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#8704 Bill Combs6RXWK 2UDQJH1-DQG#8665 Mike McCutcheon, Ephraim, :,PHWLQ1DSOHV)/DWD -DQXDU\1HZ<HDU¶VOXQFKHRQ hosted by Bill’s cousins. Mike had been a close friend and 0RQWFODLU1-KLJKVFKRRO classmate of Bill’s eldest FRXVLQ6LQFH0LNHZDV YDFDWLRQLQJLQ1DSOHVKH ended up attending the party. Bill reports, “It’s always fun FDWFKLQJXSZLWK'XGOH\IULHQGVZKHQOHDVWH[SHFWHG´

#8767 Sandy Short, %DOWLPRUH0'XSGDWHGXV with another small world encounter after a recent WULS6D\V6DQG\³$IWHUD KDOIGD\LQ6DQ-RVH&RVWD 5LFDRQD6PLWKVRQLDQ cruise bound for the 3DQDPD&DQDOZHUDQLQWR a charming couple from 1RUWK&DUROLQD,MRNHG ³'XGOH\VW\OH´ZLWKWKHJHQWVD\LQJWKDWKHUHPLQGHGPH of Robert Redford. The next day his wife reciprocated telling us that we were dealing with Redford. We laughed, FKDWWHGDQGWKH1RUWK&RXQWU\FDPHXS,QDWXUDOO\DVNHG KLPLIKHNQHZRI&DPS'XGOH\WRZKLFKKHVDLGKH ZHQWWKHUHIRUIRXU\HDUVLQWKHHDUO\V7U\LQJQRW to show amazement, I asked him what his number was. I was talking with #8409 Skip Pohl. The next day, he really did stun me with the admission that he had run into DQRWKHU'XGOH\LWH#8528 Andrew Dott, on our ship. We KDGDOODWWHQGHG&DPSLQWKH V,VRXJKW'U'RWWRXW VXFFHVVIXOO\DPRQJWKHSDVVHQJHUV2YHUWKHQH[W few days, we had the chance to talk and trade stories. It UHPLQGHGPHRIHDUOLHUH[SHULHQFHVUXQQLQJLQWR'XGOH\ IRONLQIDUDZD\SODFHV6NLSOLYHVLQWKH3LWWVERUR1&DUHD and Andy lives in Atlanta, GA. Both have fond memories RIWKHLUWLPHDW'XGOH\´3LFWXUHG$QG\'RWW6DQG\6KRUW 6NLS3RKO

#23845 Betsy Lyles Swetenburg, Atlanta, GA, shared QHZVRIDWKLUGSDUW\VPDOOZRUOGHQFRXQWHU6D\V%HWV\ ³,Q-DQXDU\,GLGD12/6WULS,WZDVDFRPELQDWLRQRID UHJXODU12/6WULSDQGDQ(QYLURQPHQWDO(WKLFVFRXUVH We were sea kayaking/camping in the Bahamas for a ZHHN7KH12/6LQVWUXFWRUZDVDUHWLUHG3UHVE\WHULDQ PLQLVWHU6WHYH+DUULQJWRQDQG,RIFRXUVHZDVZHDULQJ 'XGOH\JHDU2QHQLJKW6WHYHDVNHGPHZKDW'XGOH\ZDV and I told him. I also told him that he reminded me a lot of a guy named Bill Harper. Funnily enough, Bill is registered IRUWKH:LOGHUQHVV0HGLFLQHFODVV6WHYHLVWHDFKLQJLQD couple of weeks. Love that it came full circle!”

,WLVLQWHUHVWLQJWRQRWHWKDWWKH'XGOH\RI¿FHOHDUQHGRI #18500 Bill Harper’sSODQWRDWWHQGWKH12/6:0, LQVWUXFWRUFRXUVHRQ-DQXDU\WKHGD\EHIRUHZH heard from Besty about her connection. It is a small world indeed.

#24514 Caroline Deans, Holden, MA, wrote just after Thanksgiving 6KHUHSRUWVµI was avoiding the µBlack Friday’ crowds by hiking. 7KDQNVWRP\'XGOH\VNL hat, #20791 Will Ryder, Burlington, VT, recognized PHRQWKHWUDLORQ0W3KLOR in Charlotte, VT. “Aren’t you Ragon’s Mom?” he DVNHG:HFKDWWHGEULHÀ\ DQGFRQWLQXHGRXUKLNHV:HDULQJ\RXU'XGOH\DQG.LQL\D gear does get you noticed!

Occasional chance meetings come to the attention of the CD News Editorial team. If you encounter Dudley and Kiniya friends during your travels, grab a picture and send the details to dave@campdudley.org.

Did you know that you can benefit our Camps while you shop at Amazon? All you need to do is shop through the smile.amazon.com portal. DID YOU KNOW?

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This year we are encouraging campers to get involved. We live our mission, “The Other Fellow First,” and want to instill in our campers the importance of helping others. We are asking all campers to save their spare change from now until they arrive here at Camp. We will collect it throughout the summer and all donations will go to our scholarship fund. Together we can see how great an impact this small gesture can make and create a ripple effect on our community.

COMING SUMMER 2020!

Online Open Houses

It’s a new era in the long history of our famous Open House tours...we’ve gone virtual!

:HPDGHLWWRRYHULQSHUVRQ2SHQ Houses from October to February, but we realize that not everyone can make it to one of our events or maybe they learned DERXWXVDIWHURXUYLVLWWRWKHLUDUHD6RWKLV year Matt and Marnie have been having fun hosting Live Online Open House events from the beauty of our very own VQRZFRYHUHGFDPSXVHV

To date, we’ve hosted three live online events where families get a chance to meet us and hear directly from Matt and Marnie about our two amazing Camps.

In addition, each session is recorded and interested families can register and ZDWFKDUHFRUGHGRQGHPDQGYHUVLRQDWD convenient time for them.

Interested in attending an Online Open House? Head to:

campdudley.org/openhouse