Trailmarks - 2015 Adventure Unlimited Annual Report

Trailmarks ANNUAL REPORT | 2015

CONNECTIONS Seeking God first blesses all

First Organizational Priority: God GINA LINDQUIST-BAILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2015 Metaphysical Theme: “…seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

As we look back on 2015, the lesson held most dear is Christ Jesus’ instruction to seek God first.

This idea was pivotal in our approach this past year, and it fills us with gratitude for…

– Matt. 6:33

2016 METAPHYSICAL THEME Cast the net on the

… 400+ reconnections made with alumni right side of the ship, through the 60th Reunion; and ye shall find. … serving Christian Science youth in new ways, like DiscoveryBound’s one-year – John. 21:6 Compass program; … reaching beyond to serve 2,057 students through 100 Elk Outdoor Center programming; and … the 474 donors who helped us reach a $2 million matching challenge grant in our Bridges to the Future Campaign.

It was awe-inspiring to witness God’s love and protection through programs at the A/U Ranches and in DiscoveryBound, whether on the ski slopes, at the top of a mountain, in the waves on a river, or on foreign soil serving others. These experiences proved this statement of Mary Baker Eddy’s in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: When man is governed by God, the ever-present Mind who understands all things, man knows that with God all things are possible.

While challenges arose this past year, in each case it was evident how God prepared the way – made all things possible. Each concern was turned into an opportunity to feel God’s goodness and permanency, resulting in improved processes and better ways of approaching our work.

The strength of spiritual resolve directed by our 2015 metaphysical theme took root in our most fundamental process: setting organizational priorities and goals that benchmark our progress. A renewed focus on measuring success became a desire to spiritualize each idea. The good that resulted from this approach has been immeasurable, and we’re excited to be moving forward, always operating from a basis of spiritual discernment.

Thank you for your investment, partnership and support, so vital to our growth and success.

We hope you feel a part of the blessings shared in this 2015 report.

P.S. We invite you to check out our 2016 Organizational Priorities on our website at AdventureUnlimited.org/16orgpriorities. Join us in metaphysically supporting the organization.

2015 FISCAL REPORT Funding Sources

Expenses Fundraising

Other Sources

16%

37% Revenue

47% Contributions to the Annual Fund

Support Services

12%

51 % 23%

14%

DB Outreach NLC & Compass

A/U Ranches & 100 Elk

Total expenses = $4.4 million

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Adventure Unlimited Purpose To provide inspiring recreational, leadership, service, educational, and social activities for Christian Scientists and their friends, which nurture healing and a sense of community, in an atmosphere conducive to practical reliance on Christian Science.

Thank you!

A Loved Community of Supporters The names that follow comprise much more than a list of individuals who donated to Adventure Unlimited in the last fiscal year (February 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016). They’re treasured friends whose hearts have been touched by the healing experiences in our programs. Thank you to every donor – named and anonymous – who made a difference this year. We couldn’t do it without you. * ADVENTURE PARTNER (monthly/quarterly donor)

Individual Donors Melissa Abbott Stephen L. Abbott * Allison Abdelnour * George J. Abdelnour Jennifer W. Abdelnour John Abdelnour * Jan H. Abrams Don R. Adams Julie Adams Paula M. Adamson Betsy Adler Lee Adler Katherine C. Agnew Allison Aleshire Amy C. Aleshire Danny J. Aleshire David Aleshire Nancy Alexander Cassidy A. Alford Deborah Alford-Sherwood Deborah Allen Elizabeth Allen Ellen Allen Herbert A. Allen John Allen Leslee Allen Peter B. Allen Renee B. Alton* Marilan A. Amaroli Pat Amerman Louis Ames Margaret J. Andersen Joy Anderson* Laura Anderson Mary S. Anderson Peter B. Anderson Tim Anderson* Mark J. Andersson Hector Andreos 2 | Trailmarks 201 5

Becky Andrews Elizabeth Andrews* James H. Andrews* Margaret E. Andrews Melvin T. Andrews Sarah C. Andrews Margaret S. Angell Jeane Appell Kenneth C. Appell Don Appleby * Virginia M. Applegren Bruce R. Armstrong Craig S. Armstrong * Sheryl J. Armstrong * Gerald H. Arnold James Arnott Patricia Arnott Nancy Ashford* Carolee Atha Russell E. Atha Rawson Atkin Mary Jane Aufderheide Genelle Austin-Lett Bruce & Susie Auten Virginia Aycock & Ralph Burr Kyle M. Babbitt * Jennifer P. Babcock Keith W. Babcock Jane Backer David D. Bailey Fred Bailey Karen Bailey Mark T. Bailey Mary Frances Bailey Thomas A. Bailey James E. Baker Linda J. Baker Dona Ball George Ball Claudia R. Ballard

John Balog Judith A. Barker Hilary Barner Jeffrey H. Barner * Jonathan Barner Susan Barner * Judith Barr Patrick J. Barrett Penelope Barrett Robert L. Barrett Heather D. Barron Sarah M. Barron Murray R. K. Barthelmess Susan E. Barthelmess Tony Barton Alan R. Bashor Mari Bashor Nancy Battey Mary E. Baxter Everett L. Bay Gail H. Bay Howard Bay Kathryn G. Beacham David Bear Elizabeth M. Bear David B. Beckett Margie Beckett Carole Beisel* Chris Beisel* Lauren A. Beisel Jeffrey D. Bell Judith J. Bell Barbara A. Bellafiore Richard Benedikt Shirley A. Bennington Galen Benson* Joel R. Benson* Laurie Benson* Portia Benson* Robert C. Benson

Ross Benson Eleanor N. Berghausen John E. Bergstrom Phillip G. Bernstein Ruth Best Marilyn E. Best Jill Bicks Ned Bicks Elizabeth Bieck Lori Biesterfeldt Randall P. Biesterfeldt John Biggs Lindsey Biggs Tina Bilhorn* Carolyn H. Binford George S. Birdsong Lynn Birdsong Rebecca Bishop Mary E. Bistline* Boyd Black Dorothy M. Black Doug Black Jill Black Sharon Black Tori L. Blackhart Barbara Blackwell* Robert Blackwell* Cecelia M. Blalock Ann Blamey Richard L. Blamey Robin Blankenship Bonnie & Norm Bleichman Robert Blohm Sheri Blohm Sugar Blume Ronald S. Blume Elizabeth A. Blunk Robert C. Boone Carol P. Booso Andrea Borch

Christopher Borch Eileen Bordenave* Joshua J. Borough Daniel Bort * Diana Bort * Sherrell Bortman Robert A. Boucher * Shelley A. Boucher * David Bourcier Erin Bourcier Nancy K. Bourcier Robert S. Bourcier Cathy Bovey * Robert D. Bovey * Heather Bowen Nathan R. Bowen* Kathy Bowling Nancy L. Bowman Richard H. Bowman Heidy Boyman John E. Boyman Alan C. Bradley Mary Ann Bradley Susann M. Bradley L. R. Brady-Kempf Patricia Brady-Kempf Art W. Brandenburg Joanne L. Brandt Elizabeth Brannon Joanna R. Branvold Marian Breeden Daniel T. Brewer Theresa Brewer Trey Brice James R. Brock Mary Lou W. Brock Monnie M. Brodbeck Stephen F. Brodbeck Christine Brogan John Brooke Kathy J. Brooke Richard Brooke Jeffrey R. Brooks Margie Brooks Kevin Bross Fred Brown George M. Brown H. J. Brown Jeff Brown* Lane A. Brown Lynn M. Brown Michael D. Brown Nancy Brown Sally Brown

Susana Brown Virginia A. Brown Lucielle Brownell Andrew L. Brownstone Kristin Brownstone Holliday Bruegmann William J. Bruegmann Marian Brusberg Barbara Bryant Franja Bryant Charles Buckminster Nancy Buckminster

Charlotte Lyeth Burton* Molly D. Byers Colette Cadwell Jerry Cadwell Linda R. Cain* William Cain* John T. Caldwell Charles Calhoun Richard Calkins Sandra F. Callaway Victoria S. Cameron Janet B. Campbell

Annual Fund

An Open Window We feel no child should be denied a lifechanging experience for financial reasons.

So to keep the programs affordable, activity fees cover only a portion of the actual cost; the Annual Fund supports almost half the expenses.

Here’s how we accomplished that, with your help, in 2015: $1.6 million Revenue

$687,000 Other sources

$2.3 million Raised in the Annual Fund

Total expenses = $4.4 million

AdventureUnlimited.org/annual-fund Stewart A. Bül Carolyn S. Bül Alice G. Bullwinkle Susan Bullwinkle David Bullwinkle Neil Burghard Carl Burklund Virginia Burklund Jane Burns* Mark G. Burns* Gabriel H. Burnworth Devon M. Burr * Susan C. Burrows

Gwen Cannon Clifford B. Capp Joyce Capp Kevin B. Capp* Krista L. Capp* Kristen W. Carlson James N. Carnes Peggy Carney Skip Carney III Patricia Carpenter Rick H. Carr AmiLynne Carroll Joan M. Casaletto

Edward J. Castaing Helen Cates Larry Cates Sheila Chaps Sonia Charles Nadine Chichester * Amie Chitwood* Steve Chitwood* Genevieve L. Christianson Anne F. Clarke Richard A. Clarke Carol J. Claypool Andrew Clements Rebecca Clements Linda Clifford Peter Clifford Warren Clinton Nancy L. Cobetto Janet L. Cocciarelli Ellen C. Cogley Taylor M. Cohen Diana Colarossi Elizabeth A. Colarossi* Jennifer Colarossi Lewis L. Colarossi Richard L. Colarossi* Albert Cole Janis K. Cole Cliff Cole Jonquil Cole Diane Collier Robert S. Collier Philip Collins Susan S. Collins Jennifer Combs Lorraine Conlin Jacqueline P. Conover Robert Conover Joseph D. Conrad Nancy J. Conrad Anne P. Cook Shelley L. Coolidge D. S. Coolidge Anne Y. Cooper Wynn Cooper Gary Cooper Peter B. Cooper David A. Cornell Linda Cornell Bruce F. Cornett Miles C. Cortez Sharon Cottle William R. Cottle Graham L. Covington Trailmarks 201 5

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YOUTH CAMP

Summer of Challenge, Joy When Cap and Marianne Andrews opened Sky Valley Ranch in 1955, Cap’s vision was to “work with boys (it all started with boys), to help them appreciate God, and to be willing to turn to Him in prayer.”* In the years since then, tens of thousands of boys and girls have discovered the beauty and joy that come from putting into practice the truth of their unbreakable relationship with God. Youth Camp ran for three two-week sessions in 2015, providing campers with adventure in the mountains, through the rivers and on horseback. In 2016, they’ll be able to challenge themselves up in the trees on a new ropes course, thanks to generous supporters of Adventure Unlimited’s Bridges to the Future Campaign (see p. 21).

The new course allows multiple users to access the course simultaneously and choose different levels

of difficulty, and is used for all of the A/U Ranches’ programs: Youth Camp, Adult & Family Camp, and the 100 Elk Outdoor Center. *Opening Windows to God ©1999

Who’s blessed by Youth Camp?

• Participants: Sunday School students entering 2nd grade through recently graduated high school seniors • Seasonal staff: Christian Scientists 17 years and older • Volunteers: Adults who want to serve as bunkhouse parents

AURanches.org/youth

100 ELK OUTDOOR CENTER

Engaging the Community A trip to the 100 Elk Outdoor Center at the A/U Ranches changes the lives of many of the 2,000+ annual participants who leave their comfort zone for three days in the mountains. Now in its 17th year, 100 Elk is the A/U Ranches’ public programming arm, serving organizations from Santa Fe to Boulder. It provides employment opportunities for Christian Science outdoor educators during the spring and fall.

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In 2015, 100 Elk began managing the community outreach effort that opens the A/U Ranches’ indoor climbing wall to the public during the off-season. As the only local indoor climbing facility, 100 Elk’s program allows experienced climbers to remain fit throughout the winter, introduces new climbers of all ages to the A/U Ranches and a fresh recreational hobby, and offers opportunities for active family outings.

Program Highlights

ADULT & FAMILY PROGRAMS

Alumni & Friends Reconnect choice format was well received, so Mini Camp continues to be an Adult Program offering in 2016.

Family Camp, Christmas Camp, and Bible Study filled up again in 2015; in fact, a second Family Camp has been added for the first time in June 2016 to meet the demand for this popular program (see AURanches.org for details).

Last August, alumni of all Adventure Unlimited programs – camp, DiscoveryBound Outreach (formerly the A/U Field program) and DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council – celebrated the organization’s 60th Reunion at the A/U Ranches. Alumni in any faith practice were welcomed, and many participants said they most enjoyed renewing long-time friendships and igniting new ones. “I had forgotten how beautiful it [the A/U Ranches] really is,” one participant wrote.

Prior to the reunion, adults enjoyed Mini Camp, a new format for those seeking adventure at the A/U Ranches.

Formerly known as Adult Base Camp, Mini Camp offered a variety of activities: riding horses, hiking, swimming, kayaking, fishing and relaxing around the campfire, taking time to be Alone with Your Thoughts. This daily free-

Who’s blessed by Adult and Family Programs?

• Participants: Christian Scientists, their family members and friends of all faiths • Seasonal staff: Christian Scientists 17 years and older

A/U RANCHES IN 2015 797 Participants in Christian Science programs

(youth, adults and families)

135 Christian Scientists employed as seasonal staff 2,057 Individuals from public and private schools

served through 100 Elk Outdoor Center

AURanches.org/all-ages

Who’s blessed by 100 Elk? • Participants: Students, teachers and parents from organizations such as schools, sports teams, after-school programs and others • Seasonal staff: Christian Scientists 17 years and older

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Anabeth H. Cox * Edna Craft Randal Craft Leon Creed David Creighton Steve Creighton Willis J. Crosby Thomas Crow Linda S. Culler Kaye B. Cummings Richard Cummings Marci & Chuck Cunningham Brian Curkendall Julie Curkendall Paul D. Curtis* Diane P. Dailey Bill J. Dale Cathy Dale Jennifer Dale Roger Dale

Marilyn Davis Peter Davis William W. Davis Joanne E. Dawn Leona De Armond Robert De Armond Jenny De La Rosa Peggy L. Dean Janice C. DeLacy Barbara A. Delano John M. Delano Marsha Delano William J. Delano Barbara DeNisi Nick DeNisi Julie G. Denison Thomas R. Denison Elaine S. Dent Barbara DePauw William C. Derville

Guy Damecourt * Phyllis L. Daniel Gerald E. Danner Marcia A. Danner Nancy Darling Natalia P. Darling Tom Darling Joel Dauterman Laverta Dauterman Chan Davidson Melanie M. Davidson Jeffrey T. Davies Xenia Z. Davies Catherine E. Davis Jean C. Davis Jill M. Davis

Brenda Derville Denise D. Despars Kenneth S. D’Evelyn Melanie D’Evelyn Stephen D. DeWindt Emilie D. DeWulf Susan D. DeWulf Janet Dillingham Lesley C. Dinelli Stephen D. Dissette James W. Doll* William E. Doll Richard & Faith Donavin Joy Donnelly William M. Doolan Martha M. Dornette

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Herbert Dotterer Claire M. Douglas James G. Douglas* Kathleen O. Douglas* Ronald Douglass Jack T. Doutrich Lori J. Doutrich Susan Drackett Gary W. Drescher Joy W. Dryden Carlene DuAmarell Gary P. Duke Jan A. Duke Bruce Dunbar Christine Dunbar David Duncan Hualani Duncan Frederic H. Duperrault Peter A. Durante Wilson & Velma Dysart Jay W. Earl Todd V. Eastin* Conrad K. Eastman Deborah K. Eastwood Wendy L. Eberz Denise Eccles Hugh Eccles Keith Eccles Susan Eccles Lisa S. Echols John T. Echols Helen Eddy Doug H. Edgar Catherine A. Edge Debbie Ehrlichman Peter S. Ehrlichman Martha C. Eidson Sherif El Dabe Carolyn G. Elliott Jerry Ellithorpe Janice Elmore John Elmore Helen O. Elswit Joshua Emery * Cynthia L. Engel Robert Engel Joel Erickson Rosey Erickson Marilyn Ericson Carlyle Eubank Patti Eubank

Martin E. Evanson Mark G. Ewald Virginia J. Ewald Marlene A. Fabian Nancy Falconer Barb Falkenberg Alan D. Fanta Caryl E. Farkas Carla A. Farrell James W. Farrell Carole Feldman* Karl T. Feldman* Jessica A. Fendon Tucker Fendon Barbara J. Fenton Richard M. Fenton Isabel Ferguson Joseph Ferguson Joanne Fernbach Joan Fiala Kenneth R. Fiala Barbara Field James Finch Bruce Fitzwater Cindy Fitzwater Gary B. Fleener Geoffrey W. Fleming Zemula & John Fleming * Julia Flowers Margaret Foerster David M. Foltz Dorene Ford David Foreman Kimberley C. Foreman Suzan Foreman Judith Forman C. L. Forsyth Nancy M. Foss Margaret Foster * Melissa Foster Tad S. Foster Lynnette Foster-Horwith Celeste S. Fowden* Christie L. Francis* Cyril K. Francis Jennifer Francis Martha F. Francis Martha H. Francis Jennifer Franklin John Frates Jim Fratto*

HARVEST SONGS A/U Ranches Youth

A LIFE- CHANGING SUMMER In just four weeks at camp, a teen and his family find their lives transformed.

Wesina enrolled four of her five children in camp last summer after learning about it from their Sunday School teachers. “I was probably more excited than the children,” Wesina says. “All the amazing activities like horseback riding, white water rafting, Joshua mountain climbing and more – and then to know that my children would gain a deeper understanding of who God was in their lives, side by side with those experiences – it was a dream come true.”

remembered the scientific statement of being [S&H, p. 468] and I digested the fact that I am a perfect spiritual being. I made it past the finish line. Even though it got hard, I finished second out of 26 people.

I learned that anything is possible by proclaiming and knowing the Truth and never letting go of it.

Before Joshua went to camp, Wesina shares, he’d had some behavioral issues. “His belief in God was always the balancing point,” she says. “After attending [Youth Camp], it seemed as if my son received his blessing. He learned how to apply CS to his daily living.”

“I like how Christian Science was implanted into everything we did,” Joshua says. “It helped add on to my spiritual growth and Her oldest son, Joshua, explains understanding of divine Love.” how that deeper understanding FROM JOSHUA Through friends he made at camp, of God took root. “The spiritual he learned about Principia Upper growth I experienced was I learned that School, where he’s now attending. exponential,” he says. “I learned anything is possible by “His experience was life changing!” how to be a better brother, proclaiming Wesina adds. “Being at Principia has son and person in general. The and knowing the set him on course for college, and it morals and self-discipline that Truth and never all started at the A/U Ranches. My the staff taught us to apply every letting go of it. son stopped being short tempered. day changed the way I thought He found his relationship with the and acted in my everyday life.”

Creator that seemed to balance his During an eight-mile run in his personality. I was full of gratitude first session at camp, Joshua and joy for these changes.” found that applying what he was learning about As Wesina considered camp for her children, she God brings healing. Here’s his account: says she wasn’t sure how her family could cover the I just knew I would finish last. I started out nervous fees. “I remember praying and knowing that Love because I wasn’t prepared to run – I hadn’t worked out is the provider of all opportunities, and that my for over two months. My counselor came to me as I children could never be deprived of a life-changing was out of breath and ready to throw in the towel. He experience,” she says. “In the end, camperships asked me, “Joshua, do wheels on a car get tired? Then made a world of a difference and changed the why should your legs?” At that moment it all gelled dynamic of my family forever.” together, I got it, and I could do it, and I did do it! I

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Read Joshua’s full story at AdventureUnlimited.org/harvest-songs

Craig R. Fredrickson Victoria M. Fredrickson P. W. Frey Patricia A. Frey Peter Friborg Diane D. Froese Martha Fullerton* Michael R. Fullerton* Shirley Gage William B. Gage Amanda Gandin Mark Gandin Deborah Gans Addison L. Gardner

Susan Gardner Paul Garman Betty A. Garrod Kelly Garrod Ann E. Garvey James Garvey Rosemarie Gatehouse Clayton Gates Harley L. Gates Nicholas A. Gates Stephanie M. Gates Cathleen Gerzina Jack Gerzina Susan Getzschman

Linda M. Giase-Froese Donna Gibbs Doug Gibbs Eric T. Gibian Peggy J. Gideon Judith T. Gilbert Robert C. Gilbert Debbie F. Glass Timothy M. Glass Jane Glasser Paul Glasser Dara Glotzbach Rodney Glotzbach Vivian Glover

Kathleen Goch Alan Godfrey Holly Godfrey Cheryl Godfrey-Fendon John D. Golder Melanie Golder Peter Golder David Goldstein Leslie Goldstein Edward W. Gondolf Carson Good Erin Good Lawrence Goodrich Paul Goodrich

HARVEST SONGS A/U Ranches Adult & Family

WHY WE LOVE CHRISTMAS CAMP

By Kim Johnson

It started years ago, late on Christmas Day. Toys and paper wrappings were everywhere.

Our children and their cousins were arguing; they weren’t happy with the gifts, somebody got something better than somebody else, etc. My husband and I looked at each other and said, “We have to do something different next year.”

Lo and behold, God gave us the answer! A few days later we were watching the A/U Ranches Youth Camp video in preparation for our children to go to summer camp, and there was a part about Christmas Camp. That was it! We decided to go.

That next Christmas, we piled our then-three children into our van and drove more than a couple of states to get there. We didn’t have Christmas presents. We didn’t pack expectations of material wealth. We went for the Christ to be felt, to be born in each of us every day – and that’s exactly what we got.

The staff greeted us and helped us unpack. They played with our children in the snow and we settled into the most amazing Christmas of our lives. All the food was provided – I never even had to pick up a plate. (One time I tried, and they

lovingly stopped me, saying, “This is your vacation – just take it easy, relax, sit by the fire.”) I could sit down and not have to cook or chase the children.

There were no media interruptions, no phones, no televisions or radios.

We went skiing and sledding, dipped in the hot springs, rode horses in the snow, and helped cut the big tree for the lodge. The new friends we made were priceless. We truly felt the Christ being born in each of us, every day.

When we left a few days later, we agreed that this Christmas marked the best and we were going to come back. And we did, year after year. It has blessed our family beyond measure.

If I could wish one thing for all, it would be that they have at least one Christmas at the A/U Ranches. It will change their view of Christmas and their lives.

It did ours.

Sue Goodrich Penelope E. Gordon* Ira John Gorman Kathleen Gorman Carmen Grace Diane E. Grant Laurie Graves Barry L. Green Christina Greene Theodore Greene Virginia Gregg * Joan Greig Janet C. Greiner Sally Griego* Christine M. Griesa Thomas P. Griesa Marjorie & Tim Griffith Lynn B. Groh Skyler T. Grossman Howard P. Guerber Jeffrey Guerber Marion B. Guerber Janet L. Gutteter W. B. Gutteter Eva Haak William H. Haak Nadine G. Hack Cliff Hagerman Janette Haines Elaine Hair Bruce M. Hale David Hale* Jane Hall Jeanne C. Hallam Robert E. Hallam Paige Hamack Jane Hamilton* Christine E. Hammond* Janice Hammond Christoph Hanisch Jessica Hanisch Gay E. Hanlon Diane R. Hanover Ashley N. Hansen* Scott W. Hansen Charles Hanson Rayburn D. Hanzlik Marilyn Harlan Allen C. Harper Carol Harper Edwin Harper Lucy D. Harper Barbara T. Harrington Charlene Harris Jennifer Harris John Harris Mary Sue Harris Steve Harris Susan M. Harris

Mysie Harrison Lawrence E. Harrison Scott D. Harrison* W. G. Harrison Patricia A. Hart Mildred W. Harz * Elizabeth Haskell John S. Haslam Leslie Haslam Shirley Hassan David Hauck Alexandra Hawley Wallace R. Hawley Carrie K. Hayden Debbie J. Hayden Steven Hayes Martha M. Head Nancy Hebb Jennifer L. Hebert Terrell K. Hebert John Hedlund* Sandra J. Hedlund* Chad Heeter Harvey E. Heiges

Anita L. Hess Deborah Hexberg Gregory C. Hexberg Bill Hickenlooper Laurie Hickenlooper John R. Hicks Maryon J. Hicks William Hicks Walter Hieronymus Storey Hieronymus Hauck Georganne R. Higgins Bruce Higley Catherine V. Hill Thomas E. Hill Susan Hobbs Joan Hoffman Theodore K. Hoffman Deborah Holcomb William W. Holcomb Kirk E. Holliman Alanson P. Holly Stephanie Holly Daniel O. Holmes Steve & Laurie Holser *

Margaret L. Heimer Brian Heimerl Caitlin S. Heimerl Nancy Heimerl Robert B. Heinemann Shirley & Wayne Heisserman William H. Helferich Carol Helferich Arthur Helmstetter Janice Helmstetter Jerry Henderson Charlotte Henderson Julie Henderson Dale Henn Susie Henn Russell Henry Karee H. Henshaw Pamela Herzer Todd Herzer

Carol Hoover Lawrence E. Horner Virginia E. Horner Jill Horton John L. Horton Charles Hotchkiss* James R. Howard Marjorie Howard Georgia Howell John Howell Kathryn L. Hoyt Andrew Huber Donald L. Huber Elisabeth Huber Anne Huckins Ted R. Hudson Beth H. Huffman* Brett Huffman Scott C. Huffman*

Sue G. Huffman Martha E. Hufford Anne Hughes Ron Hughes Virginia Hughes Priscilla E. Humphry Dee Huntington Don Huntington Barbara J. Hurwick David L. Husung Elizabeth C. Husung Marc C. Hutchinson Mary Hutchinson Carol Iannone Donald Ingwerson Lona Ingwerson Pamela P. Irving Paul Isaac Christine Izmirian Douglas Izmirian Carol A. Jackson Wilma J. Jackson Jennifer Jacobs Loren A. Jahn Janice G. Jahnke Bruce A. Jamerson Camilla Jamerson Christina James David M. James Linda K. James Mark W. James Nancy James William James Elvira S. Jeffcott Robert C. Jeffcott James Jenkins Jordan M. Jenkins Stuart E. Jenkins Tracy Jenkins Diane Jennings Barbara T. Johnson Harold W. Johnson Kenneth R. Johnson Lisa Johnson Marguerite E. Johnson R. L. Johnson Atrelle Jones Denise D. Jones* Durl E. Jones Elizabeth Jones Jeffrey L. Jones Wendy R. Jones David G. Juell Janet K. Juell Kenneth L. Jureit Robin Jurs Sandra Justad Georganne Kahler * Collier Kaler Trailmarks 201 5

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Randall Kaler Christian P. Kamm John P. Kavanagh Kathleen W. Kavanagh Eleanor A. Keasey Robert Keasey Frances Keatinge Carol Keeney Frank Keeney Marilyn Kellar Barbara K. Keller Lachlan Kellogg-Clarke Linda Kellogg-Clarke Guy M. Kelly Paul L. Kennedy Janis Kenny William Kenny David Kerr Julie R. Kerr Katherine G. Kerr * Wayne A. Kerstetter

Paula Kluth Ralph Kluth Jeanie Knight * Judd Knight * Susan A. Knight * Joan Knoll John Knoll Lucinda L. Knudson William C. Knudson Margery Komninos Nick Komninos Janice E. Konter Brenda Krachenberg Rolfe Krachenberg Nancy Krause Susan Krevitt Jane Krumenacker David Kuhl Ronald W. Kuhl Donald I. Kuhs* Glennette Kuhs*

Linda Keyes Nancy L. Kidd Ann G. Kidson Michael B. Kilborn Robert Kilborn Susan Kilborn Marilyn Kilburn Paul Kilburn Marvin R. Kilton Donna King Karl Kinley Melinda Kinley Russell K. Kinsey Beverly Kirkpatrick Timothy Kirkpatrick * Judith F. Kirsch Donna Klehm Keith Klehm Allan W. Klein Dorothy J. Klein Earl R. Klein Richard E. Klein Wallace G. Klein

Patricia M. Kupinse Donald R. Kurtz Kay D. La Montagne Cheryl M. Lahr * Richard F. Lambert Claudia C. Lande Carson C. Landry Chelsea C. Lane-Miller John B. Lang Mary D. Langworthy Timothy H. Langworthy Judith LaPrade Frances E. Larsen Susan Larsen Judy Laubscher Louis Laubscher Patricia M. Lauria Jean Laverty Terry Laverty Benjamin D. Lawler Lynn S. Lawrence Don W. Ledbetter Barbara J. Leichty St. John

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Patricia Leikhim Carol Y. Leon Manuel Leon Daryl A. Leonard Edwin D. Leonard Jacqueline Leonard-Dimmick Richard F. Leopold Catherine W. LePoidevin Jo Lettera Carol D. Lewis Natalie W. Lewis Robert S. Lewis Jeralyn P. Lewitz Robert Libey Irma K. Lichtendahl Jeff J. Linder Joan E. Linder Kelsey J. Linder Mildred A. Lindland Lloyd Lindland Pamela Lindquist Van A. Lindquist Gina C. Lindquist-Bailey Kathy A. Linehan* Malcolm J. Linehan* Lucinda Linke Carrie C. Lipsey Richard Lipsey Jennifer Little Jeanette M. Livingston John M. Lochen Laura J. Lochen William O. Lockett Sally B. Logan Mary Ann A. Lomascolo Beatrice D. Loos Brigitte Lord Audys D. Losche Elizabeth Lovell Glenna Lovett * Robert Lovett Tiffany W. Lovett Jean Luning-Johnson H. W. Lurton William E. Lust Lynn E. Lust Beverly Lustig James J. Lustig Karen J. Lustig Scott J. Lustig Beverly A. Lyle* Robert J. MacDonald Linda Mace Nancy R. Mack Kathleen Macomber Will S. Macomber Mary Ann MacPhail* J. W. Madocks Jill Madrid

Kristine P. Maine* Linda Majors Annette Mallow James W. Malone Idamae Maloney Mark Maloney Ruth Manley Anita S. Marcois Belinda Marcy Joines P. W. Marlowe Robin Marlowe Donald Marsh Ruth Marsh Kevin Marshall Ruth G. Marshall Cale Marthens* Katie M. Marthens* Alta R. Martin Cheryl Martin Cindy Martin David R. Martin Malcolm S. Martin Nancy L. Martin* Philippe Masiee George W. Massey John S. Mathews Carol Mathiott Jack Mathis Carol K. Mattson* Jonathan Mattson* Peter Mattson Doreen L. Maulhardt Madelon Maupin Carole May Lloyd May Jerri Mayer Thomas Mayer Keevy McAlavy Carol McAloney Gregory D. McAloney Laurie McBrier Susan McCann Thomas D. McCann Debra McCook Peter McCook Douglas McCormick Kristen McCormick Lynde D. McCormick Katherine B. McCoy * Al McCready Frederick McDonald* Clifford McElrea Eva J. McElroy Connie Wram McFarland Merrilee E. McFarland Anna M. McGill Dorcas McGuiness Troy McIntosh Dawn K. McIntosh

Mary Lee McIntyre Melinda McLean* Nancy B. McMahon Lora L. McMullin Michael A. McMullin Gordon McMurray Catherine J. McNeill* Patricia McNeill Ron McNeill* Pamela McNutt Mary McVay Andrew Mears Joy A. Mee William R. Mee Carlysle Meek Andrea M. Meeks Elaine Melloy Laurie Merritt William Merritt Adam Messer * Kristin A. Messer * Terese R. Messman Deborah Messmer Rose M. Mets George F. Michael

Cheryl Midyett Lisa Mietchen Scott Mietchen Anne Y. Miller Daniel Miller Gail J. Miller Jean Miller Kyle Miller Leslie A. Miller Peter J. Miller Valorie Miller Charles W. Mills Katherine Milner-Hieronymus Gerald Minear Julia H. Miner Samuel L. Mitchell Sydney L. Mitchell Arthur Moncrief Barbara Moncrief Cheryl P. Moneyhun Dustin Monie Miles Moore Nancy L. Moore Orah Moore Patricia W. Moore

Michael D. Mooslin* Nancy Mooslin* Nancy Moothart Arthur Morath Carol Morath Bruce Morehardt * Chandler H. Morehardt Adelaide L. Moretti Peggy Moretti Robb Moretti Diana B. Morgan Mike Morgan Shirley S. Morgan Tamara Morris* James E. Morrow Jeffrey Mortner * Wendy Mortner * Caitlin M. Moss George Moss Julianne Moss Jean S. Mosteller Roy A. Mosteller Walter R. Muff Marcia R. Muller Debbie Munch

James W. Munch Elizabeth H. Murphy Michael K. Murphy Paul B. Murphy Bruce Murray Dan L. Murray Joyce Murray Liz Murray Stephen W. Murray Barbara R. Murrish Dana K. Murton* Marjorie Nabity Nancy L. Nall W. D. Nall Lillian Nawman Marilyn Needham* Mary Jayne Nelson Tom Nelson Steve Neptune David R. Nethero Kenneth E. New Laurel New John A. Newsome Donna M. Nichols Joseph R. Ninesling

HARVEST SONGS A/U Ranches 100 Elk Outdoor Center

100 ELK: A PLACE TO WORK AND GROW Svetlana had just spent the summer as a Youth Camp counselor-intraining at the A/U Ranches when a coworker suggested she stay on into the Svetlana fall and work for the 100 Elk Outdoor Center. “I had just graduated from high school and hadn’t started college yet,” Svetlana says. “It seemed like a good thing to do and that I could grow from it.”

She was right. The confidence she gained that summer grew into a “better sense of responsibility,” she says, supported by the helpful influence of experienced staff members in this environment. “She overcame her inexperience

with her joy and hard work,” observed Jeff Robertson, 100 Elk’s director.

In order to lead the various activities offered to 100 Elk participants, Svetlana was trained in horseback riding, canoeing, lifeguarding, ecology hikes, the ropes course, the rock gym and teambuilding activities. “In the beginning, I had difficulty explaining the stuff I was teaching the kids,” she recalls. “But really working with it and getting better at it became natural.

“Seeing a kid overcoming a fear or obstacle is wonderful, and you have the other students right there with them, cheering them on,” she continues. “You see the abundance of growth from the day they step off that bus until the morning they leave.”

Serving All Seeking God Seasonal and local activities continue to provide opportunities for teens, adults, families and friends of all faiths to come together with God, which is the foundation of all DB Outreach events. Individuals who attend these activities know they’re based on Christian Science, and many report feeling a sense of love and inclusiveness.

Who’s blessed by Outreach?

• Participants: Christian Scientists, their family and friends of all faiths • Volunteers: Adult chaperones, chapter workers and church contacts Launched 10 years after the A/U Ranches hosted its first campers, the A/U Field program – renamed DiscoveryBound (DB) in 2001 – has been organizing events for Christian Scientists and their friends around the country for decades. The DB Outreach 2015 Annual National Weekend in San Francisco over Memorial Day invited teens and adult participants to focus on spiritual sense. This theme challenged them to seek God first by viewing what they were experiencing in this vibrant city through a spiritual lens.

DiscoveryBound.org/outreach

OUTREACH in 2015 1 Annual weekend 154 participants 15 Seasonal weekends

494 participants

120 Chapter events 2,879 participants &

chaperones

Equipped to Follow God With the pilot year of DiscoveryBound’s Compass program now complete, the 13 teens in the group say they feel stronger connections with their moral and spiritual compass, and with each other. “I’m gaining more of an understanding of [Christian Science], and it helps to have other teens in the program who are on the same journey,” one teen says.

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come through new spiritual insights, better awareness of what’s available to Christian Scientists, and in-person exposure to practitioners, to name a few. “I think the assignments and calls have been really relatable and helped me think more spiritually and morally,” another Compass teen says.

Compass includes three retreats and monthly web hangouts, where teens in the group explore topics such as self-image, time management, relationships, how to

Program Highlights

Supported Service DiscoveryBound’s four-year servant leadership program, the National Leadership Council (NLC), has been bringing teens together in supportive classes, grounded in Christian Science, for 11 years. From their first in-person meeting as 8th graders at the All Class Retreat (ACR) each February to their graduation four years later, high school students in NLC learn, through a rigorous and uplifting curriculum and experiences, a service perspective on life.

Summer activities involve travel experiences that help the teens stretch out of a sense of human comfort into complete trust in God and unselfish giving. But they’re never alone. In 2015, multiple prayer watch groups (typically parents, mentors and church friends) prayerfully supported all summer NLC activities – orientation at the A/U Ranches, two adventure trips, two service trips, and individual internships – with healing results. These engaged adults also experienced an expanded sense of what it is to be part of a community that prays together, in some cases finding a model for their own church work.

Through all they learn during their four years in the National Leadership Council, many NLC graduates want to find ways to continue to serve. Last May, the NLC Alumni Initiative kicked off its first trip working with Habitat for Humanity to help build a home near Buena Vista, CO, and a project in South Dakota is planned for 2016.

talk about Christian Science, global issues, dealing with drugs and alcohol, and effective prayer. The next groups launch this summer.

Who’s blessed by Compass?

• Participants: 10th-12th graders ready to dive into Christian Science • Volunteers: Adult Guides, in a oneyear commitment

DiscoveryBound.org/compass

Who’s blessed by NLC? • Participants: High school students committed to Christian Science and servant leadership • Volunteers: Class leaders and mentors to NLC teens who are willing to commit four years to shepherding youth

NLC 2004-2015 42,570 Number of community service

hours volunteered toward Congressional Awards

172 Congressional Award medals earned

(112 Bronze, 36 Silver, 24 Gold)

130 Teen articles published in the Christian

Science periodicals by 101 teens

DiscoveryBound.org/nlc

COMPASS: First Year 13 Program participants 3 Retreats 6 Monthly calls 246 Hours together connecting with CS peers 18 In-depth discussions about how to apply Christian Science to daily life

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Douglas Palm Jonathan Palmer Pamela S. Palmer Randal R. Palmer Stefanie K. Palmer Susan Palmer Mary Louise Parsons Suzanne H. Patterson Robb Pattison Jeff Patzlaff Amanda C. Paulson Dick & Shirley Paulson H. Merritt Paulson Henry M. Paulson Marianna Paulson R. T. Paulson Wendy Paulson Kyla Peacock Marcelle Pearson Ridley Pearson Mark Pecheck

James Orlet Jessica M. Orlet David Orth-Moore Samuela Orth-Moore John H. Ott * Julie J. Ott * Marla Otto Dwight D. Oyer Melinda Oyer Philip Ozanne Barbara R. Page Douglas R. Pagett Eric D. Pagett Kate K. Pagett Beverly Pallady Debra L. Palm

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HARVEST SONGS DiscoveryBound Outreach

FINDING JOY A young man is embraced in a community of love and lifted out of an injury-induced depression.

When Noel attended his first DiscoveryBound Outreach event, he was coming off a rough year. He had been in a skateboard accident the summer before 8th grade that landed him in the hospital for a week. His friends had started drinking and using marijuana, leading Noel to his isolation when he refused. And at school, his grades collapsed.

returned from that retreat with new and deeper friendships and renewed optimism,” he says. “His CS friends embraced him with enthusiasm and truly cared about his well-being, on many levels. The DB Outreach friendships and experiences renewed his spirit, confidence and willingness to trust.”

This weekend event led to many others in the Northeast, including an overnight New Year’s Eve Owl Howl and a winter weekend in New Hampshire. “These events filled what had been lonely weekend experiences with friendship, healthy thoughts and wholesome activities – so needed Noel made progress in the hospital for youth today,” says his mom, that was quicker than expected, Cynthia. “DB Outreach seemed to FROM NOEL but he was still facing the effects prepare Noel for new opportunities I remember looking of head trauma. He needed extra in leadership, teamwork, academic around and seeing all help with his school work and was excellence and greater spiritual the bright, smiling faces experiencing depression. understanding. Not only was it fun, it of my peers, and gaining was formative in bringing out natural In turning to God and attending the realization that joy self-respect, respect for others, Sunday School, Noel found he was is a mental mindset, confidence and other wonderful yearning for a new, supportive born spiritually. qualities that are clearly part of his community of friends – those who identity today. It helped to remove shared his values and interests. He the ‘cool’ mask and expose the learned about DiscoveryBound real Noel – a happy, loving, free, Outreach from his Sunday School adventurous and generous young man who is a joy teacher and, encouraged by his Sunday School to be around.” classmates, he started attending local and regional weekend events.

As Noel discovered his true self, he found healing and opportunities, including entering Principia “This helped me focus on someone other than Upper School as a sophomore. Cynthia recalls, myself,” Noel says. “I remember looking around and “The struggles with his memory and school work seeing all the bright, smiling faces of my peers, and fell away, and he discovered a new aptitude for gaining the realization that joy is a mental mindset, math that put him near the top of the class.” And, born spiritually.” to complete the healing, Noel adds, “I was finally Lori Selby, the eastern regional manager for DB released from the depression that I thought had Outreach, met Noel during his first weekend event become a part of my identity.” at Crystal Lake Camps in the fall of his freshman In the end, he says, it was love that made the year. “He was so quiet at first, but by the end of the difference. “DiscoveryBound certainly showed weekend he was just beaming,” she says. me great love, healing not only a physical injury, but Noel’s dad, Jeff, who does not practice Christian also shaping my character in a positive way.”

Science, also noticed the change in his son. “He

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Elizabeth B. Schelle Cherie Scheppner James K. Schiller Bonnie Jean Schlaepfer Matthew W. Schlaepfer Andrea Schloemer James H. Schloemer Daniel H. Schmit Jay Schmitt Byron Schneider Kristiann Schoening Nicole Scholet Charles Schuck Russell W. Schutt

Joy Schwentker Robert Schwentker Robert A. Scofield Gregory & Marianne Scott Derek Seaman Michelle M. Seaman Gerald V. Seger * Sharon Seger * Lori Selby Margaret L. Seusy Brook A. Severance Carol A. Sewell Stephen J. Shaper Sue Shaper

David S. Shaw E. M. Shays Mary Shays Ingrid M. Sheehan* Rodger M. Sheehan* Jonathan Sherwood Melissa D. Shipley Gail B. Shisler Lara S. Shisler * Michael F. Shisler Heather D. Shotwell Mike V. Shotwell Janet E. Showalter Michael P. Showalter

David F. Shutler Kathryn Shutler Margaret Shutler Philip D. Shutler Jeanne Sigler * BethAnn A. Signor Lee F. Signor Betony L. Simmonds Troy Simmonds Julia Simmons-Todd Julie Simpson Steve Simpson Cassie H. Sinichko* Mark D. Sinichko*

HARVEST SONGS DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council

STANDING SOLIDLY IN TRUTH Corrina, a student in the NLC 2018C class, saw how trust in God results in healing when she and her class canoed in Maine during their adventure trip last summer.

While loading a canoe onto a trailer, she fell and twisted her ankle. One of her class leaders, AmiLynne, quickly Corrina came to help. “She lost no time in assuring me that I could not be hurt, not in this environment of Love, not ever,” Corrina says.

Initially, Corrina struggled with a sense of helplessness. “I went to bed that night feeling utterly useless,” she recalls. “This was by far the most frustrating part for me. I pride myself on being a fairly independent person, and hardly being able to walk for even an evening turned this on its head.”

In the morning, the plan was to hike up Big Spencer Mountain. Although apprehensive about making the trek on her injured ankle, she found inspiration as she prepared for the journey. “I had been working with the idea that by letting matter sway me, I

was letting in the idea that God could be swayed,” she says. “When looking at it this way, I realized how ridiculous the mortal idea was that there was something wrong with me.”

She started the hike slowly at the back of the group. After a steep ascent, the group reversed its direction on the narrow path and headed down the mountain, this time with Corrina in the lead. For each step, instead of saying, “ouch,” she said, “There is no sensation in matter” (S&H, p. 236).

“By immediately replacing mortal thought with Truth, I was no longer letting these thoughts of helplessness and uselessness even present themselves to me,” Corrina says.

After a while, Corrina “was perfectly able to keep that pace,” she asserts. “My ankle no longer bothered me, and by the next night I could no longer remember which one I had supposedly hurt.”

While she’s grateful that her ankle was healed, Corrina says the most significant growth came from overcoming the sense of helplessness. “I realized that I never depend on myself and only myself,” she explains. “It became entirely clear to me that God is the true source of our ability to do anything.”

Read Corrina’s full story at AdventureUnlimited.org/harvest-songs

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Andrew Stephen Catherine Stephens Katherine Stephen Robert L. Stephens David Sterrett David F. Stevens Laurel E. Stevens Jim Stevenson Linda Stevenson Robert Stevenson Carl M. Stewart Kathleen Stilwell Carol M. Stocking Charles A. Stocking Jill Stolz Otto Stolz Robert B. Stone Diane Strey Thomas W. Strey Sally P. Strickland-McAleenan Mark A. Strong Harrison E. Stroud Judith Stump* Jay Sugarman Kelly Sugarman Daniel Sullivan Jan P. Sullivan Sarah T. Sullivan Jeff Sumrell Megan S. Sumrell Joan Sundstrom Ragnar N. Sundstrom John R. Sutherland Maree H. Sytsma* Mary E. Taylor Susan K. Taylor Jodi Teal Melinda S. Teegarden Robert D. Teegarden Sabrina Teel-DeWindt Barbara Tegtmeyer * Matthew J. Teixeira Alex Telthorst Christine M. Telthorst Elizabeth A. Telthorst Susana Terrell Allison Terry * Margaret S. Terry Timothy Terry * Steven Terwilliger Verlee Terwilliger Kaaren J. Teuber Annie Thayer Joseph Thee Tamara V. Thomas Heidi I. Thompson Joan D. Thompson Justin X. Thompson Kathryn Thompson Matthew I. Thompson

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Jack D. Train Barbie Trapp Tom Trapp Suzanne Travers Daniel J. Treadwell Colin Treworgy Maria Tromp Janice L. True Anna Marie Trueman* Kendall D. Tuchkova Barclay J. Tullis Gardner L. Turner Karen Turner Rhonda Turvey * Carol Tuttle Don Tuttle Peter V. Ueberroth Virginia M. Ueberroth Linda Ulrey Max Ulrich Phyllis Ulrich Elizabeth Underhill James R. Underhill Donald J. Unger Marty G. Unger

Phyllis S. Vivian Richard Voell Virginia Voell John F. Volz Hieu Vu Reid Wagstaff Susan Wagstaff Peggy Ann F. Waldo Robert M. Waldo Juliana F. Wales Ruth Wales Alfred Walker Diana M. Waller Dwight Waller Michael R. Waller Edward J. Wallgren Waleda M. Wallgren Connie Wallingford* Donald A. Wallingford* Ellen Wallwork R. B. Walson Sherry Walter Diane E. Wanger Sunny Wangler * Thomas Wangler * Trailmarks 201 5

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Victoria Williamson Anna M. Willis * Camilla Wilson* Mary J. Winquest Carol Witcher Loftin Witcher Lothar F. Witt * Diane Witters Shane D. Witters Hicks Jennifer Wolf Robert Wolf Anna R. Wolfe Laurel J. Wolfe Joan H. Wolsiefer * Betsy Woltz James F. Woodley Charmaine Woods* Vince Woods* Benjamin B. Woodworth Linda A. Workman-Morelli Carla Worthy-Skinner Adrienne Wright David Wright Eileen Wright

Mark Whalley Betty Sue Wharton Lonnie M. Wheeler Martha K. Wheeler J. D. Whetsell Patsy R. Whetsell Ridgway White William S. White Anna F. Whiteway Bruce J. Whiteway Barbara S. Williams James D. Williams James K. Williams Kate & Norm Williams Michael Williams Patricia A. Williams Randal C. Williams Susan Williams Gordon R. Williamson Norman B. Williamson

Grace Wright Grayson Wright * Robert D. Wright Stephanie Wright Dorothy R. Wurlitzer Celia S. Wyatt Michelle L. Yates Janet Ygnatowiz Shawn Ygnatowiz Beth M. Yost Chris B. Young * Shirley A. Young Marion L. Zabel Jennifer Zagarella Bridget A. Zapata Leigh B. Zaremba Sharon A. Zaremba Craig & Jennifer Zobelein Van Zollweg Gregory Zubek

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HARVEST SONGS DiscoveryBound Compass

PUTTING A STOP TO PAIN

By Charlie

Last January, during my Compass group’s retreat at the A/U Ranches, I landed pretty hard on my knee while playing ice hockey.

I’m an athlete and play football and lacrosse for my high school team, and this injury felt very different to me. It immediately started hurting a lot.

Eddy said in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (p. 261): “Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to the their occupancy of your thoughts.”

I realized that I needed to sit out and think about this a bit. The next morning I had sort of a limp, so I decided that I needed to speak with the practitioner at the A/U Ranches. She was really nice and easy to talk to. I told her that I didn’t want this to affect the rest of my time with everyone. She agreed and asked me to hold on to a picture in my head of a sign that said “Stop!” and say “Stop” to the material picture that I could be injured.

Two days later, we went to a place that teaches techniques for doing ski and snowboard tricks by flipping into foam pits. At first, I thought I couldn’t do it, but I held on to the mental image of the stop sign and said “no” to the material belief that my knee could be hurt. Initially, I really had to push myself through it. Then my experience totally “flipped.” I completely forgot about the injury because it wasn’t part of my experience anymore. I had a fantastic time, and when I remembered about the injury, I knew I was healed. I was able to go snowboarding the next day and had a great rest of the trip with my Compass group.

I stuck with the truth about how I’m loved and cared for in every single way and that little things like this don’t need to defeat me. I held these thoughts “steadfastly” and remembered what Mary Baker

When I returned home, the first thing I told my parents when they picked me up at the airport was about the amazing healing and how grateful I was for this experience.

Charlie

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Bridges to the Future Campaign

A Community Rallies When news got out that a gift to support Adventure Unlimited’s future could be doubled, hundreds of generous donors answered the call. By December 31, 2015, 474 individuals had contributed toward the $2 million Matching Challenge Grant pledged by Hank and Wendy Paulson and their family, resulting in a total of $4 million invested in the overall Bridges to the Future Campaign goal of $16.5 million. We’re incredibly grateful to these friends and to the Paulsons for their generosity and leadership.

N ew M atching O pportunity : C amperships You can continue to double your impact with a gift to the A/U Ranches Campership Endowment Fund! This long-term fund ensures that no child is ever turned away from attending camp for financial reasons. A $250,000 Matching Campership Grant from Dick and Ginny Voell will allow your gift, made before December 31, 2016, to provide twice the support for young campers.

H ow I s the C ampaign D ifferent F rom the A nnual F und?

We’re glad you asked! You can test your knowledge of what each type of funding supports through the quiz on this page. (Hint: The Annual Fund covers day-to-day operations; the Campaign is a long-term investment in the future of Christian Science youth.)

Have fun!

ANNUAL FUND OR CAMPAIGN? QUIZ

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1. $2.1 million operating goal 2. $16.5 million goal 3. Hay for horses 4. Food for people 5. Camperships/scholarships 6. Campership Endowment Fund 7. Camp shows

$8.5 million Total funds given to the Bridges to the Future Campaign

8. Facilities maintenance 9. Scrape roads 10. Renovate Hub building 11. Staff wages 12. New staff positions

$8 million

13. Valerie Lodge expansion

Total funds to be raised

14. Buy new vans 15. Maintain existing vans 16. Endowments 17. Headquarters upgrade 18. Replace horsemanship field 19. Upgrade computers/IT

Campaign quiz answers: Annual: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15 Campaign: 2, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19

Contact: Rob Blackwell, 888.416.7348 x103, rblackwell@adventureunlimited.org

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Susan & Jeff Barner The Braden Family Janet & Bill Broussard Dean H. Colarossi Lona Ingwerson Cami & Bruce Jamerson Scott Putnam Ryan M. Ramsay Rusty Signor Penelope Thompson

John K. Andrews Linda C. Appleby Stacey A. Barton Ted Cox Richey S. Dickson William Dyck Richard A. Froese Leslie Gondolf Marquita Griswold Linda Mardi Martha Patterson Malcolm M. Stitt Laurel Terry Kevin P. Watters Claire M. White

Donor information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. However, if we have mistakenly omitted or incorrectly written any names, we would like to hear from you. Please send corrections to giving@adventureunlimited.org.

Legacy Gifts

Leave a Lasting Legacy You can make a significant impact on Adventure Unlimited with these types of gifts: • Retirement plan assets, such as IRAs (plus reduce your tax liability) • Charitable gift annuities (plus increase your income) Contact Rob Blackwell at 888.416.7348 x103 or rblackwell@adventureunlimited.org

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Alumni: Always Loved and Welcomed LARA SHISLER, NATIONAL ALUMNI BOARD PRESIDENT Thanks to all of you who joined us for the 60th Reunion at the A/U Ranches last summer, and to those who were with us in spirit – we felt you there!

The National Alumni Board (NAB) had a wonderful time supporting and helping to plan the reunion weekend, and we hope that all of you who attended felt renewed by reconnecting with friends, making new ones and enjoying the Ranches again.

Alumni are not just a part of Adventure Unlimited’s history, but also the foundation of its future. Regardless of your current faith, we want to stay connected to you. Keep in touch!

What’s NAB? The NAB is a volunteer board that works to keep alumni of all Adventure Unlimited programs – including DiscoveryBound Outreach, National Leadership Council and Compass – connected with each other and the organization. Following the 60th Reunion, we’re focused on making connections with camp families and planning mini reunions in conjunction with Adult Mini Camp for specific programs or decades. If you’re interested in helping to plan or would like to attend a mini reunion, please email minireunion@adventureunlimited.org.

Your 2015-2016 National Alumni Board: (back, l to r) Kathy McCoy, Chris Young, Lara Shisler, Steve Abbott, Rusty Signor; (front, l to r) Kate Robertson, Allison Terry, Sabrina Teel-DeWindt, Christie Francis, Maree Sytsma, Diane Witters.

Not pictured: Carole Beisel and Richard Colarossi

HOW YOU CAN STAY INVOLVED • Metaphysically support the organization.

• Participate in programs. Adults can play, too! Join us at Mini Camp, Family Camp, Bible Study, Christmas Camp and in adult-focused DiscoveryBound Outreach activities.

• Volunteer. Be a DiscoveryBound Outreach chapter worker, chaperone or ambassador. Spend two summer weeks at the A/U Ranches as a bunkhouse parent, or help out at the annual Memorial Day cleanup.

• Tell others about your story with Adventure Unlimited. Talk about it on social media and in your church community. Email it to stories@adventureunlimited.org and we’ll get the word out. Sharing your story may be the key to getting a child to camp or enrolled in just the DiscoveryBound program he or she needs.

• Support Adventure Unlimited with your gift. Find the way that best fits your giving style at AdventureUnlimited.org/support-us.

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This Happens When You Give ROBERT BLACKWELL, A/U-DB FOUNDATION PRESIDENT This past year has provided many opportunities to prove the truth of God’s abundant supply.

We are deeply grateful for the generosity of our 1,722 donors, who gave from their own demonstration of God’s provision.

Supporting day-to-day needs Through many generous supporters of the Annual Fund, we were able to raise $2.3 million to meet our $4.4 million operating budget for the tenth year in a row.

Investing in the next generation As a part of the Bridges to the Future Campaign, together were able to meet a $2 Million Matching Challenge Grant so generously provided by Hank and Wendy Paulson and their children. This has helped us accomplish a number of important priorities in 2015 that provide long-term stability and growth for Adventure Unlimited:

• Add more than $1 million to the Endowment Fund • Replace an antiquated website with a state-of-the art online platform • Build a new ropes course for programs at the A/U Ranches, including the 100 Elk Outdoor Center • Launch a one-year DiscoveryBound program called Compass

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• Reach more than $8.5 million toward the overall Campaign goal of $16.5 million

There’s nothing like the joy that comes from making a spiritual impact on a child’s future.

Your impact But what does this list of accomplishments really mean? If you paused to read the stories scattered throughout Trailmarks, you know the powerful effect of such generosity. For instance:

With your support of the A/U Ranches Campership Fund, Joshua’s life is on a new trajectory of spiritual growth (p. 7).

With your support of the DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council, Corrina and her classmates were able to experience the healing nature of God’s ever-present love (p. 16).

With your support of DiscoveryBound Outreach, Noel was able to feel the life-changing support and acceptance of other young Christian Scientists (p. 15).

If you gave last year, thank you! I hope you can see the significance of your gift in these young people’s lives. If you haven’t given in a while or are thinking about giving for the first time, I invite you to become part of this amazing family. There’s nothing like the joy that comes from making a spiritual impact on a child’s future.

With love and gratitude to you all,

SIX WAYS

You Can Help Open Windows to God for a Child Young people who participate in A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound programs are finding healing in their adventures. Your financial and prayerful support are necessary to continue these spiritually based activities.

How can you provide this support? We offer several options: 1. Donate online or send a check payable to: Adventure Unlimited 5201 South Quebec Street Greenwood Village, CO 80111 2. Become an Adventure Partner. Set up a recurring monthly or quarterly gift with a credit card or direct deposit. This allows you to give a substantial gift in comfortable increments.

3. Buy a commemorative brick. Capture a DB or A/U Ranches memory or pay tribute to someone. The brick will be on permanent display at the A/U Ranches.

4. Make a gift of stock or a vehicle. Provide flexibility in your budget and still make an impact with nontraditional giving options.

5. Ask your company to match your gift. Find out if your employer matches donations to a non-profit organization such as Adventure Unlimited.

6. Join the Summit Society. Include Adventure Unlimited in your estate and/or establish a planned gift to help sustain the longevity of the organization while honoring your legacy.

Questions? Contact us at 888.416.7348 x107 or giving@adventureunlimited.org.

Donate today!

Learn more about our convenient, secure online giving options:

AdventureUnlimited.org/support-us Adventure Unlimited – DiscoveryBound is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

A/U-DB Foundation is the fundraising arm of Adventure Unlimited.

A/U Ranches

2016 PROGRAMS For more than 60 years, Adventure Unlimited has provided enriching activities for thousands of Christian Science young people, adults and families at the A/U Ranches. The practical and effective application of Christian Science is as much a part of our mission today as it was in 1955.

YOUTH CAMP SCHEDULE Session 1 (15 days)

June 23–July 7

June 23–June 30

(8 days)

Session 2 (15 days)

July 9–July 23

Session 3 (15 days)

July 25–August 8

July 25–August 1

(8 days)

ADULT/FAMILY SCHEDULE Service Weekend

May 27–30

Adult & Family Camp

June 26–July 2 NEW!

August 13–19

Adult Mini Camp

August 21–27

Adult Bible Study

November 10–14

Christmas Camp

December 21–27

Register today!

AURanches.org/register

Adventure Unlimited provides inspiring recreational, leadership, service, educational, and social activities for Christian Scientists and their friends, which nurture healing and a sense of community, in an atmosphere conducive to practical reliance on Christian Science.

– A/U Ranches is a division of Adventure Unlimited –

DiscoveryBound

2016 PROGRAMS DiscoveryBound provides local, regional and national activities for all ages, as well as one- and four-year national teen programs. Hope you’ll join us!

OUTREACH Sept. 2–5

Washington, D.C. Annual National Event for Teens & Adults

Fall

Ohio Family Event

Fall

Eastern, Western and Texas Weekends

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL June/July

Summer Experiences

Aug. 10

Application Available Online: 8th Graders

Oct. 10

Applications Due

Dec. 1

Classes Announced

Feb. 17–20, 2017 All Class Retreat

COMPASS Aug. 2

Compass Registration Due

Sept. 1–5

Compass Retreat #1 (Washington, D.C.)

Dec. 28– Jan. 1, 2017

Compass Retreat #2

Connect with DB! DiscoveryBound.org

DiscoveryBound is a year-round program for youth, adults, families and friends that offers inspiring recreational, leadership and service opportunities on local, regional, national and international levels. We provide an atmosphere where individuals experience Christian Science in action.

– DiscoveryBound is a division of Adventure Unlimited –

Adventure Unlimited 5201 South Quebec Street Greenwood Village, CO 80111

EMAIL OR MAIL? Each year, Trailmarks is available online at AdventureUnlimited.org.

If you’d rather be notified of this annual report by email, let us know at datachanges@adventureunlimited.org

Your legacy. Our future.

Changed lives.

To learn how you can include Adventure Unlimited in your estate planning, contact Rob Blackwell at 888.416.7348 x103 or rblackwell@adventureunlimited.org.

AdventureUnlimited.org/planned-giving