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NATURE CAMP FOUNDATION
FY 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Mission:TheNatureCampFoundationexiststoprovidefinancial,material
andservicesupporttoNatureCampthroughthefocusedeffortsofthe
camp’sfriendsandalumni.
THE NATURE CAMP FOUNDATION 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
TheYearinReview
2014 saw the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Nature Camp Foundation. Through generous
financial and volunteer contributions, the Nature Camp Foundation (NCF) was able to provided $38,000 in
direct financial support to Nature Camp for capital equipment, materials used at Service Weekends, and
scholarships. Major purchases included the replacement of large kitchen equipment, a canteen freezer, and
an automatic external defibrillator to enhance camper safety. The NCF also provided the equivalent of
twelve full camper scholarships. Volunteer labor provided to Camp during three Service Weekends equaled
or exceeded the Foundation’s 2014 financial contribution to Camp. Over 130 individuals participated in one
or more Service Weekends. Principal Service Weekend projects comprised replacing the Girls T-House and
Educational Building roof sections, reinforcing floor joists, repairing siding on the library side of the
Educational Building, and improved drainage around buildings throughout Camp.
These contributions, combined with those of Garden Clubs and other generous scholarship
providers, ensure that youth from all backgrounds have a high quality, meaningful Nature Camp experience.
Of the 336 youth who came to Nature Camp in 2014, 157 (46.7%) received some form of financial
assistance. Additionally, Nature Camp tuition remains well below the national cost average of a two week
residential camp.1 At the same time, Nature Camp continues to offer a high quality experience, investing in
areas central to its mission. For example, Nature Camp has kept pace with the local food movement, over
63% of food dollars were spent on items grown, raised, or produced within 150 miles of Nature Camp.
In November 2013, the Nature Camp family lost Gus Deeds, one of its brightest stars. To celebrate
Gus’ life and the traits he embodied, the Nature Camp Foundation, in partnership with the Deeds family and
Nature Camp, Inc., established the Gus Deeds Memorial Fund to build an outdoor teaching pavilion and to
establish a scholarship in Gus’s name. The pavilion will fill a key need for covered classroom space, will
serve as a gathering spot for campers and counselors during recreational periods, and it will provide a
prominent and permanent reminder of Gus’s influence at Nature Camp. The scholarship will provide
opportunities for returning campers to receive much-needed financial assistance. By the end of 2014, the
NCF raised 72% of its $50,000 goal and completed site plans for the memorial pavilion. The pavilion is
slated for construction in April 2015 and the first memorial scholarship will be awarded in the summer of
2015.
Significant administrative activities were completed this year to ensure that the Nature Camp
Foundation has the needed systems in place to stay connected with the Nature Camp community and to
meet long term goals. The Nature Camp Foundation worked with Nature Camp, Inc. to establish new
business processes to ensure ongoing monitoring of facilities, facility maintenance, and funding. Using
depreciation schedules and financial reports, a thirty year facilities replacement schedule was developed to
assist in forecasting future expenses and fundraising needs. A grant process was implemented to facilitate
planning and to improve operations. The NCF Board now requests, reviews, and approves an annual grant
proposal from Nature Camp, Inc. which includes projected major expenses for the next three to five years.
1Tuitionfor2014was$815fortwoweeks.BasedonACA2012data,ifNatureCampchargedtheaveragecost
perdayforaresidentialcamp,tuitionwouldbe$1372.00.
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The Nature Camp Foundation also invested in and set-up a new communications and fundraising
management software (Blackbaud eTapestry™) to support greater engagement of the Nature Camp family.
These systems will assist the Foundation in maintaining relationships with campers and their
families from their last year in first session to when their grandchildren come to Camp for the first time. As
part of this enhancement, we have increased electronic communications and provided the option for
members to opt out of print mail. We will build upon these refinements in the coming year and utilize them
to support Nature Camp in developing a long range financial plan for Camp and a corresponding
development plan for NCF.
A key tenet of our Foundation is building and supporting the Nature Camp community. Gatherings
throughout the year brought campers, families, and alumni together. On May 3, 2014, the Nature Camp
Foundation sponsored a celebration of the life of Gus Deeds at the Nature Camp Chapel with over a
hundred people in attendance. On May 17, 2014, we honored the service of Powell Hutton and his nine year
tenure as President of the NCF. The celebration commenced with toasts and dinner and ended with cake, ice
cream and a contra dance with dancers ranging in age from eight to eighty. In September 2014, we officially
celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the NCF with an Afterglow article by Katie Hoffman and an after-dinner
presentation at the fall Service Weekend by Nancy Lowry. Finally, we closed out the year with Fall Hike
Day which served as another wonderful, community-building event that raised funds for the NCF.
This work (and fun) would not be possible without the generous support of the Nature Camp
community. In 2014, 516 donors gave to the Nature Camp Foundation either through volunteer or financial
contributions: a 49% increase over 2013. Donations to the NCF amounted to over $105,000. NCF
investments continue to perform well. At year end, the Legacy Account, a fund supporting the long-term
operation and mission of Nature Camp, held $409,000, up $22,000 from a year earlier and a 24.6% gain
since 2012. The Scholarship Account, designed to provide a long-term source of financial assistance to
campers, totaled $79,000 at year end, and has enjoyed a 15.4% gain since 2012. The third and most active
NCF account is the Operating Account, closing out the year at near $75,000, and including $43,152
restricted to the Deeds and Craig funds.
Nature Camp also continues to be blessed with strong Nature Camp, Inc. and Nature Camp
Foundation leadership. Nature Camp, Inc. President, Amy Kasdorf Gonzalez and Executive Director of
Nature Camp, Flip Coulling, continue to provide dedicated, sound leadership to Nature Camp. At the
conclusion of 2014, Art Maguire, NCF Service Weekend Chair, Lucas Gillenwater, NCF At-Large Board
Member, and Mike Meads, Nature Camp, Inc. Treasurer, stepped down from their respective board
positions. We are grateful for their service. We are also delighted to welcome their 2015 replacements:
Corey Basham, NCF Service Weekend Chair, Graelyn Brashear, NCF At-Large Board Member, and Ben
Rottenborn, Nature Camp, Inc. Treasurer.
Respectfully,
Annie White, NCF President
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FinancialSummary
January1–December31,2014
Revenues
1ContributionIncome
DividendsandInterest
2MiscellaneousIncome
TotalRevenues
Expenses
Afterglow
Communications
BoardOperating
Expenses
Licenses,Permits,Fees
HistoryProject
Technology
ServiceWeekendFood
3ContributionstoCamp
TotalExpenses
NetIncome
$105,236
$26,699
$3,013
$134,948
$4,281
$4,181
$1,274
$748
$839
$7,338
$2,172
$38,299
$59,132
Assets
Cash(CheckingAccount)
LegacyAccount(Securities)
ScholarshipAccount
(Securities)
PayPalAccount
TotalAssets
$74,539
$409,145
$79,025
$5,159
$567,868
Liabilities
DeedsMemorial
CraigMemorial
$34,232
$8,920
TotalLiabilities
$43,152
NetAssets
$524,716
$75,816
1Includes2014contributionsdepositedafter12/31/2014.
2Miscellaneousincomeincludes$3,000transferfromScholarshipAccountfor2014camper
financialaidand$13.03proceedsfromAmazonSmile.
3Includes$10,060forcamperfinancialaid,$12,350forequipmentandothercapitalexpenses,
$8,900forserviceweekendmaterial,$3,757reimbursementfor2013capitalexpendituresand
$3,232fortheGusDeedsmemorialserviceandpavilionplans.
Certification:Icertifythattheaboveisanunaudited,accuraterepresentationofNatureCamp
Foundation’sfinancialconditionasof12/31/2014,preparedwithduediligencefromrecords
availabletomeatthistime.
(Signed)AmyW.Clark,Treasurer
AmyW.Clark–Treasurer([email protected],804‐512‐9334)
P.O.Box265
Studley,VA23162
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2014NatureCampFoundationContributors
LillianSchillingFoundersCircle:Thisgroupofdedicatedsupporters,formerlyknownas
LillianSchillingFellowsandmulti‐yearLillianSchillingSustainingMembers,providedgenerous,ongoinggifts
duringtheNatureCampFoundation’sfirstsixteenyears.Theirgenerositynotonlyprovidedmuch‐needed
supplementalfundingforspecialprojectsatNatureCampbutalsoenabledtheFoundationtoassumeprimary
fundingresponsibilityforNatureCamp.Thislist,whichwillstandinperpetuitytorecognizethiscriticalearly
support,alsoincludesnamesofthosebothlivinganddepartedforwhomhonoraryandmemorial
contributionsweremade.
PhyllisKlineAppler
SteveAndreaus
BetsyDelicateBangley
SuzanneBerkaw
BlueRidgeGardenClub
JimandDotBrooks
MildredBurgess(fromMaryJaneLayne)
MollyPickral
BillandSusanThrowerCale
LauraCamancho
AnneJudkinsCampbell
ErinCaricofe(fromCE&SFoundation)
NoelCarson
AmyW.andRickClark
PhilipCoulling
LouisaMorganSargentDent
MaryDixon
RobertEdmonds
SteveFisher
NellandToddFredericksen
MitchFridley
PollyBarksdaleGarbee
AmyKasdorfGonzalez
LizSpicerGoodloe
ChapGoodwin
KateGraves(fromPollyBarksdaleGarbee)
BrentHeath
NancyHillmer
KatieHoffman
HelenStarrJudkins(fromAnneJudkinsCampbell)
WesleyP.Judkins(fromAnneJudkinsCampbell)
KenandGingerKarb
FrankKasdorf(fromAmyKasdorfGonzalez)
BarbaraOrcuttKeeton
DorisKeeton
NancyKeeton
MaryJaneGannawayLayne
PeggyLane
DougandSarahAnnLindsey
JimLowry
GeoffMann
AliceMogerMarotti(fromAnonymous)
BenMcIllwaine
MichaelMeads
WalterMehring(fromAnonymous)
TimMelester
MargueriteMoger
Bob,ChristyandChloeMoon
GladysMoon(fromBobMoon)
MarthaMoon
JulieMoore
NCF2004Board(fromAnneJudkinsCampbell)
LarsNelson
BillandLindaPinkham
JudyRileyRaymer
JackandTrudyReeves(fromAnonymous)
ElizabethParkerReynolds(fromBillPinkham
TerryRichardson
LynnRiley
JennyBannerRone
LisaRossbacher
LeeAldrichRouse
ConnieSancetta
FritzSchilling
LillianSchilling(fromPollyBarksdaleGarbee)
LillianandFredSchilling(fromFritzandBarbaraSchilling)
CarolSchwobel(fromAnneJudkinsCampbell)
PaulSchwobel
WilburP.Schwobel(fromPaulSchwobel)
SteveSeidman
LizSills(fromBillandLindaPinkham)
GeorgeSproul
JeffStein
CharlesC.Sterily(fromBenMcIllwaine)
BettyAustinStephens
ChristineStinson
EstherMogerStokes(fromAnonymous)
EstherMogerStokes
ChuckStory
CharlesThornton
HazelThrower(fromSusanThrowerandWilliamCale)
JillSteinTietjen
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JerryTrammellandKatherineHoffman
ValerieWeiss
AliandTomWieboldt(fromAnonymous)
DickWieboldt
DotSpatesWilbur‐Brooks(fromAnonymous)
MargaretWillia(fromSteveAndreaus)
FieldingWilson
LytWood
DougWoodworth
DorothyA.Woodworth(fromAnonymous)
ServiceWeekendParticipants:Thesevolunteersprovidedinvaluablemaintenanceand
repairstoNatureCampduringtheMay2014andSeptember2014ServiceWeekends.A*denotesthosethat
attendedbothServiceWeekends.AsmallcrewgatheredinOctober2014torooftheGirl’sT‐House.Those
participantsaredenotedbya#.
Charles‘Chuck’Adams
AliaAnderson*
NinaChewAnderson
MatthewBain*#
GaryBarker*#
SarahBarr
CoreyBasham*
AmyBeaird
PennyBolhorst*
LouiseBowling
BarakBrashear
GraelynBrashear
DevonBurton*
PaulCabe
BenChamber*
LiamCarr*
MackCarr*
GiseleCarson
ChrisChamberlin
EdChampion
AlexChilton
MarkChilton*
SamuelChilton*
JoeCleary
JoanneCooper
NickCooper
BrookeCoryell
MatthewCoryell
NicoleCoryell
SophiaCoryell
Philip‘Flip’Coulling*#
JillCrawford*
MaryAustinDarden
MasonDavis
Horace‘Reid’Downer
BobEdmonds#
JasonFarr
DavidFendig
ParkerFendig
AnnaFerguson
SteveFisher
LilyFredericksen*
NeilFredericksen*
NellFredericksen*
JenniferGerdts
MargaretGerdts
WestonGerdts
PaulGeselman
AmyGonzalez*#
KenzieGrasso
Anna‐BethHart
ShannonHart
CelieHayslette*
SandraHayslette*
KatieHoffman*
CorinaHood*
JarrodHood#
MichauxLowryHood*#
CallieHoughland
SarahHulcher
PowellHutton
JoeIrbyII
MaggieJohn
SimonMcKay*
LouiseKarry
KimLanzarotta*
SarahLarsen
PeggyLayne
CatherineLong
EdLowry
NancyLowry
GraemeMaclay
ArtMaguire*#
CatherineMaguire*#
RianMaguire
MaryFrancesMays*
LeahMeads
BenjaminMeads
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HeatherMeads
JacksonMeads
JoeyMeads
MikeMeads*
PeterMehring*#
WalterMehring*#
AlexandraMiller*
ThetaMiller*
EmilyMontgomery
JohnMorgan*#
ShirleyNapps
DaveNealon
BethNealon
DavidPettit*
EvanPettit
LeahPettit
StephaniePettit
SarahPreston
EmilyRichardson
RobertRitchie
RobertRoss
AdamRotche*
BenRottenborn
SarahSanford
PaulSchwobel*
PeterShepherd
AbigailSimon*
RuthMiriam‘Mimi’Simon*
SherylSmith*
VentrySmith*#
GeorgeSproul
ArdenStaples
FrancisStaples
MikeTabony*#
BrettTiller
KateTillotson*
JerryTrammell
EleanorTrott
TonyWalters*
BrentWarner
KevinWheeler
AnnieWhite*
LaurelW.Williamson
BillWinkler
LytWood
DougWoodworth*
SylviaWoodworth
JonZickel
KatherineZickel
MikeZickel
PeterZickel
SusanZickel
AnnualContributors
:ThelistbelowrepresentsthosewhosupportedCampby
contributingtotheNatureCampFoundationin2014.
FoundationFriends($1‐99.00)
M.W.Ackley
DonaldF.andCarolynAllen
AliaAnderson
NinaAnderson
Anonymous
CharlotteArbogast
MatthewBain
BettySueBarnes(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
MargaretJ.Barnett(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
SarahBarr
PamelaBasserman(inmemoryofMarjorieBroaddus)
DeAnnF.Bishop
WalterL.Blankenbaker
MargaretBomar
KathrynBoskovich
JosephBovee
LoriR.Bowes
LornaB.Bowring(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
EmedioBracalente
KathleenC.Bush
PatriciaL.Cabe
BetsyCarr
MicheleS.Clements(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
TheCobeyFamily
JosieL.Collier(inhonorofMeganCollier’sBirthday)
JoyceGalbraithColony
NicoleK.Coryell
CharlotteandAustinCox
MaryC.Cox
KathyCrapser(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
RichardandSusanCreasy
ChristiCrittenden(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
ElizabethCrute
HillaryandJohnDavidson
PaulJ.Doherty
PhyllisDominick(inmemoryofMarjorieBroaddus)
LindaCharltonDrain
MacandSandyDuis
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LeighEddy
RobinJonesEddy
NancyEpley(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
FeliciaEtzkorn
JohnandJaneFain(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
JoyceBlyFletcher
EdFlynn
TammyG.Gillie
TheGilmoreFamily
BarbaraGoldsten
NickGosselin
JessieGrahamandFamily
AmandaCurryGraziano
FrancisGrist(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
MaryL.Harris(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
MaryandJamesHarshfield
JoanneHartog(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
PeytonR.Hatcher
J.ErichHespenheide
HighlandSpringsGardenClub
RogerT.andElaineHillers
JohnL.Hiltzheimer(inhonorofNellFredericksen)
TeriLinkousandGraceHindman
JerryA.Hinn
KatherineHoffman(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
KatherineHoffman
AnitaHolmes
WilliamandLucyHomiller
JudyHotchkis(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
AnneHowland
EmmaHubbard
GenevaHunt
SarahandErnestTuckerHyde
JosephIrby(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
WilliamH.Jefferson
PhilandSarabethJohnson
AnnJones(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
JoanneL.Jones(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
CarieHollandKahn
ScottA.Kimbriel
MichaelKoebach
KathyLamb(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
SkyLarsen
JacquelineE.Lauck
RayandMaryLegge
LexingtonBuenaVistaRockbridgeRealtors(inmemoryofRobin
JonesEddy)
ElizabethW.Longino(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
TravisandStephenLynn
SusanB.Malcom
MaximillianManuel
ChrisMarthinson
W.G.Maser(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
MaryFrancesMays
BarbaraK.McClung
CoreyMcDonald
MaryFeagansMcFarland
ErinMcKeown
Dr.andMrs.W.DavidMcWhorter
MikeandHeatherMeads
MargaretMertens(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
DonaldH.Messersmith
S.TaraMiller(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
KathrynMirabella(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
DavidMorris
BrianandAnnMurchinson(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
SuzanneandReidNasholds
LauraandChrisWiseNeale
LibbeyOliver
BonnieParker(inmemoryofMarjorieBroaddus)
DandrigePenick(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
AnneT.Pettus
RobertandTerryWingfieldPomeroy
SarahV.Preston
KathyandWilliamPurks(inhonorofAmyGonzalezand
ArtMaguire)
TheRatliffFamily
PollyannaG.Rector
TheRevellFamily
KarenSnodenRoberts
JonandYvonneRockett
KathleenRottenborn
KimRuscio(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
DougandJudySanford
SylviaScaife
FriedrichShilling
MaryT.Schweitzer
BrianG.Scruby
LolaSteeleShepherd(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
AdelaideSimpson
MollySingerling
SleepyHollowGardenClub(inmemoryofMarjorieBroaddus)
HughSpencer
St.Stephens&St.AgnesSchool(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
MeganStauffer
HollyG.Stein
DavidV.Strider
DavidandSueTerminella
CathrynL.Thorup
DorothyandTravisTysinger(inmemoryofJanSaxman)
JohnVanAuken
SueVanLeer(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
JacquesVanMontfransandElizabethWilkins
KathleenVance(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
ValerieVirkler
MarthaWade(inmemoryofMarjorieBroaddus)
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BiddyWatson(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
WilliamL.Wellons
AnnieWhite
MirianR.Wickham(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
TomWieboldt
JudithWebb
BeckyandHenryWilbur
PamelaB.Wilkins
CynthiaS.Wilson(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
WilliamWinkler
ReveilleCircle($100‐249.00)
DeniseAbell(inhonorofthemarriageofLaurelWoodworthand
RyanWilliamson)
ElizabethLongAdams
KathyRavenhorstAdams
MonaandJackAlbertine
ChristineAmbler
PhyllisAppler
AugustaGardenClub
RobertB.BarnesIII(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
DeniseBell
JanetL.Bogue(inhonorofPowellandJoanneHutton)
SaraleeBoteler(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
FrancesB.Brooke(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
ElizabethG.Brownrigg
BrendaQuickCaricofe
JosephineJ.Casler
SethandLizaCoffman
AmberS.Cook
JoyH.Costello
CharlotteandAustinCox
JenniferCreasy
SamuelS.Dalke
AnneT.Doolittle(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
BruceR.Dorries
WilliamDowner
JennyElmes(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
JaneandFreemanEpes(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
KevinandXin‐yiFergusson
ForestHeightsGardenClub
BetsyR.Foster
HumesandBarbaraFranklin
MitchFridley
ThomasGates
EdwardD.Gladstone
BryantandElizabethSpicerGoodloe
NateandWillaGrefe
NancyA.Haga
CatherineHammond
ValerieHardy
Cliffe,ElizabethandTuckerHarris
SarahV.Hulcher
GeorgeHutton
RichardandKatherineHutton
TheIngebretsenFamily
CarlandSusanIngebretsen
JanetS.Jarrard
NellH.Jefferson
PeterandGabrieleJones
BarbaraOrcuttKeeton
JudeandGinnaKellyandBrookeKellyMilligan
PatrickKelly
LisaKertsos
JaniceF.Konier
TheLawrenceFamily
ThomasLiebhold
JayandAnnetteLucas
BarbaraLuton(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
MadisonGardenClub(inmemoryoflong‐timeclubmember
GenevieveMcLearen)
DawnandCharlesMaguire
NanMahone(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
JohnMarbury
KentandAnnM.Massie
DavidandDeborahMathis
CharlesD.Mattox
WilliamD.McConnell
JaneW.McDonald
McKay/KalbianFamily
JudithS.McNeel
WalterH.Mehring
TrudyMelvin(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
RoyA.Moon(inmemoryofGladysD.Moon)
GuyE.Murray
HaroldNash
ClaudiaOliver
GroverC.Outland
PfizerFoundation
Dr.AdamSandMonicaPotkay
StuartRalston
TheRitchieFamily
HeidiRobinson(inhonorofcamperDustinRoberts)
PamB.Roland
RobertRoss
LisaRossbacherandDallasRhodes
CarolynRoth
GeorgeO.Sadler
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ConstanceSancetta
HelenSanders
JesseSanderlin
JohnScaife
TheSchyFamily
LisaSmall(inhonorofKathleenSmall–NCclassof2013‐2014)
SallyAnneSnapp
JeffreyC.Stein
RobertandMaryStewart(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
ChristineStinson
EstherM.Stokes
TimandEdithThomas
C.WayneTucker(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
CathrynThorup
BarryTrott
AnneUrbi
MaryMooreWallingerandFamily
KiaWare
GerryandNealWass
DavidWatsonandKateHangerWatson
ValerieWeiss
BruceandMarsaWilliams
LucyWilliamson(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
WilliamT.Wilson
GeraldWine
AlanandEmilyWingfield
LaurelWoodworth
HenriettaandDavidYaworsky
ReevesGuild($250‐499.00)
JimBoardman
KristinBrubaker
ChristopherChamberlin
CommunityFoundationofGreaterGreensboro(by
recommendationoftheKarbFamily)
PhilipCoulling
TheDillerFamily
MariaDalke
DominionFoundationInc.
RobertH.Downer
StephenC.Fisher
TheForbesFamily
NellandToddFredericksen
Lee,DanaandKitFrench
EvelynandChurchHutton
JamesLowry
RhodaandJohnMahoney(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
JohnC.Reed(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
LenoreandRachelSmith
MichaelTabony
Matt,MichelleandDylanWright
SchillingSociety($500.00+)
20thCenturyMerchantsFund
PaulAngermeier
CobyandLindleyBeck
BenevityCommunityImpactFund
TheBrandtFoundation
CarltonBennett
CarlaBracalente
PaulCabe
SusanCale
AnneandH.GregoryCampbell
GillieW.Campbell
RickandAmyWingfieldClark
SusanCoffman(inhonorofJodyKincaidandSeth,Liza,Hillary
andJoshuaCoffman)
SidneyandMaryCoulling
JasonandCecilyCutshall
RobertEdmonds
JeffandJoanFerrill(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
FidelityCharitableGiftFund
GEFoundation
AmyKasdorfGonzalez
GailandMarioGrasso
MargaretHicks
KatherineHowe(inmemoryofRobinJonesEddy)
Mr.andMrs.C.PowellHutton
JosephandCindyIrby
PeggyLayneandEdChampion
AnneL.Leyden
JaneandJackMartin
WilsonS.McClung
PeterR.andLeslieMehring
ThetaMiller
JulieH.Moore
ShirleyNapps(fortheCharlesThorntonScholarship)
BarbaraF.Ohmsen
JeanneandBobPartridge
MaryA.Ray
BobandBrigitteRotche
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KimberlySmith
ThermoFisherScientific
JerryTrammell
BarryandLynnTrott
RichardC.Wieboldt
TheDeedsMemorialFund:ThefollowingindividualshavedonatedtotheDeedsMemorial
Fundin2013*or2014.
LucyElizabethAdams
AlleghanyRetiredTeachersAssociation
MaryAnnAnderson*
Anonymous
CharlotteArbogastandDavidMalakouti
TheBarlowFamily*
KarenandBillBischoff
BillandBarbaraBlack
KathleenandKevinBlack
CynthiaBrashear
BrendaBrown*
JenniferBrown
CampMontShenandoah*
TomW.Campbell*
RaleighandGladysCauley‐Crist*
ClarenceCleveland*
FlipCoullingandSandraHayslette*
RebeccaandCraigCovey
CovingtonEducationAssociation
CandaceCarterCrosby
RalphandCharlotteDammann*
LeslieKarenDarner*
SarahDavis
R.CreighDeeds
BensonDendy
MarieandRobertDirom
RhodaandLeonardDreyfus*
SusanDuerksen*
TracyandCraigEppard
MarionJ.Ewald*
RobertandKellyFlanders
EllenF.andKentFord
HumesandBarbaraFranklin*
NeilFredericksen
JoeandKathrynGarvin
LisaGarwood
CliffordGilcrest
MaryAnneGilmore*
MargaretandWilliamGoggins,Sr.
AmyKasdorfGonzalez
NickGosselin
MissyandStevenGould*
MarkandSallyGruenwald*
MauriceHade
PamelaandArthurHall
MatthewandSarahHerzog
AldenandSandraKayHicklin
WilliamandCeceliaHowell
MargaretIrby
JanetJames
BonnieW.Jenkins*
JohnnyS.Joannou
MargaretJohn
PhilandSarabethJohnson*
BettyJolly
SusanKernandCarlLounsbury
KayeKory
R.StevenLandes
LexingtonDemocraticCommittee*
PeppyLinden*
ChristopherM.Little
LauraloeandWillLoving*
StacyLuks
ReadA.Lunsford
JohnF.Malbon*
IndraMassie
GlennandRhondaMay
PamelaK.Mayhew
MaryFrancesMays
SarahHagenMcWilliams
MillboroElementarySchool
MillboroRuritanClub*
JaneC.Mills
DanandLorriMontgomery
StephenMorris
MattandMaryMurray*
J.J.MurrayJr.*
ShirleyE.Napps
NatureCamp
BethJ.Nealon
MaryFaithPankin*
PatientAdvocateFoundation*
WilliamA.andCarolynPaulette
DavidandSandraPeters
J.ChapmanandSharonPetersen
BittlePorterfield
ToddyPuller
MarthaPulley
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BonnieV.Ralston*
AnthonyRamazani
JeanetteRamsey
JudyRasmussen*
SamRasoul
TheRatliffFamily
EdwardHartRice
VickiS.Roady
AnnRooker*
LindseyRotche
BobandLizSchreiber*
RonShepherd,PeterRamseyShepherd,andHannahShepherd
Krasteck*
ScottandLucindaPayneSmith
JimandSaraLuSnyder*
SamanthaSquyars
WalterA.Stosch
WilliamStrider
KimberlyTaylor
RobertandLindaTaylor
MarySueTerry
CharlesA.Tysinger
MargaretVanYahres*
VirginiaSenateClerk’sOffice
DavisandKristenWalsh
EdwardB.Walters
CoryWarfield
MaryMargaretWhipple
AnneWhite
JamesD.Williams*
JosephandDorothyWilmer*
JoeandKathyWood
SusanT.Yi
JoeandPhyllisZimmerman*
TheStuartCraigScholarshipFund:Thefollowingindividualsmadedonationstothis
scholarshipfundinmemoryofStuartCraigin2014.
PollyBare
StevenandEllenBareford
JaneBowles
ChesterandBernieCampbell
BonnieandJimCharles
RickandAmyWingfieldClark
JoyceGalbraithColony
VintonandMaryJanenCook
GanelleCook
CynthiaandSamuelCraig
BetsyCritzer
TomandCarolDalton
PaulR.Dana
EdwardDinwiddie
AJandRichardDuke
EleanorandGlennElliott
EpiscopalChurchBuildingFund
EpiscopalDioceseofMassachusetts
DudleyD.Flanders
WalterL.Flora
RamonaGill
MonicaGroom
JuliaM.Groom
PhyllisandWilliamHanna
HopeL.Helton
NaomiandScottJohnson
ScottieandCarlKerby
VioletandJohnKramer
CharlesL.Leonard
RuthandJoeMolony
AnnC.Nelson
ThomasNutt‐Powell
SarahD.O’Brien
CharlesandBarbaraPoland
HeidiSchlelcher
JefferyShelton‐Davis
SherrySpaulding
DanetteB.Trabosh
SueF.Werner
SuzanneY.Whitaker
DouglasC.Woodworth
DeborahH.JonesandMr.&Mrs.M.G.Jones,Jr.
TheNatureCampRollofHonor:Thiscumulativerolllistsindividualswhohavebeenhonored
fortheirmonumentalnon‐financialcontributionstoNatureCamp.
AnneRottenbornBalto
AmyBeaird
JimBeavers
ElizabethAnnBeyer
PatBrewster
JimBrooks
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JoCasler
NellJeffersonFredericksen
HelenWorthGordon
MichauxLowryHood
R.WilsonHulcher
PowellHutton
CindyIrby
JoeIrby
AnnaLowry
NancyFeilLowry
MollyPickral
ScottMarsh
BenMcIlwaine
MikeMeads
ShirleyNapps
BillPinkham
FannieK.Rea
RobertRitchie
ConnieSancetta
EdSaunders
MarthaSaunders
LindaSimon
ChuckStory
CharlesThornton
HazelW.Thrower
CharlieTruxell
ThelmaO.Utt
DotSpatesWilber‐Brooks
LytWood
DougWoodworth
FalkScholarshipSupporters:Theseindividualgardenclubs,foundationsandindividuals
providedfundsforscholarshipstotheirselectedcampersortotheNatureCampgeneralscholarshipfundfor
the2014summersessions.Wealsoextendourthankstothoseclubswhosesupportwasnotapparent
becausetheyassistedareacampersdirectly.
2014NatureCampStaff
AlbemarleGardenClub
AugustaBirdClub
BelmontGardenClub
BeverlyGardenClub
BlueRidgeGardenClub(Lexington)
BlueRidgeGardenClub
JimBoardman
WilliamM.ColonyFamilyTrust
RobandMarieDirom
DogwoodGardenClub
DolleyMadisonGardenClub
FauquierandLoudounGardenClub
Ford’sColonyGardenClub
GardenClubofFairfax
GardenClubofMathewsCounty
GardenCluboftheEasternShore
GardenCluboftheMiddlePeninsula
GoochlandGardenClub
GreatNeckMeadowsGardenClub
GreenHillsGardenClub
GreenSpringGardenClub
LeesburgGardenClub
LittleGardenClubofWinchester
LoudounWildlifeConservancy
MicheleandJohnMatthews
MayFarmGardenClubofKingston
MiddleburgGardenClub
MidlothianGardenClub
MonetaGardenClub
NaturalBridgeGardenClub
NatureCampFoundation
PiedmontGardenClub
PiedmontGardenClub(Charlottesville)–inmemoryof
Emma‐PayneCarson
PiedmontGardenClub(ThePlains)
PortsmouthAreaCouncilofGardenClubs
PrincessAnneGardenClub
RapidAnneGardenClub
RappahannockCountyGardenClub
RappahannockGardenClub
RappahannockLeagueforEnvironmentalProtection
RappahannockValleyGardenClub
RivannaGardenClub
MeganHales
HamptonRoadsGardenClub
HollySocietyofAmerica,ColonialVirginiaChapter
HuntingCreekGardenClub
BernadetteandDavidHyland‐Wood
KingsmillGardenClub(Williamsburg)
KingspointGardenClub
RoanokeValleyBirdClub
CathyScaife
SierraClub,PiedmontGroup
Smart’sMiddleSchool
SterlingPointGardenClub
TidewaterDistrict
Town&CountryGardenClub(Lexington)
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VirginiaBeachGardenClub
VirginiaMasterNaturalistProgram,HistoricRiversChapter
VirginiaNativePlantSociety,JeffersonChapter
VirginiaNativePlantSociety,JohnClaytonChapter
VirginiaNativePlantSociety,NorthernNeckChapter
WalkerGrantPTA
WarmSpringsValleyGardenClub
WestmorelandGardenClub
WilliamsburgBirdClub
WilliamsburgGardenClub
Thefollowingindividualsandclubsmadeunrestrictedorin‐kind
donationstoNatureCamp,Inc.
CoreyBasham
BoxwoodGardenClub(Charlottesville)
GraelynBrashear
BuckMountainGardenClub
PaulCabe
CanterburyGardenClub
FordsColonyGardenClub
JoeandSueGarvin
GinterParkGardenClub
AmyKasdorfGonzalez
GreenHillsGardenClub
HannahKrzastek
LexingtonGardenClub
LittleGardenClubofWinchester
CatherineMaguireandJohnMorgan
MiddleburgGardenClub
MidlothianGardenClub(inmemoryofDotLawsonandNancy
Morrisette)
EmilyMontgomery
NansemondRiverGardenClub
CindaPayne‐Smith
RichmondCouncilofGardenClubs
BrigitteRotche
SarahRobinson
SarahSanford
ShenandoahDistrict,FlowerShowJudgesCouncil
(inmemoryofJerryBretcher)
MikeTabony
ThomasJeffersonGardenClub(inmemoryofRichardBoyd)
Town&CountryGardenClub(Lexington)–(inhonorof
programspeakers)
ValleyofVirginiaHerbGuild
VesuviusBaptistChurch
AliWieboldt
MatthewandLisaYoung
TheThinkingofTomorrowLegacySociety:IncludingNatureCampinyourestate
planningisawonderfulwaytoensureitslongevityforfuturegenerations.Withanameinspiredby
theNatureCampsong,thisgroupliststhosewhoarethinkingofCamp’smanytomorrowsthrough
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2014NatureCampFoundationBoardofDirectors
President:AnnieWhite
Washington,DC
FinanceCommitteeChair:ChuckStory
Goode,VA
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[email protected]
VicePresident:ChrisChamberlin
NorthGarden,VA
DevelopmentChair:Joe Irby
Lexington,VA
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[email protected]
Secretary:SarahHulcher
Norfolk,VA
CommunicationsChair:NellFredericksen
Ferrum,VA
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Treasurer:AmyWingfieldClark
Mechanicsville,VA
HistoryProject:Katie
Hoffman142Hillcrest
Jonesborough,TN
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AtLarge:LucasGillenwater
Denver,CO
NCFWebmaster:MichauxLowryHood
CharmedDesignworks
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AtLarge:AliaAnderson
TakomaPark,MD
Parliamentarian:NancyLowry
NorthGarden,VA
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Excerptsfrom2014WoodlandEchos:
SoundsI’llMiss
ByM.Keppel(SecondSession)
Ithinkthatforeverthesweettune
of “Thinking of Tomorrow” will be
impresseduponme.Itmighttakeawhile
to clear my ears from ringing after
singing“RiseandShine.”Anddon’tthink
that I’ll soon forget “Country Roads” or
“WagonWheel”either.ButthesoundsI’ll
miss the most are not those, but the
sounds of nature’s sweet harmony. At
night I will miss the sound of the
whippoorwill. In the morning I have to
search to hear the woodpeckers’ drum
andthespringpeepers’brass.Nocreek
rushes to greet me, bubbling and
laughing. No beautiful trees whistle to
me or sway in the breeze. There’s no
thicklayerofleavestoechothesoundsof
asnake.NolongercanIhearthemerry
Junebugorseetheiridescentdamselfly
everyday.Eventhefamiliarbuzzofthe
cicadas is missed. Together they sound
likeCamptome,ahomeI’llneverforget.
OMcClungDidIFear
ByS.Edmonds(FirstSession)
OMcClungDidIFear
ButnolongerdoIfearmydear
Ihavenowconqueredthathike
Youcouldn’tdoitwithabike
Thefascinatingsightsgavemechills
Somuchbetterthanthosefakefrills
McClungwasaspectacularsighttosee
Ormaybeitjustfeltthatwaytome
ButnolongerdoIfearthatmountainupsohigh
WhenIhearitsnameneveragainwillIsigh
ForIhaveofficiallycompletedthattrip
Andintheendmypantsgotarip
WhetstoneRidge
ByZ.Averett(FourthSession)
Ouch!That’sallIheardduringthishike.Whetstonewasawesome!Otherthanthe3bald
facedhornetnests,stingingnettle,uphillclimb,andbushwhacking,wehadanawesometime!We
were singing the entire time, the trail mix was awesome, and the squishies were definitely
squished.Tobehonest,WhetstoneRidgewasn’tverywet.Butitwasprettyhot.Idon’tknowabout
yourhikebutourssmelledprettybadwhenwegotback.WhetstoneRidgewasahikethatwas
rightontheborderoftorturebutstillprettyawesome.