COEC Annual Report 2020

Western Camps

D

ear Friends,

This past year has tested us all. It has tested our day-to-day lives; it has tested our businesses, communities, academic institutions, and the nation as a whole. I am by nature an optimist and that, too, has been tested. Yet, my natural inclination is to find silver linings and to feel gratitude. I believe there is something about working in the field of outdoor education, whether with children or adults, that engenders curiosity, possibility and hope. If it rains on a camping trip it makes the tent that much cozier and the fire that much warmer. If an individual feels afraid on the high ropes course, they can experience genuine support and validation from their colleagues on the ground.

This past year has provided COEC with the chance to discover myriad silver linings and to seek the path of possibility and optimism.

One of the most enjoyable silver linings has been our reinvigorated, cross-organizational collaboration. Prior to March 2020, The Nature Place, Sanborn, and High Trails Outdoor Education Center were all moving along successfully, yet siloed, within each of their own entities. The pandemic created an opportunity for directors and staff to create and host programming together. Those of us who normally find ourselves leading “repeat-after-me songs” during meals had the opportunity to serve meals and lead hikes for first responders. Others who typically

facilitate corporate groups enjoyed chatting with alums and future generations of campers during family camp. We have leaned on each other’s strengths and gained a deeper understanding of and respect for the big picture of COEC.

As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention, and like many businesses we have found ourselves innovating. Innovation at camp in a normal year looks like creating a fun new evening activity, developing a new Discovery Group curriculum, or bringing in a new client. While things change and shift, it is always within a familiar framework. Not this year.

With our school program and camps completely closed, and The Nature Place operating at a very limited capacity, we had to find new forms of revenue. We didn’t need to abandon our mission, vision or core values, but we had to expand our possibilities. From this work came a partnership with A Place Beyond and the Sanborn Gap Semester. APB offers college students the chance to take their classes online from the (now) High Trails College Campus, allowing them to connect with nature and find community during a time of social distancing and isolation. The Gap Semester gave another group of college students time and space to learn technical outdoor skills, explorer career opportunities and lead a life of discovery. This process of recognizing and actualizing organizational innovation was exciting,

motivating, inspiring and rewarding...a true silver lining.

Though we continue to seek and see the silver linings of this experience, the one that stands out most for me is the reconnection with simplicity. Throughout the pandemic, as many people were unable to leave their homes, travel, or engage in non-stop activities, it felt like the world found simplicity and beauty in slowing down. Throughout the summer we offered camping, hiking, and horseback riding on the property. Alums and their families enjoyed the slower pace that nature offers, the simplicity of having what you need on your back, and the connections and moments you can create with others in the outdoors. As we look ahead to the summer, we know there will be much to overcome. Yet we also know the campers and adults we work with will find profound growth and wonder in the simple moments of connection with the natural world and with each other.

These silver linings have provided community and connection. They have provided innovation and opportunity. Most of all, they have provided focus and clarity, much like our Colorado bluebird skies after the clouds and rain clear.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Marable

Greetings:,

On behalf of my fellow Trustees, I hope this finds you and your family healthy and safe. This note is longer than usual; then again, what is usual in this environment? Fortunately, I can tell you that COEC is doing well and everyone is busy running current programs and preparing for Summer 2021. Isn’t the mere thought of camp a great feeling in this environment?

Our ability to open successfully and operate safely is due to a senior leadership team that has adapted the organization and has worked tirelessly to ensure that we are prepared for almost any scenario. This staff has put in hundreds of hours developing plans, contingencies, systems and protocols that allow us to operate. We owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude

In the 40+ years that I have been involved at COEC as a camper, staff member, alum, parent and Trustee, 2020 was, without a doubt, the most difficult year we have faced. As the pandemic hit, we made the decision to cancel the spring programs at the High Trails Outdoor Education Center. This was just a sign of things to come. Little did we know, what we thought was our most significant decision was just a false summit.

In late spring the Trustees had to make the most consequential decision in our history when, at the recommendation of the senior leadership team, we cancelled all summer programs at Big Spring and High Trails and the fall HTOEC program. In many ways, that is when the story began to turn and the uniqueness of COEC began to shine.

Almost immediately, over 70% of the families enrolled for summer 2020 simply left money on deposit for enrollment in 2021. In some cases, those families generously donated their deposits to COEC and waited to send a new deposit for 2021. A group of dedicated alums raised over $250,000 in the early summer to help maintain our year-round staff. Senior staff members took voluntary cuts in compensation. These actions sustained COEC and demonstrated what a unique place it holds in all of our hearts.

As the summer progressed, the Trustees and the senior leadership team worked to manage costs and keep the organization moving

forward. We still had calves to be cared for and horses to be fed. Our large physical plant needed to be maintained. Most importantly, we had to plan for organizational next steps in the midst of the pandemic. It would be impossible to detail all of the scenarios that have been prepared for all of our programs. All of this was done with efficiency and care and a dedication to the understanding that children and adults need time in the outdoors while building a community and learning and growing as individuals.

There has been a continued acceleration of the good news as we ended 2020 and entered 2021:

• We launched our first new program in over 30 years: The Sanborn Gap Semester.

- This program filled with in a month of our announce ment and those students are currently enjoying a 65-day experiential learning program designed by our staff.

• We partnered with an exciting new group, A Place Beyond.

- They have 48 college students living at High Trails while attending their respective colleges remotely – not a bad place to have a remote learning experience.

- They get wonderful camp meals, and study breaks can mean a climb of A-bluff or sitting in an aspen grove.

• The staff put together wonderful “socially distanced” family camps last summer utilizing our facilities and peoples desire to be outdoors and in a community.

• Elizabeth Marable, at the request of the Trustees, became our interim executive director.

- It would be impossible to overstate what a fantastic job she has done. We all owe her a debt of gratitude for agreeing to take the position and for the amazing effort she has put into filling the role.

• The Nature Place has remained open and we have clients that have demonstrated the value of the programs we provide by continuing to come and book more visits.

• It is important to give three loud cheers to Rob Jolly for his over 30 years of service to COEC. He guided The Nature Place to great success.

- As of December 31, Rob is enjoying a very deserved retirement but remains a consultant to TNP and Elizabeth.

- Rob’s contributions are amazing. He was Sandy’s partner as they developed TNP into the world class conference and retreat center that it is today.

THANK YOU, ROB!

While we are not able to operate the spring season of our 2021 High Trails Outdoor Education program, we are preparing for Summer 2021 at SWC. Enrollment is incredibly strong and there are waiting lists at many age levels at both HT and BS.

Thanks to prudent financial management over the last two decades COEC has been able to weather the COVID storm. None of our planning ever considered “a lost year” but, the Trustees and the senior leadership team worked together to ensure that the organization remains on stable footing. With the exception of funds from the Payroll Protection Plan, COEC remains debt free. Our ability to emerge from this crisis in a sustainable position results from good management and, importantly, from the generosity of

people like you.

I will close this letter with two key thoughts. First, there may be some necessary accommodations to COVID, but rest assured that the SWC experience and spirit will thrive this summer. Chippy dippy bars will be made in the bakery. 14ers will be summitted. Horseback trips will venture to 39 Mile Mountain. And, friendships will be made that will last a life time. Second, I would not be able to write this letter without the significant support from our alums, parents and friends. Your generosity has been amazing and your concern for the organization expressed in notes, calls and meetings has been overwhelming.

Looking forward to a great Summer 2021,

Frank Williams Chair, COEC Board of Trustees

Thank You Thank You Thank You

We have been overwhelmed by the generosity and support of our alums, camp families, and friends during what has certainly been the most challenging time in the history of the camps. Together you donated more than $900,000 to COEC/Sanborn Camps in 2020. You allowed us to keep paying our outstanding professional staff, and they all helped out by taking salary cuts. You made it possible for us to keep feeding our horses, paying utility and insurance bills, and performing basic maintenance on our facility. You inspired us to innovate, to look for silver linings, and to meet each challenge we faced with confidence and optimism. You gave us hope.

Thank-you to our many camp families who instead of asking us to send back their 2020 deposits, either allowed us to keep them for 2021 or donated them. Thank-you to the many alums who, in response to Chris Shear’s heartfelt letter in May, sent checks for the COVID Bridge Fund. These timely gifts were incredibly important to help us through those first few difficult months.

And thank-you to our alums and camp families who had made generous 5-year pledges to our Sanborn Tomorrow Capital Campaign in 2018 or 2019. Despite the economic turmoil in the country, everyone honored those pledges in 2020, and we even received a few new donations to the Capital Campaign. Some of those funds were directed to our scholarship endowment which continues to grow while currently providing much needed tuition assistance for campers in 2021. Gifts designated for “Greatest

Need” are currently safely invested and provide immense security for our future.

When we sent our traditional annual appeal letter in November, we anticipated that the response would be less than normal because so many of you had already contributed. You surprised us again! More of you donated than ever before and the total amount of gifts surpassed our wildest expectations. These funds are being used to provide scholarships for 2021 and to support some of our urgent program needs as we move into the summer.

One of Sandy’s favorite quotes was this one by Margaret Mead “Never doubt that a small group of committed humans can change the world. It’s the only thing that ever has.”

We know that the mental health of young people has been sadly impacted during this pandemic. They have more anxiety and more depression. They have suffered from loneliness and feelings of isolation. The camp experience of community, fun, and social and emotional growth is more important than ever. You have allowed us to continue this important work and we are so very grateful. You have made a difference.

Sincerely,

Jane Sanborn

SANBORN TOMORROW

These alums and friends of camp made pledge payments/donations in 2020

Campaign

Denali Club

$500,000--$999,999

Ken Wallace

Kilimanjaro Club

$250,000--$499,999

John & Linda Ward O’Hara Family

Mt Elbert Club

$150,000--$249,999

The Allen Family Foundation

In memory of Robert W. Allen

Mia Fisher & William Pollack

In memory of Angela Fisher

Pershing Charitable Trust

Bill Polk

Mt Massive Club

$100,000--$149,999

Anonymous

La Plata Club

$50,000--$99,999

Anonymous

In memory of Lisa Canter

John H. Harmon, Jr and Jane H. Harmon Foundation

Dave & Cathy Gepson Burnham

Roger and Lauren Cameron

Barb Rowley, Taylor,

Anna and Kate Middleton

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Chris and Colleen Carney Courtney

Tinker and Jackie Millberger Hatfield

In memory of Mark Millberger

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. O’Kane

In honor of Jerry McLain

Jim “Herc” Roth

Barbara D. Schofield

In memory of John B. Schofield

Frank & Victoria Williams

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Quandary Peak Club

$10,000--$19,999

Steve and Katy Smith Abbott

Landers and Mimi Carnal

In honor of Boyd, Landers and Mary Carnal

Lisa Rudolph Cushman Family

In memory of Sandy and Laura “The Fab Five”

Julie Micou Cerf, Mary “Bunny” Porter,

Lisa Schneck, Kathy Medlock Tuteur, Kathy Yanuck Wenger

Jason and Jean Armour Lewis

Mike and Maren McDowell

MacDonald

Jerry and Betty Ballman McLain

In memory of Kristin McLain

Doug and Kay Seessel Rawlings

Jane McAtee Sanborn

Bud Wobus

In memory of Sherry Whitcher Wobus

Mt. Princeton Club

$5,000--$9,999

Anonymous

Jake, Olivia, Noah & Zoe Colley

Rob & Connie McWilliams Friesen

Levi & Elizabeth Rundle Marable

Gary Mostow

Matt & Ariella Randle Rogge

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Sally and Charlie Sweet

Denny & Sandra Weber

Harris and Virginia Malmo White

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Mt. Belford Club

$2,500--$4,999

Steve and Jana Bohnen

Pat and Libby Hamilton Malone

Nancy Shiffler

In memory of Sandy & Laura Sanborn

Anne Shingler

John and Nancy Shingler

In honor of Anne Shingler

Mt. Oxford Club

$1,000--$2,499

Taylor and Martie Adams Jones

Kitty Bliss, Mimi & Maggie James

In honor of Alice Robinson Levy

Bill & Amy Sawyer Daniher

The Tony and Jody Delf Family

Mr. and Mrs. N. Timothy Ewing

Oliver Fisher

Virginia Gillispie

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Melanie Hancock

Judy & Roger Proffitt

Mark Rutberg

Mark Shelton

In memory of Patsy and John Shelton

Jessie Spehar

Pikes Peak Club

$500--$999

Anonymous

In memory of Sam Jenkins

Katharine Mann

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Peggy Seessel

Mt. Sherman Club

Alley Welsh

Additional Donor

Gary Missner

ANNUAL FUND DONOR LIST

We are grateful to these alums, parents, and friends of camp who gave generously to our Annual Fund in 2020 and through March 1 in 2021.

TOP of the WORLD

$25,000 and above

Dave & Cathy Gepson Burnham

Steve & Jan Chandler Randle

Adelaide C. Ward Foundation

A BLUFF

$10,000 – 24,999

Toby Biolchini

In honor of Jerry McLain

J.F. Maddox Foundation

Sarah Utterback

Toby Utterback

Ford & Christine Maurer

Chris & Betsy Shears

Gary & Mary Bracken Swanson

Renaissance Charitable Foundation

In memory of Sandy and Laura

FISH CREEK

$5,000 – 9,999

Anonymous

In memory of Sandy T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation

Jennifer Hull

Tom & Sharon Koch

Randy Brown, Susan Brown McCoy & Marianne Brown Rooney

Annie Garretson

Yoshi Inoue

Bill & Edee Miller

Terry & Allison Talbot

Scott & Carrie McCaull Taylor

LITTLE BLUE

$2,000 – 4,999

Anonymous - 1

John Allen

In respect for all wranglers past and future

The Benson Family Foundation

Kiersa Benson and Eric Benson

Bruce & Jane Porter Burton

Jim & Rebecca Kucker Callahan

Ramona & Andrew Chauner

Claire Donohue

Donohue Family Foundation

Eben Eck

John K. Feldman Trust

Foster Family Private Foundation

Mark & Nancy Foster

The Helen Clay Frick Foundation

Laura Jenney Roe

Trip Friendly

John & Lolly Gepson

Emily Gordon & Mike Ferrell

Rich Hamilton

Hank & Pat Hazelton

Hemingway

James & Carolyn Mollett

Humpherson

Andrew & Lena Jessen

Christian Keesee

Amy & Evan Land

Dan & Ashley Mansour Miller

Janis & Ferrel Minick

Gary Mostow

Lisa & Greg Mullen

Barnaby Murff & Barrett

Sherwood

Leslie Riss Raemdonck & Family

Sara Zwinger Roberts

In memory of Sandy & Laura and Ann Zwinger

Jim “Herc” Roth

Ralph L. Smith Foundation

Laura Douthat Donnelly

J. D. & Grace Stanley

Marion Trapolino

Jude Bush’s Family

Stephanie Taylor Tryba

In honor of Jane Sanborn

TWC Foundation

Jennifer & Marley “Bucky”

Hodgson

Chris Waldorf

Tom Weed

SUNDAY ROCKS

$1,000 – 1,999

Anonymous - 5

Jenny Bajaj

Peter & Toshia Ezaki Barnett

In memory of Bob Bucholz

April Baum-Bennett

Benevity Community

Impact Fund

Landers Carnal

Phil Cromack

Graham Bensinger

Jon & Lissa Blaschke

John & Pamela Blythe

Ken & Robin Boger

Patrick Bohnen

John & Brenda Bridson

Harlan & Erica Atkeson Carere

Landers & Mimi Carnal

Elizabeth & Brian Carroll

Amy & Peter Charles

Margot Schlegel Cromack

In memory of Margot Ward Schlegel

Phil Cromack

Byron Crossen

Bill & Amy Sawyer Daniher

Mark & Liz Dubinsky Daoust

John & Emily Myrick Densmore

Sue & George Dorris, III

Andrew & Katie Dowd

Tim & Beth Rusling Emanuels

Emanuels Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Ewing

Faegre Drinker Foundation

In honor of Jeff Roberts

Jeff Farhy & Mette Deluran

Colby Fewster

Fewster Family Trust

David Garretson

Regina & Heinz Gaub

Tom Gilbertson

Pete & Mary Glasser

Barbara Goetz

In memory of Susan Goetz Beall and Dr. Dudley Goetz

Chris & Suzanne Gepson Hagen

AbbVie Employment Engagement Fund

Nancy E. Hayne

In honor of Annabelle Newton

In memory of Papa Jim Hayne

Janet B. Hendricks

Mark & Deanna Womack

Hollon

Lynn Schlosser Jacobson

Anne & Tun Jie

Jeremy & Diana Goetz Kane

In memory of Susan Goetz Beall and Dr. Dudley Goetz

Ward & Carol Swartout Klein

Laura Kramer

Nick Lefferts & Anne Hansen

The Lewis Foundation

Hal Lewis Blair Lewis Williams and Families

Jason & Jean Armour Lewis

Paul Lhevine

Betsy Longenecker

Amy Davis Lunne

Mike & Maren McDowell

MacDonald

Kate “Kassie” Marshall and

Patricia T. Marshall

Lindsey & Chris Mann

Dave & Megan Martucci

Randy & Mary Ritchie Miller

Mike & Christina Moyer

Mike & Carolyn Schiele Murray

Trey & Kathie Parsons

Laura & Beau Pierce

Ted & Wendy Ramsey

Jeff Roberts

Sally Roberts

In memory of Ann Zwinger, In honor of Sara Zwinger Roberts

Laura Jenney Roe

Nancy Rodkin Rotering

Jane McAtee Sanborn

Jeff Schlueter

Annie Wells Shank

Laura & Kyle Shannon

Skipping Bear Floundation

In honor of Reggie & Dee Shiverdecker

Ryan & Tricia Zoch Smith

John & Chris Spehar

In honor of Lottie

Jim & Stacey Schaffert Street

Charlie & Sally Sweet

Taylor Watson

Alex & Rosa Wernher

Margret W. Whitcher

In memory of Sherry Whitcher

Wobus

Keith Williams

In honor of the entire COEC Staff

Nancy Wirth

Tim Wirth & Anne Stuhldreher

Yasutake & Akiko Inoue Yanase

Ron & Karen Cutler Zirger

HIGH TOR

$500 – 999

Phil & Julie Tate Allen

Rajendra & Kacie Sanborn

Awasthi

Alexandra Bailliere, Allan, Thomas, James and William Treadwell

Bank of America Employee Matching Fund

Delta Stokes Seward

Bruce & Megan Mueller Barry

In memory of Max Barry

Derek & Angie Bennett

W. B. Bart Berger

Bland Family Foundation

Heather Johnson and Cynthia B. Medart

Tom Blickensderfer

Rachel Lyons & Kevin Bostick

Amy Moore & Geoff Bratton

Thomas & Patsy Brown

Scott Campbell

In memory of Laura, Sandy, my dad Bill and their time in the 10th Mountain Division

Sam, Megan, & Lyle Carkhuff

Jordan & Katy McKee Clay

Coburn Family Fund

Jared Coburn, Raleigh Coburn

Lucy, John, & Sarah Covington

Parker Craddock and Dylan Craddock

Lisa Rudolph Cushman

Janice DeMocker

Michelle “Shelley” Desloge

In memory of Renee Desloge

Peter Dove

In memory of Ann R. Dove

Sarah & Sean Doyle

Susan Ehrlich Doyle

Stacy & James Ehrlich

Pryse Elam

Taylor Emanuels

Betty Erickson

Tom & Susan Eschenroeder

Lee & Patti McMillan Eulgen

Eric Exelbert & Jessie Boyer

Marybeth Ezaki

Julie Hardesty Ferman

Oliver Fisher

Monica McDougall Flegg

Susan Henson Flury

In memory of Mary Shelton

Fitzpatrick

Heather & J. Louis Fouts

Elizabeth “Liz” Young Furse

In honor of my 4 amazing children

David & Jerrelynne Fussell

Frank Gerrity Charitable Trust

Peter Gerrity and Lucy Gerrity

Virginia “Ginnie” Gillispie

Mary Garlich Grannell

Amy Gutmann

Martina & Chris Hagan

Kristin Bleakley Hamilton

In honor of Mike Mac, Jane & Carlotta

Richard Hankin

Chris & Jennifer Hauth

Ollie “Budge” & Lindsay Hickel

Jacqueline & Elliott Hillback

Ellen & Joe Horan

Adam & Dorothy Jones

Taylor & Martie Adams Jones

Jessica Thurmond Jurgensen

David & Kathy Kinser

Julie Klinghoffer

Phil LaFortune

Mindy & Brad Lamprich

Ann Fitzgerald Larrabee

In memory of Pat & Shirley

Fitzgerald

John & Alida Ovrutsky Leavitt

Jennifer & Coupar Lester

Andrew & Christy Linn

Susannah & Mark Livingston

Jeff Lukas

In memory of Tina Naugle

Marie Polumbus Lyons

Kerri & Jason Mallory

Pat & Libby Hamilton Malone

Katharine Mann

Kristen & Josh Martino

Anne Mathews

On behalf of Charles and Chris Nunziato

James & Lindsey McCormick

Sage McCotter & Randy Hulett

Lindsey McGee

Peter & Katie McKee

Phil & Melinda Wells McKnight

In memory of Kristin McLain and Sherry Whitcher Wobus

Jerry & Betty Ballman McLain

In memory of Kristin McLain

Melinda & Alex Mehfar

John Mengel

Laura Leitch Miller

In honor of Jane Sanborn and Sue Springer Trummer

Maureen Missner

In memory of Sandy and Laura

Dorrit Knowles Morgan

On behalf of Melissa and CJ Morgan

In memory of William Comley

Zach Mortensen

Bea & Kelly Muededonck

Janet Mueller

In memory of Max Barry

Jay & Susan Uptegrove Myrick

In memory of Hank Janes

Paul Nelson

Ben Northcutt

Tiffany & Matthew Parker

Darcy Swenarton Peet

Marisa Perkins

Phil Pringle

Robyn Rissman

Bob Roth

Kristin & Lee Ryder

Warren & Judy Smith Schoedel

Jonathan & Lisa Marks Schwarz

Bob Schweighauser

Charlie Schweighauser

Connie Morton Seay

Delta Stokes Seward

Eric & Leigh Ann Moss

Sherburn

Nancy Shiffler

In memory of Sandy and Laura

Tiffany Draper Siegel

Jessie Spehar

In honor of 2020 Summer Staff

Diana LeMaire Squibb (Devens)

Pete & Whitney Stadler

Andrew & Sarah Martin Settner

J. Landis & Sharon Martin

Family Foundation

Ellie Jensen & Jeffrey Stine

John & Ardell Stoner

Stupp Bros. Bridge & Iron Co. Foundation

Family of Will and Henry Stupp

Madeleyne Rincon Feria & David Thomson

Andrew & Michelle Tidey

Lindsay Flury Tucker

Chris & Ashley Allen Tulp

Ben & Adelize Tutt

Chad Vose

Evan Williams

Bud Wobus

In memory of Sherry Whitcher Wobus

Lee Stratton Yancey

Dorothy “Sam” Kindred Yewer

In memory of Molly Kindred

B BLUFF

$250 – 499

Anonymous 1

Anonymous

In honor of Kasper van Wijk and Rick Sanborn

Anonymous

In memory of Edward Loyola

Colnon

Anne Albright

Melissa McDougall Althoff

Amazon Smile

Davis Ammons

Barbara J. Barnes

Bruce E. Benjamin

Barbara Butler

In honor of Faith Thomas

Jane Clayton

Jody & Tony Delf

Margot Salmela Dorion

Greg Elder

Mr. & Mrs. Taras Filenko

Carole Fortino

In memory of Alia Bergevin

Morgan

Brian & Shannah Frambes

Nicole Gibson

Rick Gydesen

Dr. & Mrs. Coleman Herrod

Kim Bean Higgins

Tanna Shaw Hoopingarner

Brad & Wendy How

Brian Hunt

Michael & Debbie Huttner

John & Jodi Kinser

Mike Lawrence

In memory of Ward Lawrence

Brian & Tracy Lenehan

Alice Robinson Levy

Kimberly & Paul Loar

Steve, Betsey, & Elizabeth

Madden

Mike Mahoney

Phil Marthens

Danaria Farris McCoy

Andrea McCrady

Simon McGee

Lisa Brown Miranda

In honor of Tom Weed

Mark “Flounder” Mobley

In honor of a “5 minute job”

Sandy Bliss Nelson

Pam Barit Nolan

Megan Otero

Elaine Paul

Robert & Rachel Perlmutter

Dave Perry

In memory of Steve Wunsch

Pat & Cat Perry

Ginger Petroff & Ken Cunningham

Catherine Ravenscroft

Ardie Reed

Susan Rissman

Kathy Ruekberg

In memory of Joe Ruekberg

Mike & Megan Pertz Schellinger

Mike & Emiy Schlueter

Bill Schreiber

In honor of Jim “Herc” Roth

Chris Skan

Anne & Hill Slothower

Cheyenne Smith

David & Lauren Welsh Sparrow

Helen Stevens and Kate Stevens

Quaker Hill Foundation

James & Caroline Tharp

Jim Tharp & Julia LeGrand

Alexandra Tilsley

Betsy Tucker

In honor of Betty & Jerry McLain,

Jane Sanborn, and Iris Priestly

In memory of Kristin McLain

Sarah & Chris Miller-McLemore

Ulizio

In honor of the COEC

Leadership Staff

Rein & Jan Sanborn van West

Andy Weed

Marty & Lyndon Wells

Bill Wilson

Jennifer Downey Wirtz

Mark & Mimi Lays Wright

In memory of Bob & Martha Lays

WITCHER ROCKS

Anonymous - 4

John & Jeni Anderson

Linda Arms

In memory of Bob Arms

Paul & Kim Attwater

In memory of Bill Comley

Ellen Horkey Balcer

Sharon & Paul Becker

In memory of Bill Comley

Tom Beckmann

Carolyn Mozley Beiser

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Jean Carlson Benkert

Sarah Bennett

Dr. & Mrs. John Birknes

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bloch

Chris Bohanon

John & Kathy Brega

Peggy Flavan Brown

Xanni Brown

Emma Phaelzer Bryan

Jenna Buffaloe

Dr. & Mrs. Jeremy Burd

Ann Bushyhead

Rosita & Matthew Byers

Landers Carnal

Mary Carnal

Nicole Nord Cherner

Mike Christy

In memory of Steve Wunsch

C.L. Clark (Cathy)

Rebecca Friendly Coccari

Cindy Cowherd

Mark & Lisa Cramer

Jessica Vargas Crofts

Ann “Bing” Crosby

In memory of Hank Janes

Margy Crosby

Victoria Bowles Cruz

In memory of Hunter Cruz

Elizabeth Williamson Dann

Michelle DeMey

Mary DeMocker & Art Peck

Dede McFayden Donahue

Ned & Debbie Douglas

Jill Dye Doyle

Emily Dubin

Ira & Lynn Dubinsky

Rachel Ramey Duthie

In memory of Susan Goetz Beall

Kitty Elkins

In memory of Courtney Kyte

Stu & Julie Hess Farnham

Rich & Sheri Bone Fedorchak

Margaret Fisher

In honor of Oliver Fisher

Caroline Burke Fitzpatrick

Terry Flynn

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Martha Hartzell Fosdick

In memory of Mike Fosdick

Charlie “Chuck” & Betsy Friedrichs

The Chelsea Neidenthal Fritts

Family

Shannon Gardner

In honor of Sanborn

Campers & Staff The Donna

Rose Servas Gelzer Family

Tom Gissen

Tod & Stephanie Greenberg

Dick & Marlene Griffith

Scott Griffith and Family

Leo Gross

Kip Grosshans

Missy Landon Hamid

In memory of Rosemary Landon

Melanie Hancock

In honor of Maren MacDonald

Greg, Karen, & Blakely Harman

In honor of Blakely Harman

Rachel & Brad Hauck

In honor of “Dadad”

Adele Hause

Terry & Karen Hayden

Susie Frazier Healey

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Heather & Chris Helle

Robert & Marilyn Sedlak

Henderson

In memory of Seth David Henderson

Linda Henn

Leah Herring

Caroline Hickey

In honor of Daniel Haig

Jeff Horner

Jenna Howard

Lisa Prentice Hughes

Sophia and Isabella Iatarola

Jeremy Iloulian

In honor of Mike MacDonald

Mac Jackson

Tobey Jackson

Susie Macy Jarvinen

Peter Johnson

Emily & Terry Jones

In memory of Bill Comley

Jennifer Ball Jones

In memory of Dr. David Ball

Susan Davis Jordan

Heidi Kane

In memory of Susan Goetz Beall

Gail Kaplan

In honor of Jan Kaplan

Marilyn Kimball

Barry Schultz King

In honor of Jerry McLain and Jane Sanborn

Kaiti Kinshella

In honor of Carlotta Avery

Tom & Tammy Kizzar

Jack & Tracy Kramer

Kathy Miller Krogh

Jack Kussmaul

Bert & Dolly Lager

In memory of Peter Bruch

Whitney Lamb

Diana Zeigler LaViolette

Larry Lehman

In memory of Sandy

Danyle & Jamie Lester

Alex Levering

Linda & Duane Linderman

In memory of Joe Ruekberg

Carter & Amanda Little

Terry & Susan MacQuiddy

Jim & Marilyn Maddox

Hank & Sally McCracken

Maertens

In honor of Jane Sanborn and Jerry McLain

Jim Mains

Michael Maisonpierre

Georgina Bliss Marshall

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Erica & Aaron Massey

Sarah McAdams

Maggie McCoy

Joe McDavid

Katie McDougall

Susan Thurmond McMannama

In memory of Abbey Rosso and Sandy & Laura

Tina Moschetti McNew

Jane & Jay Metcalf

On behalf of Emily and Linnea Metcalf

In memory of Bob Bucholz and Roger Sanborn

Bonnie & Mark MillerMcLemore

In honor of Chris & Sarah Ulizio

Renee Miller

In honor of Jane Sanborn and Annie Garretson

Kate Williams Montgomery

Lisa Friedrichs Morton

Kristin Muhlner

Mark & Lauren Munger

Courtney Nunns

Gwen Roberts Oelerich

William “WillO” Ostendorf

Maya Ovrutsky

Kathy Perkins

Laura & Bob Reardon

Rick Reiff

In memory of Bill Comley

Karl & Marty Friedrichs

Remsen

Anne & Kurt Richter

Stacey & Eric Rohrer

John Rollins

Nancy Rothermel

Carolyn Rundle

Nita Jo Rush

Eddy & Lacey Ellingston

Rutledge

Nancy Schell

Bob Schott

Lindsay McKean Scott

Ryan Sheftel

Mark Shelton

Reggie Cahalan Shiverdecker

In honor of “Tweety” the truck

Nancy Moorman Silverforb

In memory of Sandy & Laura

Colleen & Joe Simpson

Andy Smith

Bobbie & Dick Spearel

Ben Sperry

Ian Stafford

Helen Stevens

In memory of Sam Jenkins

Jim Stevens

In memory of Sandy & Laura

Kate Stevens

Grant, Gina, Griffin Stoughton

In memory of Susan Goetz Beall and Dr. Dudley Goetz

Lynda & Todd Swan

John Sweeney

In honor of Little Blue

Mark Sykes

In memory of Edgar Shook

Lynn Taylor

In honor of Samantha Taylor

Ann Tharp

Polly & Brooks Thompson

In memory of Billy Comley

Judy Vaughn

In memory of William Comley

Liz & Frank Walker

Tom & Michelle Weber Family

Ruth Wells

Uli Welsch

Jim & Marysue Wendt

Pam Green Wheeler

Ed “Butch” & Lynn Whitcher

In memory of Sherry Whitcher

Wobus

Jennifer White

In memory of Susan Goetz Beall

Big Al & Terry Goodger

Williams

David S. Williams

In memory of Sandy & Laura

Lindsay Williams

Rod & Kathryn Willson

Rick & Raye Wilson

In memory of Matthew Dale

Wilson

Myles Woerner

2020 was a challenging year financially for COEC. Though we reduced expenses dramatically, expenses exceeded revenue by a factor of four. Through the generosity of our donors, a PPP loan to help support staff salaries, deposits for our 2021 camp season, and cash reserves in our operational accounts, we made it through 2020 without accruing debt.

• The rebuild of the Ponderosa cabin at High Trails was almost complete when COVID-19 began in March 2020.

• In addition, $142,000 has been committed for scholarships in 2021.

“Life has two rules: Number 1: never quit! Number 2: always remember rule number one.”

--Duke Ellington