Camp Ondessonk2016 Annual Stewardship Report
The Ondessonk Community stretches across continents and across time, a family bound by
tradition and shared experiences. THANK YOU for being a part of our community.
Your stewardship gifts help us keep Camp Ondessonk affordable for our campers, and allow us to offer the outstanding outdoor experiences that our campers
will carry for a lifetime.
Thank you for your support, and for helping us to create “Camp Magic”!
Dear Ondessonk Friends, Thanks to your steady support, 2016 was a year of renewed sustainability and stewardship as we celebrated 57 summers of service to our campers. We are eternally grateful for the opportunity to serve kids and families as we strive to meet our mission to provide exceptional outdoor and spiritual adventures empowering kids of all ages.
Though the year included many high points, we will someday look back and consider it among the most important in our organization’s history for one major reason. In April of 2016, we retired the debt incurred by building a new dining hall in 2003. At one time many years ago, making our monthly payments felt overwhelming. Some months it seemed nearly impossible. This achievement required rounded support from many Ondessonk Friends, but we are especially thankful for the encouraging guidance of our Board of Directors and Finance Committee, whose members during the last decade collectively set the tone for us to be disciplined and scrupulous in fulfilling our debt obligation. The 2,922 summer campers we served last year (nearly 10 percent more than served in 2015) saw immediate results, as debt-retirement paved the way for enhanced investment in program and facility improvements. Though probably more noticed by parents than campers, being debt free allows us to devote resources to sometimes neglected operating needs like road paving – the first phase of which we tackled in June of 2016.
Thank you for your help and active involvement in making Camp Ondessonk successful in 2016. We encourage you to remain involved, for our campers need you now and in the future.
Sincerely,
Dan KingExecutive Director
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Thank you to our Board of Directors who help us serve campers with passion and purpose.
Camp Ondessonk 2016 Board of DirectorsDr. Christopher Wangard
PresidentPediatric Hospitalist
Site Supervisor Anderson Hospital
Glennon Care Pediatric Associates
Tracy Beckham Phipps Vice President
AttorneyHerzog Crebs LLP
Sara SimoninFoundation Specialist
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Tip BelzRetired ElectricianIBEW – Local 309
Lynn FuhlerSenior Project Administrator
Pond & Company – Architects, Engineers, Planners
Anne Fohne KeeleyAttorney
The Keeley Law Firm
Elizabeth M. KeserauskisVice President for Marketing and
Enrollment ServicesSt. Louis College of Pharmacy
Belinda BauerRetired Speech-Language Pathologist
Kyle KluesStructural Design Engineer
Cindy KnebelChief Financial Officer
Home Federal Savings & Loan Association
Nora Landgraf GutzlerRetired Auditor
USPS Office of Inspector General
David ReadExecutive Director
Stillwater Senior Living
Joseph WernerBuilding Contractor
Joe Werner Construction
Thomas Young Sr.Farrier, self-employed
Ex Officio Trustees:Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Ph.D.,
S.T.D.Bishop
Diocese of Belleville
Rev. Msgr. John W. McEvilly, V.G.Vicar General / Moderator of Curia
Diocese of Belleville
Michael D. Gibbons, CPA, CMAChief Finance OfficerDiocese of Belleville
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CORE VALUES
• Stewardship of God’s gifts• Personal development and leadership• Building community• Adventure and fun• Conscientious use of resources• Honoring tradition and embracing innovation• Respect for all
Camp Ondessonk is owned and operated by the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, IL. Christian traditions and teachings guide the work of this ministry. People of all faiths are encouraged and welcome to enjoy ondessonk.
MISSION
Exceptional outdoor and spiritual adventures empowering kids of all ages
VISION
Inspired by our Catholic tradition and commitment to the growth of people and faith, we will:
• Operate a world class camp in a spectacular natural environment
• Inspire leadership, self-confidence and lifelong learning
• Promote stewardship and appreciation of God’s gifts
“Camp Ondessonk is a great place for the young, and the young at heart. The staff and management are excellent and do their best to make camp special for all campers.
Former camper and current Camp Ondessonk volunteer
2016 in Review...
We Our Volunteers!Many hands make light work, and in 2016 our wonderful volunteers donated over 11,400 hours of their time to the children of Camp Ondessonk. At an average wage of $18.40/hour*, Ondessonk volunteers saved Camp an estimated $210,000 in labor costs in 2016, allowing us to use this money to serve our campers and guests with the industry’s best programs. We truly couldn’t run Camp Ondessonk without our volunteers!
*based on avverage wage IL Bureau of Labor 2016
Ondessonk drew campers from 28 states in 2016, with the vast majority hailing from the states of Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky. We had campers from as far away as Alaska, and even Mexico! It’s exciting to see third- and fourth-generations of camers enjoying the same Camp O experiences as their parents and grandparents. Shared experiences build strong families!
Thanks to you!
2,922 Ondessonk hosted 2,922 campers in 2016 (1,663 girls and 1,239 boys), which is our highest enrollment since 2003!
16,974 followers, mostly visiting with
mobile devices
1,127twitter followers
More than $60,000 in tuition assistance
208 campers received tuition assistance from our Scholarship Funds, including 40 full Msgr. Fournie Scholarships. These 208 children experienced camp because of you!PRICELESS!
HEEPWAH!
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Time & TalentOur Camp O Volunteers invest hours of time and talent because
they believe in our campers, our staff, and our mission. You are our bedrock, our tradition, our future. We can’t thank you enough!
2016 Volunteer ContributionsBarn fence repairBeachfront maintenanceBoard Committee workDemolition of old Handicrafts building
Dining Hall windows and screens washed
Fall FestivalFat Tire FestivalFournie Lodge renovationGarden workGolf BenefitsHammock Village construction
Handicap accessible modifications to St. Noel
Illinois Horse FairLodge sashesMini Camp Village Phase II construction
Mulching, wood splittingNew addition on Trading PostNew Handicrafts building design and concrete work
Office helpersOndessonk Tack SwapPainting and stainingParades
Split and stacked woodSpring cleaning of St. Noel rooms
St. Noel renovationSummer Camp activity areasTekakwitha remodelTrading PostTrail maintenanceTrail RunUnit Leaders
...and lots of little projects that our volunteers quietly complete throughout the year...
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Our VolunteersAlaina AbeggEric AbellVicki AdamsKent AgneAlyssa AhneKathleen AlcornLarry AlexanderTyler AlexanderRachelle AllenElizabeth AlvarezErica AmshoffCheri AngelbeckTaylour ArkfeldAngenedt AshmoreEdwin AuffarthJean AuffarthCami AugustineLisa AugustineScott BahanEmily BaimaBaron BaracaniLisa BarkerElijah BaslerBelinda BauerLeah BechtelRoxanne BeckhamKathy BeineKaren BelterPhil BelzStephen “Tip” BelzAshley BergmanMark BergmanTeresa BergmanKallie BerryAndrew BiermannJessica BiggsStacy BiggsSuzanne BiresAnna BirkelandMatt BiverAnna BlankenshipJudy Blase-WoodruffAbigail BlueGeorge BoatwrightJenna BoivinLily BormanAlessa BrennanKeith BrennanKeri BrennanChristopher BretscherEllie Bretscher
Katy BretscherMichelle BretscherJack BulcherMason BuntingRichard BurgessJustin BushongSteve BushongJoe BushueElizabeth ButlerColin BybeeAdam ByrdErin ByrnesChris CahnovskyRichard CampGene CanavanJoshua CargilleEmma CarleyPatrick CarterKathy ChamblissDorothy CherryYukFong ChiuBridget ClancyDanny ClancyEvan ClancySue ClancyOlivia ClerSam CoatsAnnelise CoelloDeborah CombsEileen CookBridget CoolicanPeggy CoolicanAndrea CooperSusannah CowgillOlivia CraderCole CurtisJeanne DahlmannCindy Daniele
Jacob DanielsDonna DarianJohn DavinroyConnor DavisJoey DavisLarry DavisClaire DawsonNoelle DejaynesGeorge DelkerZachary DennertAndrew DerbyPat DerflerSophia DetersBenjamin DingesChristopher DionBrandon DockinsJessica DonvitoCheyenne DouglasMarjorie DowneyKim DownieDerwin DroneLydia DruinJack DuranteAmanda DurbinBen DurhamShaun DuvallAutumn DyerSandy EbersolePati EganTimothy EiserleJoseph EllisBrandan ElmsNikki EnderleJackson EppleyLeah EppleySam EschmanBrad EttlingClayton EttlingZachary EttlingDave EubanksAaron EversgerdSandy Eversole
Lauren EvittKeith FarrisCurt FestKate FestGirard FiedlerAdam FieldsAbigail FinneyDan FitzhenryMolly FitzhenryWade FlakeSherri FlanneryMara FoutzGregory FoxJacqueline FoxLauren FoxMary Beth FoxAndrew FoyAlejandro FranchiniBrynn FreedLynn FuhlerClaire FurlowMelanie GalleherYara GarciaMadeline GehrigVictoria GeistdorferAlex GlennGabriel GoherySol GovinTed GrannanKatherine GrawitchElliot GrenfellLainy GromadaPeggy GudeAmy GuentherElizabeth GuentherKaela GuglielmoSusan GuglielmoJohn GulaKenneth HaasBrooke HagartyMegan Hagenbruch
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Kaitlyn HallBryan HallengrenWalter HancockCharles HansenNancy HarnessHeath HarperKatlyn HarpstriteTim HartEvan HauserJayne HauserPeggy HausmannAngie HeberlingGrant HeierKurt HeierTaylor HeimannCindy HeintzJudy HejnalJeanine HellerAbbie HernandezReese HerrinChloe HigginsRobert HoefMargaret HoffmannJames HogeAnnette HohmannMatthew HohmannTyler HohmannDan HollandJared HollandJim HollandNick HollenKampJohanna HootenColleen HouseAnne HoylmanBraden HudginsSamantha HunnLogan IrishDuane JablonskiMelody JablonskiEmily JabrLevi JamesDaniel JansenHaley JansenLogan JansenKathryn JansonRobert JansonJennifer Janson BrennanKathy JarowiczGail JohnsonMichaela JonesMia Jorden
Olivia KalnaAlan KappBrian KappCole KappCraig KappJason KappRoger KappCarrie KellerEamon KennedyKelly KennedyEmily KerstenBeth KeserauskisKyle KeserauskisMarylee KicielinskiKatrina KingPatrick KingDave KittlerJamison KleinJim KleinNicholas KleinGary KleynCarol KlingerDavid KlockenkemperEmma KluesKyle KluesCindy KnebelKathy KochDonald KoehlerJeff KopsicJennifer KramperMegan KreppertMaxwell KristoffJon LanaghanNora Landgraf GutzlerAimee LeClaireReagan LeesBrendan LiddleIsabelle Linn
Devin LittleVivian LovecikKinga LozowskiPatty LuehderAndrea LukertSusan LykoPatrick MahoneyReese MahoneySuzy MahoneyLarry MankAnastasia MarantoJosh MarggrafAllison MartinArt MartinSarah MartinCharlotte MassunkenEmma Mattix-WandJo Ann MayerDaniel McAteeMira McAteeChristy McDougallSheri McDuffieZachery McDuffieAndrew McEvillyChris McEvillyTeresa McGeeMargaret McGowanDavid McGuireMike McGuireThomas McGuireJackie McKayKathleen McKeeSophia McLeodDoug McMinnDylan McMinnJake McMinnJonathan McMinnLouise McMinnLuke McMinnLaureen MeckertEileen Meehan
Rod MeeksEliizabeth MelcherTyler MeneeseAlivia MenendezJason MenendezBen MerkerDanielle MerzBenjamin MichaelElizabeth MichaelChris MiddenJames MiddendorffBrandon MillerNathan MillerRichard MillerRyan MillerRoger MobleyA.J. MoesnerRusty MoesnerClaire MoranCatherine MorganCraig MorrisJanel MuellerScott MuellerRita MulcaheySusan MullenKatherine MurnaneMeredith MurphyJulia MussellRobert MussellJenkin NaasJensen NaasJohn NaasSimon NaasFrank NationMichelle NationKathryn NewtonKenny OgdenFred OpltTom OpltPatrick OsterEthan Ourada
Our Volunteers
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Gabrielle OverturfJenni OwensFrank PaceSteve PaceBill PassalacquaStella PassalacquaBridget PayneCarl PayneJarred PeakMerry PeakJason PelchCathy PeriandriMegan PeriandriDave PerryMatt PetersonBenjamin PhillipsCory PhippsSophia PiaseckiNicholas PiazzaJason PidgeonColin PiperStephen PittErika PlageEllen PlotnerChelsey PochynokJarrod PochynokMaxwell PowersTom PowersJordan PriebeLincoln RadakeMark RadakeLydia RamseyDave ReadBryan ReakaDavid ReakaIsabella ReakaLily ReakaJacqueline RedmondMary ReganMary ReillyJacob ReinertNolan ReinneckLauren ReisStephen RendlemanCraig RevermannJohnna RevermannJennifer RheineckerMary Helen RheineckerStephen RheineckerBen RichterBrad RichterBrent RichterCarl RichterDan RichterJim Richter
Keith RichterScott RichterEloise RileyKilian RileyTom RileyMitchell RobinsonAlyssa RoenJacob RothJennifer RothBrenden RoySophia RumpsLogan RuserDan SandersClay SanfordKatrina SanfordCatherine SarhageEric SchausterJennifer SchausterLizzy SchausterLuke SchausterAva SchilskyErnst SchneiderPatricia SchneiderDanielle SchroederShawn SchroederDorise SchulteAdam SegerWalker SelbyPat SheaDavid SheppardTerry ShevlinTerence ShiptonJames ShivelyMary ShupenusAndrew SiebertLaura SierraSofia SierraMichael SigillitoKevin SinnwellKatelyn SkaerTim SlapeCarol SmithCharlie SmithMary SmithSuzanne SmithLauren Soellner
Jake SommersShannon SondermanNatalie SpainJoey SpiessAnna SpoerreCarly SpraulMegan SpruellLiam SquiresScott StahlhutAnn StephensMarcella StephensJames SternJudith StewartElizabeth StierwaltHeather StogsdillJennifer StrootAudri StrothmannSean StuartEve SuggDan SullivanDave SullivanKathi SullivanMadeline SullivanKenneth SummersJessica TaborJenna TalbertKatie TaylorNicole TaylorRita TaylorCrystal TebbeJennifer TekielaKurt TholePhilip TholeStephen TholeMiles ThomasLogan ThorntonSarah TuckerThomas UnkrautMallary VasquezChad VenhausKevin VenhausJill VolpiJ.P. VroomanKim VroomanSean WalshChris Wangard
Bryon WargelChristopher WargelMatthew WarrenDana WehAugust Werner IIIEthan WernerJoseph WernerTimothy WernerMadison WetzlerStephen WilkensJack WilliamsSam WilliamsSierra WilliamsMadalyn WillisJacob WinchesterJennifer WinfieldBrandon WinkelmannLauren WinkelmannCindy WobbeScott WobbeShannon WobbeMichael WoodruffMark WullerMarie WysockiDaniel YahlThomas Young, Sr.Kailey ZaluchaAdrian ZieglerMike ZieglerNicolette Zielinski-MoznyRebecca ZilkowskiRichard Zirkelbach
We make every effort to record the name of every person who vounteers for Camp Ondessonk. If we missed your name, we sincerely appologize. Please give us a call at (618) 695-2489 and we will update the online listing as soon as possible.
For more inforation about how you can volunteer for Camp Ondessonk, please visit Ondessonk.com
2016 Ondessonk Builders and FoundersST. ISSAC JOGUES PATRON
(Donations of $5,000 & above)
The Benevity Community Impact FundMarty & Debra Coe
Kent CooksonJohn & Shawn Faloon
Frank & Julia Ladner Family Foundation Inc.Daniel & Lisa Martino
Patrick & Elaine O’ShaughessyJohn & Judy Sonderman
Drewes & Sarah van der BleekMichael & Kathleen Wenzel
Thomas Young
ONDESSONK BUILDERS (100+ volunteer hours)
Belinda BauerStephen “Tip” Belz
Steve BushongJeanne Dahlmann
Larry DavisKenneth HaasJudy Hejnal
Kyle Keserauskis Kyle Klues
Donald Koehler
Nora Landgraf GutzlerJo Mayer
Jackie McKayMerry Peak
Bryan ReakaJennifer RheineckerStephen Rheinecker
James ShivelyJoseph Werner
ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA PATRON($2,500-$4,999)
American Legion Whalen Post 648Eugene & Anne KeeleyJon & Donna HughesChristopher & Maureen WangardLarry Davis & Lucia HodgesDiocese of BellevilleGeorge Boatwright & Nancy NewmanDonald & Tina KoehlerWayne & Carol KlingerErnst & Susie Schneider
CAMPFIRE PATRON($1,000-$2,499)IndividualsJoseph & Stacey BleyerThom & Theresa BrownJustin BushongDavid & Caren CeruttiEvan Coulson & Gabrielle HodgesTom Cromwell & Jeanne NewtonJames & Terri DennisMike & Anna EnnisWade & Patricia FlakePeggy Hausmann & Rosemary HamlinJeanine HellerLouis & Nini HodgesKevin & Heidi Horcher
Kyle & Beth KeserauskisJean KingSteve & Jennifer KlostermannKyle & Emma KluesDr. Katharyn KrydaTommy & Lorelei LittleWhitney LongTimothy Loughran, D.D.S.Marlene MathewsonRick MathewsonJamie & Christy McDougallFrank & Michelle NationScott & Courtney OstrowskiDennis & Pamela PepperBryan ReakaAnthony RobinsonPat Schneider
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Richard & Sandra Schumacher
Mark ShashekScott & Sara SimoninJames & Diana SternMatt Therrell & Meganne WarnerScott & Cindy WobbeCynthia Zelenka
Businesses & OrganizationsCaring & Sharing Thrift ShopEnterprise Holdings, Inc.IBM Employee ServicesPhantom GolferRipples Project FoundationThe NRA Foundation Inc.
FLAME PATRON($500-$999)IndividualsMickey & Carrie BernardMatt Biver & Vanessa
Alvarez-BiverMike & Judy Blase-
WoodruffJames & Crystal ButlerDanny & Sue ClancyColbie Covert
Donald & Gwenn CroftJeff & Jill DorriesDavid & Karen EnderleTom & Barbara FiorenziMatthew & Maria GoodwinRev. Vince HaselhorstJames & Carol HenrichsDaniel & Suzanne KingRobert & Roberta KnopkeMolly KreidlerKatie LindseyPatrick & Suzy MahoneyCarolyn McManusJakob PasdertzCory & Tracy Beckham PhippsJane ReadDr. & Mrs. William RibbingEdward & Susan RohdeEric & Jennifer SchausterAllison SchefersBrian & Ursula SedlakCynthia SpencerConnie StellhornVictoria StingleyMeagan WaltersDave & Jill WenzelJohn & Kathleen WielandCallie WoodDan & Barb WoolardMarie Wysocki
Businesses & OrganizationsHomes from the Wood LLCKnights of Columbus #1028
Knights of Columbus #6165Knights of Columbus #9640One Counseling & Wellness State Farm CompaniesStellhorn RealtyThe Sollami Co.Truist
SPARK PATRON($250-$499)IndividualsScott & Rebecca BahanCooper BarnhillThomas & Mary Jo BeagenNorbert & Karen Burnham BelzStephen “Tip” BelzBernard BoyleTreg & Karla BrownJoe CampbellJessica DonvitoDawn DuekerTimothy Eiserle & Robin WellingtonEmma EnsleyPat & Brenna FarrellDan & Stacy FitzhenryDavid & Anne ForsythDelaney GebhardtLanie GravlinJon GreenstreetGerald GutzlerJerry Gutzler & Nora
Landgraf GutzlerHeath & Sara HarperClaire HatchKaren IrwinKelly KennedyJeffrey & Susan KilianMary KluehWilliam & Sarah LinnRex LoyetBrad LucasStephen & Mary MahieuJohn & Jackie McKayDaryl & Janet McMasterGeorgia McMasterBill & Debbie Treacy MeierChris & Karen MiddenMike & Elizabeth O’ConnellRobert OssieMadeline PearsonJennifer RheineckerMatt RobbinsTimothy & Kathleen
RogowskiJohn RussellGregory & Patricia SantenDavid Sheppard & Sara NewtonMichael SigillitoJake SommersShannon SondermanLauren StansellEllen SullensGary SzymulaSam TalbertWill TalbertCharles & Jean WeissTheresa WestfallEric & Cheree WitgesMatthew WoodsDavid & Sue Ziegenhorn
Businesses & OrganizationsAncient Order of
Hibernians, St. Clair County Division
Clinton County Lodge Tribe
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 309
JT McDermott Remodeling Contractors, LLC
Knights of Columbus #2932
Macy’s EastRobert C. Wilson,
Attorney/CPAUS Bank
TINDER PATRON($125-$249)IndividualsKathleen AlcornBrad BadgleyRyan & Lisa BarkerJim & Kathy BeineMichael & Julie BraunFrancesca ButlerCheryl CahnovskyChris CahnovskyBrent & Faith ClarkThomas & Barbara DaveyBen DurhamJoseph Elzy & Kate PerekCaroline Friedmann
Our Donors
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CAMPFIRE PATRON (continued)
Benjamin Gardner & Amy O’Shaughnessy
Lippold & Beth HakenRodney & Jean HannesGrace HerrPatrick & Donna
HouseholderAnne HoylmanGene HoylmanSkyler ImhoffAllison KellyArt & Diane KitchenJames & Mary LampeJon & Connie LanaghanBryan & Karen LillyMargaret MackinJohn & Kathleen MattinglyAnn McEvillyDoug & Louise McMinnEileen MeehanJason MenendezDorothy Jane MowattRebecca NationSarah Jane O’KeefePatrick OsterOliver PassalacquaKent & Debbie PrayWyatt & Kim RawlingsJohn & Jennifer ReganMary ReganMargaret SaboSteve & Diana SannerMary SantanelloMike SauerAnthony & Jane SchindlerTim & Lorien SchleperKyle SchrageTyler ShekletonJohn & Chong Sun ShivelyJames & Kathleen ShivelyJason & Katherine SmithJane SorensonSteve & Mary Ellen SullivanRichard TimkoEmilie TolerKenneth & June ValentineJeff & Mary VogwillChristopher WargelMatthew WarrenJoseph & Rebecca WernerMadalyn WillisGene & Chrystal WilsonPat Wooley
Businesses & OrganizationsChristian Covenant
Fellowship
Ken Valentine Auto BodyTapestry of Community
OfferingsTri-State Lodge TribeWells Fargo Comminity
Support Campaign
PATRON(under $125)IndividualsJohn & Cara AlongiMarynelle AlvarezBrad & Cheri AngelbeckCarole AnglePierre & Dana AntoineScott ArnoldEd & Jean Shadid AuffarthFriar John BammanBaron & Jo BaracaniEd & Teresa BarbierLinda BasichPaula BayensElizabeth BeazleyBrian & Paula BellMarsha BendaMichael & Tricia BenkerJoe & Theresa BerendesLeo & Ilene BergerJames & Kim BerkenbileLinda BernhardtBrian & Diane BevelStephen & Evan BilliterJerry & Suzanne BiresKatherine BirgeAndrew & Melissa BlandWilliam & Patricia BlinnGeorge & Janet BlyLucas BoatwrightFr. John BoeglinMadeline BologaDavid BoneJoseph Bottani & Diane
Isselhard-BottaniBrad BoyerKevin BoyneBill & Lynne BrendelTim & Laura BrennanKeith & Jennifer Janson
BrennanDave & Michelle BretscherDevin Brown & Cara
BergschneiderSteve BullaSteven & Debra BurgauerJason BurklowMichael & Angela BurnsJames & Mary Burns
Steve & Teresa BushongKenneth & Joanne BussAnthony & Jeannine ButlerNorman & Carol CalvertJohn & Angie CanavanPhilip & Sara CaraviaVirginia CarriganJon CavanessBelinda CharletonBridget ClancyTim ClancyCaitlyn ClintonTim & Lynn ConnellyCaley CookJay & Leeann CookPatrick & Kathy CookMike CoolicanPeggy CoolicanLauren CooperSteve CooperKathleen CorsoMichele CoxRachel CrowHugh CunninghamJohn & Colleen CutlerWilliam & Jeanne DahlmannMaggie DaltonTherese DanielChris DanieleSteve & Chelsea DeitersGeorge DelkerSarah DennisAndrew DerbyDiane Derby-CarrelRobert DiekemperCrin & Teresa DimaRobert & Lorraine DohmElizabeth DonbergerThomas & Mary DoussardBrent & Lisa DunbarPeggy DutkiewiczIsabella EderWes & Lori EderBob & Denise Edwards
Robert EffingerStephen & Debra ElfrinkJames ElsnerMatt & Georgetta EulerSteve EvanscoLisa EversgerdRichard & Linda Mary FalatKevin & Abby FarrellTheodalinda FehrmannKate FestMichael & Carol FinnLinda FiockRev. Msgr. Thomas FlachShaun & Sherri FlanneryKerry Fleischhacker HurleyDon & Paulette FoersterGrace FoltzRyan & Lauren FraserAva FrigoStephanie FrostRichard & Jeanne FuggieiNicole FuhlerChad & Micki GaddyNorbert & Marti GarveyBlake & Crista GebhardtVictoria GeistdorferMichael & Jill GerniginAdam & Tasha GibbsAndrew GleesonPatty GlynnNoel GodingPaul & Christine GoelzWilliam & Jessica GorkaRonald & Diana GorskiTony & Gwyn GrahamBill & Juanita GrayJohn & Ellen GreenanDaniel GressLance & Rosemary GribbleLannie & Linda GribbleJoyce GroeschJohn GudinasThomas & Amy GuentherKaela Guglielmo
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Kendal GulbrandsenJacqueline GuntherDonovan HammerDavid & Margaret HammetOlivia HammondJoe HargravesJohn & Judith HarlandEarl HarnessJason & Nancy HarnessColleen HarringtonWilliam & Claudet HarrisDavid & Susan HarrisMadeline HarterVance & Lynn HatcherMichael & Jennie HeadRichard & Patricia HeckelMichael HeffernanBill & Loni HeidbrederLynne HeidornBernard & Cindy HeintzJudy HejnalJoshua & Sara HenryDaniel HeskettCharlie & Laurie HillMatthew HillBailey HinesBryan & June HochgesangJames & Margaret
HoffmannRay & Rose HoganVincent & Mary HoggAmanda Holaway-JoerndtMerle & Betty HollmannGreg & Alissa HollmannKyle & Trish HoltgraveJohanna HootenLaura Hopgood CarrollRichard HottenrottSharon Hsu
Margaret HuckJohn HuckCharlene HudsonRobert & Valerie
HuelskampLarry HuelsmanMatthew & Amanda HumkeOlivia HurleyTodd & Christine ImmingEmily IngoldJennifer JacobsenAdrian & Bridgett JacquotKirsten JamesDaniel JansenKevin JansenMichael & Becky JenningsTeddy JohnsonJeff & Gail JohnsonDaniel & Andrea KaneJoseph & Cheryl KarmosHarold & Sandra KastlWalsh & Rachael KeeleyKen & Carol KeeneyMr. & Mrs. P. KeeneyJoe & Annie Rose KeithMichael & Tracie KelleyMichael & Patricia KemmeMary Kerins ShortRaymond & Marylee
KicielinskiPatrick & Beth KingMichael & Sharon KinsellaRob & Sharon KippenbrockDave KittlerLisa KittlerPatrick & Beth KoehlerThomas & Brandy KooryEd & Katherine KralGary & Patricia Kreppert
Concetta LamendolaPatrick & Sue LandgrebeWyatt LaneMichael LanxonMike & Beth LarimerJackson LarimerJohn & Sarah LauryRandolph & Sunday
LawrenceAnthony LebertLauren LillyMichael & Katherine LoberPatti LoehrJohn & Tara LongBrandon LongRonald & Mary LucarelliPatty LuehderAndrea LukertSamantha LukertStephanie LysyFarah MahmoodWayne & Melissa MannessJosh & Mandy MarggrafPeter & Susan MatosEmma Mattix-WandJo Ann MayerTimothy & Deanna
McAuliffeNicholas & Dana McClaneAmy McClellanMarc McClellanMaxwell McCuneMeggan McIlvaineMichael & Angela McKeeJoseph & Linda McMahonThomas & Sharon
McSwigginAnna McVeyJeff & Laureen MeckertRoger & Jane MeierWilliam MeirinkThomas & Cheryl MinesMark Mitchell
Kim MohrJulia MooreRobert & Katherine MosleyJordan MuellerDoug & Christina MugeleJohn MullenSusan MullenPatricia MullenFlorence MulliganJoe & Linda MunieMichael MunieTim & Sarah MurnaneDonald & Elisabeth MurphyThomas & Jan MurphyRobert & Julia MussellJudy NayLinnah NeidelJeffrey & Mindie NeschMatthew & Kathryn NewtonPatrick NielsenMina NolanRenee NordJoshua & Sarah NorthErich NugentThomas & Gloria OatesStanley & Erika ObrechtJacqueline OelrichCurtis & Mary OetjenDiane OhlzenJames O’NeillJim OrletKelsey O’ShaughnessyFrank & Loriann PaceJack & Lisa PallardyCarol PapenbergTimothy & Margaret PappoeSamuel PateMichael & Dolores PavichPatrick & Meghan
PawlowskiJessica PeakMerry PeakDeborah PearnFr. Patrick PeterGrant & Meghan PetersonBurl & Janet PettigrewKelsey PfeilStephen & Karen PittMike & Carol PotterMaxwell PowersTom & Sandee PowersLisa QuigleyMegan QuitterNatasha RackauskasAndrew RathnowMichael ReebGerald & Paula RehkemperSophie Reimers
Our Donors
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Christine ReinhartShane & Jean ReinneckJay & Jennifer RensingSarah RichardsonMartha RineJeff & Katie RipperdaChristopher & Dianna
RussickLindsay RynneBrian & Lisa SafarianAnnette SakAl & Nancy SandersEugene SauterMichael & Colleen SchaabDennis SchaeferMsgr. Ken SchaeferMatthew SchaffKim SchaussTrudy SchausterBishop Stanley SchlarmanTony & Anne SchreyJeff & Dorise SchulteMark & Danielle SchultzTheresa ScullyCurt & Kelly SettlemoirMary SherfyAndrew & Yvonne SiebertAlicia SierraErin & Laura SierraSteve SilberbergJose & Jayme SilvaMary SmithDouglas & Suzane SmithPamela SmithDaniel & Suzanne SmithFrancine SniderWilliam & Mary Ann SparerAlexis StaceyChris StanekMike & Carrie StarkJustin & Elizabeth StierwaltPhilip & Kay StoecklinGeorge StoneRobert StonePatricia StoutamyerTim & Janice SurdykeChip & Nora SutherlandNicholas & Sarah TapscottDale & Rita TaylorJohn & Jennifer TekielaRon & Mary ThomasMegan ThompsonRachel ThompsonThomas & Charlotte TiernanJames & Leah TilleyStephen & LeAnn TracyMathew & Shirley ValeriusArthur & Sandra Varady
Stephen & Amy VeluzCharlene VollmerLeo VossStephen & Dawn VossSandra WalingKelsey WalshMelvin WeckAndrew & Dana WehAugust WernerAugust & Brandy WernerDavid & Sarah WestDave & Mary WhiteMaria WhiteClare WielandLuke & Ali WildCraig & Mischele WilsonJennifer WinfieldRandall & Beverly WissehrRichard & Cynthia WittRobert & Sue WolfFred WoodLauren WratchfordSelma WuebbelsDouglas & Linda WuellnerWade XandersDennis & Amy YapTimothy Yoswig & Mary
HerrenKathryn YoungNathan & Christa ZakCorben ZangerShad & Dana ZimbroRichard & Marsha
ZirkelbachDaniel & Mary Zofkie
Businesses & OrganizationsARDL IncBaird Foundation, Inc.Belleville Seed HouseBluestem Properties, LLCDecatur Jewelry & PawnGeorge Renner & Sons
Funeral Home, Inc.Harrisburg SupplyHeberer FarmsKnights of Columbus #11111Knights of Columbus #1581Ladies Auxiliary of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians
Laundry WorldMugele Construction, Inc.NACO Printing &
AdvertisingO’Fallon Optimist ClubOur Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Daughters of
AmericaPonder Service IncRoad ScholarSpires Wholesale GrocerySt. Francis Xavier Catholic
ChurchSt. Mary SchoolSullivan Trucking &
BackhoeThe Alexon GroupWiegmann Woodworking &
Fireplaces, Inc.Williamson County
Education Services
Golf Benefit SponsorsA Victory Over Dirt LLC.Ameren CIPSAmerican Fiber Comm, LLCAviston Lumber CompanyBank Of BellevilleBeelman Ready MixBelinda BauerBergmann-Roscow
Plumbing, Inc.Bretz Wildlife Lodge and
WineryBrian TiemanCarpenters District Council
of Greater St. Louis &Carpenters Local Union
662Carter-Waters Construction
MaterialsCedar Creek Dental Asc,
Ltd.Christ Brothers Asphalt, Inc.Citizens for Charlie MeierCivil Design IncClaire HatchCollins & Hermann, Inc.Consolidated Construction
Safety Fund of IllinoisCory and Tracy B. PhippsCoyle Supply IncDeLaurent Construction
Co., IncDePew & Owen Builders,
Inc.Diesel Fuel Injection
Service, Inc.E.L. Flanagans’s Inc.Ed and Roxanne PuzzellaEdward JonesEgyptian Building &
Construction Trades Coucil
Electric Controls CompanyElectromek Diagnostic
SystemsEquity Fifty-Five Highland
LLCERB Equipment Company
of Illinois Inc.Eric and Jennifer SchausterFirst National Bank of
CarlyleFriends of CJ for CongressFuehne’s Tavern Inc.G & G Auto BrokersGuarantee Electrical
ConstructionGutzler Furniture LLCHank’s Excavating &
Landscaping Inc.Hegger ConstructionHighland Rotary ClubHighland Moose Lodge
#2479Highland Physicians, LtdHighland Rural King IncHolland Construction
Services, Inc.Holy Trinity Catholic ChurchHome Federal Savings &
LoanHuels Oil Company
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Illini AsphaltIllinois Laborers Employers
Cooporation & Education Trust
Imperial Ornamental Metal Co. Inc.
Inland Marketing ServicesJames and Kathleen ShivelyJansen ChevroletJerry Gutzler and Nora
Landgraf GutzlerJoe Werner ConstructionJohn and Marti BaricevicK & F Electric Inc.Kaiser ElectricKalmer Lumber & Pallet
Mfg., Inc.Kassen Excavating, Inc.Keefe and Depauli. PCKeeley & Sons, Inc.Kehrer Brothers
Construction, Inc.Keller Construction IncKienstra Precast, LLCKing Management
CompanyKohnen Concrete Products,
Inc.Korte & Luitjohan
ContractorsLaborer’s Local 100 Cement
WorkersLaborer’s Local 773Lee’s Fine JewelryLight Bright DistributionLowery Benefit ServicesLucco Management
CompanyLuitjohan’s Flooring
AmericaMaclair Asphalt Sales LLCMartin Steel Fabrication,
Inc.McCarthy Building
Companies, Inc.
Michael and Judy WoodruffMichael and Julie BoucheMichael MeehanMike and Lynn FuhlerMunie Trucking Inc.N & W Horizontal Boring CoNorthtown Auto & Tractor
SuppyOberbeck Grain Co.Operating Engineers Local
520Plumbers & Pipefitters Local
#101Plumbers & Pipefitters Local
553Plumbers & Pipefitters U.A.
Local #160Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.Prindable Insurance
AgencyQuad County Ready Mix
CorporationQuality Testing &
Engineering, Inc.Red-E-Mix LLCRehkemper & Sons, Inc.Richard and Dana
HehmannRoland Machinery
CompanyRP CoatingsRuss Erlinger Crane Service
IncSachs Electric CompanySangiolo & Baker Masonry
LLCScheffel & Company, P.C.Schimpf ConstructionShawnee CommunicationsSICAP - Southern
Illinois Construction Advancement
Snow Printing LLCSPS StoresSt. Jacob Glass
St. Jacob Winwater WorksTerra PropertiesThe Casper Stolle Quarry
Contracting Co.The Kilian CorporationThe Munie CompanyThermal Mechanics , Inc.Thomas YoungTom Toennies Electric
Company, Inc.Tri Ford Mercury, Inc.Troy Auto & Tractor Supply
IncUnited Association Of
Steamfitters Market Recovery
Vandevanter EngineeringWaggoner Equipment
Rentals LLCWayne and Karen BarberWilke Window & Door, Inc.Zumwalt Corportation
Gifts In KindIndividualsKate AlbrechtJessica AmersonBaron BaracaniBelinda BauerLisa BloodworthChris CahnovskySue L. ClancyJeanne DahlmannLarry R. DavisJamie Dover-GayerDavid EnderleRichard ErdmannMelanie FitchMolly FitzhenryCynthia GarlichDonald GravlinLacy L. GuardJerry Gutzler & Nora
Landgraf GutzlerKenneth W. HaasPeggy HausmannAlex HeidbrederJoe HejnalJudy A. HejnalLouis HodgesLucia R. HodgesMargaret HoffmannMatthew HohmannSkyler ImhoffAndrew KeeJim Klein
Nicholas KleinCynthia T. KnebelConnie LanaghanLauren F. LillySuzy MahoneyJosh MarggrafJackie McKayJason MenendezRobert MussellFelicia OlinJessica L. PeakMerry PeakSheila L. PetersBeatrice K. ReakaBryan ReakaRep. Charlie MeierJudy RetanaJennifer RheineckerStephen RheineckerJim RichterErnst & Susan SchneiderLinda M. ScruggsJames ShivelyAlan SirkoJanet SmootHeather SobergFrank C. SrogusJudith StewartAngie TressoMeagan WaltersCindy WobbeScott WobbeThomas Young
Businesses & OrganizationsAJ AdhesivesAlex and AniAlternative T’sAmerican GirlBack Spin Golf, LLCBarber Hoffee Wilke and
CateBarnes LumberBelleville Supply CompanyBlue Sky VinyardBrown Electric, Inc.Caleco’s Bar & GrillCamp OndessonkCapital GenealogyCasey’s General Stores, Inc.Casino QueenCharlie’s Restaurant and
LoungeChesterfield Sports FusionClimb So ILLColumbia Golf ClubCooper’s Hawk Winery &
Restaurants
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Cutter’sD. P. Golf CenterDandy InnDiesel Fuel Injection
Service, Inc.Dos Gordito’s Mexican Bar
and GrillForest Park ForeverFunny BoneGalleria 6 CinemasGateway Grizzlies Baseball
ClubGateway National Golf ClubGrand Country Music HallHidden Valley Ski Tube
RideHoliday World and Splashin’
SafariHyatt RegencyIllinois Secretary of StateJeni’s Splendid Icecream
ShopJoseph Hudgins
OrthodonticsJust Dancing Dance StudioLA Hair DesignLotawata Creek Southern
GrillLuna’s Pizza, Pasta, and
WingsLuxco IncLynfred WineryMarco’s On MainBella MilanoMissouri Botanical GardenOak Brook Golf ClubOtterboxPeel Wood Fired PizzaPepsi Mid AmericaPole Position RacewayPottery HollowSam’s Club
Shenanigan’sShow-Me’sSilver Dollar CitySky Zone Trampoline ParkSplit Ends SalonSt. Clair BowlSt. Louis Art MuseumSt. Louis Cardinals LLCStillwater Senior LivingStonewolf Golf ClubTasting deVine CellarsTavern On MainThe Cheesecake FactoryThe Chicago White SoxThe Egg and IThe Magic HouseThe Orchards Golf ClubTown Hall Sports, Inc.Wyndham Springfield City
Center
TributesIn Honor of Hannah P. ClaridaPeggy Dutkiewicz
In Memory of Elizabeth DriscollDiane Isselhard-BottaniJeanine Heller
In Memory of Tom & Ruth HaltermanMark Lopinot
In Memory of Jessica HatcherLynn Hatcher
In Memory of Don
IrwinLinda BernhardtJoseph BleyerGeorge BlyCarol CalvertJon CavanessLisa DunbarJeanne FuggitiGwyn GrahamLinda GribbleRosemary GribbleMargaret HammetJohn HarlandClaudet HarrisPatricia HeckelCharlene HudsonKaren IrwinP. KeeneyKatherine LoberDeanna McAuliffeAnna McVeyElisabeth MurphyJan MurphyGloria OatsMary OetjenJanet PettigrewFrancine SniderKay StoecklinPonder Service Inc.Williamson County
Education Services
In Memory of Richard KappNora Landgraf Gutzler
In Memory of Devin LittleAnonymous DonorJuanita GrayEmily Ingold
Sandra KastlLorelei LittleDiane OhlzenGrant PetersonJean Reinneck
In Memory of John SniderAmerican Legion Whalen Post 648
In Memory of James WhitrightMargaret SaboErnst & Susan Schneider
In Memory of Elizabeth A. ZelenkaCynthia Zelenka
We make every effort to record the name of every person who gives a gift to Camp Ondessonk. If we missed your name, we sincerely appologize. Please give us a call at (618) 695-2489 and we will update the online listing as soon as possible.
For more inforation about how you can make a gift to Camp Ondessonk, or how to make Camp Ondessonk a part of your estate planning, please visit ondessonk.com/stewardship
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Momentum captured during the last several years blossomed further in 2016. We are pleased to report a significant 2016 year-end budget surplus, largely fueled by a 10% increase in summer camp enrollment. Revenue generated from year-round programming like horseback riding, outdoor education programming (school groups), and weekend camping, among other areas, combined with solid overall fundraising results also solidified our financial position. Of special note, in 2016 we received the second installment of a generous bequest made by a former camper. Though the donor did not restrict the gift to any specific area of the operation, we set aside the money to help fund a future construction project like the new shower house planned for the west side of camp.Camp’s financial standing was greatly enhanced by the
retirement of our dining hall debt in April. As mentioned in the introductory letter of this report, the absence of debt-service has strengthened the organization immensely. Cash once devoted to dining hall payments is now available for program and facility improvements. For example, in June of 2016 a paving crew resurfaced two miles of the camp road as well as the St. Noel driveway and parking lot. The work was but the first phase of a multi-year effort that will span four years.Thank you for your support in strengthening Camp
Ondessonk. Just as the presence of every camper makes us better, your loving presence does the same.
Camp Ondessonk’s Finances
Camp Ondessonk strives to meet the highest health and safety standards. We are proud to be accredited by the American Camp Association. This accreditation means that Ondessonk thoroughly reviews operational practices, seeks the wisdom of other camp professionals, and continually makes improvements to comply with approximately 300 written standards. Only one-fourth of the camps in the United States have earned this mark of distinction. In addition, our on-site health center is managed by a team of medical professionals, and Ondessonk’s Equestrian Program is accredited by the Certified Horsemanship Association.
71%
18%
6%5%
2016 Income
Tuition
Contributions &Grants
Retail
Other
52%32%
4% 8%
3%
2016 Expenses
Salaries &BenefitsProgramAdministrationMarketing &DevelopmentBuildings &GroundsRetail
Investing In Their FutureBecause of you, Camp has continued to thrive even in the face of strong headwinds. Your investment in Camp Ondessonk is the support we need to provide a world-class camp while remaining affordable for any child who wants to attend. Whether it’s a gift to our Scholarship program or the purchase of lumber to build a cabin, you are investing in our future and the future of our campers.
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Visit our website...Ondessonk.com
2016 Annual Stewardship Report
Executive Director Message 3
Our Board of Directors 4
Our Mission and Values 5
2016 in Review 8
Our Volunteers 10
Ondessonk Builders and Founders 14
Our Donors 15
Camp Finances 21
Investing in Their Future 22
Camp Ondessonk3760 Ondessonk RoadOzark, IL 62972Phone: (618) 695-2489Email: [email protected]