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Fund-raising
The Heart of Our Camp 4-H Lodge renovation fund-raising effort kicked off recently.Foundation President, Jane Rider, and Dave Conrad, from Citizens National Bank, one of the major donors, point the fund-raising thermometer in the right direction. Courtesy photo.
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POMFRET — March 1, a group of teen campers, Windham County 4-H Foundation members, camp staff and invited guests gathered at the 4-H Lodge to kick off the public portion of the Heart of the Camp capital campaign.
Opening remarks were made by Jane Rider, Foundation president, and Heather Logee, Youth Program director.
Special guests were then introduced: Dave Conrad, representing Citizens National Bank, one of the major donors, shared a story about how he first started attending 4-H camp in New York when he was an adolescent.
Bea Buell, 97, a representative of the founding families, was a 4-H counselor before the camp in Pomfret was even built.
She shared remembrances of how excited they all were when the property was located and purchased so that the 4-H camp program would have a permanent home.
Others present including current foundation members, camp staff and current campers shared reflections on how camp and 4-H has inspired them.
A mailing is going to more than 3,000 former campers and 4-H friends, asking them to support the lodge renovation project with a donation.
Contributions to the lodge renovation project are welcome. Checks may be made out to the Windham County 4-H Foundation and mailed to 326 Taft Pond Rd., Pomfret Center, CT 06259. Check out our website at www.4hcampct.org for more information about camp programs and our lodge renovation project or call the Foundation office at 860-974-3379.