Camp Matters 2nd Quarter, 2016

Children’s Association for Maximum Potential 2nd Quarter, 2016

Are YOU Ready for 2016, CAMP: A Space Odyssey?

CAMP Links Summer Schedule Contact Center Point CAMP Want to Volunteer for Session #5?

Alumni or Pre-CAMP Grads Email Alex Sego.

Starry Night CAMP Gala to Honor its Founders

2016 Mission Control Team

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Health Care Volunteer Information

CAMP: A Space Odyssey

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CAMP’s mission is to strengthen and inspire individuals with special needs - and those who care for them - through Recreation, Respite, and Education.

CAMP Alumni Reconnect and Stay Involved

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Score One for CAMP

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Nothing But Blue Skies for CAMPfest 2016

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#GlitchCantStopCAMP

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Memorials and Honorariums

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CAMP Board of Directors President Mike Zerda Vice President Robert Kyle Garetson Secretary Dr. Toni Hill Vice Secretary Dana Fox Treasurer Jean Margargee Vice Treasurer Dr. Azreena Thomas Julie Allen Mario Dominguez Keith Holloway Ed Kreusel Lee Matecko Dr. Alycia Maurer Kenneth McConnell Jill Rosenthal Executive Director Susan Osborne Staff Directory

CAMP Advisory Committee Julianne Bass Jamie Fox Selena Frost Elena Guajardo Dr. Janessa Manning Dr. Fred McCurdy Anton Montano Jim Pennekamp Richard A. Ramirez Dr. Madeleine Reichert Chuck Smith Fred Swaney Dr. Phyllis Thompson Vanessa Vance

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Starry Night CAMP Gala to Honor its Founders

Mark Your Calendar

Join us on Saturday, September 10, 2016 when Children’s Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP) honors its founders, Dr. Chris Plauche Johnson, Dr. Fred McCurdy, and Dr. Robert deLemos (dec.) at the 8th Annual Starry Night CAMP Gala.

“It was 37 years ago when Dr. Plauche Johnson, Dr. McCurdy, and Dr. deLemos, all Air Force Pediatricians, took 32 of their patients with special needs camping for the weekend,” said CAMP Executive Director Susan Osborne.

“They saw first-hand the benefits of providing social and recreational opportunities to individuals with special needs and CAMP was born. Today CAMP helps over 1000 individuals to reach their Maximum Potential every year.”

The event, which will be held at the San Antonio Country Club, will begin at 6 pm with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by dinner, a short program, and presentation of our honorees.

The gala supports CAMP’s summer and school-year programs. For more information on sponsorships and tickets please visit the CAMP website, or contact Lauren Weiss by phone at (210) 671-6002 or email her at lauren.weiss@campcamp.org.

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2016 Mission Control Team 2016 Mission Control Team:

Their Assignment:

This team represents the best space navigators in the Galaxy to serve as guides through the vast frontier of CAMP: A Space

These space travelers have been assigned a nine week Galaxy Patrol, from Star Date: May 13, 2016 to Star Date: August 5, 2016.

Odyssey.

Cherokee Boy CCC* Gabby Segal Flower Mound , TX 7th Summer at CAMP Attends University at North Texas She wants to be a doctor and specialize in autism and neurodevelopment.

Cherokee Girl CCC* Aurora Brinkman San Francisco, CA 5th Summer at CAMP Attends University of Texas, Austin She is planning a career as a clinical psychologist.

Boy’s Unit Leader Andrew Wickersham San Antonio, TX 7th Summer at CAMP Attends University of Texas, Austin He wants to be a doctor or the general manager of a Major League Baseball Team when he grows up.

The Cherokee Boys Team

Cherokee Girls Team

Assistant - Tina Bustamante

Assistant - Valeria Laddaga

2nd Summer at CAMP

4th Summer at CAMP

CCC*- Gabby Segal

CCC* Aurora Brinkman

Assistant - Claudia Pharr

Assistant - Rhiannon Aleman

“I’d love to be Yoda, because it would be so cool to be so old and still be so cool. Talk like Yoda, I would like.

5th Summer at CAMP

5th Summer at CAMP

Yes, hmmm.”

- CAMP: A Space Odyssey Their Mission:

Their Motto:

They will lead CAMPers on week long explorations in time and space designed to strengthen and inspire space adventurers with special needs.

“We will boldly go where no CAMPer has gone before!”

*CCC - Chief Cabin Counselor

Apache Boy CCC*

Apache Girl CCC*

Sierra Cantu

Hannah Burshnick

San Antonio, TX

Austin, TX

4th Summer at CAMP

6th Summer at CAMP

Attends Austin Community College

Attends University of Texas, Austin

She wants to join the Peace Corps after college and travel the world.

She wants to be special education teacher or a princess.

Apache Boys Team

Apache Girls Team

Assistant -Tali Koppelman Harif

Assistant - Esmi Rios

5th Summer at CAMP

4th Summer at CAMP

CCC - Sierra Cantu

CCC - Hannah Burshnick

Assistant - Ally McConnell

Assistant - Ivalis Guajardo

3rd Summer at CAMP

4th Summer at CAMP

Girl’s Unit Leader Georgia Budjenska San Antonio, TX 7th Summer at CAMP Attends University of Texas, Tyler She is planning to be a nurse.

Her favorite thing to do away from CAMP is to go hiking with her dog.

“If I could be any science fiction character, it would be River Tam from Firefly because she’s so serene.”

Mission Control Team

Mohawk Boy CCC*

Mohawk Girl CCC*

Pawnee Boy CCC*

Mary Kossa

Shelby Vigil

Braydon Evans

Schulenburg, TX

Schertz, TX

Orlando, FL

7th Summer at CAMP

4th Summer at CAMP

2nd Summer at CAMP

Attends University of Texas, Austin

Attends University of Texas, Austin

Attends St. Petersburg

She wants to be an occupational She plans a career in development therapist or Assistant CAMP like her hero, CAMP Chief Director like Alex Sego.

Development Officer Laura Leach.

College, St. Petersburg, FL He wants to be a prosthetic therapist.

Mohawk Boys Team

Mohawk Girls Team

Pawnee Boys Team

CCC*- Mary Kossa

Assistant - Leah Menard

Assistant - Shane Williams

Assistant - Eric Dieterich

4th Summer at CAMP

4th Summer at CAMP

5th Summer at CAMP

CCC*- Shelby Vigil

CCC*- Braydon Evans

Assistant - Robert Briseno

Assistant - Lorena Terroba Urruchia

2nd Summer at CAMP

4th Summer at CAMP

Assistant - Brian Schuster

CAMP Kitchen Crew Chef- Javier deTovar Kitchen Staff - Tristan Bennett Kitchen Staff - Pablo Garcia Sous Chef - Andrew Prince

2nd Summer at CAMP

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Pawnee Girl CCC*

Sioux CCC*

Abbey Garcia

Sarah Cranek

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TX

6th Summer at CAMP

3rd Summer at CAMP

Attends University of Rochester, NY

Attends Sam Houston St. University

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.�

Wants to be a Naval Officer, retire, and then coach volleyball.

~Henri Matisse

Sioux Team Assistant - Nick Pugh 4th Summer at CAMP CCC*- Sarah Cranek Assistant - Sara Hackert 3rd Summer at CAMP

Pawnee Girls Team

CAMP Maintenance Team

Assistant - Vivienne Kellum

Maintenance - Bill Jamison

3rd Summer at CAMP

Center Point Assistant Facilities Manager - Mason Howerton

Assistant - Joan L. Trejo

Center Point Facilities Manager - Ken Kaiser

4th Summer at CAMP

Maintenance - Billy Rodriguez

CCC*- Abbey Garcia

Maintenance - Rob Ramirez Paid & Volunteer Lead Staff Jennifer Lei Ariana Segal Jack Ocheltree Lexy Peters Ashlaine Wilson Not pictured: Haley Thorson, Magaly Maldonado, Abby Issarraras

Mission Control Team

Program Coordinator

Archery Head Instructor

Arts & Crafts Head Instructor

Katie E. Gerhardt - 5th Summer

Clare Maas - 4th Summer

Horse Wrangler

Outdoor Cooking Head Instructor

Micaiah Dietert - 9th Summer

Noah Willoughby - 2nd Summer

Colin Campbell San Antonio, TX 9th Summer at CAMP Attends Sul Ross St. University His favorite CAMP activity is horseback riding.

He plans to pursue a career as a professional firefighter.

Lifeguard Zachary Zaldivar - 1st Summer

Sports & Recreation Head Instructor Sabrina Esparza - 1st Summer

Left Nature Center Head Instructor Shelby Engle 7th Summer

Right Photographer Oscar Ives 1st Summer at CAMP CAMP Medical Team Infirmary Assistant Caitlin Messinger - 3rd Summer Pharmacy Intern Elizabeth Alvarez - 1st Summer Infirmary Assistant Joaquin Mills - 1st Summer CAMP Head Nurse Dee Evans - 11th Summer

Cont.

Canoe Head Instructor

Drama Head Instructor

Horseback Head Instructor

Nathan Ryher - 1st Summer

Kurt Wilkinson - 13th Summer

Ashley Gardner - 2nd Summer

Pool Head Instructor

Lifeguard

Lifeguard

Rachel Franklin - 2nd Summer

Julie Bull - 2nd Summer

Trevor Franck - 3rd Summer

Alumni Reconnect & Stay Involved CAMP is excited to announce new shortterm opportunities for Alumni to reconnect and stay involved during Summer 2016!

While we encourage Alumni to come out to CAMP for a visit at any time, we have three new ways for Alumni to reconnect with CAMP and fellow Alum this summer: Alumni Visit Days, Help with Check-In and Check-out, or Host an Alumni Gathering.

Alumni Visit Days: June 23rd & July 14th Alumni are invited to come out to CAMP for the day, enjoy activities and meals with the campers and counselors, and stick around for the dance!

Alumni the chance to reconnect and share the glory of by-gone days.

Contact Alex Sego to plan your event.

“It’s amazing when Alumni connect the dots; that the work they did at CAMP many years ago, the work that continues today, and everything in between, is in some way thanks to the volunteers and visionaries that came before,” said Assistant Camp Director Alex Sego. “Alumni are connected to the legacy that is CAMP, because each time someone volunteers at CAMP, they make

Help with Check-In and Check-Out: Alumni are invited to join CAMP Staff on Sundays and Fridays throughout the summer to help with check-in and check-out.

Just email Alex Sego to schedule a time to greet camper and counselor families or serve refreshments to those waiting to check in or out.

Participating in Alumni Visit Days or helping with summer check-in and check-out are great ways for Alumni to reconnect with CAMP and reach out to the new generation of campers and counselors. It makes a huge impression on new volunteers when CAMP Alumni participate during summer camp sessions.

Host an Alumni Gathering: If you live in the San Antonio or Austin area, you can host an Alumni gathering in your home, business, or other venue to give

an impact on someone, and then that person goes out and makes an impact on someone else. CAMP today is a result of 37 years of people paying it forward!”

Click this link to learn more about how to Reconnect and Stay Involved or email alex.sego@campcamp.org.

Score One for CAMP CAMP was well under par in the 2016 Valero Texas Open Birdies for Charity.

CAMP supporters hit a hole in one with record breaking donations! A total of $8,445.24 was raised by 19 donors, exceeding our goal by $924.24 and helping CAMP finish as one of the top 50 charities included in the Valero Texas Open Pro-Am Challenge.

CAMP was paired with Pro-Golfer Ryan Palmer. Although team Palmer didn’t place “in the money” for the Pro-Am, he tied for 4th place in the four day Valero Texas Open tournament with an impressive nine under par.

Thank YOU to our CAMP supporters “fore” helping us keep the drive alive six years in a row. With lucky #7 clearly in our sights, and our eye on the pin, we

are teed up for Birdies for Charity 2017 to be our most successful yet!

Nothing But Blue Skies for CAMPfest 2016 It was warm weather and blue skies on April 2nd as we hosted our 2016 CAMPfest event at Camp CAMP in Center Point, TX. Over 230 people attended this fun filled day.

Assistant CAMP Director Alex Sego, with the CAMPfest Door Prize, fruit from Kerr County Produce.

CAMPers participated in arts & crafts, outdoor cooking, archery, face painting, a dance clinic, visited the petting zoo, explored a fire truck, attended story time, met local mascots, and more!

Parents, and those interested in volunteering, had an opportunity to attend Question & Answer sessions, followed by tours of CAMP. The Resource Fair included local agencies that shared information about services for individuals with special needs. The

highlight of the day was the CAMP Fashion Show. CAMPers and volunteers strutted their stuff on the runway, modeling the latest in CAMP formal wear.

“We are truly grateful to the organizations and individuals who came to CAMPfest to host activities,” said Development Manager, Lauren Weiss.

Thank you to: Artful Start, Margie Barker, H-E-Buddy, Kerr Community Arts School, Kerrville Fire Department, Kerrville Public Library, Virginia Smith, and the Tivy High School Cheerleaders and their mascot Scrappy. Thank YOU to everyone who attended CAMPfest, we hope to see you again next year on Saturday, March 25, 2017!

Sabrina Epstein with Artful Start helps CAMPfest attendee with an art project.

The CAMP Camp STORE Store (The Children’s Association for Maximum Potential Camp Stuff That’s Obviousy Really Excellent Store)

Open Sunday 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm and Friday 11 am - 3:30 pm

Because when stuff is this excellent, you just gotta have it!

Get Your CAMP Gear Here!

Photos clockwise from top left: CAMP

Director Ben Elble and Chef Javier deTovar, photo bomb Executive Director Susan Osborne’s “I love CAMP” photo; H-E-Buddy welcomes a CAMPer to CAMPfest; Tivy High School Mascot poses for a picture with a happy CAMPer.

Glitch Can’t Stop CAMP The 3rd of May 2016 will go down in the history books as the day a glitch in technology tried to stand in the way of The Big Give SA and the magic of CAMP. Because of YOU, CAMP started out strong. Then came the GLITCH! The the Big Give SA website crashed, but CAMP wasn’t defeated because you knew the

CAMPers were counting on you. When the website came back up on May 4th, YOU made sure CAMP finished strong.

Our rallying cry was #GlitchCantStopCAMP. CAMP supporters took to their computers, laptops, and cell phones to save the day.

Together you helped CAMP raise a total of $37,756.03 to strengthen and inspire individuals with special needs.

Thank YOU to everyone who supported CAMP in The Big Give SA. YOU make CAMP possible!

Click here for video highlights of the fun, games, and gratitude from The Big Give SA.

CAMP Honorariums RUBEN ABREGO Debra K. Abrego

TREVOR FRANCK Joann Franck

BRANDON MCCONNELL Seguin RV, Inc.

TRAVIS TUCKER Ashley Tucker

WILL ALEXANDER Ken Simmons

BAILIE CHRISTINE FRENCH Ms. Evelyn Gurganus

CARLY MOTT Ms. Gayla Williamson

ERIC VAN HELL Ms. Sylvia Yvonne Van Hell

MS. SCARLETT ANCELLOTTI Martin and Terry Ancellotti

SABRINA GALVAN Frank Burton Alma Esquivel Michael and Sharon Galvan Mr. and Mrs. James Greco Ms. Letty Legere Deann Lopez Susan and James McKinney

DANIELLE MUNIZ Jim AND Suzanne Reily

LARKIN WELDER Michael Adcock Andy and Julie Allen Julia Halvorson Matt and Catherine Markette Paul and Pam Rohlfs

MADELINE GERHART Meredith Gerhart David and Laura Leach

DYLAN POLENDO Susanna Schene

JERRY AND NANCY GERSON Ms. Iris Berman Smith Mr. Robert Eichelbaum Dick and Ruthie Wurzburg

Diane Ireson Chloe Zachary Jessica Zachary Laura Zachary

Andrea Koop Terry and Samantha Mcphail RYAN BLOUGH Karrie Kimbrell DR. BRANDON BRIERY Gig and Sammie Briery Ms. Marcia Cochran Angy and Dory Stiles GIG AND SAMMIE BRIERY Ed and Sharrise Brier Sims JABE COCHREN Homer and Beverly Rhodes LEE CULVER Mr. Brian Culver ROBERT A. de LEMOS, M.D. Hope de Lemos BEN AND MICHELLE ELBLE Martha de Lemos Joseph and Shirley Elble, Sr.

ROGER AND GERI NORMAN Christine Kutnick MATTHEW PETROSKY Karrie Kimbrell

MADELEINE REICHERT-ZACHARY, PH.D.

Mark and Amy Trevino Ms. Ashley Voss MARYANN AND MIKE WINGO Allison Blass

BETHANY AND BREANNA HARRISON ELLEN ROGERS Henry and Julie Rogers Margaret Harrison GENERAL J.T (R) AND DR. TONI HILL BOBBY AND JILL ROSENTHAL Michelle Brockwell Carmen Nitsche Valerie Newberg Lori Seinera MR. JACOB HOMAN Shannon Stephens Larry Homan, Jr. KEN KAISER Martha de Lemos

BRIAN SCHUSTER Brian Schuster

VINCENT ESQUEDA George and Mary Esqueda

DAVID AND LAURA LEACH Kimberly Conley

ALEX SEGO Ms. Meggan Harris

TRENT EVANS Matt and Dee Evans Deidra Hall Carl and Nancy Smith

MICHAEL MAFFEI James Pillar

JEFF SHIPSKI Linda Kaufman

MS. LILLIANA MANCILLAS Ms. Linda M. Segura

KYLE SPRINGER Susan Strasevicz

CAMP Memorials MR. DAVID ALDRICH Col. and Mrs. Fred E. Aldrich RUTH ANDERSON Ben and Michelle Elble

IAN HINKLE Ms. Hannah Burshnick Kimberly Conley Phillip and Sabrina Hinkle Anna Purcell

MARY ROSE BLASS Allison Blass

MR. JAY LEMIRE Bruce and Marjorie Lemire

DOUGLAS GOODELL Carol and Jay Georgi

GLORIA SILBER Bobby and Jill Rosenthal

ALICE HACKERT Stacy Gonzales

STEVEN SMITH General J.T and Dr. Toni Hill

KARLA HIGHSMITH Melanie Highsmith

VIRGINIA STACEY Allan and Gwen

MEGHAN HILL Ms. Lleanna Brinsmade General J.T and Dr. Toni Hill Roert Nichols Becky Simpson

RHETT URBAN Paul Urban MR. JOSHUA WINTER James Bowman III

June 1984, Jay Lemire, AKA Cowboy, holding the CAMP Flag.

YOU matter to us! Have you moved recently? Do you need to update your records? Would you like to speak with someone in the development office?

Contact Lauren Weiss (210) 671-6002 lauren.weiss@campcamp.org

Lackland AFB CAMP Executive Offices

Center Point Camp CAMP Facility

Please send all CAMPer & volunteer paperwork or donations here.

Please send mail & faxes here only when your CAMPer, Volunteer, or Staff Member is at CAMP.

Mailing Address:

Mailing Address:

PO Box 27086 San Antonio, TX 78227

PO Box 999 Center Point, TX 78010

Physical Address:

Physical Address:

2525 Ladd Street Lackland AFB, TX 78236

515 Skyline Drive Center Point, TX 78010

Tel: (210) 671-5411 Fax: (210) 671-5225

Tel: (830) 634-2267 Fax: (210) 858-8035

campmail@campcamp.org