November 2011
Another year has passed and the 102nd camp season is history. 2011 was a great year at Asto Wamah. Of the 302 campers, 67 were children of former campers or staff. Forty-eight of our 71 valued staff were returnees and of the 23 new employees 20 had completed our Leadership Training program in 2010. Thirty-eight children, who would not have been able to attend camp without financial assistance, enjoyed camperships. This accounting would not be complete without noting that the 19 outstanding fifteen year olds who completed the Leadership Training program are a strong indication of the bright future that lies ahead for Asto Wamah.
With summer behind us, our focus is now on facility. That typically includes lots of painting, tree thinning, repairing and general maintenance. This fall we are also engaged in a building project that is more ambitious than anything we have undertaken in decades. The donations received in the 100th Anniversary Fund have allowed Asto Wamah to tackle a long-standing problem, our toileting capacity. We are well along on constructing a building that will house 6 toilets, 2 urinals and 4 sinks, all using a “green” water treatment/composting system. This environmentally friendly toilet facility will support our goal to care for and protect this special site while educating its participants with eco friendly practices. This project could not have been started without the generous contributions made by so many celebrating our 100 years.
Throughout the last century, Center Church Camp Asto Wamah has held on to valued traditions. Traditions such as community building, healthful recreation, and an appreciation for the natural world, all while “remembering the other fellow”. But in order to be relevant in the 21st Century, we have also acknowledged the importance of modern technology. Our web site is available 24/7 to introduce searchers to our offerings. During the summer, a blog is posted daily so that families can know the highlights of their child’s day. The fact remains, children now benefit from camp as much, if not more, than anytime in history. Asto Wamah continues to be a place that helps to shape one’s character and life.
The financial support received from friends and alumni has allowed us to remain viable. In 2011 we have received monetary gifts along with gifts of equipment and services. If you find that you are in a position to include Asto Wamah in your charitable giving this year, know that we will be grateful for a gift of any size. It will be used to support the program, facility, campership fund and our overall commitment to young people. Thank you for your loyalty to Asto Wamah.
Sincerely,
A. Harry Sanders, Chairman
Camp Committee
Donations can be sent to Center Church Camp Asto Wamah, 42 W Route 87, Columbia, CT 06237
2010 Donors: Dorothy Hatton Bartho • Sharon and David Bell • Amy and Michael Bellarmino • Arthur and Wendy Broadbent • Christine Ahern Bush • Tom Cafro • Margaret and Robert Daly • Ann Dunnack • Terri Eblen • Edgar B. French • Mary Ellen and James Jacobs • Elizabeth Toppin Kellogg • Parthenia Powell Lagass • Matthew and Ingrid Maclean • John Macomber • Poppy Girard Mastrovita • John and Monica McKerracher • J. Alan and Joan McLean in memory of Allan Smith • Jenny and Vacek Miglus • Barbara Hansen Miller • Elaine W. Mrosek • Sally Phillips • Nancy Mrazek Roizen • Arthur and Vi Sanders • Steven A. Sanders • Barbara Tuthill Sodergren • Donald T. Tangarone • Aina Thomas • Carol Toppin Walsh • Kathleen Weldy • The Estate of Carolyn L. Wieder • Sarah and Raymond Winter
2009 Donors: Douglas K. and Gail M. Anderson • Janice Pasquale Baker In memory of John L. Pasquale • Dorothy Hatton Batho In memory of Lois Clark Schweisguth • Michael, Jonathan and Amy Guyotte Bellarmino • Diane Hultgren Bennett • Marianne Judy Brumley • Ruth Chamberlin and Dennis Philbin in honor of Grace Santoorjian Chamberlin • David N. and Sharon A. Bell In memory of Betty Cobb • Peggy Wheeler Cobb • Lee, Ellen, Melanie and Hayley Blair In honor of Melanie, Hayley and Eric Blair • Bruce Bidwell and Roberta Lockwood Roy • Joyce and Harold Buckingham • Christine Ahern Bush • Tom Cafro • Johanna Butler Cahill • Milan and Carol Whitney Chytil • Justine M. Clark • James and Anne Cobb • Columbia Lake Association • Julie Shea Crocker • Louis and Renee Barrieau Dagostine • Margaret and Robert Daly • Elizabeth(Betty) Hatton Darrow In memory of Marion and Judy Berlin • Bob and Kay Davidson • Merrillyn Healey Decker in memory of Merrill and Dorothy Healey • Jonathan & Kate Dixon in memory of Ian Alden Wells • Robert and Mary Lee Smith Dunn • Ann Dunnack • Susan Eblen In memory of Marjorie W. Eblen • Terri Eblen In memory of Marjorie W. Eblen • Edmond Foxall • Richard and Jane Foxall • Jeffrey Foxall In memory of Adam and Michelina Tangarone Michael and Elise Foxall • George Francis • Bondurant and Holly Smith French • Edgar B. French in memory of Sofia R. French • Beverly Thompson Ganley • Merrillyn Foxall Garcia • Kelly Driscoll Garofalo • Evelyn Poppel Gerard In memory of my parents, Emma and Charlie • Becky and John Glezen • Lynne Sanders Goslee in honor of Art and Vi Sanders and Nancy Maclean • William and Kathleen Gourlie • Elizabeth Merrill Groff • Megan Webb Grout In honor of the campers and staff of the 1970’s and 1980’s • Kyle Hayes • Gladys and George Hernandez In memory of Elena Tuthill • Steven and Mary Beth Carlo Hoffman • Helen Arroyo Hoverman In memory of Ruth and Doris Long • Philip Keeler • Anne O’Connor Hutchins • James and Mary Ellen Tuthill Jacobs In memory of William and Elena Tuthill • Steve, Jeanie and Monica Jacobs in memory of William R. and Elena B. Tuthill • Elizabeth Toppin Kellogg • Heather Thomas Kemp • Matthew and Ingrid Maclean • Shirley Tatro Marc In memory of Elsa and Albert Tatro • David and Nancy Tuthill Maclean In memory of William and Elena Tuthill • John Macomber • Heather Espie Martocci • Poppy Gerard Mastrovita • John McKerracher • Jennifer and Vacek Miglus • Barbara Hansen Miller In memory of Ruth and Howard Hansen • Elaine Mrosek • Kathy Mulligan • Sara S. Boyajian Mushegian • Sara Nichols • Gregory Norsigian In memory of George Norsigian • Noreen Nolan Orth • Brian and Marjorie Fischer Paust In memory of Ed and Eva Fischer • Sally B. Philips In honor of A. Harry Sanders • William and Carol Rady • Lani Ralston • Kerry Rausch and Family • Carolyn Perry and Gregory Reimers • Michael and Nancy Mrazek Roizen • Phyllis-Anne Russell • Anthony and Karen Sanders • Sabrina and A. Harry Sanders in memory of William R. Tuthill and parents • Earl H. Sanderson In memory of Elaine Sanderson •Cheryl E. Sanderson • Nancy Scanlon and Wayne Guyotte • Joan Skelley • Susan C. Skelley • Barbara Tuthill Sodergren In memory of Dwight Tuthill • Rosalie Belanger Sorenson • Joan E. St. John • Nat Stoddard In memory of Uncle Charlie and Aunt Tish • Donald T. Tangarone • Ingrid Tangarone • Ralph and Terry Tangarone • Patricia Taylor • Aina Thomas • Lesley and Alvin Thompson • Carol Toppin Walsh In memory of Lillian S. Hatton (Mrs. Arthur) • Todd Tracy and Erika Jacobs Nowling and RJ Nowling In memory of William R. and Elena B. Tuthill • Carolyn L. Weider • Holly Wells In memory of John, Eunice and Ian Wells • Kathleen Claffy Weldy • The Bruce Whitney Family in memory of Mary Molineux Merrill • David and Liz Whitney • Susanna Molineux Whitney • Betty A. Wiesner • Deborah G. Willard • Raymond and Sarah Willard Winter • Victoria Hagopian Worcester • William and Dorothy Fischer Wurts in memory of Edward and Eva Fischer
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