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IN THIS ISSUE...

Message from Chris Overtree . p.2

SUMMER 2018

Everyone's an Artist at the Alohas . p.6

Inspired Giving; Penny Linge . p.8

50 Ways to Explore Art at Camp . p.9

ART at the

Summer 2018

Alohas

"Landscape No. 6" by Lanakila camper Asa Karon D12-15,L15-18

Lost & Found in the Art Barn JOI LOUVIERE

H00-01,A03-04,*17-18,F*18-PRESENT

I’m sure my parents must have been nervous; they were sending me into the woods with virtually no preparation. I was eleven and had never camped before, unless you count a sleepover on a manicured lawn, which I’m sure I retreated from before morning.

Summer camp was intimidating for a kid like me who took piano lessons and drama courses and attended a select art class on Tuesday nights. Climbing trees and playing in creeks were things that could get me hurt, or even worse, dirty. Asthmatic and hotnatured, I got the most severe types of bug bites, so how would I ever make it three weeks knee-deep in nature? At camp, I was welcomed into Arts & Crafts and spent many activity periods weaving, painting, and creating mosaics and little pots. It reminded me of the part of home I wanted there and

gave me an easy transition into my new environment. Most importantly, that familiar activity, one I had loved for so long, was able to help me find the courage to try things I had never even thought about before. Soon, I found myself in the gymnastics department, attempting to tightly roll myself around on mats and launch my arms, and then body, into the air like a readied waffle out of the toaster. I’m sure I wasn’t doing most of the tricks right, but I was having fun. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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A Letter from the Executive Director

Dear Friends, In the world of education, many leaders recognize the importance of the “whole child.” Academic performance is just one component of a child’s overall success. Perhaps more important, we know that even concrete markers of achievement are catalyzed by our health and sense of wellbeing. Put simply, all of “us” matters! Our founders in 1905 contemplated an environment for girls and women outside the limiting roles they occupied in their home lives. The culture we inherited is one that provides space to be your whole self—to become your best self. The camps and programs of The Aloha Foundation specialize in people. We create the conditions that allow our inner selves to become parts we share, our hidden fears become the challenges we take. This special edition of Reveille explores the arts of the Alohas. Artists share how their experiences at camp helped shape them— their character, their values, and in some cases, their careers. When people are given the chance to become their best selves, so much beauty is released into the world. What a privilege to share some of it with you here. Aloha and Skol,

CHRIS OVERTREE L87-88,*89-05,DP16-18,F*15-PRESENT

Aloha Foundation Program Leaders Chris Overtree Executive Director | Sarah Gordon Littlefield Aloha Director | Kathy Plunkett Aloha Hive Director | Bryan Partridge Lanakila Director

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Jason Knowles Hulbert Outdoor Center Director | Stuart Fairbairn Horizons Day Camp Director | Vanessa Riegler Ohana Family Camp Director

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For many campers, Aloha's Art Barn is the place to bring creativity to life in the visual arts. The barn itself is one of the original buildings on campus, lovingly refurbished in 2013 to add work space while maintaining the treasured rustic feel of the original posts and beams.

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A few years later, back at home, I was a part of two different cheerleading squads, toe-touching feet into the air with perfect precision and tossing girls above me with a thrust of my bicep. That summer, those same noodley pre-teen arms showed up at the tennis shack. Tennis was a family sport, and while I had played it before, I had never reached a level good enough to present any real competition to my family. With my inhaler in tow, I kept coming back to the tennis department. I started camp ranks the next summer, asked my parents for lessons at home, and played on my high school team years later. And, one day, I prevailed over my power-hitting mother and won. At the Alohas, I learned sailing knots, shot gold in archery, and held my breath long enough to pass a swim test after tons of failed attempts. I stretched and challenged myself, and still was able to go paint when I wanted to switch speeds. Any activity can be a crutch to someone who’s familiar with it, but at camp your comfort zones warm you up for new things. While the arts can be a catalyst to explore other things, sometimes they’re not. Oftentimes, art is what is to be explored once the lacrosse sticks are packed away and it’s too rainy for a hike. Many times, art is the big picture for campers, messy and imperfect and evolving just like its creators. Children find peace in it, a safe place in its words and movements and colors. A camera lens can be what a child explores at camp and a love of song can be their big summer discovery.

In the fall, I received a letter from a camper I worked closely with during the first session of camp. We gravitated toward each other and spent every day in the Art Barn, me helping her work through new projects and her telling me I was doing them wrong. I wanted her to love art like I did and know that she could do whatever she wanted to do with it—there were no limits. I wasn’t sure I had gotten through, and even as she hugged me as we said our goodbyes on the last day of camp, I wondered, “Did she have fun? Did she learn something?” Her letter said she was happy with our time and that she, indeed, had learned a lot. She was working on her own art pieces, designing a wall in her house, and if I wasn’t already the proudest counselor ever, she told me she got into a special art program. And there it was. Just like that, in the midst of birch and lake and the most perfect summer sun, a child’s lost became found. And for just a second, I saw myself and smiled.

Alumna and counselor in Arts & Crafts at Aloha Camp, Joi is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times. She recently joined the Foundation team as Social Media Coordinator.

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ART at the

Alohas

ON THE ARTS Reflections from Aloha Community Members Artistic innovation, creativity, and inspiration abound at camp—and often when we least expect it. Below, and in the pages that follow, artists in our community reflect on the moments that meant the most to them, and in many cases, influenced who they are today.

Angus Davidson L01-06,L*08-14,16 TEACHER, NEW YORK

“In 2001, as a first-year Brooksider, I remember playing my violin for the first time at the Talent Show—my first of many musical performances at Lanakila. I performed a lot as a kid, but making music at Lanakila felt different for me because people really took the time to listen. I felt seen and heard at Lanakila in a way that unquestionably sustained my musical trajectory. As a kid, I was also surrounded by musical mentors, whether it was trying to jam along with my counselors whose musical faculties I so admired, or hearing Robbie Pennoyer’s medleys float off the soundboard of the piano into the barn at night, I felt both welcomed as a young musician and in awe of the musical talent around me.”

Helen Fairbairn A*95-97 AUTHOR, IRELAND

“There’s no doubt that Aloha helped cement my love of the outdoors, and underlined my determination to make beautiful landscapes and adventure pursuits central tenets of my future. For me, the lifestyle solution came through writing. Since leaving Aloha, I have authored 13 hiking guides to various countries, concentrating on wild and mountainous landscapes, and I’ve just published my first multi-activity guide to Ireland. In a way, I’ve found an artistic way of making my camp experience last forever.”

Derek Baker D98,L01-06,L*08-14 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER, BOSTON

“Seven years working in Arts at Lanakila and what I often think back to is Arts Fest. Each year we successfully built on the last. Working to expand campers’ idea of what art can be. We focused on presenting the arts in a way that felt relatable and accessible. Showing them that art is more than popsicle sticks and paint. It’s reciting the Gettysburg Address with your own personal flare, building a floating campsite (inset), dueling in a musical showdown, or writing for the Lanalog. Because art is community, power, and love. Art is part of everything. I’m grateful to have had a chance to help strengthen campers’ relationship with art and to witness how it helps them to embrace and appreciate their creative sides.”

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Perry Allison A67-69,*71-72,H*74,76,89-90,94-96,00-02,16-18,HP94-97,*06,08,AP98-01*04,DP98,LP99-04,*06-14

THEATER DIRECTOR AND PERFORMER, VERMONT

“Music and community are the two things that characterize my experience with the arts at camp. I had my first theatrical experience on stage as a camper at Aloha and have been teaching, directing, and performing ever since. I am particularly drawn to musicals and ensemble shows as they allow us to form community in very special ways. As a counselor at Hive, I have watched young girls discover pure joy in performing and in being part of a play. Where better to ‘be your best self ’ than on stage? And where better to experience pure joy than in singing and dancing your heart out?” Photo: Perry directed a production of 1776 this winter, featuring Anne Downey (center) H74-75,A76-79,*81-82,84-85,04,09-14,DP0206,LP07-11,VP12, HP08-12,AP12-16,*16-18.

Helen Dorion A*88-91,93-95,98,00,18,H*08-11,13-15,HP08-13,DP11,13-14,AP14-17,LP15-18 ARTIST, TEXAS

“Regardless of the rather rustic appearance of the old art barn at Aloha, we were always able to create some wonderful pieces of art and crafts. As an artist, you figure out how to make do with your work environment. Your creativity is what’s important and how to make the most of your workspace and materials just adds to your creative process. It’s all part of the journey.”

Tim Lively A*60-69,71-79,81-89,16-18 ART TEACHER, NEW YORK

“As so many of us say, ‘Aloha has changed my life!’ Wherever I teach art to children, adolescents, adults and even future teachers I am so very grateful for the experiences and opportunities I received at Aloha. Working and learning from campers and counselors in the Arts & Crafts department was a contributing and transformative factor in my decision to become an art teacher. The Aloha mission of care, support, and respect for both the individual and community has enriched and validated the rhythm and purpose of my life and work, continually challenging and delighting me.”

Jordan Hendrickson L04-07,*09-12,14-18 FILM-MAKER, ARTIST, AND TEACHER, BOSTON “Arts are essential to the development of children, especially young men in our society. When we encourage our boys at Lanakila to hone an appreciation for the arts, they truly embody our camp philosophy of ‘many ways to be a man.’ It’s been proven that studying art can strengthen the skills they are learning in school, like problem solving, lateral thinking, and literacy. But art is also instrumental in improving the soft skills we specialize in here at Lanakila, like emotional intelligence, cultural depth, and empathy. I don’t know where I’d be now in my life without the arts, and it was here at camp where I learned to be comfortable accepting that side of myself.” Photo: Jordan H. IV, Self portrait at age 22. Acrylic, graphite and marker, 2015.

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Everyone Is an Artist at the Aloha Camps LEE OVERTREE L89-94,*95-99

When you’re a kid, it’s rare to meet an adult who treats you like an equal. Lanakila, for me, was a place where every single adult treated you that way. Going to camp every summer was refuge from a world that was built without kids in mind. Don’t get me wrong, I went to great schools and had a lot of great teachers. But there was still something profoundly different about the community of the Aloha Camps and the status that kids have there. Camp nurtured in me a freedom of spirit that allowed my imagination to run wild and challenged me to dream bigger and trust myself. In other words, the Aloha Camps treat kids like established and well-respected artists. Whether it is acting in the musical or playing baseball, camp consistently frames activities as creative pursuits, and casts kids as powerful artists with the ability to shape their world. I now help run an organization called the Story Pirates, a socially-conscious media company that is all about amplifying the words and ideas of kids. We think kids are insightful, funny and profound, and so we make theater, books, podcasts, music and videos all based on their ideas and stories. It’s obvious to me that the Story Pirates are, in part, inspired by Lanakila, a place where the arts are not just about painting or singing, but rather a way of looking at the world, with respect for the artist as its central tenet.

Story Pirates is a kid-centric media company and leading arts education advocate founded in 2004.

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Lee Overtree is co-founder and artistic director for the Story Pirates, and is the producer and co-host of The Story Pirates Podcast. Lee spent 11 years as a camper and counselor at Lanakila and is the younger brother of Chris Overtree, executive director of The Aloha Foundation.

At camp, children have the time and space to experiment with different artistic materials and techniques. And with stunning results!

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on the arts Reflections from Aloha Community Members Tommy Dickie L92-96,*98-02,04-05,07,09-11,16-18 ACTOR, LOS ANGELES

“Perhaps my favorite aspect of working on the show at camp, other than cluttering the stage with enthusiastic boys in ridiculous outfits, of course, is how I get to witness firsthand how theater can make an enormous impact on a child’s journey toward adulthood. So often I’ve worked campers through the process from excitement to frustration to joy to fear to pride—but it always ends on pride, and appreciation. They’ve absorbed a great lesson about the value of working through obstacles, and of allowing yourself to be vulnerable. And it warms my heart every time.”

Jenn Grossman L*07-18,F*16-18 PHOTOGRAPHER, NEW YORK “The darkroom photography department at Lanakila is one of my favorite places in the world. Getting a new tool for seeing the world can literally change the way we view our environments and our realities. In my opinion, there is no better place to be than walking around Lanakila with a camper who is just starting to tap into his unique perspective. It is fascinating listening to him share what he finds interesting and is drawn to visually. What is even more exciting is hearing how he thinks he can experiment to best capture what he is seeing so that he can share his view with the world.”

Biff Fink A*70,72-75,H*77-81,DGP09-10,HGP12-15,AGP16-18 COMPOSER AND MUSIC DIRECTOR, TENNESSEE

“I never hear flute music without remembering the Fine Arts Night we put together in the Hale one starry summer night in 1970. We didn’t have much to work with—a pile of weather-beaten dock lumber, some wobbly old lamps with bug-splattered shades, and dozens of campers whose mothers had sent them up to our woods with flute cases. The real music was what the girls brought to our show: imagination, a love of the place, and a love for their fellow artists. Honestly, I arrived at camp empty-handed, except for loving singing and song leading. Camp provided The Perfect Time and Perfect Place, creating from meager beginnings a songwriting life.” Photo: Biff and granddaughter Kate Gasparro D09-10,H12-15,A16-18 enjoyed a painting class during a visit to New England from his home outside Nashville.

Betsy Morgan A*01-03,05 ACTOR, NEW YORK

“Being a part of the Performing Arts Department at Aloha always felt like experiencing theater and music in their most joyous forms. I was surrounded by people who wanted to be there, performing like everything and nothing was at stake all at the same time, and the most important takeaway every day was that we had fun. I think about that all the time in my life as a professional actress, and I can't tell you how often I think to myself, ‘What would I do if I were at Aloha?’ It is a magical place full of magical people, and that is where the best art is made.”

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INSPIRED GIVING: Penny Linge & Kevin Datoo Aloha alumna, Hive parents, and Ohana campers

“My camp experience was transformative and I believe every child should have that opportunity.” When she picked up eight-year-old Sadie from Hive last year, Penny saw the change in her daughter right away—the newfound confidence, an independence that had blossomed, stories about new activities and foods she had tried at camp. “Sadie couldn’t stop talking about Hive,” Penny and her husband Kevin explained. “Her excitement rubbed off on her younger brother Henry, who is 6 and in kindergarten. He’s been begging all year to go to Lanakila.” To channel Henry’s enthusiasm for camp before he’s old enough for his parents to consider Lanakila, his mother settled on a compromise: after she dropped Sadie off at Hive, she and Henry spent a week across Lake Fairlee at Ohana Family Camp. This felt like the perfect introduction—a chance for Penny to enjoy camp alongside her son and teach him about some of the activities, people, and traditions that make the Alohas so special. Penny first came to Aloha Camp as a fourteen-yearold camper in 1990. Her family lived in New York City and her parents believed that it was important for kids to be outside in the summer—to leave the city and be in nature. A family friend sent their daughter to Aloha Camp and recommended it. Soon, Penny and her younger sister Niki were off to Aloha and Hive in Vermont. “I loved Aloha,” Penny remembers. “It was my first time away from home and I thrived. I went canoeing, worked on my ranks, and learned outdoor skills like building a fire and tying knots.” After a slight pause, she adds, “Tying knots—you’d be surprised how much that

skill comes in handy. And people are always surprised to discover that a little-known fact about me is that I can canoe and steer a boat.” As a camper at Aloha, Penny says she was encouraged to be herself and to be fearless. She had never hiked before she went to camp and during a subsequent summer, her new passion for the activity prompted her to sign up for a three-week hiking trip to Washington and California. “How many Aloha, Hive, and Lanakilas are there in the world? Not many. It’s crucial to support great organizations and make these opportunities possible for more kids.”

At the end of last year, Penny’s time at camp and the new Aloha connections being formed through her children led her and Kevin to make their first contribution to the Aloha Annual Fund, designated to camperships. “My experience at camp was transformative and I believe every child should have that opportunity. I think it’s important to give back to a place that has transformed your life—or your child’s. How many Aloha, Hive, and Lanakilas are there in the world? Not many. It’s crucial to support great organizations and make these opportunities possible for more kids. To me, it’s a no brainer. Campers should be from all walks of life. A more diverse community enriches the experience for all campers.” So much about The Alohas—the simplicity, the chance to immerse yourself in the natural world, the focus on people and relationships—remains the same more than 100 years after its founding. “The constant in camp is important,” Penny says. “And what it teaches kids is more important and more relevant than ever.”

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Camp—with its abundance of beautiful scenery, interesting people, and engaging activities—is an ideal place to learn and practice photography. Here Lanakila camper Q Gallant ventures deeper into his surroundings in a rowboat to get the best possible shot.

fifty ways to be an artist at CAMP SING, SING, SING . Make a leather belt . ILLUSTRATE A TALE . Experiment with printmaking

Stain some glass . Give copper enameling a go . Do a calligraphy challenge PRACTICE THE GUITAR . Confide in a journal . Fabricate some props . Throw a pot Whip up some costumes . Create a piece of jewelry . Direct a play . Sew a quilt Draft an article for the camp newspaper . DESIGN A SET . Try your hand at batik BUILD A LEAN-TO . Draw a portrait . PAINT A LANDSCAPE . Author a poem COMPOSE A SONG . Turn a wooden bowl . BRAINSTORM AN INVENTION Learn a dance . Form an instrumental trio . Act in a Musical . Memorize a speech Pen a letter . Lead a skit . Start a novel . DISCOVER PHOTOGRAPHY . Weave a basket PERFORM AN ORIGINAL PIECE . Start a project on a loom . Carve a spoon Construct a treehouse . Sketch a still life . Sculpt with clay . curate an exhibit Walk in a fashion show . GET LOST IN A BOOK . Map out a mural . Coin a phrase Produce a Performance . Assemble a collage . HARMONIZE WITH A CHORUS Test your improv skills . DREAM UP A SHORT STORY

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News & Updates

(left to right) Kam Damtoft, Byrd Oliver Wood, Jani Downing, Fran

McIntosh, Ingrid Ahlberg, Lynn Appleton Moore, David Tiemann, Nancy Pennell, Sally Wood Needell, Lynn Hulbert, Jim Downing

(left to right) Melissa McFadden, Sarah Gordon Littlefield, Claire

Maggiotto, Jamie Cohen, Liza Cohen, Eliza Parsons, Rebecca Seigel, Erin Wilson

News Now THAT’S camp spirit! Anne Holly H03-07,A08shares Aloha love wherever she goes with her very cool license plates.

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From sea kayaking and snorkeling to rock climbing and mountain biking, Ireland’s Adventure Bucket List—a new book by Helen Fairbairn A*95-97 just released this summer—describes 60 of the best Irish outdoor activities. There are trips for all levels of expertise and in every province of Ireland. Read it and you’ll want to book the next flight across the pond! Helen’s brother is our new Director of Horizons Day Camp, Stuart Fairbairn L*00-04,08-11,17,HOC*09-10,17-18,D*18.

Park Cannon H02-03,A04-05,A*17, Democratic State Representative for Georgia House District 58, won her re-election primary in May and will run unopposed in the state’s general election in November. First elected in 2016 at age 24, Representative Cannon remains Georgia’s youngest lawmaker. Rep. Cannon, who identifies as a queer Black woman, said, “I think that where you come from and what you have seen along the way matters as we are made of these experiences.”

Aloha friends gathered on June 10 in Augusta, Maine to celebrate the life of Fred Downing A*42,56-82,AP5660,*61-63,65,68,LP56-61,*62-66. Fred climbed many New England mountains as Aloha’s head of tripping. He and his wife Judy Chick Downing, longtime Aloha Camp Director, were married for 62 years. Fred achieved his goal of living to be 100 years old.

Weddings Claire Maggiotto H99-02,A03-06, A*07-11 and Jamie Bruening were married on May 26 in Manchester, Vermont.

Park Cannon

Helen Fairbairn

Hannah Weiss H00-01,A02 and John Catalano said “I do”

in Cape Neddick, Maine on May 26.

In Memoriam On the sudden passing on July 3 of Upper Valley civic leader Brian Walsh, we extend our condolences to his wife, long-time Hive nurse Linda (Morgan) Patchett H*75-92, HP88-93, AP94-97, DGP12-13, LGP13-18, HGP14-18, son, Michael Bates Walsh L90-95, daughter, Leila Walsh, stepdaughters Amy Morgan McLaughlin H83-88,*8991,DP11-13,LP13-18, HP14-18, Emily Morgan Doe H84-91, A92-95, H*96-98, 00-01, Gretchen Morgan McLaughlin H88-93,A94-97,*98-00,D*01, and grandchildren.

Pat Hamilton Pantaleoni A47,*48-52,58,HP69,AP68-69,73

on June 26. “Pants” was Head of Music at Aloha Camp and the mother of alumnae Lucy, Alice, Mer, and Maud. Alice Jenckel A16, age 17, passed away in a tragic accident at her home in Hamburg, Germany in March. In an email to the Aloha Camp community, Director Sarah Littlefield remembered Alice as warm-hearted and enthusiastic, with a ready smile and a genuine laugh. She will be missed.

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Hivers on Broadway! Hivers gave their all in their performance of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown last summer. Monty Lamb, seen here as Charlie Brown, made her Broadway debut this year in School of Rock by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Fellow Hiver Ayla Schwartz is also starring on Broadway as Young Elsa in Frozen. (This dual representation on Broadway is a first for Hive, as far as we know!)

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Honoring Musical Legend:

Bob Love

For 45 years, Bob Love defined music at the Alohas. His piano playing was legendary, filling Lanakila’s barn at daily assemblies and all-camp events with favorites like his Wizard of Oz medley. In Bob’s memory, Aloha friends created in 1990 the Love Music Endowment to support all things musical at the camps—staff salaries, special musical guests, songbook publication, instrument maintenance, piano tuning, and more.

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Join Us in the Big Tent !

BOSTON, MA

October

We look forward to seeing YOU—alumni, parents, counselors, and campers—this fall and winter across the country. Gather with the Camp Directors, Executive Director Chris Overtree, and some special guests at one of our “big tent” events.

SUNDAY, 3:00-5:00 PM HAMPSHIRE HOUSE ON BEACON HILL

A thoughtful and inspirational program awaits you, along with the friendship and fun of camp. Bring your children because our own counselors will be waiting to entertain them while you enjoy the program.

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Looking Ahead

TUESDAY, 5:30-7:30 PM PYRAMID CLUB

Big Tent events in 2019: January 13th Greenwich, CT

WASHINGTON DC

December

February 9th New York City, NY March 10th San Francisco Bay Area

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March 12th Los Angeles, CA

SUNDAY, 12:00-2:00 PM PINSTRIPES BISTRO

Find details, register and pay at: ALOHAFOUNDATION.ORG/BIGTENT

Camper Mesafint Goldfeld performs a musical interlude on the cello at Lanakila's Sunday Gathering.

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wanted to introduce you to the extraordinary group of you counselors this summer. They will lead us all with their Looming Large well as what they bring to us from their lives outside of ca When Margaretta Ohberg, we affectionately daughters and they understandasthat together willknown all crea “Mrs. Oh,” arrived at Aloha Camp in 1938 from home in Sweden, it’s unlikely she imagined that they are all willing to learn and her grow, and so the rest of us w it would be the first of 29 summers she’d spend in Vermont teaching arts & crafts. Or that some 80 years of the next 100 summers of providing opportunities forbe girls later, her great-granddaughter Brita Mutti would leading the Aloha arts & crafts department, weaving on the same looms that Mrs. Oh brought over from Scandinavia so many years ago. Today, the Aloha Art Barn is home to several fullsize looms. Campers start by making mug rugs—actual miniature rugs where you can rest your coffee mug. This project can be done in one activity period and offers a great introduction to weaving. When campers get more comfortable, they can create pillows, table runners, and large rugs. This year, the Arts & Crafts department has introduced weaving levels, a casual ranks system made to encourage campers to look at the challenge of weaving in the same way they’d look at sailing or tennis, earning small rewards with each milestone.

Gretchen Straczewski is returning to Hive for her 8t Director. Gretchen grew up in the Washington, DC Washington College, and worked in data services an She now works in Admissions at the Montessori Sch camp for the first time in 1999 as a Landsports/Arch Archery Department Head and Office Manager in p daughter, Annie, return to Hive as a full session Lola live in Annandale, VA during the school year and ar Lake Fairlee! Meg (Fitz) backCommunity at camp for her 4th on theFitzpatrick arts: Reflections fromisAloha Members

su In addition to being Department Head, Fitz hangs o person for miles. Fitz graduated from Eckerd Colleg Jackie Schram H*05-07,09-10,13-15 troubled youth Boston to Hawaii since then. C ACTOR, from NEW YORK “My second summer at Hive was in 2006. I up was 19, and head of Fitz Performing Arts. The again), is getting her Doctoral degree in Scho show was The Wizard of Oz and we had a cast of 106! I was very nervous about the transfer her whole thing, and many things went wrong.to Then, when all was said andpassion done, I stood for working with kids to a ful in the aisle at the back of the Comb, and spouted tears as all of the girls ran toward me spontaneous past rows of cheering parents, and I was gifted one of the most joyoussinging! moments of my life thus far. These days, curtain calls, and all of the emotions they hold, are what I look forward to most, both at camp and in my career as an actor.” Kyle LeMaire Photography

Nancy Hayden started her Hive career as Head of W serving as Hive’s Program Coordinator. This summe Nancy Hayden H*92-04,06-18,HOC*98-00,F*00-04 MUSICIAN, ENGLAND musical moments. If you don’t see her at the piano d “As I think back on 26 summers as a musician at Hive, the best moments are all different— tender, many hilarious, Yo-Yo Ma, invited to or some euphonium. Orothers tryunique—accompanying the front porch ofbeing the Office, w play for an assembly at Lanakila after Bob Love passed away, and a beautiful 100th professional and having taught at reunion celebration musician at Rainbow’s End with Hiveteacher, friends from across the decades. Hive is more about the ‘we’ than the ‘me’—that makes our chamber ensembles andis what choirs atcommunity TASISspecial.” England ne Page 13

Ellen Babbott (Babs) is excited to be spending her s

on the arts:

Reflections from Aloha Community Members Matt McGrath H*15-18 MUSICIAN, BOSTON

“I love seeing the hours of practice and preparation that goes into getting ready for show weekend; watching campers gain confidence, take risks, and most importantly work together towards the same goal. Apart from the play, I love all the singing that we do at camp, and the amazing things that happen when we give kids space to be creative!”

Laura Clark L*14-18 ARTIST, NEW YORK “During the year I work for a textile artist, but when I get to camp my medium changes from soft cotton to pine, maple, and walnut. I get to explore a new level of creativity working in the Lanakila Wood Shop that is so exciting. My favorite part about being in the Shop is hearing all the new ideas campers bring for projects and getting to work on them together. Having access to a full Wood Shop is such a special opportunity that allows us to create beautiful and functional pieces.”

Fran McIntosh A*70-72,H*78-81,O*14-18,LP75-79,*79,80,87,91,AGP14,LGP14-15 NATURALIST, WRITER, ARTIST, VERMONT

“I think it is the nurturing, fail-safe atmosphere at all the camps along with the Aloha spirit that make a myriad of little miracles possible. I shall always be grateful for both the opportunities and the encouragement, which I have received in abundance.”

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The Aloha Foundation is 50 years young this year! We are here because of you. Thank you.

You’re Invited! We will be celebrating The Aloha Foundation’s 50th anniversary on November 2-4 with a weekend of festivities at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, Vermont. Join us to honor this milestone. Rekindle friendships and make new Aloha connections, hear thoughts on the Foundation’s next 50 years, take a walk around Lake Morey, brush up on your Aloha history, kick up your heels at the barn dance, take a tour of Ohana Family Camp, sing with the camp choir, or relax around the campfire. This event is free and open to alumni, parents, counselors, and supporters. Please note, the content is designed for adults and space is limited to 150 people.

Learn more and RSVP at ALOHAFOUNDATION.ORG/50

Kudos to our Reveille dynamic duo, Olivia & Jenn!

Your artistic creativity and talent are celebrated throughout every issue of this publication. Thank you! REVEILLE CREDITS: Designer, Olivia Wheeler H95-00,A01-04,A*05,07,09 Primary Photographer, Jenn Grossman L*07-18,F*16-18

Check us out on Facebook and Instagram! . 2968 Lake Morey Road, Fairlee, Vermont 05045 . 802.333.3400 . alohafoundation.org

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There are few things better than spending an afternoon on a lake dock in Vermont and making a basket. In one of our favorite photos from last summer, Hivers Charlotte Duffy and Lily Crewsdon perfect their basket-weaving skills.

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upright, baby grand, and grand pianos are played every summer day

campers brought musical instruments to Hive, Aloha, and Lanakila

counselors work in arts-related departments in our 5 summer programs

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pounds of clay were delivered to the Aloha Art Barn.

Check us out on Facebook and Instagram! . 2968 Lake Morey Road, Fairlee, Vermont 05045 . 802.333.3400 .

alohafoundation.org