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Layout 1 (Page Our Community, Ourselves The Aloha Foundation 2008 Annual Report Leadership Messages have discovered that if you want to increase the pace of your life, just become Inside President of The Aloha Foundation Board of Trustees. It was a little more than Leadership Messages 1 I three years ago that I took over the helm of the Board and now, suddenly, it’s over. What a ride! Camp Directors’ Messages 2 Each year was memorable, but in 2008 the momentum seemed to build exponen- The World Comes to Camp 4 tially, culminating in a series of outstanding achievements. The residential camps Funding Families to enjoyed record attendance, and Ohana Camp opened after Herculean efforts led by Win Ameden, Andy Williams and, of course, Jim Zien. The Centennial Campaign Share the Fun 6 closed at year-end with resounding success, as you will read later in this report. By Diverse in Purpose; way of perspective, we raised FIVE TIMES as many dollars as in our previous capital Diverse in People 8 campaign. It is truly humbling to reflect on the generosity of our constituents and the superlative efforts staff and trustees made to reach out and connect. Anyone Can Camp 10 Congratulations to all! Financial Reports 12 On the policy front, trustee Mark Zvonkovic led a behind-the-scenes effort to Volunteers 14 revise and adopt governance documents and practices that comply with recent changes in federal laws concerning corporate oversight. He also drafted guidelines Gifts 16 for modernizing our Board committees and meeting procedures. Kudos to Mark not Board of Trustees 28 only for seeing the need for these changes, but also for the countless hours he devot- ed to their implementation. I also want to thank longtime Board members James Bone and Jo Ann Silverstein for their many years of service. Both retired as trustees in 2008, and they already are missed. It has been a singular honor for me to have served as President of the Board. I appreciated the opportunity and I want to thank my fellow Trustees for their encour- agement, wisdom and expertise. In addition, the many outstanding members of the Foundation staff have provided remarkable support and assistance. Thank you all. Finally, I’m pleased to turn the role of Board President over to Sally Reid, who we all know is uniquely qualified to provide leadership and direction to the Foundation going forward. Bob White President, Board of Trustees 2005-2008 The Aloha Foundation is a non-profit educational institution with the objectives of fostering personal growth, self-reliance, self-confidence, cooperation, and a sense of community in people of all ages and backgrounds. These objectives are accomplished through a variety of experiences including, camping, hiking, athletics, water sports, art, music, crafts, theater, and environmental education. In a warm and caring atmosphere, Aloha’s professional staff nurtures the health and well-being of individuals and helps guide them through challenging experiences that enrich their lives. hank you, Bob, t’s inevitable in an annual for that vote of report to view the year confidence. I am not I past through the lens of T the present. Looking back at 2008 entirely sure what uniquely qualifies me to lead the from the vantage of early 2009, we Foundation in what promises can see clearly now that The Aloha to be interesting times, but I Foundation reached new plateaus know that as a community and of activity in several dimensions at an organization we are strong. a critical time in our community’s Just look at the commitment distinguished history. the Aloha family demonstrated in supporting our enor- How fortunate we are to have topped up the mously successful Centennial Campaign. Look at Mark Centennial Capital Campaign as the national economy Zvonkovic’s project to bring our governance practices and began running on empty. How good it is that we hosted policies into the 21st Century—a labor of love made all more campers in 2008 than we’ve seen in decades, estab- the more remarkable by his success in melding modern lishing a strong position in these chilly economic winds “best practices” with the Foundation’s historic culture of for weathering possible swings in enrollment. Where else close collaboration between Trustees and management. could financially buffeted families find a little help to This is an organization prepared to meet the challenges keep their children coming to camp, than right among us, of our next 100 years. through the generosity of alumni who continue to have But when I think about the Foundation and how means to give the gift of summer, and readily do? What a proud I am to lead it, I don’t focus on fundraising, or wonder that we put the finishing touches on our fine new governance, or dwell on economic uncertainties. I think family camp just in time to make simple, natural and about “those green-clad hills,” the safe haven they have affordable vacations available to mom, dad, the kids, a provided to children for decades—in good times and couple of grandparents, and a few aunts, uncles and bad—and the unique opportunity for growth and joy cousins, pooling their resources. that they have afforded us, our children and our grand- All these benefits accrue to the Alohas through our children. strength as a community enriched by diversity in all its I close my eyes, smell the smoke from the campfire forms and meanings. This 2008 Annual Report explores and hear the voices singing of Aloha. And then I know: Our Community, Ourselves from a variety of points of whatever the challenges ahead, I do not have to meet view: the diverse people we serve, the varieties of experi- them alone; we will meet them together, as we always ence we provide, the means we offer to make them have. That’s the Aloha way. accessible to all, and the benefits they deliver to everyone. I hope you will enjoy reading these pages for the stories of Sally Reid community they tell, as well as the financial indicators President, Board of Trustees 2008–2010 they present of our fundamentally hale condition, and the thanks they extend to all who support us in being so. Jim Zien Executive Director The Aloha Foundation Annual Report 1 Camp Directors’ Messages Aloha MJ Parry Lanakila Nowadays, technology bridges vast distances, Barnes Boffey bringing worlds we never even dreamed of Celebrating a diverse to desktops and cell phones in a flash. population at the Simultaneously, it’s getting harder to sustain Aloha camps has an communities of real people in human time interesting twist to it. and human space. Neighborhoods and social People from different blocks are fast becoming artifacts of a former cultures, races and age. Children no longer “go out and play” backgrounds come to much with friends around the corner or down camp, and we immediately take away many the street. Texting increasingly supplants talk—time with friends is things which highlight individual differences. spent tapping on a 2" screen rather than together in a family room. Uniforms replace hometown sweatshirts and we At Aloha, though, we create a community that’s genuinely in downplay many other trappings which draw focus touch—with one another, with nature, and with the perceptions to how different we are. The power of Aloha and inspirations both realms provide, when we really pay attention. diversity is first felt as awareness that we are all a Here, girls and young women from cities, suburbs, small towns and great deal more the same than we are different. many countries live and grow together unplugged, in a well-connected The power of Aloha diversity rests in the realiza- summer neighborhood of their own making. Camp conversations— tion that our primary way of relating to others in tents and cabins or around dining tables and campfires—draw should not be in their dissimilarity, but in the girls with diverse backgrounds, personalities and life experiences humanness and personhood that resides behind into worlds of knowledge and understanding that no instant message the clothes and hats and jewelry and gadgets that or emoticon possibly can convey. We like that, and judging from too often draw one’s initial attention. their rate of return, Aloha campers do, too. Once we feel connected in our deep human sameness, we can be open to our differences in Hive Kathy Plunkett a significantly compassionate manner, celebrat- Campers live simply and mindfully at Aloha ing our personal and cultural views of the world Hive, in a rich, natural world of opportunities and life’s journey. Rather than recycling atti- for experiencing new sensations daily: birds tudes and perceptions based on an unchanged singing around their tents each morning, the view of our spiritual connection, we can truly sweet smell of the dew as they walk down the appreciate each other from the inside out. hillside to breakfast, mist over the lake signaling the start of another warm summer day. On hot Once we feel connected in our afternoons campers weave baskets at the arts and crafts dock, cooling their toes in the lake’s clear waters. Or, paddling a human sameness, we can be open river, they feel the current trickle and flow coldly through their fingers. to our differences in a significantly Nature’s diversity creates the framework for the choices and the feel- ings that shape our lives at camp, teaching us to appreciate each other compassionate manner, celebrating and our summer days together in so many ways. And then at the end of each day, there’s the call of the owls heralding the arrival of nightfall— our personal and cultural views of and in the deep darkness of Vermont, a magically beautiful starry sky.
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