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SPIRIT DEDICATION

#22406 Mollie Farnham-Straton

Presented at the Final Banquet by #20001 Marnie McDonagh

When I came away from my interview with Mollie Farnham-Stratton camper #22406 at a tiny little co ee shop in NH, I knew I had just met someone special! Recruiting for the ideal person to become the Director of Kiniya’s Outdoors Program at the time, it took only 2 hours for me to know that I had found the perfect match!

Having been introduced to Camp Dudley by her now-husband Bill Stratton camper #15069, Mollie joined the sta at Dudley’s hike-hut in 2011, while simultaneously working towards her Masters in Social Work & Outdoor Education from the University of New Hampshire.

During her time at Dudley, Mollie was tasked with redesigning and reengineering the outdoor Curriculum for the Aides. As with anything Mollie takes on, the resulting experience had appropriate challenges, innovative activities, and lots of room for self-reflection and learning for the young leaders. Mollie loved her time at Dudley and was intrigued by the possibility of joining us at Kiniya to continue her career in outdoor education.

With the combination of her Outdoors experience, her institutional Dudley knowledge, and her Masters in Clinical Social Work, Mollie accepted the position to join our small yet mighty Kiniya year-round Team in 2014 and has been a valued and loved team member ever since.

Upon arrival, she dove right into all aspects of planning and execution to create the best possible Outdoor Program that we could deliver. She was instrumental in the design of our Challenge Course She models all aspects of the Challenge course contract: “

Be Safe, Be Committed, Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Have Fun... “