Fall 2023 Sanborn Western Camps Alum News

Dear Friends,

As many of you know, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of Sanborn Western Camps. Things have changed a lot since Sandy and Laura welcomed four boys to Big Spring in 1948. We now have three dynamic programs—Sanborn Western Camps, High Trails Outdoor Education Center, and The Nature Place Conference Center. We operate on more than 6000 acres of private property and maintain more than 60 buildings (and this does not include the tents at Big Spring). And, most importantly, we have served more than 10,000 children and adults this year.

Even more remarkable, though, are the things that haven’t changed since 1948. The pine trees still smell the same, the view from Top of the World is still spectacular, the elk still bugle in the fall, the mountain bluebirds still return in the spring, and rainbows still appear following evening showers. Our mission has not changed either; after all these years we are still “living together in the outdoors building a sense of self, a sense of community, a sense of the earth and a sense of wonder through fun and adventure”. And, as society has changed around us, we know that what we provide for those who come here is even more important today than it was in 1948.

It has been a wonderful year! We had an outstanding camp season with many mountain summits, horseback rides, old friendships renewed and new friendships made, moments of awe, laughter, singing, and joy. Our Reunion celebration was more special than we had hoped for. We are incredibly grateful to the 500 alums who journeyed to Florissant to celebrate with us. We have a big section of Reunion photos included in these pages so you can enjoy the event vicariously if you were unable to attend.

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Alums are our past, and you are also our future. More than one third of our campers last summer were children or grandchildren of alums. It is your thoughtful gifts that allow us to provide scholarships for camp and for High Trails Outdoor Education Center. And your generous donations allow us to continue renovating our aging facilities and to keep our programs supplied with up-to-date equipment. Your friendship and support mean more than words can say.

We are excited about moving forward into our next 75 years and are so glad that you are part of our community.

Thank-you!

Sincerely,

Jane Sanborn aka: The Editor jane@sanbornwesterncamps.com

OLIVER FISHER, BIG SPRING DIRECTOR An Interview with

Although 2023 was Oliver’s first summer as Director of Big Spring, he brought a wealth of Sanborn experience to the job. A camper from 1999 to 2006, Oliver joined the summer staff in 2012 as an AC and returned in 2015 as a Counselor and Ridge Leader. He worked at camp as a barn hand that winter and was a Wrangler during the summers of 2016-18. In 2016-17 he was again on our year-round staff, in charge of social media and helping to prepare for our Sanborn Tomorrow Capital Campaign.

Interviewer: In addition to your work at Sanborn Camps, where else have you worked?

Oliver: I worked for several years at a company called General Assembly, which is an educational start-up that focuses on reskilling and helping people get into new jobs.

Interviewer: What skills did you gain at General Assembly that have helped you in your role as Director of Big Spring?

Oliver: At General Assembly, I worked with every aspect of the organization—marketing, expansion, and partnerships. It helped me to see and stay focused on the Big Picture which is exactly where the Big Spring Director’s focus needs to be. I also learned a great deal about the value of teamwork and how to work with others to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Interviewer: What is your favorite thing about being the Big Spring Director?

Oliver: I love getting to know all the camp families and being able to work with them during the winter and then to get to really know the campers during the summer.

Interviewer: What is the most challenging part of your job?

Oliver: We have such a high standard of excellence for our summer staff. I think the most challenging part of my job, and also one of the most rewarding, is recruiting and then training and mentoring these outstanding staff members.

Interviewer: What are you especially looking forward to for the summer of 2024?

Oliver: The growth curve of the job is limitless. I’m excited to understand the full cycle of the year so I can continue to improve and grow. I’m also excited to see how campers have changed and grown throughout the year when they return to camp next summer.

Interviewer: What is your favorite camp dessert?

Oliver: You can’t beat Chippy-Dippy Bars, but Snickerdoodles are a close second.

Interviewer: What is your favorite camp activity?

Oliver: With my history as a wrangler, I am partial to our horse program but I also love backpacking and climbing mountains.

Interviewer: What is your favorite trip?

Oliver: The Colorado Trail 5-day Backpack!

Interviewer: How many Fourteeners have you climbed?

Oliver: I’ve climbed 14 Fourteeners, including Mt. Princeton last summer.

Interviewer: Do you have any new plans for the summer of 2024?

Oliver: We are building a new washhouse on MOPQ, similar to the one we opened on STUW Ridge last summer. We’re also looking forward to spending the winter improving all of our programs and creating new and exciting adventures for 2024.

Interviewer: What would you like to tell our alums?

Oliver: This is my dream job—I’ve always looked up to the Directors at Big Spring and want to be the same kind of leader and role model they were for me. As a former camper and staff member, I value the history and traditions of Big Spring and also acknowledge the importance of evolving as society changes. I think it is remarkable that our core mission has remained the same for 75 years and I am dedicated to doing everything I can to achieve our mission. The opportunities for growth and improvement in this role are infinite and I feel lucky to be here.

Backpacking - Then and Now

Camping in the spectacular Colorado mountains has always been an amazing experience we all remember. The early 60s saw the transition from heavy camping gear delivered to the camping sites in the pickup known as “the Flame” or the Zorro hay wagon to lightweight equipment that campers helped develop.

Sandy Sanborn and Gerry Cunningham were friends in the Tenth Mountain Division training at Camp Hale during World War II. While Sandy and Laura were growing the camps south of Florissant, Gerry headed to Ward, CO, in the mountains west of Boulder where he used the knowledge gained in designing mountain

equipment during the war to found Gerry Mountain Sports. His company came to be the premier provider of the day.

In the early 60s camping equipment was far from lightweight. One of my jobs in my first year as program director in 1959 was to deliver food and equipment to the several campsites on camp property and the adjoining national forest.

We all had large heavy sleeping bags suitable for slumber parties in the family rec room and virtually no backpacks. Our tents were heavy canvas four-person Baker tents with two heavy upright wooden poles that supported an eight-foot ridge pole. You could pitch two of these tents facing each other and have a roomy 8-10 person tent . . . . . but you didn’t carry it on your back.

Pre-lightweight food included gallon-size cans of ravioli, canned bacon, cans of brown bread, boxes of Bisquick, trays of fresh eggs, cocoa mix, one-pound blocks of sliced cheese, etc. (ingredients for Goobered Eggs and Maharaja Pancakes).

In the years after the war, Gerry Cunningham built his business and gained a reputation for his pioneering work in lightweight equipment for mountaineers. In the early 50s he had developed the triangular carabiner and invented the cord lock. Gerry tents were used in the first successful Everest expedition in 1953.

At some point Sandy and Gerry got together and agreed that we would field test sleeping bags and backpacks at Big Spring. Gerry provided a set of 12 sleeping bags and backpacks. The sleeping bags were among the first to use tubes of goose down (better than duck down) stitched side by side for insulation.

The backpacks contained three horizontal zippered compartments in a slightly triangular configuration with a smaller section at the top, a medium tube in the middle, and a larger space across the bottom. There were two leather pieces underneath to support nylon straps to attach a sleeping bag in a stuff sack.

Big Spring campers and staff used the equipment on unit overnights as well as backpacking trips in the high mountains. At the end of the summer the feedback to Gerry included the fact that there were cold areas between tubes of goose down where they were stitched. The next summer Gerry modified the design

Goobered Eggs

There are two versions of how to make Goobered Eggs. Here is how it was done at Big Spring: Lay two strips of bacon parallel about an inch apart on a hot grill. When the bacon is cooked, crack an egg between them. When the egg is almost cooked, plop a hunk of cheese in the egg yolk. Soon you can scoop up a goobered egg on your plate or Sierra Cup. High Trails developed an “improvement” by adding a piece of bread with a hole in the middle placed on the bacon. You break the egg in the hole, then add the cheese.

For those of you who have experienced a goobered egg, what is your favorite method?

to include alternating tubes to cover cold spots created by the stitching. And he added another layer of fabric to augment the insulation.

The boys found that the first backpacks were too small and no one liked having a sleeping bag attached to the bottom bouncing against his legs. The next version added a large fourth compartment to the bottom of the pack to contain the sleeping bag.

Today’s backpacks, tents, sleeping bags and even food have changed a great deal with the use of ultra-light and weather-resistant fabric, lightweight metal and plastics, as well as natural and synthetic insulation. Strong, flexible “wands” replaced ridged poles in tents. Freeze-drying and dehydrating processes made food lighter. That didn’t taste so great, and now we have learned how to use more fresh food for our many trips.

High Trails also used the new equipment and helped evaluate the changing features. It is interesting to realize that Sanborn campers had a role in developing the outdoor equipment that is such an integral part of our enjoyment of the outdoors.

Jerry McLain jerry@sanbornwesterncamps.com

Maharaja Pancakes

Mix a batch of pancakes from the Bisquick box. Substitute cocoa mix and water for the milk and you have Maharaja Pancakes.

75th REUNION CELEBRATION

August 17-20, 2023

Our 75th Reunion Celebration was successful beyond our wildest expectations. 500 alums joined us for the event which began just three days after the second term of camp ended. They stayed at The Nature Place, in the tents and yurts at Big Spring, in the cabins at High Trails and a significant number camped out in their own campers and tents. They came from coast to coast and from many eras of camp. There were campers/staff from the 1950’s and from 2023. They all had the same goal: to again experience CAMP!

And that is what we did! We hiked to Top of the World, Fishcreek, A-Bluff, and the Bat Caves. We rode horses across the entire 6,000 acres and mountain biked on our numerous trails. About 60 alums even got up very early to climb Fourteeners and were exhilarated by their accomplishments. Some participated in technical rock climbing and many alums experienced the new zipline at our high ropes course.

Families with children enjoyed activities at the Quick Homestead, at the Crystal Beds, at the Interbarn, and at the swimming pools. A number of alums joined Jerry at the Quick Homestead and the Witcher Ranch for popular lessons on the local history of the area.

On Thursday night, we all met together for a welcome kick-off session which included lots of camp song singing, a slide show, and the always hilarious Surprise Melodrama.

The Diamond Empire Band provided loud entertainment and fun dancing on Friday night— during the break, we auctioned off four original works of art created by alum artist, Brink Messick, especially for our 75th anniversary. The Saturday night campfire again featured singing as well as campfire stories by Matthew Huffman, Andrew Jones, and Patrick Perry. The classic High Trails skit, Herman the Bear, even made an appearance.

And, of course, we ended with a Sunday Rocks service on Sunday morning, highlighted by special music from an ensemble organized by Annie Garretson. The weather was perfect throughout the event and everyone raved about the excellent meals created by our outstanding cooks. Our year-round staff and the 40 summer staff who remained to help with the reunion were energized by the connections made with our alums. We are incredibly grateful to all of the alums who made the journey to Florissant to help us celebrate!

Brinkley Messick’s Art

Alum

artist BRINKLEY MESSICK (BS Staff 03-06; HTOEC Staff 06; Year-round Ranch work 06-09) created four stunning works of art to commemorate our 75th anniversary. The originals were auctioned off during the Reunion, and we also had a limited number of high-quality giclée prints made of three of them and still have a few of those available for purchase at a cost of $130 each.

Brink works out of a 1964 Airstream art studio in Salida, CO, where he lives with his wife, Katie and two children, Cyclone and Rippin.

After an illustrious career as a Big Spring Wrangler, Brink has continued to balance his artistic pursuits, environmental stewardship, outdoor education and trail development across Colorado. As the quote at the top of his Instagram reads…Kids. Trails. Arts. Advocacy.

While Brink’s primary media is acrylic and spray paint on salvaged or reclaimed wood, he has also been known to create beautifully detailed leather pieces. His art is heavily influenced by the landscapes of the mountain west, and the places he has worked and visited with his family.

His work has been commissioned regionally and nationally by individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations including Galena Mountain Projects, The Outdoor Alliance, Deerhammer Distillery, Elevation Beer Company, New Begium Brewery, Oveja Negra Bike Packing and many more. You can check out more of his art and follow Brink on Instagram@liveyourheartfindhome

SANBORN Alumni Vacation Home

VACATION WITH YOUR FAMILY AT CAMP

Imagine returning to camp with your family or friends and this time you don’t have to carry a backpack or sleep in a tent. Last fall we purchased a beautiful mountain home on 207 acres near the Potts Spring meadow and we are excited to share it with you. We will soon be making that home available to camp families and camp alums as a vacation getaway.

The possibilities for hikes on the camp property are endless and there are many mountain biking options right out your front door. We’ll supply tubes in case you would like to travel to the nearby Platte River for a day on the water. Nearby attractions include the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, the old mining town of Cripple Creek, Mueller State Park and 11-Mile Reservoir.

The home has two bedroom suites upstairs, one with a king bed and one with a queen. A third bedroom downstairs has two twin beds and a futon and its own bath. A modern kitchen with all appliances will make meal preparation easy and you won’t be eating with 200 children who are chanting and cheering. The kitchen blends into an attractive great room with spectacular views in all directions. In the evening, you’ll want to relax on the wrap-around deck and watch the sunset or marvel at the night sky.

Each season has its own appeal. During the summer, the days are warm and the nights are cool. The fall brings our spectacular golden aspen show. During the winter and spring there may or may not be snow and the sun shines on 90% of the days.

Information on rates, reservations, and further details will be available soon. If you have questions in the meantime, contact Jane (Jane@Sanbornwesterncamps.com) or Elizabeth (Elizabeth@Sanbornwesterncamps.com).

ALUM WORK DAY

April 29, 2023

It was a close call, but the snow on the ground had melted before more than fifty alums showed up for our 2023 Alum Work Day. The sun was shining and we were able to accomplish a huge amount with such an outstanding crew of willing workers.

At this time of year, one of our biggest projects is always getting Big Spring ready for camp and this crew pitched right in, flying most of the tents and moving a lot of beds into them. Emmett Burns, Chace Hutchings, Hayden Delius, Ace McCann, Sam Carkhuff, John Feltham, Ryan McGowan, Habron Botts, Matt Malloy, Stephen van Asdale, and Ethan Miller were among the current and former Big Spring boys who created this transformation.

Back at The Nature Place Lodge, Dan Miller wielded his paint gun with expertise, and, with the help of Libby Malone, Leigh and Owen McMahon, Bob Lays, Susan Rissman, Robyn Rissman, Ashley and Kelsey Miller, Taylor Crossen and Jerre Fussell was able to finish painting this large building in one day.

We always have a lot of tree slash to move after our winter fire mitigation projects and two crews worked on this throughout the day, taking load after load of downed branches to our burn pit in the Potts meadow. Will Bright-Frare, Mike Matzelle, Ashley, Maia, and Ella McGowan, Steve Rissman, John Anderson, Carter Anderson Rissman, Lisa, Mort and Daniel Morton, Marty Remson, David Fussell, Rendall Fussell and Jamie Bailey provided the muscle for this important project.

We have to constantly fight the growth of baby Ponderosas that threaten our meadows and roadways and Maile Peters, Annie Sapienza, Wally and Emily Lambrecht, Megan Carkhuff and Bea and Kelly Muededonck worked on this project. Boyce and Lyle Carkhuff and Teller Muededonck might have helped a little bit??

As the afternoon drew to a close, everyone gathered at The Nature Place Lodge (where the paint was still wet) to enjoy a well-earned dinner. It was a great day and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who helped!

2023 Staff Chips off the Old Block:

Nelly Alger BRAD ALGER (BS 81) Englewood, CO

Jamie Bruesch CAROLINE SANBORN (HT 84-89; Staff 02-04) Bruesch Kona, HI

CHRIGL BRUESCH (Staff 02-04) Malix Switzerland

Grandparents: RICK SANBORN (Staff 68-70, 75-76, 77-02) Kona, HI

JANE SANBORN (Staff 67-Current) Highlands Ranch, CO

Great-Grandparents: SANDY(d) and LAURA (d) SANBORN

Abby Burnham Dave and CATHY GEPSON (HT 84-85; Staff 88-91) Burnham Northbrook, IL

Penelope Casper STEVE CASPER (BS Staff 80) Milwaukee, MN

Will Coleman Rachel and RANDY COLEMAN (BS 80-81) Plantation, FL

Katelyn Cowles Kim Sather and CHRIS COWLES (d) (BS Staff 78) Gig Harbor, WA

Hayden Delius Nadine and KURT DELIUS (BS Staff 87-88) Austin, TX

Preston Dorris Grandfather: GEORGE DORRIS III (BS 54-55) St. Louis, MO

Simms Ehrlich Stacy and JAMES EHRLICH (BS 77-79) Austin, Tx

Seneca Farhy Mette Deleuran and JEFF FARHY (BS 81-83) Radnor, PA

Michael Farhy

Trey Fitzpatrick CAROLINE BURKE (HT 88-90; Staff 94) Fitzpatrick San Mateo, CA

Burch Franklin Webster and PENNY POORE (HT Staff 87) Franklin Tunica, MS

Liz Goldcamp John and STEPHANIE CHAUNER (HT 85) Goldcamp Northbrook, IL

Jack Goldcamp

Katie Hayes Scott and CHARLOTTE SMITH (HT Staff 80) Hayes Atlanta, GA

Adam Hureau Steve Hureau and JOAN WOODBURY (HT Staff 83-87) Ft. Collins, CO

Grace McRoberts Helen and PORTER McROBERTS (BS 83-84, 86) Pompano Beach, FL

Ella Roe Dave and LAURA JENNEY (HT 79-83; Staff 88) Roe Bozeman, MT

Madeleine Rowley BRUCE ROWLEY (BS 79-80)

Wichita, KS

Ariella Randle Rogge Steve and JAN CHANDLER (HT 64-66) Randle Wichita, KS

Annabelle Worsham Don and LANI SOLOMON (HT 87, 89-90) Worsham Agoura Hills, CA

Chloe Wernher Rosa and ALEX WERNHER (BS 83) Redlands, CA

Harry White Harris and VIRGINIA MALMO (HT 79-83; HT Staff 84-88, 91-99) White Memphis, TN

Do you know any outstanding college-aged students who love being in the outdoors and would be caring, responsible role models for our campers?

If so, please direct them to the “Employment” navigation link on our website: www.sanbornwesterncamps.com

Thank you for helping us continue to find the best staff members in the country!

2023 Chips off the Old Block: the second, third & fourth generations in camp

Reese Allen, 11 Rachel and ROBERT “BOBBY” ALLEN (BS 90-92; Staff 2000) Wylie, TX

Grandparents: Diane and JOHN ALLEN (BS 63-68; Staff 70-71) Tulsa, OK

Philip Angelides, 13 Phil and KATIE KEIM (HT 85) Angelides Naperville, IL

Kayang Armour, 11 MOLLY ARMOUR (HT 89-92, 97; Staff 01)- Carter Carbondale, CO

Jack Barber, 16 BRIAN BARBER (BS 86, 87-88) Oklahoma City, OK

Clyde Beatty, 15 Stephanie Parrott and DIXON

Vance Beatty, 10 BEATTY (BS 78-79) Oakland, CA

Ashlyn Beaver, 13 Grandmother: MOLLY GLOVER (HT Staff 68) Springfield, IL

Katie Bennett, 13

Sheldon and MONICA BENNETT (COEC Staff 07-current) Florissant, CO

Jayden Bentley, 10 ANNA PATTERSON (d) (HT 9597) Basalt, CO

Molly Berger, 10 Grandfather: BART BERGER (BS 60-65; Staff 66) Littleton, CO

Jameson Bock, 8 Grandfather: GROVE BOCK (BS

Magnolia Bock, 9 66-67) Omaha, NE

Athena Bohnen, 14 Kaitlyn and PATRICK BOHNEN

Artemis Bohnen, 11 (BS 97-07; Staff 08) Colorado Springs, CO

Henry Borden, 12 Laurie and JERRY BORDEN (BS 91-92) Chicago, IL

Fiona Bosch, 12

Kirstin and NICK BOSCH (BS 94, 96-97) Glenside, PA

Oliver Bradley, 9 Taylor and ALICE JACKSON (HT 97-98) Bradley Fort Worth, TX

Aneesa Bretag, 12 NIKKI (SWC Staff 14-21) and

Melissa Bretag, 9 DAVID (SWC Staff 15-16) BRETAG Florissant, CO

Kaden Bright-Frare, 9 Todd and WILL BRIGHT (BS 9196; Staff 99)-Frare Denver, CO

Stefan Brock-Utne, 14 JENNIFER ROBILLARD (HT 85, 87-89) Brock-Utne, Dallas, TX

Esther Brograve, 15 HARRIET HARGRAVE (HT Staff 89-90, 93, 05) Portland, OR

Atticus Brown, 16 COURTNEY SANDERSON (HT Staff 06) Kansas City, MO

Oliver Burnette, 13 Grandmother: JAN WELLS (HT Nora Burnette, 9 65-66) Hooker Spring Hill, TN

Zach Callahan, 16 Jim and REBECCA KUCKER (HT Sarah Callahan, 14 86-89) Callahan Lone Tree, CO

Cody Callahan, 12 Susie St. John and COURTNEY CALLAHAN (BS 81-82, 85) Alameda, CA

Benjamin Cannucciari, 13 Chris and ABBY COPE (HT 90, Ellie Cannucciari, 10 93, 96) Cannucciari Brooklyn, NY

Grandmother: MARY LADD

DIXON (HT 62) Cope Boca Raton, FL

Timothy Carere, 16 Harlan and ERICA ATKESON (HT 81-82) Carere Belmont, MA

Bailey Carswell, 9 Dane and JESSICA O’NEIL (HT Staff 02) Carswell Abington, PA

Ben Chamberlain, 15 Ann and DAVID CHAMBERLAIN (BS 84-85) Burnsville, MN

Oliver Chase, 12 MATTHEW CHASE (BS 89-90)

Teddy Chauner, 15 Ramona and ANDREW

Molly Chauner, 13 CHAUNER (BS 89-90) Northbrook, IL

Anna Clausen, 12 APRIL HARTMAN (HT 87-88)

Omaha, NE

Peyton Clay, 12 Jordan and KATIE McKEE (HT 96-97) Clay Wynnewood, PA

Gigi Cole, 12 MADELINE McCUE (HT 90-92)

Santa Fe, NM

Ava Cooper, 16 STEVE (BS Staff 95,99) and JENNY SMITH (HT Staff 99) COOPER Greenwood Village, CO

Gigi Costanzo, 8 Grandfather: ANDY SMITH (BS

Matthew Costanzo, 10 58-60; Staff 65-66) Innsbrook, MO

Roxie Coughlin, 12

Curtis Coughlin and KATIE CHATFIELD (HT 86-87) Aurora, CO

George Cowan, 8 Jace and DARCY AUSTIN (93, 9697) Cowan Leawood, KS

Maureen Cruz, 11

MEGAN COLEMAN (HT 95-97)

Prospect Heights, IL

Hannah Cyphers, 16 Scott and SARAH CHAUNER (HT 85, 87-88, 90) Cyphers

Lucy Daoust, 12 Mark and ELIZABETH

Annie Daoust, 10 DUBINSKY (HT 92-96; Staff 98)

Phoebe Daoust, 9 Daoust Orinda, CA

Quinn DeFoor, 7

Sasha Denenberg, 16

Bradley DeFoor and EMILY PETERS JOHNSON (HT 91-92)

San Francisco, CA

Steve and TIPPI MAGID (HT 76Solomon Denenberg, 11 83; Staff 86-89) Denenberg Omaha, NE

Henry Densmore, 12

John and EMILY MYRICK (HT 82-87; Staff 91) Densmore Whitefish Bay, WI

Grandparents: Jay and SUSAN

UPTEGROVE (HT Staff 64-65)

Myrick, St. Augustine, FL

Kylie Diamond, 14 ALEXIS BAIZER (HT 90-96)

Greyson Dillman, 15

Diamond Lafayette, CO

William Dillman and MELISSA

TODD (HT 83-84) Toledo, OH

David Dorris, 11 Grandparents: Sue and GEORGE DORRIS III (BS 54-55) St. Louis, MO

Jacob Down, 11 Jacob and CARRIE SMALLEY (HT

Tommy Down, 9 89-97; Staff 98) Down Carbondale, CO

Thomas Dymbort, 14

Jason Dymbort and LAURA FORMAN (HT 87-88) Westfield, NJ

Taylor Endecott, 13

the next generation

Craig and LAURA JONES (HT 95Parker Endecott, 12 98) Endecott Baldwin City, KS

Grandfather: RICHARD JONES (BS 58) Shawnee Mission, KS

Cole Esrick, 12 Erica and DAN ESRICK (BS 8385) Jamaica Plain, MA

Gigi Euston, 9 Angie and GEOFF EUSTON (BS 82-84) Chicago, IL

Grandparents: GREG EUSTON, SR (BS 55-57; Staff 59-60) Jacksonville, FL

Deacon Ferrell, 13 Mike Ferrell and EMILY

Edie Ferrell, 11 GORDON (HT 93-95) Wynnewood, PA

Joaquim Figueira de Mello, 14 Patricia Franco and ANTONIO MELLO (BS 88) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Henry Fischer, 9 Woody and LIZ CONNELLY (HT 90-95; Staff 98-99) Fischer Pasadena, CA

George Fitzpatrick, 15 CAROLINE BURKE (HT 88-90; Staff 94) Fitzpatrick San Mateo, CA

Beatrice Foster, 10 Abigail and MIKE FOSTER (BS 78-80) Pittsburgh, PA

Sophie Frankfurt, 16 Ali and WILL FRANKFURT (BS 82) Denver, CO

Kai Garber, 11 Jennifer Wargo and HAVEN

Scout Garber, 12 GARBER (HT Staff 03) Houston, TX

Blake Garner, 13 Tyler and LAUREN DACHELET

Emma Garner, 10 (HT 89-92) Garner Kenilworth, IL

Allegra Gelose, 13 Paul Gelose and CAROLYN LAMB (HT 79-82; Staff 89) Durango, CO

Ava Geurian, 16 Sara and JOSH GEURIAN (BS 99; Chloe Geurian, 13 Staff 99-01) Colwich, KS

Milo Geurian, 11

Jack Giddens, 11 David and MAGGIE DOOLEY

Eleanor Giddens, 9 (HT 94-96) Giddens Dallas, TX

Charlie Goldcamp, 15 John and STEPHANIE CHAUNER (HT 85) Goldcamp Northbrook, IL

Colin Goldsmith, 13 John and KATE MONTGOMERY

Peter Goldsmith, 11 (HT 89-91) Goldsmith New Providence, NJ

the next generation

Riley Green, 8 Warren and JESSICA HARVEY (HT 91-92) Green Denver, CO

Eric Grip, 9 Havard and DANA STIEF

BOLD-RICHARDSON (HT 91-92)

Grip La Crescenta, CA

Kai Guimaraes, 12 Roberto and KEYA GILL LUI (HT 89-91) Guimaraes Kapaa, HI

William Hagen, 10 Chris and SUZANNE GEPSON (HT 86-90; Staff 92, 94) Hagen

Northbrook, IL

Lisette Harris, 13 Richard and DEBBE COWELL (HT Staff 82-83) Harris Naperville, IL

Catherine Clark Alice Grey and COREY

Harrison, 9 HARRISON (BS 91) Greenville, SC

Martin Hazlehurst, 16 Rachel Katz and SAM

Cora Hazlehurst, 12 HAZLEHURST (BS 87-90, 93)

Hayes Hellebusch, 16

Waterville, ME

Louis and MEREDITH

Alice Hellebusch, 12 SILVERBERG (HT 92-95)

Hellebusch Glencoe, IL

Lucas Hennings, 12 Christie Godwin and TODD HENNINGS (BS 79-84; Staff 88)

Atlanta, GA

Harper Hoglund, 11 Ben and AVERY CUSHMAN

Taft Hoglund, 10 (HT 91-00; Staff 03-04) Hoglund

Manchester, NH

Grandparents: Michael and LISA

RUDOLPH (HT 68-71; Staff 72-78) Cushman

Scarlett Houghton, 11 Peter and EMILY ZECHER (HT 89-94) Houghton Pottersville, NJ

Emily Howard, 16

JENNIFER COPE (HT 90-91, 93Matthew Howard, 14 94) Howard Hockessin, DE

Grandmother: MARY LADD

DIXON (HT 62) Cope

Boca Raton, FL

Scarlett Huffman, 13 Heather and MATTHEW

HUFFMAN (BS 85; Staff 89-93,1416) Colorado Springs, CO

Alessandra Imaz, 16 Ignacio and SARAH HORTON (HT 83) Imaz Carlsbad, CA

Grandfather: STEVE JONES (d) (BS Staff 69, 72-73)

Kamryn Johnson, 14 Jessica and NICK JOHNSON (BS 97) Queen Creek, AZ

Grandmother: LINDA ROBERTSON-CONNE (HT 63, 65) Colorado Springs, CO

Sophia Joslyn, 10 Nichole and ROB JOSLYN (BS 7276) Monument, CO

Cash Keim, 14

Ronna and DAVID KEIM (BS 85Garrett Keim, 11 86; Staff 94, 96) Kalispell, MT

Lane Kimball, 16

Alexis Hunt, 16

Sophie and BRIAN HUNT (BS 82Henri Hunt, 14 85; Staff 90, 94) Austin, TX

Hugo Hyatt, 14

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MALERIE MARDER (HT 84-87; Staff 89) Los Angeles, CA

Leslie and PETER KIMBALL (BS 88-89; Staff 96) Bethesda, MD

Grandparents: Rosemary and RAY KIMBALL (BS 68) Bethesda, MD

Kellen Koch, 15 Jill and JON KOCH (BS 85-87, 91; Staff 93-94) Gardner, KS

Grandparents: Sharon and TOM KOCH (BS 63-64; Staff 66-70) Leawood, KS

Antonia Lhevine, 16 PAUL LHEVINE (BS 81-85; Staff

Zoe Lhevine, 13 88) Denver, CO

Cash Link, 10

Nicholas and MAGGIE PROFFITT

Violet Link, 10 (HT 91,93,96; Staff 98-99, 01) Link Denver, CO

Grandparents: Judy and ROGER PROFFITT (BS 61-65; Staff 68, 71) New Castle, CO

Aria Little, 14 Amanda and CARTER LITTLE

Nicholas Little, 11 (BS 90-91; Staff 95) Nashville, TN

Clara Mann, 15

Lindsey and CHRISTOPHER

Timothy Mann, 13 MANN (BS 83-85)

Quinn Marcotte, 14

Liam Marlar, 13

Saratoga Springs, NY

Amy and BILL MARCOTTE (BS 85-86) Sewickley, PA

ANDY MARLAR (BS 91-96)

Phoenix, AZ

Logan Marshall, 11 JOHN MARSHALL (BS 85-87)

Marietta, GA

Grandparents: John and JILL

THOMAS (HT Staff 64) Marshall

Atlanta, GA

Paulo Matson, 14 Wendy and SHANE MATSON (BS 86-90; Staff 91, 93-94, 96) Tulsa, OK

Bison McCotter-Hulett, 15 Randy and SAGE McCOTTER (HT 83-90)-Hulett Seattle, WA

Scarlett McElrea, 11 RALEIGH COBURN (HT 83-85, 89) Ridgway, CO

Miles McGee, 10 Matt and MARLYS THEDINGER (HT Staff 05) McGee Mission Hills, KS

Ella McGowan, 11 RYAN (BS Staff 00-12) and

Maia McGowan, 9 ASHLEY NORD (HT 93-97; Staff 04-12) McGOWAN

Highlands Ranch, CO

Nella McKasson, 15 Jeff and SCHEHERA RANDLE

Keagan McKasson, 15 (HT 89-94; Staff 96-01) McKasson

Mission Viejo, CA

Grandparents: Steve and JAN CHANDLER (HT 64-65) Randle

Wichita, KS

Andy McMichael, 15 Malcolm and BETSY FRIESEN (HT 85, 87-88, 90: Staff 92-93, 9697) McMichael Carbondale, CO

Grandparents: ROB (BS 62; Staff 65-68) and CONNIE McWILLIAMS (HT Staff 66-68) FRIESEN Denver, CO

Kelsey Miller, 16 DAN (BS 80-87; Staff 88, 90) and ASHLEY MANSOUR (HT 87-88)

MILLER Littleton, CO

Ramon Mireles, 11 Marina Perez and EDUARDO

Santiago Mireles, 13 MIRELES (BS 90-91)

Shaker Heights, OH

Henry Mitchell, 8 Lauren and LUKE MITCHELL (BS 88-91, 93-94) New York City, NY

Ben Mowrey, 16 HEIDI McCOTTER (HT 82-86; Staff 90) Denver, CO

Camille Nichols, 13

Matthew and CATHERINE

Elsie Nichols, 10 CALLAHAN (HT 92-93) Nichols

Izzie Nichols, 8 San Francisco, CA

Ruby Nolan, 11

Jamey and CASEY RENNINGER (HT Staff 03) Nolan Tampa, FL

Hugh O’Kane, 13 Arianne and HUGH O’KANE (90Anna O’Kane, 9 91; Staff 97-98) Oyster Bay, NY

Grace Oldfield, 12 Todd and VICKY McNEILL (HT 84-86, 88) Oldfield Franklin, TN

Patrick Olney, 11 Tambi and MARK OLNEY (BS 85Brooke Olney, 9 87) Dallas, TX

Charlie Olney, 9

Madeleine Paine, 8 Monica and ANDREW PAINE (BS Padgett Payne, 14 92) Kenilworth, IL

Grandmother: BARBARA SPRENGER (HT 63) Paine

Wilmette, IL

BILL (BS Staff 94, 96-97) and CHRISTA SHOEMAKER

(HT Staff 97) PAYNE

New Orleans, LA

Lucas Perry, 11

Katie and PHIL PERRY (BS 88-94; Jacob Perry, 9 Staff 95-96, 99, 00, 03) Golden, CO

Grandparents: REIN (Staff 76-78, 00-02) and JAN SANBORN (HT 62-68; Staff 76-02) VAN WEST Ridgway, CO

Grandparents: Nancy and DAVID PERRY (BS 60-62; Staff 66-85)

Montrose, CO

Great-Grandparents: SANDY(d) and LAURA(d) SANBORN

Rees Petro-Gelman, 9 Corbin Petro and JESSICA GELMAN (HT 85-86; Staff 95)

Wellesley, MA

Fisher Pfaelzer, 14 JUSTIN PFAELZER (BS 84-86) Clearwater, FL

Grandfather: DAVE PFAELZER (d) (BS 54-55)

Charlie Pidot, 12 Emily and PHILIP “FLIP” PIDOT (BS 88-9, 92) Locust Valley, NY

Clayton Rasch, 14 Grandparents: Kathy and RICH

Austin Rasch, 12 BUCHOLZ (BS 62, 64-66; Staff 71) St. Louis, MO

Jameson Rechnitz, 11 Joanna and ANDY RECHNITZ (BS 89-91) Austin, TX

Alice Redmond, 13 Jennifer and HAYES REDMOND

Nolan Redmond, 13 (BS 83-84) Parker, CO

Lena Remer, 9 Ben and JULIANA DOYLE (HT 88-89) Remer Highlands Ranch, CO

Grandparents: Michael and JILL DYE (HT 62-63; Staff 68-69) Doyle

Roy Reneker, 16 Ben and KATIE FRIESEN (HT8893: Staff 95, 97-98) Reneker

Carmel Valley, CA

Grandparents: ROB (BS 62; Staff 65-68) and CONNIE McWILLIAMS (HT Staff 66-68)

FRIESEN Denver, CO

Georgia Richardson, 14 Mark and ALICE ZECHER (HT

Matthew Richardson, 89-90; Staff 96) Richardson Jakarta, 16 Indonesia

Will Richter, 14 Anne and KURT RICHTER (BS

Charlotte Richter, 12 78-80) Washington, DC

Cerys Rickard, 13 Luke and MEGAN SHELLMAN

Dylan Rickard, 11 (HT 85-90; Staff 99) Rickard Durango, CO

Carter Anderson John Anderson and STEVE

Rissman, 15 RISSMAN (BS Staff 83-84) Broomfield, CO

Liesl Roach, 10 Nathan and RACHEL LEE (HT 9093) Roach Alameda, CA

Benjiman Rouse, 9 Meggin and JONATHAN ROUSE

Stella Rouse, 11 (BS 84-85, 87, 90-91) Battlement Mesa, CO

Beau Ryan, 12 Autumn and HAYDEN RYAN (BS 93-95) Tulsa, OK

Iris Savage, 11 Adam Savage and PAGET HINES (HT 84-85) Atlanta, GA

Theodora Schmidt, 9 Marina and DAVID SCHMIDT (BS 96-98; Staff 01, 04-05) St. Louis, MO

Bennet Schreiber, 11 Grandfather: BILL SCHREIBER (BS 63-65) Overland Park, KS

Ella Sebree, 11 Jolyn and FRANK SEBREE (BS 8384) Kansas City, MO

Addie Seidel, 15

Darren Seidel and ELAINE PAUL (HT 81-83) Pacific Palisades, CA

Thatcher Shannon, 11 Laura and KYLE SHANNON (BS 89; Staff 93) Tulsa, OK

Ava Silverman, 15

David and AMY ZWIBEL (HT 83Maya Silverman, 14 85, 87, 89; Staff 93) Silverman Louisville, CO

Elliott Slothower, 10

AMY SLOTHOWER (HT 81-84; Babette Slothower, 8 Staff 92) Denver, CO

Grandfather: JOHN SLOTHOWER (d) (BS 57-58)

Landon Slusher, 13 SARAH BLOOM (SWC Staff

Tristan Slusher, 11 18-current) Florissant, CO

Camilla Smalley, 9 Ursula and RANDALL SMALLEY (BS 90-94, 96-98) Phoenix, AZ

Bode Smolev, 10

Asher Squibb, 12

Candace Berretta and DAVID SMOLEV (BS 90-96) Colorado Springs, CO

Brianne and ANDREW SQUIBB

Jocelyn Squibb, 14 (BS 91-93) Liberty Township, OH

Grandmother: DIANA LeMAIRE (HT 64) Devins Essex, MA

Thomas Stadler, 14

Emma Stadlmann, 13

Cooper Stettner, 10

Grandfather: PAT BROOKS (BS 56) Hutchinson, KS

SAMANTHA SPAETH (HT 85-86, 88) Stadlmann Bend, OR

Andrew and SARAH MARTIN

Riley Stettner, 10 (HT 89-94; Staff 00) Stettner Denver, CO

Emma Stifel, 16

Oliver Stine, 11

Amanda and ANDREW STIFEL (BS 85-86) Arlington, VA

Jeffrey Stine and ELLIE JENSEN

Iris Stine, 8 (HT 96; Staff 00) Denver, CO

Ivy Stone, 15

Skip and LAURA DUSTMAN (8283; Staff 89) Stone Boulder, CO

Clara Streng, 16 Bill and HADLEY BAAS (HT 8586) Streng Grand Haven, MI

Bodhi Stupec, 11 Brian and DINA KAFENSHTOK

Cooper Stupec, 8 (HT 88-91, 94) Stupec Leland, IL

Lily Sutherland, 10 Boonthariga and WILLIAM “QUENT” SUTHERLAND (BS 83-84, 86-87) Gladstone, MO

William Sutter, 9 Chris and COURTNEY

SMALLEY (HT 89-96) Sutter Shaker Heights, OH

Bailey Templin, 9 Walt and KATE ANDERSON (HT 94-96) Templin Athens, GA

Luca Tharp, 8 JIM (BS 91-92, 94-96; Staff 98) and JULIA LeGRAND (HT Staff 00-01, 03-04) THARP Denver, CO

Bradley Thedinger, 12 Janet and SEATON THEDINGER

Jackson Thedinger, 10 (BS 91-93; Staff 00-01, 03) Golden, CO

Faith Thomas, 15 Grandmother: BARBARA BUTLER (HT 68) Mission, KS

Eloise Thompson, 12 Molly Fiden and MATT CLARK (BS 81-82) Dallas, TX

William Treadwell, 16 Allan Treadwell and ALEXANDRA BAILLIERE (HT 80-84; Staff 90) Mill Valley, CA

Tate Tulp. 11 Chris and ASHLEY ALLEN (HT Davis Tulp, 9 93-00) Tulp Denver, CO

Grandparents: PHIL (BS 64-71; Staff 72, 77-78) and JULIE TATE (HT 69-72) ALLEN Tulsa, OK

Lilia Turner, 16 Lyric and BEN TURNER (BS 86Ellery Turner, 8 89, 92; Staff 94) Denver, CO

Hollin Vanderveen, 16 Ted and HILARY DAVIS (HT 93John Vanderveen, 14 94) Vanderveen Centennial, CO

the next generation

Mia Vilgiate, 13 Nico and ASHLEY ZUZACK (HT 90) Vilgiate Eden, UT

Grandmother: JANET FRANZ (HT 62-65) Salida, CO

Begona Villar Teres, 12 Begona Teres and JUAN PABLO VILLAR (BS 91, 93) Puebla, Mexico

Ceci Waldorf, 12 Kristina and CHRIS WALDORF (BS 78-81) Seattle, WA

Everett Walker, 8 Adam and CLAIRE PETTY (HT 90-96; Staff 99-00) Walker Denver, CO

Shawn Wasescha, 8 Houston and LAUREN ANSPACH (HT 98-02) Wasescha Las Vegas, NV

Elliot Watson, 8 BYRON WATSON (BS 79-81) Greenwood Village, CO

Colette Wellstone, 11 Mark and JILL HOWSAM (HT 87) Wellstone Steamboat Springs, CO

Jaxon Werner, 8 Monica Glass and ZACH

Zoey Werner, 9 WERNER (BS 89-90) Encino, CA

James West, 14 Sarah and ERIC WEST (BS 87-88)

Bixby, OK

Cody James Westover, 13 JIM (BS Staff 92, 94, 97) and Thomas Westover, 11 SARA MATSON (HT 90-93; Staff 95-96, 98) WESTOVER

Salt Lake City, Utah

Elise Wobus, 14 Nicole and CAM WOBUS (BS 85, 87; Staff 93,95) Boulder, CO

Grandparents: BUD (BS 54; Staff 60-69, 76) and SHERRY

WHITCHER (d) (HT Staff 64, 66, 67-69, 76) WOBUS Williamstown, MA

Leighton Wolens, 14 Jeoffrey and DEVYN POLLACK (HT 83-85) Wolens Houston, TX

Jasper Wolferman, 13 Zoe Knight and STUART

WOLFERMAN (BS 86, 88; Staff 94) Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

Grandparents: FRED (BS 56) and KRISTIE CARLSON (HT 63-64)

WOLFERMAN Kansas City, Mo

Nora Yahr, 14

Bryan and KATY STEBBINS (HT

Riley Yahr, 12 86-87, 89; Staff 91, 94-97) Yahr Mt. Pleasant, SC

Elliana Zeavy, 12

Neal and AMY TREES (HT 81-84; Noah Zeavy, 9 Staff 87) Zeavy Seattle, WA

ANNUAL FUND DONOR LIST

We are incredibly grateful to the following alums and camp families who have made generous donations to either our Annual Fund or to the Sanborn Tomorrow Capital Campaign between January 1 and October 1, 2023. We couldn’t do what we do without your help.

January 1 – October 1, 2023

LITTLE BLUE

$2,000 – 4,999

PIKES PEAK

$250,000 and Above

The Stalker Family

In memory of Luke Stalker

TOP OF THE WORLD

$50,000 – 249,999

American Endowment Foundation

Vergi Geurian and Josh Geurian

A BLUFF

$10,000 – 19,999

Estate of William Comley

Mia Fisher & William Pollack

In memory of Angela Fisher

F. Martin Brown Trust

Dave & Cathy Gepson Burnham

jf maddox foundation

Toby Utterback

Renaissance Charitable Foundation

Mary Bracken Swanson

Bud Wobus

In memory of Sherry Whitcher Wobus

FISH CREEK

$5,000 – 9,999

Allen Family Foundation

Andy, John, and Phil Allen

Liza Eaton & Adam Cohen

Hugh R. & Arianne O’Kane

In honor of Jerry McLain

Jim “Herc” Roth

Big Spring Summer Staff

Steve & Jana Bohnen

In honor of Fred Bohnen

Bill and Amy Sawyer Daniher

Donohue Family Foundation

Claire Donohue

Helen Clay Frick Foundation

Laura Jenney Roe

Sharon & Rich Hamilton

Bush Helzberg

Hendricks Family Fund

Janet P. Hendricks

High Trails Summer Staff

Jan Mueller

In memory of Max Berry

Jane McAtee Sanborn

SUNDAY ROCKS

$1,000 – 1,999

Anonymous

In honor of Julie Richardson

Bruce & Megan Mueller Barry

In memory of Max Barry

Sam Carkhuff, Sr.

Jake, Olivia, Noah, & Zoe Colley

Deb Donnelley & Steve Lenzo

Trip Friendly

HTOEC Spring Staff

Jessica Thurmond Jurgensen

Pat & Libby Hamilton Malone

Katharine Mann

Levi and Elizabeth Rundle Marable

Gary Missner

Michelle O’Brien

Robyn Rissman

Lisa Schneck

Bill Schreiber

In honor of Jim “Herc” Roth

Nancy Shiffler

Rein & Jan Sanborn van West

Stephen & Cate White

HIGH TOR

$500 – 999

Anonymous

Julie Micou Cerf

Tom & Susan Eschenroeder

Oliver Fisher

Reinhard “Shrimp” Goethert

Chris & Suz Gepson Hagen

Jeff Horner

Taylor and Martie Adams Jones

Rick & Rita Krause

In memory of Gary Krause

Andrea McCrady

Jerry & Betty McLain

In memory of Kristin McLain

John & Linda Ward O’Hara

Darcie Swenarton Peet

Sheila & Russ Pierson

In memory of Kristin McLain

Mary “Bunny” Porter

Quaker Hill Foundation

Helen Stevens

Kathy Yanuck Wenger

B BLUFF

$250 – 499

Amazon Smile Foundation

Jamie Bruesch

Kathy & Rich Bucholz

Jenny & Tim Ewing

In honor of Linda & John O’Hara

Kent & Susan Henson Flury

In memory of Mary Shelton Fitzpatrick

David & Jerre Fussell

In honor of Jane Sanborn

Rick Gydesen

Steve Heifitz

The Kroger Foundation

The McGowan Family

Peter & Katie McKee

Anna Middleton

Bonnie & Mark Miller-McLemore

In honor of Chris, Sarah, & Cade Ulizio

Tracey & Karl Ohaus

In honor of the wonderful Sanborn Staff

Logan Qualls

Tricia Rossettie

Kathy Ruekberg

In memory of Joe Ruekberg

Emily Burnham Shingler

Helen Stevens

Betsy Tucker

In memory of Kristin McLain

Eric Wobus

In memory of Sherry Whitcher Wobus, Marge Whitcher, and Kristin McLain

WITCHER ROCKS Anonymous

Henry Ahn

John and Diane Allen

Lewis & Susan Mackin Anderson

In memory of Sandy & Laura

Carolyn Mosley Beiser

Bruce Benjamin

Ben Blake

Carter Bowe

John & Kathy Brega

Xanni Brown

Paige Bryan

Theo Carnes

C. L. (Cathy) Clark

Rebecca Friendly Coccari

Jesse Cogan

Katelyn Cowles

Brendan de Greve

Ed DeCourreges

Hayden Delius

Cassidy Dickson

Simms Ehrlich

Henry Ewing

honor of Linda & John O’Hara

Seneca Farhy

Logan & Chelsea Neidenthal Fritts Givinga Foundation

Dre Gray

Katie Hall

Katie Hayes

John Jackson

Brenda Kane

In memory of Dudley Goetz and Susan Goetz Beall

Heidi Kane

In memory of Dudley Goetz and Susan Goetz Beall

Caleb Kirkpatrick

Kathy Miller Krogh

Steve Kumar

Jack Kussmaul

Bob & Rosie LaLonde

Simon Lambert

Jasmine Larry

Alex Levering

JC Lowman

Hank & Sally McCracken Maertens

In honor of the 75th Anniversary

Francie Marbury

Kody Maynard

Stancie Sherley McClelland

Grace McDevitt

Grace McRoberts

Susan Missner & Alan Budovitch

In honor of Gary Missner’s

65th birthday

Mark “Flounder” Mobley

Josiah Neal

Delaney Nigma

Merikayt Patton

Tracy Michael Petrakis

Josiah Barron Ramirez

Max Roach and Peaches Wade

Jenny Roberts

Madeline Rowley

Carolyn Rundle

Salesforce

Tully Sandbom

Ella Siblik

Mark Seidel

On behalf of Sophia Ozenbaugh

Andy Smith

Quinn Smith

Lu Sultze

Kathy Medlock Tuteur

Judy Vaughan

In memory of William Comley

Caroline Wade

Uli Welsch

Harry White

Al and Terry Goodger Williams

Rick & Raye Wilson

In memory of son Matthew Dale Wilson

Annabelle Worsham

Dennis Young

In Memory of Susan Macy

Jarvinen

Anonymous

Betty Barton

Sharon Burlingame

John Decker

Diana Johnson

Marguerete Rengers

Monica & Richard Wolfe

Susan Wyatt

In Memory of Jeff Roberts

Marilyn Boyd

Virginia & William Clemons

Joan & Thomas Cook

Ulpiana Gonzalez & Jose Morcuende

The Valisa Hanlon Family

Bruce & Melanie Haupert

Jim, Heather, and Jonah Hauswirth

Marilyn Hisock and Dixie Lea

Glen & Kathy Meisner

Bill Melon

Kathy Osborn

William & Winifred Scott

Forever Sanborn

Several contributors have chosen to make a gift through beneficiary designation in their wills, IRAs, 401k (or similar) plans or life insurance policies. If you have done so or desire to do so, please let us know so that we can make you a member of Forever Sanborn, a group of donors who have made COEC a part of their estate planning.

Sarah Benson reported that, “The 7th Annual Sanborn Night at the Rockies was held on Saturday, July 29th. The Rockies may have lost the game but our group enjoyed a great time together!” Attending the get-together this year were Deborah and BEN (BS Staff 73-75) NORTHCUTT, Lynn and ACE (BS Staff 72-73, 76, 80-81)

McCANN, PATRICK MURPHY (BS Staff 74-75) and Maria, BOB (BS 67-71; Staff 72,74, 76) and SARAH

BAUSCH (BS Nurse 75-76) BENSON, KEITH WILLIAMS (BS 64-67, 69; Staff 70-77) and ANNE HEWSON (HT Staff 75) Keen.

You might notice that we have a lot of news about what is going on in camp in this edition, but almost no news from you! This is your fault! We believe that many of you are doing adventurous and worthwhile things that would be of interest to other alums, but you are doing a lousy job of sharing that information with us. The winter-spring edition of the Alum News usually has several pages of your news and we are begging you to send it to us over the next few months. Otherwise, we will have to make it up, and no one wants that!

We get it….email is SOOOO 2004 (although it is still a very effective way to reach us). And don’t even get us started on the lack of newsy holiday letters these days. People are busy. And we also know how easy it is to send us three lines of what you and your kids or your kids’ kids are up to from your tweetysmarty device. Because of camp, we know you can do hard things. We believe in you.

alumnews@sanbornwesterncamps.com

Summer 2024 Dates

Sanborn Western Camps Month-Long Sessions

First Term: June 9 - July 9, 2024

Second Term: July 13 - August 12, 2024

Sanborn Junior

First Term: June 9 - June 23, 2024

Second Term: June 25 - July 9, 2024

Third Term: July 13 - July 27, 2024

Fourth Term: July 29 - August 12, 2024

vital statistics

marriages, births & adoptions, life celebrations births:

Becca Flynn and MYLES WOERNER (BS 00-08), a daughter, Sloane Harper Woerner, April 13, 2023, in Chicago, IL

Jenny and DREW SCHULTE (TNP Staff 22-current), a son, Zachary Andrew, May 4, 2023, in Colorado Springs

Amanda Faye and JASON DANIEL (BS 90-95; Staff 99-01, 03), a son, Parker Hudson Daniel, May 20, 2023, in Pflugerville, TX

WILL (BS Staff 04,06,09) and CAROLINE CHEUNG (HT 99-00; Staff 05-08) DEACY, a daughter Lark Lillian Deacy, May 23, 2023 in Fairbanks, AK

Shawn and KORI AULT (HT Staff 05) Campbell, a daughter, Talia Luna, July 28, 2023, in Lake Oswego, OR

Heather and ED DeCOURREGES (BS 93-99) a son, Gunnar, July 30, 2023, in Rumson, NJ Grandmother: BARBARA DuMONT (BS 63-67; Staff 68-70) Elrond Washington, DC

Clare and JAMES NICOLL (BS Staff 11-13), a daughter, Matilda Beatrice Nicoll, August 14, 2023, in Roxburgh, UK Grandparents: Kate and FERGUS NICOLL (BS Staff 83-84, 86) Wales, UK

Curt and CLAIRE KERCKHOFF (HT Staff 06-07) Mademann, a daughter, Heidi Kelper Mademann, April 21, 2023, in Colorado Springs, CO

Richard and TAYLOR WATSON (HT 99-05) Homewood, a son, Benjamin Watson Homewood, July 30, 2023, in Truckee, CA

marriages:

KAILANA SANBORN (HT 06-07) to Chris Sellers on June 25, 2023, in Heeia State Park, Hawaii

RANDI PRESAS (HT Staff 16-17) to Dean Cowart on June 27, 2023, in the mountains of Ouray, CO

EMILY STALKER (HT 99-04) to Jonathan Lengermann on September 30, 2023, in Philadelphia, PA

Top to bottom: Myles, Becca and Harper; James Nicoll and Matilda; Kori and Talia; Heidi Mademann; Randi and Dean

Susie Macy Jarvinen

March 12, 1957—May 15, 2023

SUSAN MACY (HT 72-74) Jarvinen was a self-taught artist and published writer who expressed herself through weaving, fiber arts, writing, poetry, jewelry making, painting, singing, and guitar. She curated her home in Evergreen, CO, and environment around those she loved and lived her life with a thoughtful sense of wonder and curiosity.

Susie earned a BA from New England College and a Masters in Education from Metropolitan State University in Denver. She taught for seven years, focusing on special education. She was a devoted wife to husband, Matt, and dedicated mother to their three children—ALLI JARVINEN (HT 95, 98-01, 03; Staff 07-08), KAT JARVINEN (HT 00-01, 03-09; Staff 12, 14, 16) and JOHN JARVINEN (BS 98-05; Staff 07-08). The Jarvinen family has asked that donations in Susie’s memory be made to the Sanborn Scholarship Fund.

Bush Helzberg

January 15, 1971—May 23, 2023

BUSH HELZBERG (BS 82) was an investment banker at Lehman Brother, co-founded Helzberg Angrist Partners, and founded Expedition Capital and Best & Co. He was a passionate believer in education for underserved youth and, among many other non-profits he supported, he was especially devoted to and and served on the board of University Academy Public Charter School in Kansas City. In addition to classes during the traditional school year, University Academy believes in providing summer enrichment programs for its students. For more than a decade Sanborn Camps has partnered with University Academy, providing camp experiences for students from the school.

Bush and former wife, Jamie, lived in Aspen with their five children—Amelia, ARTHUR (BS 18), BENTON (BS 13-14), LEO (BS 14) and OLIVER (BS 13-14).

Ken Washburn

March 2, 1938-March 7, 2023

KEN WASHBURN (BS Staff 58) was an active outdoor enthusiast who enjoyed skiing, bicycling, golfing, playing tennis, pickleball, and hiking. He and wife, Sally, hiked many Fourteeners while living in Colorado after his retirement from McGraw-Hill Publishing. Ken is survived by his wife, two sons, two stepsons and fourteen grandchildren.

STUW Ridge Washhouse

It was a close call, but the new washhouse on STUW (Sherman, Torreys, Uncompahgre, and Wetterhorn) Ridge was open for business when our first campers arrived in 2023. Built of indestructible cinder blocks, the washhouse includes 4 private shower stalls with attached changing areas, 4 private toilets, 4 sinks, and a separate ADA bathroom. Each camper and staff member on the ridge has his own locker for storing soap, conditioner, toothpaste, etc.

The boys gave the washhouse high marks and indicated that it was a big improvement over the old STUW Ridge washhouse, which dated back to the beginnings of Big Spring.

We don’t know if the new facility inspired the boys to take more showers, but hopefully it had that beneficial effect.

We’re already working on a new washhouse for MOPQ (Massive, Oxford, Princeton, and Quandary) Ridge and are planning to have it open before camp begins next summer.

SanbornSWAG

Did you miss the store at the 75th Reunion Celebration? Don’t worry - you can still purchase Sanborn Swag! The topo-lines t-shirt and crewneck design feature Brink Messick’s art and were created especially for the reunion. If you would like to make a purchase, please send an email to jenny@sanbornwesterncamps.com with a description of the items and sizes you would like, along with a shipping address and phone number. Payment can be made over the phone with a credit card or you can send a check in the mail to:

Sanborn Western Camps

PO Box 167

Florissant, CO 80816

If you wish to send a check, please indicate in the memo line “Clothing Purchase”. The prints made by Brinkley Messick (shown on page 10) are also available for purchase for $130 each.

Prices

(Including Shipping)

Hoodies: $40

Crewnecks: $35

Hooded Long Sleeve T: $30

Flannel Pants: $30

T-Shirts: $25

Hats: $30

Art Prints: $130

Sanborn Western Camps is a program of Colorado Outdoor Education Center, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Colorado Outdoor Education Center

Florissant, CO 80816

www.sanbornwesterncamps.com