Kieve-Wavus News Spring 2013 - Camp Kieve

Seven TwisterWe sit in the canoehe’sin the back. I’m in the front.A tapered leader twists in theevening breeze.He hands me the green fly box,and I open it in awe:thirty years of collection andselection.But I don’t want the green box.I reach for the steel case -the selection of flies like no otherThat box was handmade in England,you know.Your grandpa tied all the flies inthere.I pop it open.Fingers touchthe black strong bristlesof a leech pattern grasshopper.Eyes scanthe streaming yellow feather of aMickey Finn.Finally.I find it,the perfect fly:small brown plumes on both sideswith a soft white tuft on top.I remove it from the foam ridge.That’s a great fly, Dad comments.I slip the line through the eyeand tie it on.Such a little knotnever madesuch a strong connection.-Wallace Jackson2013 River of Words FinalistKieve South Harrington 2012Online NewsletterWe post this newsletter in pdf formatonline if you would like to “save a tree”or forward it on to a family who mightbe interested in camp. Go to the “News &Events” section and click on the link.Wallace Jackson on top of Mt. Katahdin in the’12 South Harrington cabin.River of Words is a program of TheCenter for Environmental Literacyand a part of the Kalmanovitz Schoolof Education. It is a linked network ofpeople throughout the United Statesand the world who are committedto teaching the art and poetry ofplace to young people. Since 1995,River of Words has encouragedyoung people to explore and savorthe watersheds where they live andtrained educators to guide them withinspiration and passion. Throughprofessional development and othereducational services, travelingexhibits, publications and communityprograms, ROW reaches thousands ofeducators and young people aroundthe world.kIEvE camP foR boyS -WHo yoU aRE, page 4kIEvE GaRdENS, page 24NExT GENERaTIoN camPaIGN,page 5vETERaNS camP fUNdRaISERS,page 2ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUEEDUCATOR IN RESIDENCE . 7THE BRIDGE YEAR . 9LOYALTY FUND UPDATE .10THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL .13VETERANS CAMP .22ALUMNI NOTES .25Kieve-WavusEducationNewsvol. 87 no. 2 SPRING 203WavUS camP foR GIRLS, page 3A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONEdUcaToRS INRESIdENcE, page 7Anne Tonachel (left) Nancy “LaLa” Kennedyand Robin Bray preparing for the Turning theTide Ovarian Cancer Retreat last year.In memory ofRobin Bray:It is with great sadness that weshare the news of the passingof our friend Robin Bray, wifeof Thomas “Tamm” Fragas, whodied on Feb. 21, 2013, after livingmore than four years with ovariancancer.Homemaker, mother, teacher, dancer,kayaker, creative craftswoman andvital community activist we metRobin during the winter of 2012when she attended the Women’sVeterans Camp. Moved by her ownexperience of healing through thecompassionate presence of Kieve-Wavus staff and volunteers duringVeterans Camp, Robin envisioneda similar opportunity for ovariancancer survivors. In the true spirit ofpaying it forward, she approachedHenry Kennedy with her request.Robin’s vision of healing, called“Turning the Tide,” was actualizedat Kieve-Wavus in the fall of 2012when survivors, volunteers, andstaff gathered together to give andreceive hope and support to oneanother.A celebration of Robin’s life washeld Sunday, March 10 in her hometown of Orland, Maine. Shouldany in our community wish tomark her time with us and in hermemory, Robin’s family suggestedthat we plant some growing, greenlife come spring, and think of Robinwhenever we tend our gardens.11