KW West
C
ampers have quickly filled all
the spots for KW West 2012! For
the first time ever we are going to
Washington State to backpack and
rock climb followed by sea kayaking. Austin Mehlhorn and Carolyn
“Griff” Griffiths will accompany the
future leaders of Kieve and Wavus as
they backpack through the unbroken network of protected wilderness
in the North Cascades National Park
and camp on the remote beaches of
the San Juan Islands.
We are really excited for summer
and a chance to explore and enjoy
the Pacific Northwest with members
of our Kieve-Wavus family!
www.kieve.org
We are very excited to explore the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest with Moondance
Adventures this summer.
A Tribute to Wavus’ Uncle Westy
U
ncle Westy was very much the
heart and soul of Wavus Camps
during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, touching the lives of hundreds of campers
and counselors alike with his close
personal style of guiding the tribe.
He was a man driven by principles
founded in the best that Man has to
offer, while at the same time a realist
trying to enrich as many lives as possible. My camp experiences spanned
more than 20 years and they shaped
my life. To this day, I still want to
earn my social point. I still want to
be looked in the eye and know that
I’m trusted. Those chances to learn
were gifts that I cherish.
Uncle Westy lives now in all of us as
long as we hold true to the spirit of
Wavus, using the basic fundamental tools that were ironed into our
character during those memorable
summers. We honored Mrs. Westie
when she died in 2007, remembering how she impacted our lives for
the better, and we should not forget
that she was very much the guiding light of Uncle Westy’s life. Even
though they are both gone now, they
are not gone. They were important
pieces of something much greater,
a larger body that lives on in good
health due in no small measure to
their contributions. Those of you
who knew Uncle Westy and had
your lives enriched by him can only
at westyvt.com, under a tab titled
“The Kansas Kid,” and it contains
stories of the Wavus years that you
might enjoy. We’re planning a memorial service to be held in Orono on
August 18th, and will use my website as one way to share the details
The Chief at Thursday night Council Fire.
begin to imagine how powerfully
and positively he impacted his four
children. We had him our whole
lives. I am grateful every day for
what I have been freely given, never
having had to earn it. He loved us all,
as we did him. Late in his life, Uncle Westy took
time to write a book, made of collected memories starting before
Wavus existed. The book is online
Westy and Mrs. Westy in the early camp years at Wavus.
The Chief pulling out the old headdress a few
years ago in Orono.
as they develop. Please let Sandy
know if you plan to attend (floofly@
hotmail.com). We’re all grateful for
the messages received from so many
of you - thank you.
Dave, for the remaining Westies Westy sporting great backhand form on the clay courts during the ‘50’s.
The Wav '12 continued from page 1
Shout Outs while I set up my office. Over the past number of weeks we have been sorting out phone issues and
internet connections with our able business office, divvying up computers, desks, and furniture with one another,
and becoming reacquainted with our Wavus campus once
again. I have also stepped up my Stairmaster routine to
work off the cookies and prepare for the hike with Henry
and the Maine Trails groups up Mt. Katahdin (watch out,
HRK!). It feels good to be home for the summer.
If evaluations and retention rates are reliable measurements for summer camp success, by all accounts Wav ’11
hit its mark and then some (pow pow!). For one thing,
parents and campers alike reported positively on the high
energy of last summer and the compassionate, prepared,
and engaged staff working so hard with the kids – both
out on the trail and in camp. I appreciate the kudos for a
job well done and am equally grateful for the honest feedback which helped me gauge our successes and where
our few growing edges remain. Secondly, our retention
rate was the highest it has been in Wavus’ 7-year history
– particularly among our older girls. In addition, even
after increasing our enrollment goals for the upcoming
summer, once again Wavus has a wait list for first session (and by press time likely another one for second as
well). Finally, for the first time ever we will be sending
out three Allagash, two Long Voyage and one Maine Trails
cabin each session this summer. Unbelievable!! It is clear
to me that the success of last summer falls squarely on
the shoulders of an awesome group of counselors – young
women who gave their cabin “families” and the KieveWavus community at large every good idea, every zany
skit, every loving gesture, every last ounce of energy they
had within themselves to give. They set a standard of
excellence that I am determined to match with this year’s
incoming staff.
As it turned out, good news about last summer traveled
AtSea II cabin just havin fun and building friendships - Gretchen
Alexander, Benita Durach, Riannon Fletcher, Hannah Hicks, Laura Merlo
Pich, Caroline Muller, Linzi Mund, Olivia O’Bryan, Morgan Palmer, Clara
Parkus
A bonding moment between Kieve and Wavus...
fast such that this fall and winter my inbox was deluged
with applications for employment for Wavus 2012. Out of
this pool of tremendous candidates I hired the most confident, committed, successful, and caring group of young
women imaginable – many of whom have been former
Wavus campers as well as alumni of KW West, NOLS,
and/or HMI. These great women will join me, Sara Taylor
(back for her 4th summer as Wilderness Tripping Director), Julie Walters (Assistant Director) and the rest of the
staff to provide wonderful opportunities to grow, learn,
and laugh in the beautiful Maine woods, ocean, rivers,
and lakes and at Wavus itself. Already we are exchanging
emails and face-booking one another with ideas for hilarious themes and Evening Activities, as well as suggestions
for staff training and a variety of camp activities all intended to instill the values of Courage, Kindness, Respect,
and Responsibility in our campers.
As I lie awake at night thinking of the summer to come,
I remember the faces and personalities of the girls who
shared last summer with me; I laugh at the wacky and
wonderful experiences we had from Mustache Mondays
and Senior Citizen Day to our celebrations at the return
of every single journey back home to Wavus; and I feel
deeply grateful for the support of the KW board and
Henry Kennedy, humbled by the responsibility and trust
that our campers
and their families
extend to me and
my staff, and committed to work
hard to earn it all
again this year. I
can’t wait to greet
you on the shores
of Damariscotta
Lake for another
summer of laughter, adventure, and
making lasting
memories.
All the best to you,
Nancy Kennedy
Our fearless leaders Henry and Nancy atop
Mt. Katahdin last summer.
Damariscotta Lake Writers’ Conference
A
pplications are rolling in for the
first annual Damariscotta Lake
Writers’ Conference, and there are
still slots open. Participants will have
plenty of time to revise or begin
new projects in the sanctuary of the
Kennedy Learning Center, but will
also be engaged in workshops with
accomplished and emerging writers.
This summer’s faculty will feature:
poet John Casteen (For the Mountain
Laurel, Virginia Quarterly Review
Poetry Series); poet Todd Hearon
(Strange Land, Southern Illinois
University Press); fiction writer
Laura van den Berg (What the World
Will Look Like When All the Water
Leaves Us, Dzanc Books, a Barnes &
Noble “Discover Great New Writers”
selection).
Maine’s own Bill Roorbach will be
featured in our inaugural Hog Island
Lecture, a full day retreat to Maine
Audubon’s idyllic compound (previously owned by Emily Dickinson’s
editor). Bill’s newest novel Life
Among Giants (Algonquin), one of
Joan is Back!
Pass the word about our Writers’ Conference
this summer – check out the “DLWC” link on
the top of the kieve.org website.
eight books of fiction and non-fiction, will be released around the
time of conference. Poet and conference director Ralph Sneeden (Evidence of the Journey, Harmon Blunt)
promises an intense week of camaraderie, collaboration (and, yes, fun)
with dynamic workshops interrupted only by the sounds of keyboards
clattering, pens scratching…and the
occasional loon. Spread the word
about this unique five day conference for teachers who write!”The
conference is July 29-August 3. For
more info check the DLWC link on
the top of the kieve.org site.
Alumni & Family Adventure Camp
F
rom 1982 to 2002 Joan Hallowell
ran all of Kieve’s business functions from her kitchen table. This
remarkable woman was often the
first point of contact for an entire
generation of Kieve families, expertly
handled the functions of administrative assistant, development assistant,
camp secretary, Board of Trustee
clerk, accountant, receptionist, and
kept 2 generations of Kennedy boys
in line (ask her to tell you about
Dick’s dictation habits…!). Everything and everyone Kieve passed
through Joan’s extremely capable
hands. She never complained, always
showed up to work on time, rarely
took a vacation, was quick with a
smile and a witty comment, and was
as perfect an employee and friend
as anyone could ask for. Meanwhile,
she was simultaneously raising 2
boys and helping her husband start
a business.
If you were part of the Kieve
family prior to 2002 and you call
our phone number today, you will
recognize a familiar voice. Joanie is
back! Her kids are grown, the business was sold, and when she called
me for advice on her resume and a
job search, an ear to ear grin spread
across my face. We “got the band
back together” and the music is as
sweet as ever.
There are a couple of cabins available for this summer’s Alumni & Family Adventure Camp. Sign
up now and join us August 19th – 23rd for fun and games on Damariscotta Lake.
Welcome home, Joan.
Visit our website for the latest news at Kieve-Wavus: www.kieve.org
Local Students Head to Camp Kieve for February Break
W
ith local schools out
of session this past
February break, we opened
our campus to students for
a week-long Adventure
Camp run by The Leadership School staff. Over 40
students in grades K-8th attended the program, now in
its fourth year running.
This Adventure Camp
marked the first program
of the spring season for
the staff at The Leadership School at Kieve as they
prepared to welcome middleschool students from across
New England for week-long
experiential education programs.
Despite the lack of snow, the
Kieve campus was buzzing
all week as campers hiked
the nature trails, played
pond hockey and took cooking classes. As usual, Kieve’s
state-of-the-art climbing
facility, one of the best in
the state, was most popu-
Dear Kieve “Adventure Camp” Staff,
Thank you so much for everything. Skyler and Mica
had an amazing week at Adventure Camp. Skyler
was in tears on Saturday morning missing camp.
On Friday morning Mica refused to believe that it
was the last day. As a parent, you are always looking for places where your children can spread their
wings; clearly, Kieve is such a place. I expected the
confidence-building and team building activities. I
didn’t expect and was so pleased by the kid-vision
driven curriculum. Skyler has been stag-leaping all
weekend. Mica’s magic wand is perfect! How would
we know that Mica would have a wizard for a podleader?
Finally, what made our week so special was how
quickly and deeply Skyler and Mica connected with
you all. I certainly don’t need to tell you that children’s relationships with their teachers are a part
of the foundation of their education. To be a part of
something bigger than yourself can be life-changing.
I’m convinced Skyler and Mica felt something big
this past week.
lar. Campers spent over an
hour each day scaling the
rock walls and climbing the
high ropes elements. Kieve’s
Adventure Camp provides
a fun, engaging way for
students to spend February
break, especially for those
students whose parents have
work during the day.
Amidst games of capture the
flag, basketball, and board
games, The Leadership
School staff set up teambuilding activities to encourage groups to work together
and communicate. Kieve
hopes the program will continue to serve local families
and students and strengthen
the ties with surrounding
communities.
Thank you and see you in April,
Kristie
1st grader Rhianna Jones from Jefferson gives
a smile as she scales one of the many ropes
course elements at Kieve
(from left to right) Adventure Campers Skyler Houghton, Camden LeBel, and Alice Skiff, all from
Newcastle, pose with Kieve staff and their snowman.
Kieve & Wavus Alumni
Check the Alumni section
of our website for alumni
events and photos
www.kieve.org
Audubon Offers Discount for
Kieve-Wavus Community
“Welcome”
Jess Anderson
W
Audubon invites you to join some of their programs on Hog Island.
O
ur friends over at Hog Island
have kindly offered members
of the Kieve-Wavus community a one
hundred dollar discount for any of
seven residential programs this coming summer. This includes popular
programs like The Joy of Birding,
Family Nature Camp, and Educator’s
Week. A session at the historic
Audubon Camp includes living on
a beautiful spruce-covered island in
charming turn-of-the-century buildings, excellent gourmet-styled meals,
and field trips and programs led by
expert and experienced naturalists,
ornithologists, and nature-educators.
All of the programs venture out to
Eastern Egg Rock to see the now-famous restored Puffin colony.
Full information on the different sessions, the various lodgings available,
tentative schedules, and photos can
be seen at http://hogisland.audubon.
org The $100 discount is good only
until June 1st, and if you register
online, please use this code to denote
that you are from Kieve-Wavus :
Kieve0412.Camp registrar Erica Van
Etten can be reached at 607 257
7308, and at evanetten@audubon.org
Scholarships may not be used for the
two “Road Scholar” Programs.
e are happy to announce that
Jess Anderson, Reid’s wife
and Pete’s mom, has accepted a full
time position at Kieve-Wavus. She
will be an immeasurable asset to
Kieve-Wavus in her year-round role
as health care manager and student
specialist. Jess cares deeply about
the well-being of children, is extremely hard-working, compassionate, organized, and capable, and Jess
is the only employee here who has
saved someone’s life on campus! Her
knowledge and experience, gleaned
from 14 years of Kieve summer camp
work dating back to the last century
plus several years as a teacher and
EMT, will help us provide the best
possible experience for all of the
people who take part in our programs. She’s also versatile, flexible,
understands “the whole Kieve-Wavus” and is eager to help us advance
our mission in any way she’s asked.
Welcome aboard, Jess.
Trip Leader Chase Pearce – a quick note from the road…
in leading the Romney campaign
operation across the country.
After 9 summers of wilderness
training from you all, including 5
trips down the Allagash and 3 on
Long Voyage, the transition to Trip
Director on the campaign trail has
been seamless. It’s not very often
that a major presidential campaign
trusts their day to day road operations to a 28 year old who still wears
a Leatherman multi-tool on his belt
and refuses to shave very often. I
have the Kieve difference to thank
for that.
Chase and Charlie during the Romney stop in Portland, Maine.
“It’s been a wild ride for the past
two months travelling around the
country with Mitt Romney. It is
odd how much this is like leading a
canoe trip. Instead of canoes I have 3
– 45’ long tour buses and 2 airplanes
to work with. And instead of campers I have to deal with the day to day
logistics of 10 staff and 25 members
of the media who are in tow.
Chase’s actual title on his business
Contribution through
will/trust
Please keep Kieve-Wavus in mind
when working on your estate plans.
Including Kieve-Wavus in a codicil
to your will helps our organization
and can help your estate planning
process. Some simple language
for your attorney or estate planner might include: In a will or a
trust, a cash amount may be left
to Kieve-Wavus using the following language: “I give and devise
to Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc., of
Nobleboro, Maine, the sum of $___
to be used for its general charitable
purposes.” Alternatively, a gift of a
fraction of an estate’s or trust’s value
may be made using language such
as “I give and devise to Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc., of Nobleboro,
Maine, ___ percent of the value of
my residuary estate” (or “of my
trust”).
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card is “Trip Director” for the Romney Campaign. Charlie Richardson
& BJ Kennedy briefly visited with
Chase during Romney’s stop in
Portland, Maine. Chase said, “It was
a real honor to have you and BJ get
a brief glimpse into my life on the
campaign trail. I know I was a bit
of a black sheep at Kieve and you
and Henry probably gave me one
too many second chances. But it was
thanks to those second chances that
I’ve been able to accomplish so much
And please allow Roscoe Wetlaufer
to join my advance team this summer. I talked to his mom at a fundraiser in Palm Beach recently and as
long as you all don’t steal him away
from me I could really use another
Kiever of his mettle to help my team
take Mitt through the general election (should we be blessed enough to
make it to that point).
Thanks for all the guidance over the
years and for continuing to dedicate
your life to the training of America’s
next generation of leaders.”
-Chase (now professionally known as
Charlie)
Check out the Beej giving Mitt a piece of her mind about being passionate! I think we may have
found the next Vice President.
Loyalty Fund Update
Greetings Alumni and Friends,
Thank you again for all your Loyalty
Fund support last fall. During our
5th annual fall fundraiser, not only
were we able to raise in excess of our
goal of $5,000, but we finally raised
enough to fully endow one scholarWe had another successful and fun event in NYC at the Press Room. Thanks for all your support!
ship and now can guarantee that each From left back row: Max Abbott, Sam Kennedy, Louis Frank, Blair Kennedy, Katherine Carey,
Katherine Kalaris, Henry Chance, Jason Nahra, Matt McKenna, Tyler Brown, Jake Edwards, Charlie
summer we can send at least one
Richardson. Front Row: Connor Mckenna, Nick Stevens, Henry Kennedy, Tylee Abbott and BJ
young man up to Kieve. Your generosKennedy.
ity over the years has been remarkable and we can’t thank you enough for all that you
have done and continue to do for the Loyalty Fund.
Because of your continued support we are planning on
sending 4 boys up to Kieve this summer. Returning for
his 6th summer is our inaugural scholarship camper,
Drew Roeber. Also returning for his second summer is
Conner Thomas. Drew and Conner will be joined by 2
first timers this summer. Our third scholarship camper
this year is Benjamin Meglin and he will be in Junior
Kieve first session. Also coming up for his first summer
is Andrew Hunt who will be on Maine Trails. Andrew is
from the same school in Memphis that our former Loyalty Fund scholarship camper Marcus Orange is from,
and he couldn’t be more excited to spend a session up in
the Maine woods this summer.
Sam Kennedy, Allie & Linda Martinat, Max Abbott, and Henry Chance
peeking in the back
In other news, we recently held our annual spring
celebration in New York. We had great alumni turnout
across the board and it was a fun night to connect with
old friends. Thanks to everyone who could make it!
We hope everyone had a great winter. Thank you for
all your generosity and support. The Loyalty Fund has
grown more than we could have expected and that is a
true testament to the alumni and friends who support it
year in and out. We look forward to updating you later
this summer about our 4 scholarship campers and their
experiences at Kieve!
Warm Regards,
Jason, Matt and Tom
Katherine Kalaris, Tylee Abbott and Rob Alley
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Kieve-Wavus welcomes new business manager
K
ieve-Wavus recently welcomed John Schlosser as
Business Manager. With 28 years of experience in
financial, administration and operations positions, beginning in Public Accounting and progressing through
several challenging positions with the Hertz Corporation,
John was able to draw on his experiences to help run one
of Maine’s Top 100 companies, Fabian Oil, Inc. as their
Vice President and Controller. John said that “he is very
excited about the opportunity to bring the experience and
skills honed at a family owned local Maine company to
this Nobleboro, Maine based non-profit offering so many
incredible programs for youth and adults”.
John holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of
Scranton. John serves as a member on the Rome Planning
Pat Lydon receives the Kieve-Wavus “Resolution” from Henry and Ollie
Parker upon his retirement after 10 great years of service. Thank you, Pat!
Board, and serves as Road Commissioner on his local road
association. He is a volunteer with the Belgrade Regional
Conservation Alliance, which conserves the lands, water
quality and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes watershed.
Tuition, all programs
$5,826,000
Annual Fund
$482,000
Investment
Income
$276,000Pat Lydon
Retiring business manager
Gifts & Grants
$273,000
business manager John
Schlosser.
Other
$43,000
welcomes Kieve-Wavus’s new
Patrick Lydon of Pemaquid served as the Business Manager for Kieve and Kieve-Wavus for the past 10 years. Pat
led the organization through multiple building projects
on both the Kieve and Wavus campuses and is retiring to
spend a little more time with his wife Stella, their children and grandchildren and his continuing responsibilities with local non-profit organizations. Executive Director
Henry Kennedy said, “It has been great having Pat at the
financial helm of Kieve-Wavus through the enormous facility and program growth we have experienced. We wish
Pat the best and welcome John into our family”. KIEVE-WAVUS EDUCATION, INC. REVENUE & EXPENSE actual, 2011
Investment Income $276,000
Revenues
Gifts & Grants $273,000
Other $43,000
Annual Fund
$482,000
Reserve for Future
Capital and Program
Expenditures
$319,000
Scholarships & Grants $802,000
Salaries, Wages
& Benefits
$2,233,000
Salaries, Wages & Benefits
Tuition,Utilities,
all programs
Annual Fund
Insurance,
Investment Income
GiftsDepreciation,
& Grants
Taxes
Other
Program & Operations
Utilities, Insurance, Depreciation, Taxes
Reserve for Future Capital and Program
Expenditures
Scholarships & Grants
$1,116,000
Programs
& Operations
$2,430,000
Tuition, all programs $5,826,000
REVENUES 12
$6,900,000
EXPENSES $6,900,000
Veterans Camp – Another Season of Thanks
A
fter two wonderful late summer Veterans Camp programs
at Wavus, it was time for the Veterans Camp team to switch gears and
locations. First on our list was to
move our operation back to the main
office at Kieve and prepare for our
winter programs. Next on the list
was to hit the road in our continuing effort to create new relationships
with veteran services providers,
strengthen our current collaborations, and build new corporate partnerships in an effort to more fully
fund our program so we may better
thank and serve the needs of veterans and military families as they
make the difficult transitions from
wartime deployments back into
their homes and communities.
Everyone wants to get into the fun at Veterans Family Camp! Unfortunately the baby didn’t meet
the height requirements for the HS Swing.
In late October Henry, Nancy, and
Advisory Board member/Veterans
Camp volunteer David Patch made
a whirlwind tour of the Capitol Hill
area in Washington, D.C. An early
morning appointment took the
trio to Naval Sea System Command
(NAVSEA) to meet with Vice Admiral Kevin McCoy and discuss how Kieve-Wavus (KW) and NAVSEA could
form a partnership to help returning
veterans find jobs with the Navy
and associated organizations. Next, a
short commute took them to the Hill
to meet with Maine Congresswoman
Chellie Pingree and Legislative Assistants for Senators Olympia Snowe
and Susan Collins. The last office call
of the day was at the US Department
of Veterans Affairs for an informative meeting with Doug Carmon,
Special Assistant to Secretary ShinseStory continued on page 22
K-W trustees and Advisors
Thank you to all our dedicated trustees and advisors who help guide us, provide incredible support, and vision for Kieve-Wavus Education.
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Kieve hosts Friends Forever Visit
T
he Rotary Club of DamariscottaNewcastle and Kieve-Wavus
hosted the “Friends Forever” peace
and understanding initiative visit in
Mid-Coast Maine last fall.
The Friends Forever USA program,
in existence since 1986 with over
1,000 graduates, again this year
brought 5 Protestant and 5 Catholic
teens from Carrickfergus, Northern
Ireland to the mid-coast area. The
program goal is that they become
like brothers and sisters and teach
their peers at home about peaceful
coexistence once they return.The
group that stayed for two weeks at
the Harriet House at Kieve consisted
of ten co-ed teens and three adult
group leaders; two from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland and two
Friends Forever USA staff members.
The members of the group were:
Jake Cochrane, Ethan Haveron, Ellen
Hendry, Carter Livingston, Megan
Kernohan, Megan McIlroy, Demi
McKee, Gareth McQuitty, Jordan
O’Sullivan, Loni Steenson and Carrickfergus adult team leaders Jac and
Colin Bingham and K-W staff members Trevor Carlson and Rob Reilly.
The group visited Lincoln Academy
for two days, attended a dance at
Lincoln Academy, spent an evening
meal in area family homes, and
worked alongside Rotarians in a
community service project at the
Carpenter’s Boat Shop. The group
spent one afternoon shopping as
guests at Damariscotta and Newcastle businesses and also staffed the
Halloween Trick or Treat afternoon
event at the CLC YMCA in Damariscotta. The entire group presented
Kieve & Wavus
Alumni
Check the Alumni section
of our website for alumni
events and photos
www.kieve.org
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Friends Forever students from Ireland spent 2 weeks at Kieve and the mid-coast area.
at the Bath, Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta-Newcastle, and Brunswick
Rotary Club meetings. The teens
spoke about their lives in Carrickfergus and one told of how the historical divide between Catholics and
Protestants had impacted his own
family, with his uncle’s car being
torched and the fear that created
within the family for years. Another
teen shared how much young people
today would like nothing more than
to feel safe and secure in their own
neighborhoods, schools and homes
rather than constantly having to be
vigilant for those still promoting
distrust and fear. They shared how
that negative feeling is still quite evident and reinforced by murals and
flags demarcating particular neighborhoods. Both the teens and their
leaders Jac and Colin Bingham spoke
of how important it is for the young
people to absorb the positive efforts
Online Newsletter
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or forward it on to a family who might
be interested in camp. Go to the “News
& Events” section and click on the link.
and examples being shown by their
Rotary, local community hosts, and
Kieve-Wavus staff and turn them
into long term service initiatives
promoting peace and caring in their
communities when they return
home. One team member, Demi
McKee’s father was on the very first
Friends Forever group from Northern Ireland to come to the United
States twenty five years ago. The Friends Forever 2011 Team from
Carrickfergus has started a Police
and Youth Cooperative Peace Initiative upon their return home to
address bullying and foster understanding between law enforcement
and young people in their area. We
are now looking at specific dates for
the Friends Forever 2012 program
this fall.
KieveWav
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was
plan clan. Sarah’sbittersweet for the
Almy & Kacompletion
22 day version
of Wavus’s
of Maine Trails
first ever
for a genera
marked the
tion of campe
dates back
rs. The family’ final trip
to Ned
s Kieve legacy
from the Dexter Almy attending as
a 10
with his brothe School in 1942. He startedyear old
Ted and daught r Beezah that was passed a tradition
er
to
Ned’s son
Laura,
and
dren. This
summer though then on to the grandc
all four Kaplan
hilwas particu
larly special
Sarah’s group kids found themselves
, as
in Maine when
was
Katahdin. Instead ready to complete
their trip at
of meeting
Mt.
allowed her
her back at
3 brothers,
camp, Henry
2 of whom
Kieve, to ride
were
with him to
and her cabin.
hike the mountworking at
ain with her
Sarah comple ‘It was awesome to be
there to watch
te a trip that
Sam, and I
had
so much’ comme challenged Nathan
iel,
oldest of the
four. Nathan nted Aaron, the second
iel added that
her group
was
THE Wav ‘2
I
Story continue
t is April 1st
and the ice
has
already gone
Weather-wise, out on the lake.
the midcoa
rienced an
st expeodd sort of
winter. We
had so little
snow that I
never had
to break out
my “seriou
s” winter
boots, and
the temps remain
enough to
ed
mild
leave the long
underwear
alone in its
winter storage
I sit with ice
. But as
fishermen
and avid
skiers shakin
g
thy for their my head in sympaabbreviated
seasons, inside
activity
I am smiling
the season
because
was just long
(and cold)
enough for
me. While
I took out
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d on page 4
Kaplans on
SPRING 202
A YEAR
Wavus Director
assistant Deb Nancy J. Kennedy and
her able
Suchar are
ready for campers
!
Katahdin –
the snowsh
oes when I
could, other
times I sat
by the
took full advant woodstove and
toward evaluat age of Winter’s pull
ion and reflecti
preparation
on in
for Wav ’12.
The
of the year
is turning again wheel
to Spring, and
–
soon toward now
and I can’t
Summer
wait!
At the beginn
ing of March,
Suchar and
I moved back Deb
over to
way to go Nat,
Sarah, Sam
& Aaron
Wavus from
Kieve, along
newest admini
with
strative cohort our
Jones. Those
– Liz
of you who
have spent
any time in
your own lives
well know
moving
the
takes to settle time and energy it
in and settle
Luckily, our
down.
early move
coincided
with Girl Scout
able to relieve Cookie sales, so I was
the stress by
ing my way
through Thin munchMints and
Story continue
d on page 6
IN THIS ISSUE
LEADERSHIP
SCHOOL ..............
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TRIBUTE TO
UNCLE WESTY
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LOYALTY FUND
UPDATE ..............
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VETERANS
CAMP ..............
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FRIENDS FOREVE
R VISIT..................
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ALUMNI NOTES
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Team Wav
‘12:
Nancy Kennedy Sara Taylor (Wilderness
Tripping Director)
(Director)
, Julie
Walters (Assistan
t Director),
and
2011 HONOR ROLL: INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Many thanks to our generous supporters, who through their annual gifts, campaign pledges, and
volunteerism help Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc. carry out our mission to positively affect young people
and the adults who care about them.
Katherine Abbey
Michael & Mary Bohrer
Barbara Centofante
Doug & Nancy Abbey
Robin Boss
Laurent & Wendy Chaix
Rob Abbey
Bob & Nancy Bower
Clayton Chambliss
Franny & Franny Abbott
Perry Boyle & Lisa Ryan-Boyle
Henry Chance
Max Abbott
Mike Boyson & Nancy Grant
Jim & Beth Chance
Robyn & Arnie Abrams
Steve & Kathryn Brackett
Rob & Nancy Chandler
Andy (Doughboy) Adams
Bob & Cherise Bransfield
Tom & Kate Chapin
Bruce & Sally Adams
Donald & Katherine Breen
Ben Chapman
Ray & Nancy Adams
Walter & Margaret Brewster
Morgan & Sonia Churchman
Tom & Mimi Adams
Mark & Pam Brislin
Peter & Gail Cinelli
Jamie & Garland Alban
Ger & Mary Brophy
Lynley & George Ciorobea
Lynn & Bob Alexander
Brownie & Pam Brown
Pete & Teresa Clare
Ned & Nancy Almy
Charlie & Lisa Brown
Tanny Clark
Ted & Maura Almy
Dorsey & Christine Brown
Buddy Cleary
Anne Andersen
Jamie & Annie Brown
Climbing the Walls?
Robert Anderson
Jay & Sally Brown
Anonymous (8)
Larry & Wendy Brown
Larry & Julia Antonatos
Shep & Donna Brown
Steve & Anne Arcano
Stanley Brown
Tony & Robin Armour
Steve & Lisa Brown
Chris & Eleanor Armstrong
Tony Brown
Doug & Alex Armstrong
Tyler & Jane Brown
Mark Arnold & Ginny Bumgardner
Ed & Matilda Bruckner
Brian & Joan Atchinson
John & Denise Buchanan
Evan Atherton
Will Buchanan
Carol & Michael Atterbury
Alex & Allie Buck
Dina Baker
Pete & Nancy Buck
Tom & Barbie Bancroft
Sally Buck
Martha Barhydt
Sandy & Sissy Buck
Greg & Donna Barmore
Warren & Patricia Buckler
Rudy & Cheryl Basztura
David & Catherine Budd
Sandy & Mollie Batchelder
Nick Bunn
Eric & Michelle Beckstrom
Willard & Cissy Bunn
Pat Bedford
Alice Burgess
Donna & Jim Begley
Larry Burgess & Catherine Sheridan
Helloooo young men and women
Chrissie Beh
Doug & Janice Burke
of Kieve & Wavus!
Anne Benaquist
Jeb & Leslie Burns
Summer is fast approaching.
Greg & Anne Benning
Bob & Suzanne Burrows
We’re looking forward to seeing
Ben & Bar Bensen
Dave Callahan & Terri Abruzzo
you all this year on the adventure
Gary & Rosie Bensen
Mark & Pam Callahan
course, low ropes course, AquaZach & Katie Bensley
David Callard
Zip, H S Swing, Rappel Tower, InBruce & Carolyn Bergen
Betsy & Sandy Campbell
door rock climbing wall, the cliffs
Francis & Martha Bergold
Mike Campbell & Katie Grover
of Barrett’s Cove in the Camden
Harry Berkowitz
Harry & Kathy Cannon
Hills and generally speaking, back
Jack & Foree Biddle
Bill Carey
at camp. So, do your pull-ups,
Buzz & Beth Billik
Chet Carey
push-ups and sit-ups. Go jogging.
Jim & Sarah Birkett
Frank Carey
Work on your finger strength
Bob & Sally Bishop
Katherine Carey
(squeeze a racquet ball a hundred
Denny & Pat Blagden
Peter & Deborah Carter
times a day) and clear your heads,
Max Blatt
Bo & Kimberly Cashman
we’re going to have another,
Dan & Jody Bliss
Tom & Moira Cassidy
fantastic, adventurous, thrilling,
Howard & Nancy Bliss
Peter & Laurie Cassoli
exciting, safe, fun filled summer
Sheila Bodine
Peter & Anne Casson
together.
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Peter & Lisa Clough
Montana & Connie Coale
Tim Coburn
Chris & Barbie Cole
George Cole
Lila Coleman
Alice Conkey
Jon & Janet Conner
Dick & Barbara Cooch
Joe & Elizabeth Coons
Jay & El Cooper
John & Faye Cooper
Jeremy & Susan Coote
Justin & Julie Cordonnier
Bob & Sally Cotner
Sally & Bill Coughlin
Billy & Beatrice Cox
Peter & L.J. Cox
Pat Coyle
Michael, Cynthia & George Crawford
Jim & Sally Crissman
Kevin & Francine Cronin
Merv & Anne Cronin
Doug & Jennifer Crosby
Ralph & Joan Crosby
Joe Cuetara
Colby & Pat Currier
Charles Cushing
Della Spring Cushing &
David Cushing
Rosie Cutler
Beatrice Dalsass
Judy Davey
Jamie & Ginney Davidson
Edward & Sandra Davis
Fred Davis & Betsy George
Jon & Carol Davis
Mimi Davis
Alice Davison
Marjory Solomon Day
Sergio & Mabel De la Vega
Chuck de Sieyes & Carol Ward
Tom & Diane Deegan
Chris & Leslie Del Col
Libby DeLana & Henry Fox
David & Anne DeMuth
Christian & Christy Denckla
Magruder & Sara Dent
Sage Lansing Depree
Tom & Nikki Deupree
John Devine
Richard & Vivien Devins
David Dietze & Claire Toth
Paul, Carol, William and
Daniel DiMaggio
Stew Dixon
Chris & Ann Donner
Todd & Cindy Doolan
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Tom & Janet Dorman
Peter & Susie Dorsey
John & Diana Dotson
Chris & Kolleen Dougherty
Mark & Jennifer Dougherty
Ned & Barbey Dougherty
Tom & Connie Duckworth
Mark Duggan & Molly Diggins
Foster Durkee
Candace Dyal
Kinsey & Carrie Dyckman
Erin & Tom Eagers
Bill & Cantor Eagleson
Cliff Earle
Melinda Earle
Bill & Pauline Egan
David & Erin Elliott
Sterling Ely
William & Tuulikki Emmet
Denny Emory
Robby & Susan Emory
Bill & Mary Engstrom
Mark & Erin Epker
Jim & Cindy Eppolito
Carl & Deb Erdman
Mary Ernst & Edmund Spivack
Stuart Essig & Erin Enright
Bill & Sue Ewing
Anthony Eze & Uchenna Anya-Eze
Craig & Sara Fanning
Jim Fanning
Patricia Farrell
Mort & Bev Fearey
Tony & Sharron Fearey
Chris & Hadley Feiss
John & Susan Fenniman
Hill & Susan Ferguson
John & Christina Ferland
Peter & Brenda Fides
Phil Field
Bill & Anne Finnegan
Bill & Karin Fitzgerald
Pete Flynn
Francis & Eleanor Forbes
Tench & Julia Forbes
Matt & Martha Forelli
Woody & Diane Forsyth
Janet & Bob Foster
David Foulke
Terry & Linda Fox
Ruth Fraley
Louis Frank
Dean & Phyllis Frederick
Glen & Pam Frederick
Jim & Kathy French
Brian & Melissa Frey
Pat & Charlie Friscia
Brinton & Nikki Frith
David & Lisa Frulla
Charlie & Claire Fulford
Dave & Carol Ann Fulmer
Dave, Carrie & Dan Gabriel
Robert & Ellen Gaffney
Rhett Gano & Rosalind Cross
Will Gano
Ed & Nancy Gardiner
Francesca Gardner
Larry Gardner
Myron & Cathy Garfinkle
Mary Gavett-Orsi
John & Susan Geismar
Bill & Louise George
Otto & Gay Georgi
Will & Tammi Georgi
Mark & Lisa Gerchick
John & Gayle Gillespie
George & Martha Gilmore
Boynton & Barbara Glidden
Sam & Margo Glidden
Curtis & Sophie Glovier
Dave Godfrey & Diane Allison
Frank & Annie Goldsmith
Gabriel & Sarah Gomez
Tom Gordon
Christine Grace
Rachel Gran
Temple & Ellie Grassi
Dennis & Dorothy Graul
Stephen Gray & Lisa Gumm-Gray
Tom & Connie Green
Tim & Meaghen Greene
Tom & Kitty Gregg
Chris & Patty Grennon
Cory Grever
Joe & Lanie Grever
Lisa Grever & Andy Roberts
Bill Gribbell
Lucy Grogan
Dick & Suzanne Grosh
George Grove
Beat Gruring
Olive Guild
John Gulielmetti
David & Ann Gulledge
Joe & Merna Guttentag
Mike & Susan Haering
Bill & Sally Haggett
Marilyn Hague
Tom & Eugenie Hamilton
Lisa & Michael Handy
Bob Hansmann
Harry Hanson & Annie Hollingsworth
Henry & Mary Harding
Kiki Harding
Robert & Susan Harmon
Sam Harper & Anna McDonnell
Kieve Spring Work Weekend
Be sure to join us for a work and clean-up day at Kieve May 19th. We’ll have a
hearty breakfast and lunch for you at Pasquaney!
Reese Harris
Mary Hart & Patrick Archbald
Steve & Marilyn Hart
Jim Hartenstein
Adam Haselkorn
Tony & Anna Hass
Jeff & Christa Hawkins
Bob & Rosalie Hawley
Arnold & Carol Haynes
Bruce & Regina Haywood
Morrie & Fenella Heckscher
Peter Heffernan & Maureen Walsh
Eliot Heher
Greg & Kathy Heher
Katrinka Heher
Andy & Camilla Hemingway
Katharine Hendrickson
Peter & Lisa Hennessy
Tom Hentoff & Sally Sloan
Herbert Henzler &
Fabienne Serfaty-Henzler
Chris Herbst
Gary & Hope Herbst
Nick Herbst
Gerald & Fonda Hereford
Ned & Helen Hetherington
Janet Hetterly
Dan & Hannah Hicks
Jim & Alice Hicks
Mike Hill & Sue Bear
Will Hiltz
Ed & Louise Hinkley
Marion Hinkley
Hob & Louie Hoblitzell
Ruth Hodges
Joe Holliday
Will Holliday
Dick & Sarah Hollington
Tom & Diane Hollister
John Holloway
Bill & Bambi Holly
Porter Hopkins
Nancy Hoving
A.C. & Penney Hubbard
Carolyn and Kirk Hudson
Daren & Justyna Hudson
Herb & Nancy Hunt
Jon & Anne Huntington
Margaret Hupfeldt
Stephen & Lisa Hyde
Roger Inhorn & Vicki Masakowski
Barney Ireland
Jen Ireland
Peter Ireland
Will Ireland
Adrienne Ives
Tim & Wendy Ives
Dick & Anne Jackson
David & AnneKathrin Jackson
Fred & Barb Jackson
Mike & Maggie Jackson
Allan Jacobs
Charlie & Cindy Jacobs
Bill & Ann Janvier
Rick Jenney & Margaret Ernst
Anthony and Hilary Jessen
Bill & Pat Jessup
John & Kimberly Jessup
Ethan & Elizabeth Johnson
Stephanie Johnson
Caroline & Waldo Johnston
Bruce Johnstone
Barclay & Jeanie Jones
Jackie Jones & John Gassett
Bill Judd
Martha Pruyn Judson
Tom & Karen Kalaris
Ik-Joong Kang & Margarette Lee
Billy & Joan Kantor
Joel & Laura Kaplan
Leslie Kaplan & Jerry Knopf
Kelley & Ann Kash
Michael & Jean Kashgarian
Joel Kavet
Katherine Keilty
Rod & Whitney Kellett
Chris & Kristen Kelley
Mike & Mary-Peale Kelley
Chris & Linda Kelly
Dick & Lorie Kemp
Bill & Priscilla Kennedy
Blair Kennedy
Dick & Nancy Kennedy
Henry & B.J. Kennedy
Chris & Jane Kennedy
Sam Kennedy
Kevin & Jane Kenyon
Mac & Virginia Keyser
Vera Kiernan
Don & Anne Kilburn
Anne & Dick Kimball
Mac King
Hugh & Urling Kingery
Jack & Beckie Kistler
Keith & Barbara Kizziah
Henry & Sheila Klehm
Jonathan & Debbie Klein
Charlie & Charlotte Kline
Mark & Patty Knott
Joe & Polly Knowles
Bill & Deb Knowlton
Dick & Heather Koelle
Matt & Jen Komorowski
Chuck & Elizabeth Kontulis
Stacy & Paul Krush
Sandy Krutz
Edwin & Lynda Kuhn
Jeremy & Diana LaCasse
John & Susan LaCasse
Pete & Sara LaCasse
Sajjad Ladiwala & Anjum Khan
Gary & Donna Lamberth
Jon & Bonnie Landman
Tony & Heather Langham
John & Jane Lanier
Gerrit Lansing
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Mary Lansing
Rob & Kitty Lansing
Stu & Farley Lansing
Garth & Shappy LaPointe
David Law
Tim Lawlor & Cindy Renie
John & Tara Lawrence
Dillon Lawson-Johnston
Peter Lawson-Johnston
Peter & Karen Lawson-Johnston
Joe & Coles Lawton
Anthony & Cynthia Lazzara
Alex Leach
Andy & Polly Leaf
Allen & Polly Ledyard
Mary & Robert Lee
Ned & Tracie Lee
Larry Leighton
Christine & Glenn Lesko
Joseph Liana
Gary & Sarah Lichtenstein
Drew Lincoln
Bob & Judy Linker
Eric Linker
Beverly & David Little
Brett & Cory Little
Philip & Karen Livingston
Patrice Lockhart
Linda Lord
Rebecca Lurie & Elly Spicer
Dean & Nancy Lurker
Pat & Stella Lydon
Joseph & Lisa Lynch
Emmett & Margaret Lyne
Doug & Susan Lyons
Jean MacCorison
Jane MacElree
Dan & Sheila MacKeigan
Mac & Cindy Mackey
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Tom & Fifi MacMahon
Tom & Sally Magill
Chris & Ellen Maguire
Nancy & Jeff Mahoney
Kimberly Mairs
Andrew Malkin
Bill & Ann Mallory
Edward & Dana Mallozzi
Katrina Marino
John & Ann Marriner
Hunter & Marston
Bill & Emily Martin
Deirdre & Peter Martin
Rob & Shawna Mashal
Mark & Priscilla Masselink
Ferdy & Christiana Masucci
Hamish & Gee Gee Maxwell
Joan May
Mike Mazzuchi & Anne Andrews
William & Harper McArthur
Jon & Sara McCall
Paul & Alexis McCarthy
Bill McCook
Jan McCracken
John McDevitt & Kim Devine
Bill McElwain & Susan Crudgington
Dan & Cindy McEvoy
George & Betsy McFarland
Megan McFarland
Jane & John McKean
Clyde & Taryl McKee
Bill & Nancy McKelvy
Connor McKenna
Dan McKenna
James McKenna
Marc & Laura McKenna
Matt McKenna
Matt & Nancy McKenna
Mimi McKenna & Greg Rorke
Nancy & Matt McKenna
Noel & Margaret McKenna
Sandy & Mimi McMillan
Thayer & Gioconda McMillan
John A. McNally III
Will McNamara
Debbie McSweeney-Johnsen &
Paul Johnsen
Dan & Deb McWilliams
Phil & Carolyn Mead
Carl & Gail Meier
Carl & Gail Meier
Peter & Joan Melroy
G.J. & Carole Mennen
Mike Mesrobian
Alex & Christine Meszaros
Ed & Andrea Meyercord
Bob & Libby Miller
David & Kathy Miller
Holly Miller
Drew Millhon
Rod Mitchell
Hamid & Tina Moghadam
Roger Moister
Collin & K.C. Moller
Ken Moller & Tracey Burton
Hillary Montgomery
Betty Moran
Marge Moretzsohn
Eiluned Morgan
Bill Morrill
John & Susan Morris
Mark Morrow & Kathleen Hirsch
Peter & Muff Morse
Howard & Miriam Mosley
Fred & Jenny Moss
Jon & Nancy Moulton
Ken & Mary Ann Moulton
Bill & Sara Mrachek
Webster & Maryalice Mudge
Cliff & Courtney Muller
George & Beth Murnaghan
Glenn & Kathy Murphy
Marshall & Andrea Murphy
Greg Muth & Suzanne Hammett-Muth
Tom Nadolny
Jason Nahra
Benjie & Metsie Neilson
Emmy Neilson & Lewis Levin
Marshall & Elizabeth Neilson
Pete & Debbie Nelson
Susie Nes
Pam Nichols
Cat & Bob Niederer
Fredrik & Jessica Nielsen
Ricky & Elizabeth Nix
J.J. Nuttall & Erin Delano
Eleanor & Al O’Donnell
John & Jill O’Donnell
Ann Olson
Jim & Marion Olson
John & Rena O’Malley
Peter & Susan Osnos
Steve & Debbie O’Sullivan
Lorraine Overlock
Ann Pagano
Dexter & Susan Paine
Graham & Donelle Paine
Andrew & Jody Palmer
David Palmer
Hilary Palmer
Ollie & Barb Parker
Richard Parkus & Fredrika Sidoroff
Judy Parsons
Cleve & Ginia Patterson
Dan Pearl
Bob & Susie Peixotto
Richard & Wendy Perelman
Elizabeth Perkins
Fofie Perkins
John & Eleanor Perkins
Mary & Paul Perkins
Richie & Alden Perkins
Sid & Ashley Perkins
Andrew & Kim Perry
Steve & Andy Perry
Theodore & Carolyn Perry
Chris & Kathryn Peters
David & Carol Peters
Pete Peters
Patty Phelps
Tom & Jeannie Phifer
Will Phifer
Alden & Amy Philbrick
Don Pierce
David & Deborah Pinkham
Jamie Pinkham
Jeffrey & Nancy Porter
Bob & Edo Potter
Steve & Susan Potter
Caroline Press Nakagawa
Don & Judith Proctor
Scott & Kimmell Proctor
Goran & Melinda Puljic
Peter & Sarah Pulkkinen
Jay & Sandy Pyne
Alaistair Raymond
Jamie & Julie Rea
Kim Redding & Missy Lavender
Doug & Jay Reighley
Charlie Reis
Hal Reynolds
Hal & Lisa Reynolds
Bill & Doris Rice
Maxx Rice
Charlie Richards
Thorpe & Nancy Richards
C.J. Richardson
Ency Richardson
L.B. Richardson
Dave & Gina Riddiford
Hugh Riddleberger &
Louise McIlhenny
James Riddleberger
Bev & Barbara Ridgely
Allison & Jamie Riepe
Page Riley
Tom & Jane Riley
Charlie & Clare Rimmer
Jack & Sandra Rivard
Lee & Joseph Robbins
Andy Roberts & Lisa Grever
Straun & Mireille Robertson
Bill & Joyce Robinson
Mark & Eleanor Robinson
Parker & Jeanette Rockefeller
Roger & Deb Rocque
Tertia Rodiger
Paul & Marty Rogers
Robin & Marcia Rogers
Rod & Ann Rolett
Andrew & Ann Rose
George & Nancy Ross
Peter & Scotty Rossmassler
Steve & Frances Rowland
Hardy & Jennifer Royal
Charlton & Andrea Rugg
Peter & Meredith Rugg
Deborah & James Russel
Liz Russell
Cliff & Susan Russell
Frank & Beverly Rutan
Anne & Mark Sandt
Bob & Marie Sanna
Chris & Penny Saridakis
Rand & Moya Saunders
Fred Schafrick & Sharon Halpin
Jim & Beth Schechter
Drew Schiff
Jon Schippers
Paul Schmid
Pete & Diane Schmidt-Fellner
Lawrence Schopp
Jared & Kat Schott
Hap & Liz Schroeder
Luke Schroeder
Egon & Ruthann Schuster
Will Schwalbe
Jim & Tracy Schwarz
John & Daphne Scullin
Doug & Maureen Seaman
Donnie & Bevy Seamans
Carter & Staley Sednaoui
Harton & Judith Semple
Richard Sergay & Amy Reichert
Bruce & Frances Severance
Frank Shanbacker
Kevin & Joan Shannahan
David & Sandy Shapiro
Warren & Jeanne Shay
Tim & Michelle Shenton
Bobby & Ana Shorr
Sheila & Deacon Shorr
H.W. Sibley
Judie & Bob Sickley
John Sienkiewicz
Pete Sienkiewicz
Andy Simon
Rich Simon
Bill & Jane Simonds
John & Peyton Sise
Harold Skelton & Sarah Holman
Andrew & Karen Slimmon
Helene Smart
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Gordon Smith
Sidney & Mary Smith
Joseph Smongeski
Skip Sorrentino
Stanley Sorrentino
Denise Soucy & Ned Steinberger
Sandy & Jill Spaulding
Greg & Laurie Spears
Jack Speranza
Bill & Lorna Stengel
Fordy & Maggie Stevens
Nick Stevens
Scott & Amy Stevens
Bob Stevenson
Doug & Cheryl Stewart
Mary Stites
Gary & Bonnie Stone
Jim & Cathy Stone
Paul & Lauren Stone
Ann Stonesifer
Frank & Carrie Strasburger
Justin Strasburger
Norris & Lisa Strawbridge
Rich & Cindy Strup
Harrison & Katherine Stuart
Muffy Stuart
Scott & Lisa Stuart
Jim & Mary Ann Sullivan
Ron Swanson
Polly Tackett
Will Talpey & Carla Burkley
Paul & Amy Tanen
Marjorie Tatem
Al & Amy Taylor
David & Karen Taylor
Geoff & Annie Teillon
Sammy Thayer
Lowell Thomas
Jay Thompson
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Page & Heather Thompson
Alfred & Gwynne Tibbetts
Schuyler & Beth Tilney
Frank Toderico
Howard Tomb
Tim Townsend
Bea Trainer
Scott & Donna Trivolis
Sally Davis Trowbridge
Barbara & Ted Truex
Tad & Sam Truex
Lenkie & Wally Trumbull
Doug & Sarah Turnbull
Glenn Turner
Mit Twombly
Andy & Kendra Uffelman
Scott Ulm & Pam Wilton-Ulm
Bob & Sarah Underhill
Bernie & Winky van der Hoeven
Ken Van Durand
Francis & Betty Van Nuys
Ernest van Panhuys
Vincent van Panhuys
Mary Van Vleck
Dave Vann & Marie Rossi
Cole & Carla Vastine
Dave & Kathryn Villano
Rob & Lisi Vincent
Stuart & Helen Vogel
Tom Vogt & Gwen Guglielmi
Patricia Voorhees
Tom Wales
Bill & Margot Walker
Campbell Walker
Cullom & Wendy Walker
Dougin Walker & Lisi Bromley
Jim & Deborah Walker
Will & Syd Walker
Susan Wallace
Margaret Wallis
Richard & Lindsay Walsh
Bill & Lee Warden
Jason Wardwell
Bill & Arete Warren
Olive Watson & Joanna Grover-Watson
Bill & Pris Watson
Jane Weaver
Rob & Amy Webb
Michael & Sonya Weinfeld
Jack & Suzy Welch
Chris & Susie Weld
Britt & Maria Whelpley
Charlie & Tia Whinery
Babs White
Bernard & Maurene White
George & Patti White
Stephen White & Catriona Simson
Ernie & Susan Whitehouse
David Whitney
Shaw & Betsy Wilgis
Betty Willey
Bob & Gerry Williams
David & Clara Williams
Ric & Hillary Williams
Russ & Diana Williams
Annie Williamson
John & Suzanne Willian
George & Suzanne Wills
Charles & Kerry Wilson
Jeanne Wilson
Kathleen Wilson & Gretchen Jacobs
Heath & Mistye Wilson
Maggie Winter
Penny & Eric Winter
Richy & Jeanine Winwood
Scott & Linden Wise
Brad & Crickett Woloson
Denis & Nettie Wood
Fred Wood
Henry & Liz Wood
Peter & Alex Wood
Trevor Wood
Martin Woodhams & Nikola Sutherland
Wayne & Faye Woodman
Perry Wurst
Rich Wurzelbacher & Anne French
Boyd Wylie
Hank Wyman
Raul & Sara Yanes
Alec Yearley
Bo & Dinah Young
Robert & Ellen Young
Steve & Maeve Zamsky
Tony & Eucie Zane
Martin Zetterberg
Paul Zintl & Lisa Frost
2011 HONOR ROLL: ORGANIZATION DONORS
The following businesses, foundations, and organizations made substantial grants, in-kind gifts, and
donations in support of our ongoing educational programs. Without their generosity, the work we do
on behalf of young people would not have been possible.
Amerasport, Inc.
American Endowment Foundation
Amherst Securities Group, L.P.
Anonymous (1)
Arlington Police Beneficiary Assn. Inc.
Artsake Framing Gallery
Baltimore Community Foundation
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Program
Bar Harbor Banking and Trust
Company
Bath Iron Works
Beckstrom Architecture and Planning
BEK Inc.
Bell of Maine
Besco Electrical Supply
Bob’s Lobsters
Boudinot Foundation
Brown Family Foundation
Bruce Laukka, Incorporated
Buck Family Fund of Maine
Community Foundation
Central Maine Pyrotechnics
Chadwick’s Power Products, Inc.
Cheney Insurance Agency
Clark Construction Group, LLC
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Combat Veterans Motorcycle
Association
Community Foundation of Southeast
Michigan
Condor Street Fund of Boston
Foundation
Damariscotta Bank & Trust Co.
Damariscotta Hardware, Inc.
Davenport Trust Fund
Douglas R. Armstrong Charitable
Fund of the Greater Saint Louis
Community Foundation
Downeast Energy
E. Newbold and Margaret Du Pont
Smith Foundation
Eastern Shores Investors LP
Engstrom Family Charitable
Foundation in honor of Nancy
Kennedy
Fiduciary Trust Company
First Federal Savings & Loan
Association
Friends Forever
GE Foundation
General Re-Insurance Company
Glenmede Corporation
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Hal & Desire Reynolds Charitable Trust
Hansmann Family Foundation
Henry E. & Consuelo S Wenger
Foundation, Inc.
Hicks Family Fund
Highland Green
Hillside Collision Center, Inc.
Home Care for Maine
J.M. Huber Corporation Gift
Jewish Community Fund
John York Enterprises
Kenwood Foundation
King Eider’s Pub & Restaurant
Levi Strauss Foundation
Lincoln County Publishing Co.
Louis L. Doe Home Center Inc.
Maine Community Foundation
Maine Veterans’ Homes
Markel Corporation
Newcastle Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Nuveen Investment Holdings
Peaslee’s Quick Stop
Pegasus Foundation
Performance Food Group NorthCenter
Richard and Elizabeth Nix Charitable
Fund at the Greater Saint Louis
Community Foundation
Richard F. Perkins 2004 Charitable
Lead Trust
Riepe Family Charitable Foundation
Rinet Company, LLC
Round Top Ice Cream, Inc.
Salon Capella
Shipyard Brewing Company
Southern Maine Chapter MOAA
Supplies Unlimited
The Ayco Company, LP
The Bravest Fund
The Clowes Fund, Inc.
The First, N.A.
The Garfinkle Foundation
The Harry Frank Guggenheim
Foundation
The Lunder Foundation
The Plymouth Rock Foundation
ThermoFisher Scientific
Viking Lumber
W. P. Carey Foundation, Inc.
Wells Fargo Community Support
Campaign
Yellowfront Grocery, Inc.
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Veterans Camp continued from page 13
ki, where the team spoke about how
KW was taking an unconventional,
grassroots approach to thank and
help our veteran population.
In December, Nancy and Joe headed
to Orlando for two days of meetings
with senior representatives of several
defense contracting companies.
The meetings focused on making
large defense corporations aware of
Kieve-Wavus’ (KW) grassroots effort
supporting veterans and also to seek
partnerships and some much needed
financial support for the program.
The conversations were very positive
and we’ll know shortly if any corporate funding will be forthcoming for
the 2012 camps.
December also brought the first of
this year’s “winter” camps on the
Kieve campus. A welcome change
was moving the pottery shop activity to the ground floor of the Buck
building and a new kiln; ample heat,
hot water, and better still, no ice to
chip away from the door! It was also
fun to have pottery co-located with
the rock wall and ropes. Parents
were able to create while the kids
played in the ropes area and viceversa! OEF/OIF Family Camp was
also visited by a special guest: Santa
Claus!! He arrived early Thursday
evening and handed out gifts to the
kids (old and young) in front of the
fire in Innisfree. Highlights of the
winter camps included a concert by
the Daponte String Quartet, shaker-
box building at the Carpenter’s Boat
Shop in Pemaquid, a tour of the
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
ship-building facility, lobster bakes,
jugglers, magicians, and Santa, of
course. Of special note was a fantastic 2-day art workshop during
the Women Veterans Only Camp
instructed by Portland artist Dietlind
Vander Schaaf, a staff member at the
Maine College of Art.
In closing we’d like to thank all of
our friends and partners for the
generous donations of time, hard
work, networking contacts, and
much needed funds. Thank you - to
the staff; you have welcomed the veterans and their families into camp,
handled them with care, and really
served them with love and respect.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank you
to the community, Vet Center, and
V.A. volunteers for having a “No
task too great or too small,” mentality. You all made it happen from the
wee hours of the morning until late
into the night. A special thank you
goes out to the KW Board of Trustees and Dick & Henry Kennedy. You
truly have made Kieve a place for
our veterans and military families to
call home.
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Women Veterans display artwork created during a recent Veterans Camp. The artwork, a personal
expression from each veteran, was produced during a “Narrative Collage” activity instructed by
local artist and Maine College of Art staff member, Dietlind Vander Schaaf (center left in pic)
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Wavus Celebrates
90th Anniversary
“Beside the lake that mirrors back
the pine trees
Upon the hill that bathes in rays of
sun”
D
o these words bring back
wonderful summer memories?
They do for many generations of Wavus campers. Come share what made
Wavus a special place and relive
those lasting summer memories and
friendships. We all had the opportunity to be a kid on this beautiful
property, sharing the most glorious
summer days and to “grow in ways
of wisdom.” Our 90th Anniversary
Reunion will be held July 27 to 29
and it should be a great weekend.
Come “play” in and on the lake and
maybe have a Buff & Green War
Canoe race, Council Fire will be on
Saturday night after an evening of
reminiscing while dining on Maine
lobsters. We will hear from Henry
Kennedy the Executive Director of
Kieve-Wavus and Nancy Kennedy
our Girls Camp Director about all
the exciting happenings around
camp. The best moments might be
just walking the old paths with past
cabin and trip mates, remembering
all the good times and sharing all
of this with the current generation
of Wavus campers. It is a wonderful and exciting time for Wavus and
this weekend gives us all a chance to
share both the old and new times.
The 1993 Reunion was centered on
Rekindle the Spirit, then came Keep
the Spirit Alive and now – The Spirit
glows! See you this summer. Contact
me at: Priscilla Limbert Watson at
Billpris@aol.com I would also love to
have you help me spread the word.
You can also contact the K-W office
(Betsy@kieve.org) for more details,
how to track down an old friend
and how to register for the weekend
etc. Don’t forget flashlights, Indian
Blankets (you might still have yours),
feathers, Damariscotta leather bracelets and any other memorabilia for
display.
WATERSPORTS SERMON 1986
Presented by Dick Kennedy
at Sunday Chapel in 1986
R
ecently I have been reading a
book written by John W. Gardner called Excellence, and I think it
has some important messages for
each of us, campers, counselors, and
parents, as we reflect back upon the
meaning of Kieve 1986 and look forward to applying the lessons learned
for the future.
As you know, Kieve is designed to
give our campers relief from the
unending pressure of cutthroat
competition where there are too
few winners and too many who feel
like losers. On the one hand, we feel
that young people need the boost of
discovering pride in performance;
on the other hand we must reward
only real and substantial performance; we must be vigilant against
reducing our expectations thus making the victory a cheap and inconsequential experience.
A large part of the problem stems
from the fact that each of us has
different abilities, and each of us has
abilities in different degrees. For
example, many campers are able to
swim 660 yards to the island, while
some do not have that ability. For
some, who have done a great deal
of long distance swimming, the
Island Swim is a simple task, while
others have to try hard and learn
a lot before they can reasonably
expect victory. For Kieve to allow
each camper to expect himself to
swim the island is unfair because we
would be establishing a standard for
some that they wouldn’t be able to
meet. On the other hand, we must
urge everybody to push himself to
acquire more swimming skills so
that he will be able to feel comfortable in the water and increase his
endurance. The Island Swim is a
convenient symbol of success for
most but a killer for some, so we
must be cautious about whom we
ask to do what (and incidentally, we
must be careful of what we expect
of ourselves).
In other words, on the one hand,
we must restrict the swift runners
to protect the slow runners from
losing the race. Yet, we must not fall
into the easy trap of simply going
through life arranging footraces,
because surely too many people will
be afraid to run.
Excellence, as Gardner defines that
word, has several characteristics
that I would like to recommend to
you.
First of all, in order to be excellent
in any particular endeavor you must
approach the task in a disciplined
way and you must persevere. If you
are having trouble relating to other
people your own age, for example,
you have to first discipline yourself
to figure out why others don’t like
you, and then you have to be willing
to keep trying to overcome your
problems even when you are discouraged. Perhaps others think you
are selfish; maybe you seem to brag
too much; or maybe you “pick on”
others who are weaker than you.
It will take a lot of hard (but necessary) work on your part to overcome these problems and achieve
excellence in your human relationships. But remember that you are
never alone; your counselors here,
your parents at home, and most
importantly your friends, are people
whom you can count on for help!
A second characteristic of excellence
is that it occurs in every human
endeavor. That is the good news, because each of us can find something
to do that will bring the rewards of
excellence. Some of us will be able
to be excellent students, or excellent
artists, or excellent athletes, or excellent parents. Once you have learned
how to become excellent in one
thing, it is easier to achieve excellence in another thing.
A third characteristic of excellence
is that we must all learn to honor
it in others and in ourselves wher-
ever we attain it. At the same time,
we must be honest and demanding
enough to be critical of shoddiness
wherever we find it in ourselves or
others. In other words, we should
admire the excellent work of a carpenter and abhor the shoddy work
of a king. A plane may crash because of incompetence of either the
exalted chief design engineer or the
lowly maintenance man. If the plane
is to fly, we need the competence of
everybody who comes into contact
with it. To get that competence,
hundreds of people, across a wide
range of particular interests and
abilities, have to be proud of their
performance and they have to strive
for excellence.
Good leaders and good teachers
must have a positive view of what
can be accomplished. In leading,
in teaching, in dealing with young
people, in all relationships of influencing, directing, guiding, helping,
nurturing, the whole tone of the
relationship will be conditioned by
our faith in human possibilities. If
Lincoln had not believed in the people of his country when it was about
to fall apart, these people would not
have been willing to follow his lead;
nor would so many have been willing to make such great sacrifices in
order to keep the country whole.
The road to excellence is a trying
one, but it is one that we must walk
if we are to be happy, productive
young people.
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KIEVE-WAVUS staff 2012
The role models at Kieve and
Wavus are some of the best in the
world. They are instinctively kind,
gentle, generous, loving, optimistic,
energetic young people who work
extremely hard and take their jobs
very seriously. Here’s the list of
Kieve and Wavus staff and interns
who will be leading the charge this
summer (as of April 19):
Graham Abbey - University of North
Carolina
Kate Adair - Gettysburg College
Stefan Allen - University of Texas - Austin
Dylan Alles – Hamilton College
Zach Atchinson - Colorado College
Buck Auchincloss - Colby College
Leverett Ball - Wittenberg University
Pietro Barbieri - Universita de Parma
Economia
Scott Barger - College of Charleston
Walker Barnes - Union College
Grant Barnhart - Bucknell University
Ned Beckwith - Connecticut College
Quail Bell - Orange Coast College
Taylor Booth - University of Virginia
Brooke Bowhay - Cabrillo College
Molly Brigan - UMass - Dartmouth
Charlotte Briggs - Franklin & Marshall
College
Tucker Callanan - Trinity College
Eli Campbell - St. Lawrence University
Jack Cantlay - Hampden Sydney College
Maggie Casey - Holy Cross College
Camille Clancy - University of Vermont
Henry Clark – Sewanee, University of
the South
Lucy Clark - Elon University
Matt Coote - Colgate University
Henry Coote – Trinity College
Krista Cote - Southern Maine Community
College
Eliza Cress - St. Lawrence University
Anna Crosby - Radford University
Bee Crudgington - Wake Forest University
Elyse Curtis – Lehigh University
Louis Cusano – University of Denver
Alex Danz - SUNY New Paltz
Katie Danz - SUNY - Cortland
Claire Donovan - Notre Dame University
Poppy Doolan - Trinity College
Alina Drufovka – Colorado College
Amaury Dujardin - Boston University
Lauren Duncan - Hamilton College
Alex Durkee - University of Virginia
Evan Dyal - Drexel University
Logan Faulkingham - UMaine: Farmington
T.J. Feagan - Central Michigan University
Alexa Fiszer - Univ. of Connecticut
Hannah Flagg - College of Atlantic
Robby Ford - Gettysburg College
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Will Fox - Trinity College
Louis Frank - University of Pennsylvania
Sam Fulgham - University of Alabama
Kat Geppert - Colorado College
John Goodman - Bates College
Griff Griffiths - Bates College
Frannie Gurzenda - Bowdoin College
Will Hackett - Muhlenberg College
Toni Hall - University of Vermont
Rachel Hamlin - Maine College of Art
Missy Harney - Southern Maine Community College
Emily Hebert - St. Joseph’s College
Cat Hendricks - Rivier College
Josh Hengen - Davidson College
Jimmy Hetherington - Lawrenceville
Tyler Hill - Macalester College
Claire Hirschberg - Tufts University
Aileen Hurd - St. Mary’s College
Peter Jackson - Cornell University
Sean Jackson - Cornell University
Charlie Jackson - Sewanee University of
the South
Dex Jenks - College of Charleston
Zack Johnson - Middle Tennessee State
University
Tyler Kalbach - UMaine at Farmington
Evan Kantor - University of WisconsinMadison
Nate Kaplan - Gettysburg College
Sam Kaplan - Bates College
Taylor Keefe - UMaine at Orono
India Kline - Windsor School
Sommers Kline - Vanderbilt University
Max Koenig - Skidmore College
Courtney Krolikoski - University of NC
- Chapel Hill
Coles Lawton - University of Virginia
Alice Lazare – University of Texas -Austin
Mac Lee - Bates College
Claire Lupo - Notre Dame University
Andy Lynch - Elon University
Elliot MacNeille - University of Michigan
Jack Marston - Skidmore College
Jamie Mashal - University of WisconsinMadison
Augie Masucci – Gettysburg College
Mandy Mathias - Wake Forest University
Christine McCormick - UMaine at Augusta
J.P. McCurdy - University of Mississippi
Abbie McIvor - St. Lawrence University
Turney McKee - University of Virginia
Kailey McKenna - University of New
Hampshire
Austin Mehlhorn - Plymouth State College
Ashley Mercede - Johns Hopkins University
Mark Mesrobian - University of Redlands
Claire Mesrobian - Vanderbilt University
Cameron Miller - Snow College
Roni Misloski - Cabrillo College
Chris Moody - Colby College
Will Morrow - Trinity College
Emma Murphy - Colby College
Clara Neilson - Wesleyan University
Ricky Nix - Hobart College
Maria Novick - George Washington University
Mike O’Sullivan - Fordham University
Mike Orr - Hobart & William Smith
Tyler Pace - Connecticut College
Lauren Page - Plymouth State University
Katie Paige - Hobart & William Smith
Ryan Pelletier - Williams College
Erik Pelletier - Kenyon College
Charlotte Perkins - St. Lawrence University
Mac Peters - Hobart & William Smith
Will Phifer - Davidson College
Cole Phillips - St. Lawrence University
Jamie Pinkham – St. Lawrence University
Christian Powell - Bucknell University
Megan Powers - St. Lawrence University
Bethany Preuss - Johnson State College
Kelly Radutzky - University of Virginia
Will Randolph - University of NC - Chapel Hill
Janie Rardin - University of Alabama
Christine Reighley - Hobart & William
Smith Colleges
Zach Reilly - Kirkcudbright Academy,
Scotland
Nate Reilly - Georgetown University
Jack Reis - University of Denver
L.B. Richardson - Elon University
C.J. Richardson – Sewanee, University of
the South
Frances Robinson - St. Lawrence University
Maggie Salisbury - Princeton University
Nick Sanchez - National Outdoor Leadership School
Hib Schenck - Colby College
Sara Schlosser - George Washington
University
Liza Schmidt - Brown University
Carly Shea - UMaine at Farmington
Nat Shenton - St. Lawrence University
Tja Shorr - Pacific Palisades
Quincy Snellings - Bates College
Genna Spears - Franklin & Marshall College
Aimee St. Germain - UMaine at Farmington
Pamela Steger - Boston College
Mary Strang - Gettysburg College
Megan Stroud - Denison University
Casey Sutton - Creighton University
Sara Taylor - University of Waikato
Margaret Tucker - Kenyon College
Molly Underhill - St. Lawrence University
Dan Van Note - Davidson College
Henry Wagner – University of Denver
Tay Wallace - University of The Pacific
Julie Walters - UMaine at Farmington
Julia Welter - Hobart & William Smith
Colleges
Roscoe Wetlaufer - Stanford University
Nick Witherbee - St. Lawrence University
Francke Wurzelbacher - Tulane University
Claire Yost – College of the Holy Cross
Trey Zenker - Trinity College
KIEVE-WAVUS ALUMNI NOTES FROM ALL OVER
Charles Cushing (Kieve ’96, ’97,
‘00, ’01, ‘03) On a Fulbright research
scholarship (‘11-’12) in Hong Kong
and will be working for Morgan
Stanley Asia Pacific next year in
Hong Kong.
Contract Lawyer - The Enriching
Life of George Martin Coburn 19232011’. He writes about the Kieve experience and its importance in helping him undergo infantry training in
the Army during World War II.” Bruckner Family Update – Rafi
(Kieve ’93-‘94) and his wife Karolina
celebrated their 1st anniversary and
are living in Sharon, Mass. Daniel
(Kieve ’00-‘01) starts a PhD program
in Computer Science in the fall of
‘12.
Drew Lincoln (Kieve ’01-’03 & ’05’07, Staff ’09-’11)) and Clay Jones
(Kieve ’02-’07, Staff ‘10) in Cape
Town, South Africa November 2011
They were both studying abroad.
Check out their shirts!
Tim Coburn (Kieve ‘33, ‘34, ‘36)
reports that Amazon.com is publishing his memoirs this spring in
paperback and digital versions. The
title is ‘My Sixty Years as a Public
Current and past trustees Jeb Burns
(Kieve ’69-‘70), Dixon Thayer (Kieve
’61, ’62. ’64, Staff ’70)) and Christa
Riepe (Kieve, Staff ’91-’94)) giving
HRK some sage advice at the base of
Park City, Utah
Andy Dodge (Kieve ’82, Staff ’83’88) now teaching at the Graland
School in Denver.
PADDLE & THISTLE SOCIETY
T
he friends listed here have all made arrangements to leave a lasting gift to
Kieve-Wavus. Deferred gifts, whether simple bequests, paid-up insurance
policies, IRA’s or trusts, ensure that Kieve-Wavus’ mission will continue to be
fulfilled beyond our lifetimes. (the paddle & thistle logo denotes deceased)
David & Louise Abbot
Frances M. Abbott
Anonymous (2)
Marjorie W. Berry
Bob & Sally Bishop
Evy Blum
Stephen & Kathryn Brackett
Alexander K. Buck, Sr.
Alexander K. Buck, Jr.
Jay W. Cooper
Charles A. Dana
Jon & Mary Davis
Denny Emory
Hill & Susan Ferguson
David & Carol Ann Fulmer
Daren T. Hudson
Al R. Ireton
Ruth M. Keans
Anne S. Kennedy
Betty J. Kennedy
Henry R. Kennedy
Richard C. Kennedy
Mary H. Lansing
Bain S. Lee
Ernest C. Marriner
William C. McCook, Jr.
Carl & Gail Meier
Marion C. Moller
Walter F. Morris
Gardner M. Mundy
Caroline C. Newcomb
Elizabeth W. Parker
Oliver & Barbara Parker
John & Meg Peacock
Devereaux & Deborah Phelps
Robert G. Preston
Ency S. Richardson
Hugh C. Riddleberger &
Louise W. McIlhenny
Mark & Eleanor Robinson
Cliff & Susan Russell
Sheila G. Shorr
Carol H. Stout
Muffy D. Stuart
Douglas O. Tawse
Charles C. Townsend
Thomas P. Townsend
Robert M. Trippe
Stuart K. Van Durand
William M. Walker
Charles W. Whinery
Betty B. Willey
Just a reminder that if you have made provisions in your estate plan
for Kieve-Wavus, please be sure they incorporate our non-profit
corporation name Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc.
A fine Kieve crew in Colorado: Henry, Jack Reis, Jory Payne, Megan
McFarland, Charlie, Grace Shorr
Tyler Brinkmann (Kieve ’92-’96,
Staff ’00) is managing Think Water, a
filtered water cooler company. Tyler
lives in Falmouth, Maine and is an
avid marathon runner.
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Anne Spruill (Kieve West Leader
’08), her twin, Elizabeth and Henry
at a gathering at the Frandsens'
house in Colorado.
Briggs Cherry, Jory Payne and
Powell Wright at the Denver, CO
reunion in February. Denver is one
of our fastest growing areas. Stay
tuned for a multi-day alumni ski
event in January or February, 2013!
Frank Goldsmith (Kieve ’77-’80,
Staff ’81) and Briggs Cherry (Kieve
’74-‘76) joining the fun at the Frandsens' house for an alumni gathering.
Duncan Walsh (Kieve ’09-‘12) with
his grandmother, Carole Walsh, in
Hanoi right near the Ho Chi Minh
mausoleum
Colorado alpine gathering: from left:
Powell Wright (Kieve ’92-‘95), Ben
Wolven (Kieve ’95-’02, KW ’03, Staff
’06-‘07), Jory Payne (Kieve ’83-’86,
Staff ’90-‘94) and Henry Kennedy
(Kieve ’67-’72, Staff ’73-’80, Executive
Director ’90-)
The Dartmouth Aires came to visit
Baltimore.....here is Michael Perry
(Kieve ’09-‘12) and Michael Odakara (Kieve ’02-‘04) talking about
Camp Kieve! They had a great time
talking about cabins and trips and
their fondness for Kieve.
A Kieve visit to the High Mountain
Institute (HMI) in Leadville, CO, L to
R: Charlie Richardson, Molly Barnes,
Cooper Mallozzi (Kieve ’86-’89,
Staff ’94-’99) with young Hattie,
Christopher Barnes, Carrie Mallozzi,
Nancy Kennedy, Henry Kennedy
Rob (Kieve ’89-’92, Staff ’97-’99) &
Amy Webb are the proud parents of
William Blades Webb, born 8/16/11,
picture attached. He is ridiculously
cute and will be at Kieve before we
know it!
Alex (Kieve ’99-’02, KW ’03, Staff ’05)
& Allie Buck welcome Arlo Alexander Buck, born April 2, 2012 – congrats!
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Alums Jake Sneeden (Kieve ’99-’00,
Staff ’08-‘11), Temple Grassi (Kieve
’57-’59, Staff ’65-‘66) WCFG Director Nancy Kennedy and Andrew
Joselow
KIEVE-WAVUS TRUSTEES
Reid (Kieve ’92-’96, Staff ’99-‘12) &
Jess (Staff ’99-‘12) Anderson are
the proud parents of Peter Giles
Anderson, born Jan 29th, weighing
6lbs 10oz (he’s up to 10lbs now at 9
weeks). He enjoys his days at camp,
traveling around the hilltop attached
to Reid or Jess in a carrier. He even
seems to enjoy the noise of the dining hall at breakfast, although to be
fair, the current noise at breakfast
is nothing like the noise during
the summer. Faye already has him
signed up for JK 2020.
KIEVE-WAVUS ADVISORY BOARD
Robert F. Abbey
Frances M. Abbott
Maxwell O. Abbott
Barry Atwood
Jane G. Barrows
Robert R. Bishop
Adam M. Blatt
Robert W. Bower
Stephen M. Brackett
Charles C. Brown
James D. Brown
Frank T. Brown
Allen W. Burton
Henry M. Chance
Thomas K. Dorman
Christopher T. Dougherty
Patrice Fallon
Tench C. Forbes
Michael D. Fralich
Stephen T. Fulmer
William H. Gano
William T. Georgi
Samuel F. Glidden
Elizabeth Grever
Andrew F. Hawkes
Ed Hinkley
Jennifer T. Ireland
Anne O. Jackson
Jacqueline E. Jones
Thomas L. Kalaris
David H. Keeley
Blair W. Kennedy
Samuel S. Kennedy
Peter C. LaCasse
John H. Lawrence
Robert H. Linker
J. Spencer Mallozzi
Cara Martin-Tetreault
Matthew J. McKenna
Jason J. Nahra
Andrew P. Palmer
David A. Patch
Andrew C. Perry
Christopher L. Richardson
Page T. Riley
Andrew P. Roberts
James C. Roberts
Sarah C. Robinson
Jared R. Schott
Frank C. Schroeder
Timothy O. Shenton
Eleanor L. Spicer
Nicholas W. Stevens
Gary E. Stone
Frank C. Strasburger
James H. Stuart
John C. Thibodeau
Lowell S. Thomas
Charles W. Whinery
George S. Wills
John E. Burns, Sr.
W. Morgan Churchman, III
Candace E. Dyal
Matthew R. Earley
John W. Geismar
Robert V. Hansmann
Daren T. Hudson
Donald A. Keyser
William A. Knowlton
Christopher J. Maguire
Louise W. McIlhenny
Jane H. McKean
Nancy F. McKenna
Clifford E. Muller
Marshall D. Murphy
Oliver A. Parker, Chair
James C. Rea
Thomas R. Riley, Jr.
Mark K. J. Robinson
Susan R. Russell
Sheila G. Shorr
R. Dixon Thayer
Priscilla L. Watson
Kathleen Wilson
Emeriti
Alexander K. Buck, Jr.
Thomas W. Haas
Richard C. Kennedy
Michael N. Westcott
DECEASED Alumni
and FRIENDS
Charles Borda – Parent, Grandparent
Charles Caldwell – Wavus ‘54-’59
Bill Carey – Kieve ‘42-’44
Malcolm Chace Sr. - Grandparent
Eleanor A Clayton - Wavus ‘35-’41
Rod Cyr – Wavus ‘55-’57
William Edsall - Wavus ‘38-’41
Rick Edwards – Kieve ‘91-’92
Jacqueline Farias - Grandparent
Paulette Henry - Grandparent
Robert Lownes – Wavus ‘37-’40
Holly E. Mason - Wavus ’65-’67
Will Mirkil – Kieve ‘33-’34
Henry F. Mixter - Kieve ‘32-’33
Bill Moody - Grandparent
Ellen Peterson – ‘46, ‘47, ‘49
Hal Reynolds, Sr. – Grandparent
Peter Robbins – Friend
Sally Pruyn Somers - Wavus ‘45-’47
Sally Stone – Parent
Ned Test - Kieve ‘27-’34
Harold “Westy” Westerman –
Wavus ‘53-’76
John White - Grandparent
Anne G. Yokana - Grandparent
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Kieve-Wavus Education empowers people to contribute positively to society
by promoting the values of kindness, respect for others, and environmental
stewardship through year-round experiential programs, camps for youth and
adults, and guidance from inspirational role models.
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Wish List
•Board games, Legos, Jigsaw puzzles, erector sets,
marbles, tinker toys
•Fitness equipment – free weights, bench press etc.
•Paddle & Sail Boards
•Sports equipment such as lacrosse sticks, baseball
gloves, etc. in good condition
•Sofas and chairs for our staff lounge
•Mini-vans or SUVs for wilderness trips and
Leadership School
•Center-console motor boat