Thanks to Camp Orkila volunteers | Letter

Published 4:53 pm Monday, March 5, 2012

In the past six weeks, a great many of you islanders have pledged financial support for scholarships that will give kids the opportunity to learn friendship skills, live in community with one another, expand their comfort zones, and take responsibility, all while experiencing a week of the outdoors at YMCA Camp Orkila.

While you may have many personal reasons for pledging, one constant is true for nearly everyone:  you pledged because someone asked you to.  With this letter we wish to thank all the donors AND all the “askers,” the campaigners who tirelessly and enthusiastically met with acquaintances and called friends to drum up $60,000 worth of support for camper scholarships.

We extend tremendous gratitude to the many volunteers who made the campaign successful:  campaign chair Rita Bailey and captains Denise Wilk, Adrienne Vierthaler, Ann Lister, Debbie Liblik, Katie O’Rourke, and Kate Dumhart led the charge.  Oodles of thanks also go to volunteer campaigners Audrey and Dean Stupke, Kay Miller, Phil Branch, Lynn Richards, Bill Buchan, Donna Wildman-Gossett, Tina Roye, Debbie Shaw, Aaimee Johnson, Dixie Morrison, Luann Pamatian, Shelly Rankin, Kim Wareham, Mariah Armenia, Bob Eagan, Sophie Lappas, Matthew Wallrath, Vicky and Tom Tweddell, Jeremiah Volkmer, Lorena Stankevich, Laurie Michael, and Monica Erickson.

You are all heroes of Orcas!

Beth Wangen, Laura Bruhns, Lynda Sanders, Dimitri Stankevich

Orcas Island