celebrations2011 Annual Report

PRESIDENT S NOTEThe boy, who happened to be a young friend, proudly showed me the card he received on his birthday in January. Made by hand and signed by his Tanglewood counselors, it was a tangible reminder of the magic that surrounded his three-day minicamp experience. He, and the man he would become, had been changed. His pleasure, and our satisfaction, speaks to the heart. It should: it is our mission and our passion.

This summer Tanglewood will celebrate its 30th year of programming. Since 1982, we have been teaching

Maine youth and adults to be effective and caring citizens of the earth by offering affordable environmental education and nature-based experiences. Our work has changed lives and helped thousands of individuals of all backgrounds to live in the world with a broader, deeper, and more insightful vision. For former and future campers, staff, trail walkers, supporters, local residents, and everyone who has ever been a part of our community, we dedicate this 30th summer to you. We are proud of our achievements and grateful for your contributions.

The highlights of 2011 include new summer programs, both at Tanglewood in Lincolnville and Blueberry Cove in Tenants Harbor. We have provided new opportunities to Maine youth and increased overall enrollment for the second year in a row. School programs were tremendously successful, reaching over 1,600 students from 22 schools. These are notable achievements in this economy.

As highlighted on page 8, 2011 was Tanglewood-Blueberry Cove’s (TW-BBC’s) strongest financial year in a long time. Thanks to unique opportunities for debt forgiveness and matching gifts, we were able to direct more energy towards programing, scholarships, and facilities improvements. But as we continue to provide, we continue to depend. That’s the inescapable truth of a non-profit that serves the financially less privileged. You, our Tangelwood-Blueberry Cove friend, must know how much we depend on your support. Please, give as generously as you can.

I invite you to celebrate Tanglewood’s 30th anniversary with us on August 25th at our Lincolnville location. You can view all of this year’s anniversary events at: http://umaine.edu/tanglewood/events.

Thank you for your belief in Tanglewood.

John Pincince, President of the Board

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“Tanglewood has always been a refuge from the real world, and even the memories of it can brighten up a

dark day...I can only hope to give the campers similar experiences to mine.”

-Counselor volunteer; participant since day camp

Sunshine. Swimming. Fairy houses. Mosquitoes! Bunkbeds. Laughter. Ukuleles. Goats!!! Tanglewood’s 2011 summer was filled with immeasurable joy. Our summer season saw the return of many of our seasoned campers, as well as some wholly new ones. Two new exciting programs took off: a Coastal Watershed hiking and canoeing trip for children of military families and Bridge camp, a chance for older campers to join residential camp for

the day time. Of course the Tanglewood traditions stayed in place: L2’s canoed the St. George River, Tanglewoodstock went off without a hitch, and there were more outdoor barbecues than you could count on two hands.

We continued our sustainability initiatives with 1028 pounds of produce from our own Frohoc garden, managed by community members and campers. In 2011, we also began “TangledTuesdays” a full day of sustainability-focused programming. The dedicated day helped campers have a better understanding of why the environment is so important and how they can bring many green ideas home.

Tanglewood is a place where kids (and our adult staff members too!) can learn to collaborate. Love. Explore their natural world. Respect. Act as citizens in their communities. Grow. In preparing for the summer of 2012, our 30th summer(!), we’re looking to foster all of the same memories from years past while teaching more skills, creating more experiences, and reaching more campers.

Jessica Decke & Jessie Meisner Camp Director & Program Coordinator

TANGLEWOOD

The focus at Blueberry Cove is on creating a family environment where campers feel nurtured, included, and cared for. Once this environment is created, campers are more open to different ideas, values, and friendships.  We started creating a family at staff training and by the end of the summer were sad to part ways, knowing our family would never come together in quite the same way again.  More than ever, we have realized that the work we do with our young staff, the future caretakers of our country, is as important as the work we do with our campers.  

For both residential and day camps, we developed a strong “Community Living” curriculum where every camper worked together in preparing for lunch. They harvested “nibbly bites” from the garden, watered the chickens and gathered eggs, ground and baked the wheat berries for homemade bread, made jellies, jams, pickles and pasta, and set the tables in the outdoor meadow room.  After such preparation, lunch was enjoyed slowly, a contrast to typical school days. In the afternoons, as our focus turned towards the seashore, the staff cried out, “What do you mean we are going to the beach from 2 to 8 pm with no planned activities other than cooking lobster in seaweed?”  Our response, “The environment will create the activities...watch the creative play unfold and encourage, embrace, and celebrate the magic.  In doing so, you will give other campers permission to join and enjoy being a child!” 

Jon and Shelby Downing Camp Directors

BLUEBERRY COVE

“For the first time in awhile, I felt I had actually spent three days the way they are

intended to be spent.” -8th grade student

In 2011, over 1,600 kids from Maine participated in Tanglewood’s 4-H Earth Connections School Programs. Through twenty weeks of day and overnight programming at the Lincolnville campus, students from 22 schools were immersed in the hands-on study of forest, freshwater, and intertidal ecology and group building experiences. Hundreds of other students benefitted from Tanglewood’s outreach programs, which brought ecological learning to their school grounds or other local community sites.

Through the CREW program (Community Resources for Environmental Wellness), over 100 students gained leadership skills and conducted service learning projects, including the creation of a school herb garden and a waterfront restoration project along the Ducktrap River. For the second year in a row, the School Program staff also hosted the Waldo County Conservation Fair.

Tanglewood also became a founding member of the ELLMS project (Environmental Living and Learning for Maine Students) in 2010. This exciting collaboration of leading environmental education organizations in the state of Maine is working together to establish scholarship funds for Maine students to participate in residential environmental education. To date, the group has raised $290,000 and has provided scholarships to over 1,500 students.

Heather Francis School Programs Director

SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Fiscal year 2011 was a significant one for TW-BBC’s financial stability. For the first time in several years, because of a generous debt agreement between the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine 4-H Foundation, TW-BBC has eliminated outstanding debts with the University while the programming budget remains profitable. Furthermore, a generous matching opportunity from UMaine Extension will help support Tanglewood and Blueberry Cove’s aging facilities by offering fifty cents to every dollar raised for facilities improvements over a three year period. With this financial strength, the Development Committee has set endowment goals for the first time, and is offering an opportunity for donors to permanently endow a camper scholarship.

Regrettably, our programming costs continue to increase. In the past decade, the average residential tuition has increased nearly $200 while disposable household income has declined. It is more imperative than ever to continue providing scholarships to all youth who wish to attend camp and need financial assistance.

In the coming year we will celebrate past, present, and future donors. We intend to make certain that Tanglewood and

Blueberry Cove continue to offer outstanding camp experiences throughout the year. Tyler Dunham, Development Committee Chair

FINANCIAL REPORT

UnrestrictedContributions

$7,927.29

OPERATING COSTS

Resourcefulness is a mainstay of TW-BBC’s operating principles. Our programming teaches that “The Earth has Limits,”* and this wisdom overlaps into all of our operations. From administrative consolidation to reusing building material, we make every effort to keep overhead costs low and focus on offering great programs for all.

0.3%of expenses went towards fundraising in 2011.

*One of seven “Laws of Ecology”

Expenses

Payroll$451,178.63

Programming$148,428.55

Maintenance$73,146.72

Capital Expenses$51,405.71

Financial Aid$44,001.00

General$77,721.10Income

Non-Sponsored

Tuition$382,152.05Restricted

Contributions$248,890.99

UnrestrictedContributions

$7,927.29

UM In-KindSupport

$157,968.62

SponsoredTuition

$103,956.05User Fees

$34,752.00

100+50-9925-4910-249 or less

Campers by County

SUMMER CAMP DEMOGRAPHICS

28%of campers receive scholarship or tuition support in an average year.

Since our first summer in 1982, Tanglewood has strived to offer affordable nature-based programming to all Maine youth. Through a tiered payment scale and tuition scholarship, all efforts are made to make camp at Tanglewood or Blueberry Cove an experience any child’s family can afford.

In 2011, over $50,000 of scholarship was requested, and thanks to the generosity of over 200 donors, $44,000 of scholarship was awarded to 116 campers. Campers came from every county in Maine and from 22 states across America. Our summer camp community also included international youth from Italy, Spain and Mexico.

Household Income(By Tiered Payment Index)

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SUMMER ENROLLMENT TRENDSSUMMER CAMP DEMOGRAPHICS

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LeadershipTW Daycamp

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Overall enrollment for programs at TW-BBC camps grew again in 2011 for the second year in a row. The biggest growth occurred at Blueberry Cove, where both Residential and Daycamp programs expanded by over 20 campers. At Tanglewood, enrollment remained relatively stable, though significantly lower than 2008 numbers, a reflection of current economic conditions, something we have heard first-hand from many camper families.

806 campers attended programming at TW-BBC camps in 2011. The largest enrollment ever.

Enrollment by Activity

Camp Session

CELEBRATING THOSE WHO MAKE CAMP

POSSIBLE

Mary Amory - CamdenBen Block - MonroeMary Bok - Camden, Sec.Andrew Bourgoin - PortlandJeffrey Bower - PortlandJane Bracy - Tenants HarborSteve Cartwright - WaldoboroPam Delehey - RockportTyler Dunham - PortlandBrigitte Gautschi - Lincolnville

Elizabeth Hand - Lincolnville Ellie Libby - WaldoboroElizabeth Martin - Tenants HarborL. Taylor Mudge - Camden,V. Pres.Bill O’Brien - LincolnvilleJohn Pincince - Lincolnville, Pres.Chrisso Rheault - New Gloucester Ivan Stancioff - LincolnvilleLucia Stancioff - PortlandDon Trites - Lincolnville, Tres.

Board of Directors

STEWARDS ($10,000 and up)Joe Higdon & Ellen SudowDavid MumfordDucktrap Wildlife PreserveThe Parking Lot Giving FundUnited Mid-Coast Charities

TRAIL BLAZERS ($2,500-$5,000)Bidu Sayao Memorial Children’s FoundationSkip and Jane BracyBob HellersonL. Taylor MudgeO’Hara Corporation

SUSTAINERS ($1,000-$2,499)Thomas and Mary W. AmoryHildreth Barney and Julia DodgeCamden National BankCarrabassett Valley Outdoor Assn.Clark Island Wildlife InstitituteLois CroesJohn and Maeorta CunninghamMaine Community FoundationMessler Family FoundationJeremy MumfordAnthony and Whitney OppersdorffRobert Rheault and Susan St. JohnKathryn G. RiddellSteel ProThrowbridge FoundationToddy Pond SchoolTown of LincolnvilleUnity Foundation

Leadership Council

Rich Bouchard - Facilities CoordinatorPatti Chapman - Administrative Assistant

Steve Clarrage - Facilities CaretakerJessica Decke - Tanglewood Summer Camp DirectorJonathan Downing - Blueberry Cove Camp Director

Catherine Elliot - Sustainable Living SpecialistHeather Francis - School Programs Director

Sharon Gilbert - BookkeeperLeah Trommer - School Program Coordinator

Tanglewood Staff

LEADERS ($500-$999) Dr. and Mrs. Harris Bixler,

Sc.D.Tyler Dunham and Theresa

ChanErin FlanaganJohn W. Holmes

EXPLORERS($250-$499) Allen AgencyKatherine BourneCatherine Elliott and Mark

McColloughSusan EmoreFlatbread CompanyEliza and George HaseltonHedgeroRobert K. HellersonJohnson’s Arboriculture

Treekeepers, LLCThomas P. JudgeOld Bristol Garden ClubDonal MountainChris and Christy RasWaldo County Women of

ExtensionWest Bay Rotary Club

GUIDES($100-$249) Amy AlfenJohn and Maggie AtwoodShelly BaillargeonRobert and Barbara BriggsZach Charlop-PowersCold Mountain Builders, Inc.Katherine and James

CuthbertsonScott DickersonCharles DodgeLin DowningJim and Cindy DunhamEcology Education, Inc.Bruce and Gayle ElfastDr. and Mrs. Andrew

Filderman, M.D.Tate GaleLeon A. and Lisa M.GormanMs. Heather GossTerry and Frances Haines

Roger and Mimi HewlettLiz Hooper CutlerHarry and Mariette HollinsScott HortyLeslie C. HydeNorma JonesSarah KennedyWalter and Kathleen KuencerMartha and Bill LeavittEmily LewisGeorge Lindsay, Jr.Pam LymanCabot and Heidi LymanSteven and Ursula McAllisterLucy McCarthyRichard and Ann McKittrickMs. Patricia W. MesslerBetsy Morrell and Christopher

OsgoodJoseph and Martha NielsenNorlen’s Water TreatmentStan and Judy PatonTimothy PavlikAllyson and Marc PoutasseFrank RankinAmanda and John RasmussenMartha L. ReeveRobbins LumberSarah Ross VilesGeoffrey ScottMatt SmithIvan StancioffLucia StancioffRobert and Vicki TaborViking LumberThomas and Carol WarrenBruce and Marion WatersRobert T. and Wendy WeilerWhales Tooth Pub &

RestaurantPhilip A. and Martha E.

WhitehouseSara and Peter WildsMs. Irma J. WilhelmAdelaide Winstead

ECO-FRIENDS(up to $99) Anne AbercrombieRyan BartlettKatie and Chip BauerJosef and Lisa Berger

Ben BlockJohn and Chris BlyCarolyn BowerJeff BowerSusan W. BraceRobin and Jeffrey BrawnAndrew BourgoinJeanne BulanchukJohn and Christine BursteinNan CareyJoseph and Judith CarrCheryl CassidyE. Barton ChapinMary P. ChatfieldRae Clark-McGrathJanice CoggerDorothy S. CollinsMr. And Mrs. Samuel W.

Collins, Jr.Jane CoryellPaula and William CoyneJohn CroninRalph CrusiusJessica Decke and Jeff HainesMary Ellen DeschenesNed and Cheryl DuboisMichael DuffinSusan EllisKaren EllsworthLisa and David E. EttingerFrank and Kay FischerJulian and Tatiana FischerJohn S. and Abigail L.

FitzgeraldJoan P. FoxwellFrances FrancisHeather FrancisGail Sherry FrazerPhil GerardRachel GramigJoanne HaimesEmma Halas-O’ConnorNancy HamiltonKate HewlettSunny HittLucy W. HullFrederick KelloggSarah KennedyPaul and Jeanne KlainerH. Felix and Ann KlomanSteve and Marty Lambert

Partners in Ecology

Francine and Paul LaPorteRoger and Thela LeachJulie LeitmanMs. Patricia LuchettiMark A. LutzJames MacCarthyBarbara and Bruce MaloneNika MannerMr. and Mrs. Keith MaySally and Don MerchantAudrey and Roger MoodyFrank and Karen MundoM. Margaret MurphyPete and Susan NortonThomas OelerichCharles W. PaineElizabeth ParkerFrancina and William PearseAndrea and Mike PerkoEvan PinnetteJudith C. PinneyAudrey B. PostJudith PowersRussell and Abigail ReadNoah RibeckShirley and Douglas

RichardsonWesley RichardsonLiv M. Rockefeller and

Kenneth ShureMichael RoemerMr. and Mrs. Paul Rogers, IIIMs Wende SairioMolly SchaufflerSelma ShureRobert and Anita SiegenthalerJohn SilverioFrank and Elizabeth Simon, IISimonton Corner Community

AssociationWickham SkinnerMr. James SkoglundAndrew Sloane-BartonMr. and Mrs. Peter SmithElizabeth S. and Bruce D.

Snider

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony and Anne Solley

Jory and Brenda SquibbRichard StuartNeale SweetMelissa ThaxtonMarland TrippConstance TullerBrandon VickeryDeborah WheelockMuriel L. WilhelmAbigail WilliamsonSarah Wooden-GeromeMichael Wormser

VOLUNTEERSThe Wonderful Folks at

Coastal OpportunitiesJane BracyWill BrownJames ClaytonPeggy DiGiovanneJim and Cindy DunhamLadleah DunnRuth FeltonRichard GlockBetty HealdBob HealdMargaret KennedyElizabeth KordeaBill and Martha LeavittSuzanne LuziusJeremy MainesRichard MallamoDorothy McLarenKaren MeisenheimerPeggy MillerJody PeloquinJanet PlausseFrances RankinValerie RockCorelyn SennMaureen StallaElizabeth StanleyRose Thomas

Betsy WelchJan WirthLisa Young

LAND USEAndy AndrewsPaul and Andy BirdsallLaurie and Joel CoxJohn and Virginia CrabtreeDuctrap Wildlife PreserveSusan EmoreBrigitte GautschiNorma JonesMartha and Bill LeavittPat and Don LucasRobert and Robyn MetcalfeAnthony and Whitney

OpppersdorffMr. and Mrs. Lloyd PainterRobbins LumberSunshine StewartRobert and Vicki Tabor

All efforts have been made to recognize everyone who contributed to TW-BBC in 2011. Please forgive error or omission, and contact the office to inform us of corrections needed.

Production and Design: Tyler Dunham

Photo Credit: Leia Crosby, Tyler Dunham, Heather Francis, and Jessie Meisner.

Special Thanks: Andrew Bourgoin, Cindy Dunham, Catherine Elliott, Sharon Gilbert, and Tony Oppersdorff.

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