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CAMP Board of Directors President Mike Zerda Secretary Dr. Toni Hill Treasurer Jean Magargee Julie Allen Jamie Fox Kyle Garetson Josh Gerstner Keith Holloway Dr. Madeleine Reichert Fred Swaney Dr. Azreena Thomas Executive Director Susan Osborne CAMP Advisory Committee Julianne Bass Elena Guajardo Dr. Janessa Manning Dr. Fred McCurdy Jim Pennekamp Richard A. Ramirez Click Here for Staff Listing
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This year as you prepare to kick-off of the giving season, don’t forget about #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Tuesday, December 2, 2014, people all around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give to local charitable organizations. There are three ways that you can participate in Giving Tuesday. You can give time, resources, or you can give voice. At CAMP we are makeing it easy to give all three ways. Give Time Check out the CAMP Respite Club Calendar and commit to serve one weekend a month during the school year or spend a week with our CAMPers during the summer. It is easy and fun to be a volunteer and it makes such a difference in the lives of people with special needs and those who care for them. Click here for a Volunteer Application and get started today. Give Resources If like to shop, check out the CAMP Wish List for items needed for Respite Club. From books and developmental games to a brand new refrigerator, every item on the Wish List is used during Respite Club activities. Don’t like to shop? CAMP has you covered. Make a financial gift to CAMP in honor of someone on your holiday gift list. No gift is too big or too small and you don't have to keep up with the receipt because this is one gift that won't be returned! Gifts made to CAMP are used to strengthen and inspire individuals with special needs—and those who care for them—through Recreation, Respite, and Education. Give Voice Share how you observe #GivingTuesday. Use Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to invite friends and family to join you on Giving Tuesday. YOU can make the holidays more generous this year!
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The 6th Annual Over 300 CAMP Supporters came out to the San Antonio Country Club for the 6th Annual Starry Night CAMP Gala to honor Toni and Richard Goldsmith. Our guests were the brightest stars at this unforgettable evening of elegance!
CAMP Executive Director Susan
Gen.( R) Tom and Dr. Toni Hill,
Liz and Mike Zerda, CAMP
Osborne with Honorees Richard
Mrs. Carla and Major Gen. (R)
Board President
and Toni Goldsmith
Kevin Bergner
Carroll and Patty Schubert and
CAMP Chief Program Officer
CAMP Director Ben Elble
Dr. Brandon Briery Ph. D.
Allison Hoch and CAMP Nurse Dee Evans
Impact SA, (Seated L-R) Steve & Marty Hixon, Bob and Ann Parker, Lynette
Robert Ramirez, Amber and
Maddox, Wendy Barber, Tammy Patter-
Oscar Castro, and Marion
son, (Standing) Marilyn Harrington, Marian Sokol, Michael Smith
Earley
Trae and Kenda Willoughby
Starry Night CAMP Gala Below are a few photos from the gala on September 13th. CAMP raised $155,295 to support and inspire individuals with special needs and those who care for them through Recreation, Respite, and Education! More Photos
Abby Fisher, Judy Foster,
Julianne Bass and Rudy Lopez
Alan and Betty Sierichs
and Raymond Judd
Andy, Collins and Julie Allen,
CAMP Executive Director Susan
Jean and Joseph Magargee
Osborne, and Abby Fisher
Richard Goldsmith, Madeleine Reichert-Zachary, Toni Goldsmith, and Bob Zachary
Jabe Cochren and Susan Osborne
Alumni Return to Celebrate They came on October 11th. Volunteer and Staff Alumni from across three and a half decades of CAMP history. They brought their children, their partners, their memories, and their Chacos. They reconnected with old friends and made a few new ones. They swapped stories from CAMP’s past and caught up with the vision for CAMP’s future.
my eyes to blessings in my life that I took for granted. Like many young people, I didn’t appreciate my blessings until I encountered CAMPers who face challenges every day and do so with grace and joy. It changed my life!”
Some were from the very first CAMP in 1979. Othe attendees served as recently as the last summer. They all came to celebrate CAMP!
Counselor Alex Soliz with a CAMPer; Summer 2011.
Rachel Palow Guillen checks in with her children.
Rachel Palow-Guillen started at CAMP as a Counselor in Training in 1992. By her last summer in 2004, she had worked her up to CAMP Director. Guillen sums up her 12 years at CAMP this way, “Up until I had my own children, my work at CAMP is probably the most important thing I’ve ever done.” While Guillen acknowledges that CAMP makes a profound impact on CAMPers she believes, “(Supporting) CAMP is one of the most important ways that people can make a difference, not just in the lives of CAMPers, but in the lives of teenagers.” And Guillen is not alone. Donna Campion is numbered among the first group of volunteers to serve at CAMP in 1979. She expresses a sense of pride at being an original part of the CAMP legacy.
Alex Soliz is a relative newcomer to CAMP. He served as a volunteer from 2010 to 2011 and returned as lead staff in 2013. He missed spending this past summer at CAMP (2014), so he was thrilled to have an opportunity to return for the Alumni Reunion. “I always pencil in respite events on my calendar with the hope of coming back, but life just gets in the way,” said Soliz. His favorite CAMP story involves an experience as the counselor for a CAMPer with limited communication skills. “I’m an enthusiastic person so I started the week at a high level of energy, but my CAMPer couldn’t give me any verbal feedback. On top of that he cried every night at bedtime.” Soliz tried not to let his enthusiasm dip, but he worried that his CAMPer wasn’t enjoying his week. Soliz’s worries were reinforced at closing ceremonies when the CAMPer’s family arrived and he began to cry.
“I often reflect on my time at CAMP, because it opened Donna Campion from 1979
“CAMP is probably the most important thing I’ve ever done”
Rachel Palow-Guillen
35 Years of CAMP “Wow!” said the CAMPer’s mother, “He must have really had a great time this week. He only cries when he has to stop doing something he loves!” “That experience taught me to never give up. Even when you don’t see results on the surface, you never can tell what’s going on underneath,” said Soliz.
being a parent at CAMP because I was responsible for the health and safety of my CAMPer, including feeding and bathing, dressing, and caring for their emotional needs. So, when my daughter came along I felt confident and comfortable in my role as mother.” This sentiment is echoed by Guillen, “At the age of fifteen I was responsible for making sure that my CAMPer was breathing, that he had a steady body temperature, and that he had fun!” Each CAMP Alumni has a personal story that makes their CAMP experience unique, but, there is common denominator; each one of them shares a sense of purpose, humility, and worth-which impacts every area of their lives. For Guillen CAMP is what has shaped her, “I am the leader, the teacher and the citizen that I am today because of CAMP. It has made me a better person.” Thirty-five years later, Campion continues to be strengthened by what she discovered at CAMP as a teenager, “Because of CAMP I have a sense of purpose no matter what challenges I face.”
Nicole and Jay Smith introduce their daughter to CAMP.
Nicole Smith has spent the majority of her life as a part of the CAMP family. She was only eight years old when she became a Sioux CAMPer. In the small community she grew up in, her brother was the only child in their school with an obvious disability. “Before CAMP, I thought I was the only one in the world who had a little brother in a wheelchair. CAMP changed my perspective on the world. It gave me a connection to so many other people who shared my experience.” When she turned fourteen Smith became a counselor. At sixteen she spent an entire summer at CAMP. “I remember going home bone tired on Friday and coming back on Sunday ready to do it again. It was the best summer of my life!” As an adult, Smith returned to CAMP as a Health Care Volunteer. CAMP is also the place where she and husband Jay were married. Now a mother, Smith credits her experience as a CAMP counselor with preparing her for parenthood, “I learned about
Alex sees CAMP as a guiding force, “Because of CAMP I’m able to respect people for who they are and not because of the circumstances that life has attributed to them. I take the time to see past what is on the surface and see who they truly are on the inside.” However, it is Smith’s poetic words that encompass the universal experience that is CAMP, “CAMP has been the focal point and the grounding place for my entire life, it is the gravity that has held me to this ground, and this ground, right here, is hallowed space for me.”
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2014 CAMP Alumni Reunion Scrapbook
Alumni Committee members Dana Fox and Jessi Castro wait for CAMP Alumni to arrive.
CAMP Founder Dr. Chris JohnsonPlauche and Donna Campion pose with the CAMP brochure that started it all back in 1979.
Assistant CAMP Director Alex Sego checks in Former CAMP Director Sam Van Neste.
Former CAMP Nurse Judy Foster and daughter bundle up against the evening chill!
Kids of CAMP Alumni enjoy the bounce castle.
The Star Lighting Ceremony was the highlight of the evening!
Rebecca and Schuylar Crist admire a photo of Schlyar as a young CAMPer.
Once an Archery Instructor, always an Archery Instructor, Cheri Tondre and her daughter.
Executive Director Susan Osborne, Nurse Dee Evans, and Wayne Tauer
Rebecca Sheddrick and her son enjoy the Night Activity with Sarah Renfro (Twig).
Cadillac Overdrive rocked the night away!
Georgina Saravia, Jenn Fisher and daughter. View More Alumni Reunion Photos on our Facebook
Donor Wall for August-October
Mr. Preston H. Davis
Hall and Pat Hammond
Ms. Terri Davis
Marilyn S. Harrington, Ph.D.
Mr. Frank Davis
Ms. Margaret Harrison
Cindy DeHoyos
Ms. Mary Austin Hart
Nathan DeHoyos
General (R)Tom and Dr.Toni Hill
Ms. Hope deLemos
Mr. Lyndon Hoch
Mr. Seguin Derousse
Mr. Keith Holloway
Ms. Tanja Desormeaux
Ms. Janet Hughes
Vicki L. and Terry Dewille
Leslie Hyman
Heather Diehl
Raymond Judd
Elinor and Dick Drileck
Yvette Kalter
Ms. Beverly Ahrens
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Duke
Ms. Estelle Kaufman
Col. and Mrs. Fred E. Aldrich
Amanda and Steve Dwyer
Ms. Diane Kearns
Andy and Julie C. Allen
Ms. Jane Edwards
Jerry Kelfer
Nan and Richard Allen
Mrs. Millie Ehrenberg
Mrs. Hannah Kendrick
Dr. Glenn Halff & Ms. Mindi Alterman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Eichelbaum
Ms. Judy Lackritz
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ancellotti
Mrs. Gretel Ekbaum
Dale and Marilyn Layton
Ms. Regina C. Anderson
Dee Evans, MSN, RN
David and Laura Leach
Ms. Donna Aragon
Edward Finnerty
Henry and Lilla Lide
Mike and Lee Barry
Ms. Jennifer D. Fisher
Mr. Daniel A. Lizarraga
Ms. Julianne Bass
Zee Fisher
Ms. Lynette Maddox
Mrs. Alison Beck
Louis Fisher
Jed Maebius
Mr. Larry Bena
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Fitzgerald
Jean and Joseph Magargee
Kevin and Carla Bergner
Ms. Cheryl Flatt
Jean Mankowski, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bolner
Dr. Marvin Forland
Ms. Elaine A. Maurer
Bryan and Cindy Boynton
Steve and Judy Foster
Pam Maxwell
James Branton
Ms. Tammy K. Foster
Mr. Michael T. McCabe
Dr. Sheldon Braverman
Mickle and Dana E. Fox
Mr. Ken McConnell
Ms. Amy Bredemus
Ms. Virginia Frost
Mr. Joseph McCormick, III
Brandon Gig Briery, Ph.D.
Bonnita Gaddis
Bob and Shelley McCullough
Virgil & Sammie Briery
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Galvan
Ms. Annabelle McGee
Ms. Lleanna Brinsmade
Bob Gardner
Ms. Laura McLaughlin
Austin Britt
Mr. Kyle Garetson
Ms. Sara Menchaca
Ms. Teri Brooke
Natalie Garza
Ms. Heather Miller
Phoebe and Ron Brown
Jerry and Nancy Gerson
Ron and Sandy Morander
Mr. Thomas Burney
Mr. Josh Gerstner
John and Naomi Morris
Cheryl Busald
Mr. Jim Getchell
Judith Morton
Ms. Donna Campion
David Glenn
Mark Moyer
Graciela Catache
Mr. David Goddu
Mr. David Murdock
Miguel Chapa
Richard and Toni Goldsmith
Jill M. Chernin, R.N.C.
Joan Goldsmith
Mrs. Laura Chesler
Ruth Goldsmith
Ms. Patricia Clark
Crespin Gonzales
Ms. Christie Cochren
Ms. Kay Green
Mr. Elliott Cohen
Robbie Greenblum and Tova Rubin
Dr. Larry Cohen
Ms. Andrea Guadarrama
Ms. Sarah Cohen
Ms. Elena K. Guajardo
Ms. Doris I. Cole
Ms. Evelyn Gurganus
Cassandra and Kenneth Cook
Mrs. Sally Halff
General Wilson Cooney
Ms. Betty Halff
Ms. Stacey Darr
Jim and Danna Halff
You matter to us and we want to properly acknowledge your generosity. If we have omitted your gift or spelled your name incorrectly, please let us know so we can correct our records. Contact Nancy Gerson at nancy.gerson@campcamp.org or 210-671-7955
Donor Wall for August-October Continued Shannon Newton
Carroll and Patty Schubert
Ms. Laci Walk
Ms. Susan Osborne
Mr. Alan Sierchs
Ms. Melanie K. Walker
Mr. Greg Oveland
Chuck A. and Leigh Smith
Tim and Kay Watt
Bob and Ann Parker
Ms. Marian Sokol
Mr. Don Weast
Mrs. Carolyn Parmer
Alex Soliz
Fred and Mindi Silver- Weiss
Sean and Mary Passmore
Rabbi Samuel and Lynn Stahl
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Wender
Mr. Jarred Payne
Steve and Sheri Stone
Carl and Marjean Werner
Jim and Beth Pennekamp
Ms. Amandi Suarez
David Wheless
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Phinney
Josh Sutin
Ms. JoAnn Wilkins
Dianne and Boone Powell
Nathan Swaney
Ms. Kristen E. Williams
Ms. Stephanie Ramirez
Mr. Bob Swartz
Robert and Kenda Willoughby, III
Ms. Roxanna Ramriez
Ms. Mary Swearingen
Bob and Ruthy H. Willoughby
Ms. Dianne P. Reavis
Elizabeth Swize
Ms. Dianna Woody
Ms. Irma Reed
Mr. Robert Tanner
Dick and Ruthie Wurzburg
Madeleine Reichert - Zachary Ph.D.
Mr. Wayne Tauer
Ms. Emily Wycpalek
and Bob Zachary
Ms. Alicia Thomas
Ms. Dorothy M. Ybarra
Mrs. Danielle Muniz
Dr. Azreena Thomas
Ms. Jessica Zachary
Ms. Mary Ellen Resen
Dr. Phyllis Thompson
Mr. Michael Zerda
Homer and Beverly Rhodes
Tom and Melanie Thurmond
Tory and Clay Richmond
Mr. Sam C. Van Neste
Ms. Heather Rodriguez
Ms. Vanessa Vance
Ms. Iris Rubin
Ms. Vivian Miller Vance
Ms. Jessica Saenz
Jay Vargas-Zachary
Louise and Bryan Sagor
Jeannie Vasquez
Thank-you for making CAMP possible!
Organizations and Foundations Children's Oncology Camping Association
Lackland AFB OSC
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Mays Family Foundation
Cox Smith Matthews Inc.
Nationwide United Way Campaign
Cowden Charitable Foundation Trust
San Antonio Country Club
Dixie Starnes Wenger Foundation
San Antonio Area Foundation
Dru and Scott Family Foundation
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Frost National Bank Charitable Foundation
Temple Beth-El
H-E-B Tournament of Champions Charitable Trust
Towne & Country Optimist Club
James Family Charitable Fund
United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County
Joan and Herb Kelleher Charitable Foundation
Valero Energy Foundation
Marcia and Otto Koehler Foundation
VFW Post 8569
Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
Honorariums Mr. John S. Hart
Ms. Regina C. Anderson
John & Naomi Morris
Mr. Jarred Payne
Regan Naylor
Jabe Cochren
Ms. Dianna Woody
Homer and Beverly Rhodes
Ms. Susan Osborne
Trent Evans
Ms. Jane Edwards
Dru and Scott Family Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goldsmith Mrs. Laura Chesler
Mr. Zack Shaffer Ms. Dianna Woody
In Memory Of Meghan Hill
Odene McOwen
Ms. Lleanna Brinsmade
Henry and Lilla Lide
Ms. Virginia Frost
Mr. Greg Oveland
Bonnita Gaddis
Ms. Mary Ellen Resen
Raymond Judd
Ms. Mary Swearingen
Ms. Alicia Thomas Mr. Jay Lemire Ms. Beverly Ahrens
Tony Podesta Mrs. Alison Beck Rachel Reavis
CAMP Executive Offices @ Lackland Air Force Base
Center Point Camp CAMP Facility
Please use this address, phone, and fax number to send all application paperwork for CAMPers, Staff and Volunteers.
This address, phone, and fax number may be used to reach CAMPers, Staff, and Volunteers serving at Camp CAMP.
Mailing Address:
Mailing Address:
PO Box 27086 San Antonio, TX 78227 Physical Address:
PO Box 999 Center Point, TX 78010 Physical Address:
2525 Ladd Street Lackland AFB, TX 78236 Tel: Fax:
Email:
515 Skyline Drive Center Point, TX 78010
210-671-5411 210-671-5225
Tel: Fax:
830-634-2267 210-858-8035
campmail@campcamp.org
CAMP’s Mission is to strengthen and inspire individuals with special needsand those who care for them-through Recreation, Respite, and Education.