A Tribute to Leo Greco - Camp Courageous

It was honor to have two very dedicated
and great leaders for Iowa and the nation
visit camp. (L-R) Pete Swisher is part of
the National Park Service, under the US
Department of the Interior. Pete Swisher
was formerly Chief Park Ranger at Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis,
Mo., and in January was named the new
Superintendent for Herbert Hoover National
Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa. With Pete
is John Schwartz who is part of the National
Archives and Record Administration. John is
the new Director of the Hoover Presidential
Library and Museum in West Branch. Tom
served as Chief Historian for exhibits and
content at the Abraham Lincoln Museum
and the Director of Research and the Lincoln
Collection in the Lincoln Library in Springfield
IL. It was a treat to have them both visit.
It was a joy to have Don & Connie March
of the Twin Cities area stop by camp with
needed supplies and a check to support
the Lake Project. Don & Connie lived in
Dubuque and the Bernard area for many
years. Through their church and Harriet Starr
they became familiar with camp and have
been regulars to the camp's Pineapple Gala,
Breakfasts/Open Houses and so much more
for years. A wonderful couple, we can't thank
them enough for going out of their way to visit
camp and to continue to support it.
Thank you
to Cecil and
Jeannette Knuth
of Cascade, IA
for donating their
grandson's 4-H
pigs to Camp
Courageous.
One of the pigs
was the Grand
Champion Pig
at the Dubuque
County Fair.
The Knuth Family have been long time
supporters of Camp Courageous.
Camp Courageous adds Three new board members
With Years of experience
Mary Van
Houten has
been involved
with Camp
Courageous for
over 30-years.
Mary worked
at the Five
Seasons Hotel
in downtown
Cedar Rapids,
since it opened
in about 1979.
The Pineapple
Ball was the
first charity event to be held there, and Mary
was right in the middle of it. She remains on
the Pineapple Committee and her Soroptimist
Club are regular volunteers. Mary is as
dedicated as they come.
Chris Wiese has
been active with
camp, through
board member,
Randy Faulkner,
for years.
Finally Randy
just asked Chris
if he would be
interested in
being on the
board. Chris
is director of
Sales for LimoLink. He has arranged for a
couple dozen staff to spend the day here, and
wow did they accomplish a lot. He is quick
to volunteer to help Randy gather donations
and do anything that is asked of him. Camp
is fortunate to have Chris on the board.
Jim McDonough…
will not be having his Holiday
Grande Concert Series this
year, but watch for it in 2012.
His CDs are available in the
camp store or on-line at
www.campcourageous.org
Marginal Note: A snowdrift is one of the few things that will disappear if it’s ignored long enough.
Mary Johnson
of Marion has
been very
involved with
camp for about
15-years.
From headingup
Cruisin'
For Camp
Courageous for
years, to being
a counselor,
she has and is
willing to do it
all. Mary was a
2011 Nine Who Care recipient. An employee
of Rockwell Collins, she is super dedicated
and hard worker for camp!
Camp Courageous Board President, Aaron
Cook of Winthrop, presents Charlene Peryon
of Cascade a plaque in recognition of years
of service to the board. Charlene has retired
from the board, but plans to continue to
be active with many of the activities. Char
headed the camp's Program and Personnel
Committee for many years and brought much
good to the camp.
(L-R) Jim Klinger is presented a plaque for
serving for over 20-years on the Camp's
Board of Directors. Jim, a Past-President
of the Board has brought a lot of leadership
and growth to the camp over those years.
Currently Jim is chair of the Fund Raising
Committee and is chair of the Pineapple
Committee. Camp Courageous is very
fortunate to have Jim Klinger on its Board.
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