PRESENTED JUNE 30, 2023
"Camp Little Notch provides wilderness experiences for children and adults, shaped by fun and friendship, empowering self-discovery, collaboration within a diverse community, and an appreciation of nature."
JenniferLescovitch-President
HeidiKellly-VicePresident
PaigeMinear-Secretary
EmmaDundon-InterimTreasurer
SusanRhoades-ExecutiveDirector
MandiMiller-CampDirector
MikeSabine-PropertyManager
M MonaCady
BettyFuller
SaraFuller
JanetStrominger
MargeauxSullivan
Camp Little Notch is such a magical place. Our mission is our guide to providing opportunities for all people to practice living in harmony with nature, each other, and themselves. This report will provide information regarding organizational, programmatic, and financial activities and accomplishments of Friends of Camp Little Notch in the 2022 calendaryear.
Susan Rhoades continued as our Executive Director until May 2023. Under her leadership, along with our Camp Director Mandi Miller, 2022 was a very successful year. We started 2022byopeningregistrationonJanuary5withournewplatform,UltraCamp,whichallows allprogramregistrationsinthesameplace.
An Open house was offered for the first time, giving anyone, especially new incoming campers, an opportunity to visit camp with family ahead of attending. It was a beautiful day with 71 attendees.
2022 summer season we gave $18,400 camperships to 19 campers.
2022 we raised $38,512 towards our capital campaign for a current total of $186,000
We need to raise $34,000 to complete the campaign goal of $220,000.
We opened our virtual store with 2 different sessions that offered CLN merchandise. In addition, we added member's only merchandise.
We added enhanced payment options to all of our Little Green Light forms which includes Google Pay, Apple Pay and ACH transfers
We hosted a Girl Scout en
We welcomed Wild Med A 150 attendees. back for their annual traini
Let's not forget that wonderful evening spent at the First Annual Wishes on the Water Gala: Our first Annual Gala was held on Friday, November 4 at Longfellow’s and it was a huge success. We were joined by 108 wonderful CLN supporters, and received donations from those unable to attend. We enjoyed delicious food while being entertained with live music by Deja Vu Jazz. We held a silent auction, raffles and the much enjoyed wine pull. We had a giving tree where attendees could donate specific wish list items, or make a personal donation on one of the leaves. We also gained four new annual members.
The highlight of the evening was honoring our seven founding Board members. Without their determination, drive and courage to do something NEVER before done - purchasing and reopening a former Girl Scout camp - we would not be here to continue to run CLN as a nonprofit organization. We would not be providing the wonderful camp experience that we all loved. Those members are: Mary Diffendale, Liz Dunn, Jo Lum, Amey Maffucci, Zakk Phillips, Ellen Tuzzolo, and Lisa Winner. We would like to thank everyone for your generous support of this event which, in addition to the giving tree donations, garnered $17,710.63! We hope to continue this wonderful event for years to come.
Thank you my Friends
Tinder Level
John Brooks & Susan Rhoades - Independent Contractor Supply
Amber Moser
Erin O'Brien & Natasha Baker
Joyce & Joe Ure - Cudney's Launderers & Dry Cleaners
Spark Level
Timothy Kaye - Capital District Towing
Carolyn Peterson-Vaccaro
Honorary Committee
John & Wendy Delehanty
Emma Dundon
Judy Farnan-Farago
Chris & Dick Howard - Surefooted Films LLC
Craig & Robin Jasmin - Key Motors
Margaret Jones & Cailie Currin - Currin Compliance Services, Inc.
Heidi Kelly
Jennifer Lescovich
Paige Minear
Melanie & Dan Pollay
Kelly O'Hearn
Mary Lou & Charlie Wheeler
Kathleen Schermer & Riley Gohlke Schermer
We discontinued the Week for Boys, in an effort to simplify the Camp Little Notch brand and do what we do best, which is offer girls a high quality camp experience
With this, we went back to running 5 full weeks of camp for girls, including a Counselorin-Training program and off-camp trips.
The trips included: an overnight weekend for CITs where they camped at Lake Durant State Campground and hiked and canoed in that local area; the Hudson Adventures trip where 8 campers railbiked alongside, and whitewater rafted down, the Hudson River; Mountain Climbers, where 4 girls summited Buck Mountain and Sleeping Beauty Mountain.
In 2022 we switched our registration platform to Ultracamp, allowing all of our registrations to be on one platform. This provided a smoother registration process that opened in January
With the change in programming, overall camper weeks decreased from 103 to 99. However, when looking at girls’ camp numbers in isolation, the girls numbers increased from 85 camper weeks to 99 camper weeks
Our summer team was fully staffed by mid-March.
We ran our first Me & My Pal Getaway Weekend and Family Camp week.
We had a second summer of successfully having no outbreaks of COVID
ShoulderSeasonweofferedthefollowingprograms:
OpenHouse
AnnualMeeting
AllFriendsWeekend
Women’sWeekend
Me&MyPalWeekend
FamilyCamp
SpringandFallStewardshipWeekends
OpenCamping:
May26-30
June10-12
August25-29
September1-5
September15-19
September22-26
RentalGroups
Multiplefamilyandmemberwholeunitrentals
A future where people transformed by Camp Little Notch experiences become confident, thoughtful, compassionate, independent thinkers who are accepting of others, and are steadfast stewards of nature.
Camp Little Notch provides wilderness experiences to children and adults, shaped by fun and friendship, empowering self-discovery, collaboration within a diverse community, and an appreciation of nature.
Harmony with Nature
Environmental Stewardship
Harmony with Each Other Community Building, Social Consciousness, and Inclusivity
Harmony with Self Growth and Wellness
Mandi took over as the producer of social media and website content. Based on 2021 response results, print adds were thoughtfully chosen and changes were made. The decision was made to try a different radio station for advertizing. Two different membership drives were implemented during 2022 bringing in 16 new lifetim b Mand r 2022.
2022 was ger, at the helm, lots o wards on hand to do u Stewards for this lab nd our Capital Campaign came in handy then.Thank you to all who donated to our Capital Campaign; we were able to get some much needed work completed..
New plumbing and shower heads in shower house
Back wall of shower house re-built
Shower stalls painted
300 feet of new waterline added in Innisfree
New footbridge to Tinuwen built
Giant rocks from roadway removed - this will keep our road in better shape and possibly allow for plowing in the future
New plumbing under Health Center
Electricity upgrade to Dining Hall to allow for more appliances to be used
Turtle Point tree removed from the swimming area
20 yards of local sand to enhance the beach
The Annual Meeting was held on June 18. Twenty one members joined to elect new members of the board and discuss the 2021 year of operation.
All Friends Reunion Weekend was held August 18-22, separated for the first time from the Annual Meeting. With that we were able to offer some programming and introduced the first run of the "Golden Paddle". Holding close to our traditions, another successful Silent Auction was held Saturday evening with 48 alum attending.
Women's Weekend was a success with 51 attendees September 7-11. We successfully hosted the Saturday night banquet, added new workshops to the mix and welcomed back Caity Gallagher for another wonderful performance.
On November 4 we hosted our first annual 'Wishes on the Water" Gala. We had 108 attendees and honored our seven founding board members.
In June and July of 2022, Governance and Nominating Committee worked to find board members to create a slate for the 2022-2024 board.
We gained 5 new BOD members - Christine Brooks, Andrea Dobo, Betty Fuller, Sara Fuller, and Janet Strominger.
We aided the ED in making sure our Whistleblower Policy and Record Retention and Destruction Policy were in compliance with current requirements.
We continued trying to update the bylaws and refining the board application and candidacy process. In addition to needing someone to serve as treasurer we want to identify and engage candidates with a diversity of skills and life experiences.
In the Summer of 2022 we earned $18,848 working concessions at SPAC. It was an awesome team effort from our volunteers.
The All Friends Silent Auction occurred in August of 2022. The Auction was a success, as always, raising $2,800
We participated in the Boscov's fundraiser again, and we made over $750 which was more than expected.
We returned to Tawasentha Park in Albany in April of 2022 for another silent auction which brought us $1047.
2022 marked the return to Glennpeter's for an evening of Drinks, Food and Friends. Everyone who attended helped to raise $1,400 through Silent Auction, ticket drop and Playing Card raffle fun.
The Treasurer and the Finance Committee, together with the Executive Director created and obtained Board approval for the operating budget for 2022; maintained fiscal oversight; and reported to the Board of Directors.
The Finance Committee approved campership applications for 19 new and returning campers.
The FoCLN Endowment Account was created with RBC Wealth Management. The 2022 year-end balance was $42,826 thanks to our generous donors. Capital Campaign funds accrued from previous years were used to continue to complete infrastructure improvements in 2022. At year-end, the balance of these funds was $68,609.
An Accountant’s Report of audited financials is available upon request. Please email info@friendsofcln.org for more information. The numbers presented here are taken from the organization’s (unaudited) statements. The way the audited figures are grouped and presented makesitdifficulttopulloutandpresentthedatathatwethinkwillbeofmostinteresttomembers.
The mortgage is scheduled to come due on April 1, 2025, with a balloon payment of $316,356 75
Our interest rate is a fixed 5% over the life of our current loan
The task force members met monthly and were able to accomplish the following: examining the furnace and scouring the woods for remains of the Mount Hope Village. Before the report was written, we were informed that the furnace looks more stable than it is and were advised to fence part of it and put up better warning signs
Developed an initial Tour Script and led 7 guided historic tours to the Mount Hope Blast Iron Furnace between May and September. Julie Yanson, who did her Girl Scout Gold Award on the Furnace under the supervision of Fran Plummer, led most of the tours and David Zdunczyk, a Graduate of the Folk/Museum Studies in Museum Studies and American Folk Culture from the State University of NY at Oneonta led or co-led the others.
Evaluations from 22 participants of the first three spring tours were unanimously positive with an overall rating of 4.8 on a 5-point scale. Updated the Furnace Trail Brochure and had copies printed to be placed at the trailhead.
Completed a grant application for and received a Preserve NY grant (see https://www.preservenys.org/ for $8,560. The project proposed was to complete a Conditions Assessment and Historic Structure Report on the Mount Hope Blast Iron Furnace. Janet Null of Argus Architecture & Preservation, PC, recommended by OSI, had completed a Conditions assessment in 2005 of the McIntryre furnace and a plan/design for stabilization work in 2006. Argus Architecture agreed to complete our grant project for $15,900. The Furnace Task Force raised the additional $7,350 needed. In late October 2022, Argus staff and a team of surveyors spent two days
Furnace Task ForceWe would like to give a huge and heartfelt Thank You to these individuals and entities for contributing funds, in-kind donations, and/or valuable time and skills to Friends of Camp Little Notch in 2022.
If we somehow missed listing you for 2022, please email admin@friendsofcln.org to let us know and we will add your name to the electronic copy of this report, which will be available on our website.
We would like to thank all the volunteers who participated in the work completed at camp during the unprecedented times of 2022.
Adirondack Trust Company
Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust
Amazon Smile
American Online Giving Foundation
Axiom Landscape and Home Improvement, LLC
Ball Metal - in honor of Jeff Czajkowski & Robert Petralia
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Boscovs Cash Donations
County of Saratoga
Cudney's Launderes & Dry Cleaners
Hannaford
Hornor-Skinn Charitable Fund
Key Motors
Legends Hospitality, LLC
Network for Good NYC SEFA C21 po#1
Rotary Club Of Saratoga Springs NY Inc.
Spectrum Software, Inc
Stewart's Foundation
Synergy Promotions
United Way Of The Greater Capital Region Wild Med Adventures
Samantha Adkisson
Gene Altman
Lisa Altman
Darlene Ashford
Keithe Atlas
Andrea Bachinski
Andrea Bailey
Mindy Becker
Barbara Beebe
Ann Bentzen
Lynn Bernardo
Susan Bernstein
Cindy Bingham & Judy Miller
Sandra Birnbaum
Cynthia Bliss
Christine Brooks
Janice Brooks
John Brooks
Barbara Brown
Everett Brown
Kim Brown
Lilly-Ann Brown
Crescentia Brynolfson
Heather Burnett
Ramona J. Cady
Susan Canfield
Eric Carmody
Kathy Castracane
Jennifer Chandler
Ellen Childs
Diane Cleveland
Barbara Cook
Susan Cook
Jeffrey Coulter
Corey Crumley
Jeff Czajkowski
Arthur Dardia
Randy Defisher
Karen Delehanty
Wendy & John Delehanty
Nancy Dilley
Emma Dixon
Rebecca & Phil Dixon
Patti Domfort
Marylouise Dowd
Edith Dundon
Emma Dundon
Elizabeth Dunn
Frederick & Barbara Eames
Dave Ebner
Erin Everett
Judy Farnan-Farago
Lindsay & Julia Farrar
Matthew Findel
Janet Foster
David Friedman
Elizabeth & James Fuller
Sara Fuller
Jayne E Garro
Kari Gathen
Patricia Gathen
Maureen Geiser
Diane Gelhorn
Neil & Patty Giammatteo
Francis Gilroy
Riley Gohlke-Schermer
Kelli Golden
Frank Goldstein
Michelle Golonka
Deborah Guilfoyle
William & Ilene Hafker
Laurice & James Haney
Lynn Hartwell
Karen Herkes
Julia Hillje Dardia
Adam Hoffman
Sarah Hoffman
Donna Hogan
Jeff Hogan
Kevin Hogan
Chris & Dick Howard
David Hunt
Eric Jackson
Mary Louise Jackson
Karen Jamack
Kit Jelonek
Debra Johnson
Karen Jones
Timothy Kaye
Heidi Kelly
Kathleen Kieffer
Steve & Mary Kozlowski
Michael Kramer
Kim Krause
Leah LaFera
Diane Lapan
David LaPointe
Tess Lecuyer
Dawn Lenahan
Jennifer Lescovich
Valerie Lester
Fran Lobdell
McKenna Loop
Elizabeth Lorenc
Jo Lum
Christian Lupo
Brigid Mack
Lisa Madison-Buirns
Amey Maffucci
Doreen Mannion
Marianne Marchesi
Eileen McCashion
Megan McGivney
Gabrielle McKayle
Cheryl McNamara
Jessica Meyer
Marie Meyer
Mandi Miller
Paige Minear
Catherine Minnery
Amber Moser
Karen Myers Malcolm
Cara Najdek
Margaret Oathout
Kelley O'Hearn
Heather O'Leary
Robin Oliveira
Ruth Olmsted
Megan Osika
Amanda Parkes
Alyssa Pasquale
Anthony Pegaz
Laurie Pegaz
Paul & Kimberly Penman
Anne Peters
Carolyn Peterson-Vaccaro
Bob Petralia
Alisha Phillips
Daniel & Melanie Pollay
Beth Post
Mary Reid
Nan Reid
Laura Reid & Nancy Brossard
Susan Rhoades
Michelle Riendeau
Patricia Roesch
Mary (Bailey) Rogers
Sean Rooney
Linda Rupp
Sophia Sattar
Judi Savacool
Joanne Scalzo
Kathy Schermer
Donna Schofield
Peggy Sheaffer
Sally Sheldon
Timothy Skinner
Sean Slavin
Jill Smith
Amy Solis
Gretchen Soule
Sharon Steadman
Pamela Stefanelli
Elizabeth Stone
Patricia Stott
Adele Strominger
Janet Strominger
Margeaux Sullivan
Alicia Switser
Monica Tarantino
Pamela Trenhorn
Patricia Tuzzolo
Chris & Noreen Vandoren
Toni Ann Verry
Pam Voith
Dale & Joan Wade-Keszey
John Wallace
Carol Walter
Dr. Carol J Weingart
Jeff Weiss
Judith Wettig
Mary Lou & Charie Wheeler
Ronnie Williams
Kerry Wintsch
Harry Wood
Barbara Young
David Zdunczyk