Foundation has placed in our ability to provide meaningful, educational experiences to high- potential, low-income CMS students.” Our goal for the summer of 2014 is to send 90 stu- dents to camp. Please continue to invest in BICF so that we can continue to provide enriching ex- periences for more and more students. In the summer of 2013, the Bruce Irons Camp Fund (“BICF”) sent a new high of 82 deserving students to residen- tial summer camp experi- ences, up from 67 the summer before. These low-income, high potential CMS students benefit greatly from the five consecutive years of summer camp. “Camp is a fun place — there is no bullying, and everybody is nice,” said Juakeem L., a third-year Camp Celo camper. “I feel at home there.” “I had a really great time at UNCC,” said Mercedes J., a fourth-year camper. “It was cool to have a college-like experience.” Parents see the value of the BICF experience, too: “Since going to camp, my daughter has shown more maturity and excitement about school,” said the mother of Tiyanna S., a fourth-year camper. “She knows she will need to keep focused in school to stay on a path to a four-year college.” We are able to influence stu- dents like Juakeem, Mercedes, and Tiyanna thanks to BICF volunteers, donors and sup- porters. This past year, we raised a record $213,000, beat- ing our fundraising goal by over $25,000, in part due to two grants from the Charlotte Mecklen- burg Community Founda- tion. For the fourth year in a row, we received gener- ous funding from The Leon Levine Foundation (“TLLF”). This year, TLLF gave us a $25,000 match- ing grant which, thanks to our donors, we met in under three months. “We are so grateful to the Levine Foundation for its on-going and generous support,” said Jonathan Liles, BICF Board Presi- dent. “We appreciate the confidence the Levine BICF sends a record 82 campers to overnight summer camps! Enriching the Lives of Children The Bruce Irons Camp Fund BICF Mission The Bruce Irons Camp Fund provides summer camp experiences and follow-up enrichment activities for Charlotte-Mecklenburg public school students who have limited financial resources and demonstrate strong academic effort, leadership potential, and good citizenship. Fall 2013 Newsletter Guiding Principles All children deserve equal access to resources and opportunities. Children need quality educational experiences during summer breaks to avoid a stagnation in learning. We know from our research that children who attend camp benefit in areas of self- esteem, independence, decision making, cooperation skills, and environmental awareness. Carolina O. and Hilda A., new BICF campers, on their first day at Green River Preserve Camp (GRP) in Cedar Mountain, N.C. Special thanks to our 2013 Summer Camp Partners: Camp Celo Eagle’s Nest Camp Green River Preserve Gwynn Valley Camp UNC-Charlotte “My favorite part of camp was fishing! And swimming was lots of fun.” — Carolina O., first-year GRP camper
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Foundation has placed in our ability to provide meaningful, educational experiences to high-potential, low-income CMS students.”
Our goal for the summer of 2014 is to send 90 stu-dents to camp. Please continue to invest in BICF so that we can continue to provide enriching ex-periences for more and more students.
In the summer of 2013, the Bruce Irons Camp Fund (“BICF”) sent a new high of 82 deserving students to residen-tial summer camp experi-ences, up from 67 the summer before. These low-income, high potential CMS students benefit greatly from the five consecutive years of summer camp.
“Camp is a fun place — there is no bullying, and everybody is nice,” said Juakeem L., a third-year Camp Celo camper. “I feel at home there.”
“I had a really great time at UNCC,” said Mercedes J., a fourth-year camper. “It was cool to have a college-like experience.”
Parents see the value of the BICF experience, too:
“Since going to camp, my daughter has shown more maturity and excitement about school,” said the mother of Tiyanna S., a
fourth-year camper. “She knows she will need to keep focused in school to stay on a path to a four-year college.”
We are able to influence stu-dents like Juakeem, Mercedes, and Tiyanna thanks to BICF volunteers, donors and sup-porters.
This past year, we raised a record $213,000, beat-ing our fundraising goal by over $25,000, in part due to two grants from the Charlotte Mecklen-burg Community Founda-tion.
For the fourth year in a row, we received gener-ous funding from The Leon Levine Foundation (“TLLF”). This year, TLLF gave us a $25,000 match-ing grant which, thanks to
our donors, we met in under three months.
“We are so grateful to the Levine Foundation for its on-going and generous support,” said Jonathan Liles, BICF Board Presi-dent. “We appreciate the confidence the Levine
BICF sends a record 82 campers to overnight summer camps!
Enriching the Lives of Children
The Bruce Irons Camp Fund
BICF Mission The Bruce Irons Camp Fund
provides summer camp
experiences and follow-up
enrichment activities for
Charlotte-Mecklenburg public
school students who have
limited financial resources and
demonstrate strong academic
effort, leadership potential,
and good citizenship.
Fall 2013 Newsletter
Guiding Principles All children deserve equal
access to resources and
opportunities. Children need quality
educational experiences during
summer breaks to avoid a
stagnation in learning. We know from our research
that children who attend camp
benefit in areas of self-
esteem, independence,
decision making, cooperation
skills, and environmental
awareness.
Carolina O. and Hilda A., new BICF campers, on their first day at Green River Preserve Camp (GRP) in Cedar Mountain, N.C.
Special thanks to our 2013 Summer Camp Partners:
Camp Celo
Eagle’s Nest Camp
Green River Preserve
Gwynn Valley Camp
UNC-Charlotte
“My favorite part of camp was fishing! And swimming was lots of fun.” — Carolina O., first-year GRP camper
BICF welcomes new board member, Sharon Berenfeld, MD
Page 2 Board of Directors President Jonathan Liles Carroll Financial Associates
Vice President of Planning & Finance Matthew N. Tugwell Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Vice President of Camp Programs Melissa Raphael Crisis Assistance Ministry
Vice President of Schools & Student Outreach Jo Stewart Community Volunteer
Treasurer Brian Jones Willingdon Wealth Management
Secretary Kathy Booe
Community Volunteer
Past President Bill Zimmern Moore & Van Allen
Board Member Emeritus Gary Ferraro Community Volunteer
Erin Ashendorf Community Volunteer
Ben Benoit Community Volunteer Sharon Berenfeld, MD Community Volunteer Michael A. Bryant Mecklenburg County Government Elizabeth Chaplin First Pres. Weekday School James R. Heidenreich, Jr. Direct ChassisLink, Inc. Jane Holding Community Volunteer
Michelle Icard MichelleintheMiddle.com
Yolanda Johnson SB&J Enterprises
Eric Jones Lionbridge Technologies Pamela Menaker DentalKarma.com
Kim Moseley Healthy Pathways, LLC
Lynne Perlmutter Helen Adams Realty Kristin Smith Community Volunteer Daniel Valdez Crisis Assistance Ministry
Hope Westerfield Community Volunteer
Executive Director Mollie James Development Director Suzanne Niemann
BICF honors dedicated leader, Holly Levinson
At the annual BICF camp kick-off party this past May, Holly Levinson scanned the crowded room and smiled, thinking back to the very first kick-off party. It was not many years ago that a small collection of campers and families gathered for the cele-bration in her backyard. Holly recalled the revelation she had that day, saying, “This is why I’m doing this. Here are these families--they’re so excited for their kids--coming to my house, being welcomed.”
The dramatic growth in num-bers of BICF campers is due in large part to the efforts of Holly, who became involved with the organization in 2001 as a self-deemed “make-shift volunteer” and has nurtured it, energetically diving into role after role through the years. It began at Eastover Elementary when Aliyah, the fourth grade student Holly was mentoring, was selected as the recipient of the Bruce Irons Scholarship that summer. Holly had never heard of the organization but volunteered to help Aliyah pre-pare for camp. Throughout the coming year, she brought Ali-yah to various follow-up events that BICF hosted, becoming more familiar with the nature and vision of the organization.
Sold on the BICF mission, Holly served in numerous volunteer
positions in the organization over the next eight years, cul-minating in her role as Board President from 2009-2011. This past September, Holly fin-ished her term on the board as Past President.
“There’s probably about 100 reasons I was kept here for nine years. One of them was just the incredible opportunity the BICF provides to these stu-dents, and the eye-opening experience that these kids have that they never would have had if it weren’t for the organi-zation. I also have a huge love for our state and its environ-mental beauty, and teaching children from the inner city and letting them experience the beauty of the North Carolina mountains is something that keeps you coming back year after year.”
Dr. Edie Irons, Bruce’s wife and BICF founder, recognizes Holly’s significance to the organization. “Holly brought so many gifts to the BICF: her organizational abilities, her keen intellect, her can-do spirit....well, if you know Holly, you know there is not enough space to enumerate all she has brought to the BICF,” Irons said. “Suffice it to say that without her and her vision and her energy, as well as all her friends that she has talked into joining the board, we would
never be where we are to-day.”
Holly promises she’s not go-ing far. “Even though I’m going off the board, I still plan to be involved on the Camp Committee as a volun-teer,” she said. “I still plan to mentor and be involved in planning the activities for the kids and driving kids to camp.”
In recognition of Holly’s many years of passionate service to the BICF, the board of directors recently voted to designate 5th year graduat-ing campers going forward as “Holly Levinson Scholars.”
We are grateful to Holly for all she has done for the BICF! Article written by Hannah Bridges, BICF summer intern
This September, the BICF was pleased to welcome Sharon Berenfeld, MD, to the board of directors. Sharon is a medically retired Internal Medicine Physician. She has two teenage boys and worked as a camp physician for two summers while her kids
attended summer camp. “I have seen first-hand how campers grow and learn at sleep away camp. They go from being a little homesick to not ever want-ing to leave camp!” Sharon has served the past two years as a BICF mentor. “I have met some wonderful people and
fell in love with the kids. With the BICF, I absolutely love the idea of kids earning the opportunity to go to sleep away camp because of their good grades and good citizenship.” The board welcomes Sharon to the BICF team!
Assisting families with camp paper-work and medical appointments, outfitting students for camp, trans-porting students to and from camp, and mentoring students throughout the school year — these are some of the many gifts of time and en-ergy offered by our committed vol-unteers.
Next summer, as we work to send 90 kids to camp, we’ll need a few extra helping hands. Please con-sider joining us as a mentor – it’s a lot of fun and very rewarding. Just call the BICF office at 980-355-0803, or email Executive Director Mollie James at [email protected]. Special thanks to our 2013 camper mentors/volunteers: Erin Ashendorf Jill Balick Lucy Basora
Ben Benoit Susan Benoit Sharon Berenfeld Nicole Blackmon Kathy Booe Elizabeth Bridges Michael Bryant Elizabeth Chaplin Julie Chavez Courtenay Clark Olivia Cohen Danielle Edwards Marni Eisner Margaret Errington Tracey Evans Patrick Golden Jimmy Heidenreich Suzanne Heidenreich Marti Henderson Laurie Hobbs Jane Holding Leigh Howell Mollie James Susan Jetton Yolanda Johnson Brian Jones Eric Jones Betsy Joyner Ronnie Kugel Holly Levinson
Jonathan Liles Ellis Lindsay Chelsea Long Jill McDowell Mark McDowell Pam Menaker Grady Moseley Kim Moseley Rebecca Nesbitt Suzanne Niemann Lynne Perlmutter Jeanelle Perry Joseph Perry Justin Perry Melissa Raphael Wendi Reichard Laura Ruble Anna Scott Kristin Smith Jo Stewart Jeff Stockdale Michelle Strause Shana Suris Matt Tugwell Daniel Valdez Julie & Bob Vande Weghe Hope Westerfield Sue Worrel Bill Zimmern
Dedicated mentors and volunteers make all the difference! Page 3
New mentor perspectives...in their own words Elizabeth Bridges, mentor to Anthony S.: “Anthony was very quiet and sweet as his mother Cheryl and I drove him to Gwynn Valley this past July. Our families had enjoyed dinner together earlier in the summer, and Anthony was delightful, talkative, and very excited about camp as we sat in the backyard. Now, as he sat quietly in the back seat, I knew he was feeling all the same things I felt as a child on my way to camp. We drove through the beautiful mountains on a bright sum-mer morning, and Anthony became more talkative with each new view. The counselors and staff at Gwynn Valley greet campers with an enthusiasm that is palpable and contagious. Within the first twenty minutes, Anthony had all but for-gotten any concerns he had about camp. We helped him unpack and make his bed as he and his counselors became ac-quainted. We said our good-byes and walked back to the car, listening as nerv-ous laughter turned into joyful noise. Two weeks later, Anthony ran from the cabin and jumped into Cheryl’s arms, full of stories and that odd feeling of wanting to go home, but not wanting to leave.
We had the pleasure of bringing two other campers back to Charlotte, and the car was filled with laughter and banter the whole way. Anthony, Cheryl, and I are already looking forward to next year’s adventures.” Jeff Stockdale, mentor to Nyquan M.: “Nyquan is a sharp young man with a positive outlook on life. He enjoys sports, so we’ll go to the park to play. We’ve made up a couple of games that combine basketball, football and soccer. We made up a rule during a basketball game of horse that whenever someone got a letter, they’d have to immediately run and catch a football pass before get-ting another basketball shot. We also hone our math skills while practicing free throws because we made up a rule that you have to announce your shooting per-centage after each shot. I also had the pleasure of driving Nyquan and another kid to and from camp this summer. On the way there we played Suitcase, I Spy, 20 Questions, and a few other games. On the way back we talked about camp. Whatever we do, we have fun doing it. I feel fortunate to be able to be a mentor with the BICF.”
“At camp, I learned how to make friendship bracelets and harvest vege-tables. The skill I most improved on was my drawing. I drew a really pretty blue bird!”
— Michelle P., first-year Camp Celo camper
First-year camper Faduma O. at GRP with mentor Laurie Hobbs, family, and friends
Second-year camper, Jesus G., at Camp Celo
Second-year camper, Jah’Kara R., with her counselors on her first day back at Eagle’s Nest
Private foundation and business donors come through for BICF in 2013
“Happy Camper Night” fundraiser a huge success
On February 1, 2013, BICF held its
first major fundraiser at the Levine
Museum of the New South. Keynote
speaker, Dr. Edie Irons, shared Bruce
Irons’ vision for equality among all
students. Paige Lester-Niles, Eagle’s
Nest Camp director, described the
benefits of the summer camp
experience and the joy of seeing BICF
campers thrive in this new setting.
BICF gained many new camper mentors
and donors from the event, which raised
over $30,000 to help send 82 students
to camp this past summer.
Many thanks go out to patron sponsor
Moore & Van Allen and our other event
sponsors who made the night possible.
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And special thanks go out to...
Crisis Assistance Ministry for offering our students a free camp clothing shopping event — a big hit! Myers Park Baptist Church — “Cooking Together for Community” for preparing delicious lunches for stu-dents and mentors hiking the Reedy Creek Nature Preserve. Diamonds Direct, Jesse Brown’s Outdoors, and Music with Friends for donating raffle items for our “Happy Camper Night” fundraiser. Victoria Zabel for providing discounted graphic design services for our “Happy Camper Night” fundraiser. Ben & Jerry’s for donating ice cream for our Camp Kick-Off Party in May. ImageWear Inc. for providing discounted t-shirts for campers and board members at the Kick-Off Party. Kay Tawney for taking pictures at the Kick-Off Party. First Book — Charlotte for providing two books for each BICF camper this year. The Charlotte Observer for its grant to Camp Celo which allowed five additional BICF campers to attend camp this year. The Levine Jewish Community Center for donating the use of its van to transport students to/from camp. Communities in Schools for donating the use of its bus, as well as two drivers. Federico Rios, director of elementary school services, and Anna Helms, site coordinator at Winterfield Elementary, drove campers to and from Camp Celo. Thanks, Federico and Anna! Hannah Bridges, our summer intern! Special thanks to David and Harry Swimmer of Swim-mer Insurance Agency for providing office space at rent well below market value. Their generosity allows us to direct funds to our mission and our campers.
Private Foundation Donors:
Business Donors:
Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation
Charlotte Women’s Club
Davidson College/Learning by Giv-ing Foundation
DF Halton Foundation, Inc.
Good Friends
Harris Upchurch Foundation
Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foundation
Marilyn and Harry Swimmer Family Foundation
Stubblefield Foundation, Inc.
The Leon Levine Foundation
The Earl N. Phillips, Jr., Family Founda-tion
TSC Foundation
Winer Family Foundation
Bank of North Carolina
C. Dewitt Foard & Co.
Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.
Charlotte Latin School
D/R/S Healthcare Consultants
Dental Karma
Ellis Jewelers, Inc.
Hawthorne Partners
Hickory Tavern
Hood Hargett
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
Paul Simon for Women
SB&J Enterprises, Inc.
Shaffer & Max
SteelFab, Inc.
T. Reid and Company
Vasseur Home Design
Well Fargo Bank
Teen volunteers selling raffle tickets Former camper, Cedric, and his family Keynote speaker and BICF founder, Dr. Edie Irons
Second-year camper, Brian G., happy to be back at Gwynn Valley Camp
Our Supporters…
The following acknowledges gifts received during fiscal year 2013:
Bill and Chris Jones
Mike and Mary Lynn Kayes
Scott Kaysen and Julie Chavez
Jonathan and Eliza Liles
John and Anna McCoy
Mark and Jill McDowell
William and Sarah McKinney
Scott and Pam Menaker
Albert Pera
Lisa Renstrom and Bob Perkowitz
Butch and Shirley Rosen
Kathryn Sain
Michael Scharf
Chris Wannamaker and Kristin Smith
SteelFab, Inc.
The Tobin Company PLLC
Josh Trammell
Bob and Julie Vande Weghe
Vasseur Home Design, Inc.
Scott Ward
H. Thomas Webb, III and Kathryn Heath
Rick McDermott and Rob Willard
Fletcher and Anne Wright
Sam and Emily Zimmern
$250 to $499
John and Brett Ager
John and Anne Barry
Richard and Alina Bartlett
Walter and Betsy Bennett
Sharon Berenfeld
Philip Berman
Ron Sperry and Scott Bishop
Luke and Spencer Blythe, Jr.
Carl and Cindy Brooks
Stockton Buck
C. Dewitt Foard & Company
Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc.
Jeff M. Cohen and Judy Seldin-Cohen
Connie Mathis and Diane Davis
Gary and Ellen Deese
Diamonds Direct
Avin Dwivedy
David and Aleen Epstein
Larry Farber and Sherri McGirt
Forrest and Jayne Frazier
Glenn and Krissa Gaston
Brandon and Aubrey Grier
Matthew Gromet and Phyllis Schultz
Shannon Crystal and Robert Haber
James and Suzanne Heidenreich, Jr.
Max R. and Shirley Hickman
Jonathan Mark Howard
Kevin and Leigh Howell
Huron Consulting Group
Michelle and Travis Icard
Edward and Megan Irons
Brian and Lindsay Jones
Ellis H. Levinson
Gary and Janie Levinson
Andrew and Helena Lopez
Grier and Louise Martin, III
William and Dee Dee Maxwell
Hugh and Jane McColl
Ed and Anna McMahan
Steve and Polly Menaker
Samuel Orr and Margaret Errington
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$5,000 and up
Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation
Bob and Peggy Culbertson
Good Friends
Harris Upchurch Foundation
The Leon Levine Foundation
Moore & Van Allen
$2,500 to $4,999
Steven and Olivia Cohen
Davidson College
Hal and Holly Levinson
Fred Stubblefield, III
Wells Fargo Foundation
$1,000 to $2,499
Helen Beck
Ben Benoit
Ben Bourne
Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.
Saxby and Elizabeth Chaplin
Bob and Valerie Cowan
D.F. Halton Foundation
Douglas M. and Patricia Faris
James and Candy Furr
Ben and Linda Hawfield
Gary Hemric
Eric Lax and Karen Sulzberger
Howard and Julie Levine
Music With Friends
The Earl N. Phillips, Jr. Family Foundation
Steven and Melissa Raphael
Leslie Samuels and Augusta Gross
SB&J Enterprises
Lawrence Schwartz
Steven and Elizabeth Irons Seem
Jay G. and Sheila Selle
Eric and Lori Sklut
Mike and Jo Stewart
Stubblefield Foundation Inc.
Sandy Welton
William and Angie Zimmern
$500 to $999
Adriana Management, Inc.
John and Judy Alexander
Ballantyne Marketing Consultants, LLC
Bank of North Carolina
Bob and Elizabeth Bridges
J. Douglas Buchanan
DentalKarma
Eric and Rachael Dunnavant
David and Marni Eisner
Ellis Jewelers
Gary Ferraro and Lorne Lassiter
First Book - Charlotte
Joe and Carol Gigler
John Gresham and Laurie Graybeal
Michael and Beverly Grey
Russell and Brooks Haislip
Hawthorne Retail Partners, Inc.
Peter and Linda Hindel
Graham D. and Jane Holding, Jr.
Darrell Holland
Hood Hargett & Associates, Inc.
ImageWear, Inc.
Edith Irons, EdD
John and Kathy Patterson
Pat and Debbie Phillips
Tim and Dale Richards
Downie and Sally Saussy
David and Julie Sheffer
Michael and Anne Sinsheimer
Mike and Shari Smiley
Margaret Sockwell
Tate and Theckla Sterrett
Adam and Amelia Stewart
Andrew and Jamie Sumich
Oscar and Shana Suris
T. Reid and Company
Chuck and Beth Vogt
Timothy and Vicki Walch
Richard Wechsler and DeWitt Crosby
Hope Westerfield and Marti Henderson
Winer Family Foundation
Kim and Sue Worrel
Victoria Zabel
Up to $249
Michael and Lee Abbott
Hy and Jeanne Agan
Clara Alexander
Eric and Jennifer Anderson
Kroghie and Ross Andresen
A. Carter Arey
David Ashley and Wendy Arundel-Ashley
Jay and Erin Ashendorf
Gerson and Wilma Asrael
Byron A. and Ann Baldwin
Craig and Jill Balick
Peggy Balsley
Brian and Elise Barksdale
John and Gail Baron
Becky Barrett
Mari Barrett
Timothy Barrett
William and Gail Beaver
Edie Gelber Beechler
Dave and Cherie Behrens
Suzanne Belk
Anne Bell
Andrew and Christine Beloni
Sanford and Lois Benjamin
Laura Benoit
Susan Benoit
Jaci Bernstein
Raymond and Katherine Bianchi
John Biles
Jack and Julia Bing
Thomas Blue
Karen Knoble and Barry Bobrow
Matt Bogdovitz
Mitchel and Linda Bollag
Kathy Booe
Harriet Bos
Jim and Ann Bowden
Brent and Anne Bowman
Andy and Carol Braitman
Nancy Brandt
Terry and Kathie Broderick
Harry and Holly Bryant
Sarah Bryant
Michael Bryant
Gary and Gail Budd
Chad and Alison Busch
Michael and Mimi Carbone
Virginia S. Carstarphen
Bob Carta and Michael Icenhour
Kevin and Joan Carter
Taber Cathcart
John and Sarah Catherine Campbell
Susan Cernyak-Spatz
Charlotte Woman's Club
Chris and Courtenay Clark
Dumont Clarke, IV and Shirley Linn
Jane Harper and Woody Connette
Dan and Linda Cottingham
Eric Cottrell and Stefanie Groot
Mary Ann Crane
Brian and Morgan Cromwell
Adam and Mary Currie
Donnie Daugherty
Mark and Linda de Castrique
Ernie and Mary Dehnert, Jr.
Gus Del Hoyo and Margaret Smith
Mark and Amy DeLoach
Amy Diamond
Derek and Lillan Dittner
Jerry and Sarah Dorenfeld
Phil and Lisa Dubois
Duke Energy Foundation Matching Gifts
Fred and Marcy Dumas
Whitney Dunn
Jesse and Robbie Eichenbaum
Matt and Kathryn Erskine
Richard Fairclough
Thomas and Martha Fedell
Hank and Jan Federal
James Ferguson
Denny & Jo Ann Fernald
Rob and Laurie Fisher
Beau and Louisa Fisher
Jackie Fishman
Corey and Amy Ford
David and Ellen Framm
Antonia Fuller
Joe and Judy Gaines
Michael and Libba Gaither
George A. and Wendy Galleher
Sarah Belk Gambrell
Leon and Patricia Gatlin
Robert and Charlotte Geletka
Pleas and Scott Geyer
Charles and Dayle Glick
Carolyn Hart and Sandra Godwin
Patrick Golden
Kenneth and Tammy Golder
Henry and Judy Goldman
Roger and Cindy Goldstein
Marc Gordon
Shelton and Carol Gorelick
Frank Warren and Scott Grant
Harvey and Fay Grasty
Naomi G. Gravelding
Kelly and Meredith Graves
Donna Greene
Russell and Julia Greenfield
Charles and Laura Greer
John Gregory
David Grier and Harriett Martin, Jr.
Our Supporters…
The following acknowledges gifts received during fiscal year 2013:
Up to $249
Robert and Molly Griffin
Shirley L. Griffin
Douglas and Pat Gubbins
Richard and Elizabeth Guinan
Joe Hackney
Travis and Lise Hain
Elizabeth Handford
Hank W. and Bobbie Hankins, III
David L. and Sharon Hanson
Teeny Harris
Curtis and Lori Heinz
Gerald and Rachel Helen Ingalls
Landrum and Elaine Henderson
Stuart and Carolyn Hennes
Michael and Wendy Hennes
Sheila Heuer
JV and B.B. Highfill
David and Heather Hill
George and Katherine Hodges
Graham D. Holding, III
Jack and Rita Horan
Carl and Patricia Horn
Steve and Maxine Horowitz
Harold and Kathy Howe
Nancy Howe
Jeff Huberman and Cheryl Walker
David Jacobson
Philip and Mollie James
Jesse Browns
Lyman and Sue Johnson
Carl and Jean Johnson
Raymond and Kimm Jolly
Eric and Norah Jones
Mike and Cynthia Jones
Angie Wheeler and Janet Jones
Judith Jones
Harriet Kaplan
Marshall and Barbara Karro
Sonny and Anna Kay
Alex and Catherine Ruth Kelly
James and Wendy Kenney
Ken and Karen Kerr
Jennifer Louise King
Robert and Nancy Kipnis
Laura Kratt
Richard and Lois Kushmaul
Chad and Alison LaBruyere
Joel and Erin Lanik
Eric and Judy Laxer
Charles and Lois Lee
Steve and Dee Dee Leeolou
Rob and Shawn Leo
Gary and Donna Lerner
Dan and Stacy Levinson
Bruce Lillie and Tammy Jackson
Carolyn Lilly
Neil and Betty Long Hill
Bill and Melissa Lovett
Fred and Sallie Lowrance
Brooks and Charlotte Lucas
Trip Maffitt
Billie Maitland, PhD.
Gary and Karen Maniloff
Paul and Jenn Wright
Terry and Nancy Underwood Young
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Cathy Fry and Joanne Marinaro
Gary Mauney
Al and Lil McAulay
Mac and Virginia McBryde
Robert S. and Marjorie McDorman
Brandon and Ashley McGee
Robert and Jan McGrath
McGuire Woods
Matt McInnis
John and Ann McIntosh
Madison and Anna Beth McNabb
Elise Menaker
Dave and Jenny Mitchell
Phil Mook
Alexander Sharpe Moore
Kevin and Elizabeth Moran
Dorlan and Phyllis Mork
Gary and Fran Morrison
Grady and Kim Moseley
Ed and Sue Myrick
Raj Natarajan
Andrew and Rebecca Nesbitt
Greg and Michelle Neun
Arthur and Elyse Nevid
Edwin and Jill Newman
John R. and Ada Nicolay
Nicole Reed Medical PLLC
JP and Suzanne Niemann
Mike and Marie O'Callaghan
Sean and Mifflin O'Neill
Allan and Marcelle Oxman
Jane Parrish
Michael and Hope Parrott
Lois Partridge
Rosemary Peduzzi
Walton and Helen Peery
Barb Pellin
Lynne Perlmutter
Jerry and Audrey Petty
Carl and Elizabeth Peverall, Jr
Margaret B. Pierce
Daryl and Karin Pitts
Lee and Ashley Poole
Chris and Ami Porter
Stephen and Penni Powell
Chuck and Judy Powers
Kenneth Quilty and Dena Shenk
Dennis and Betty Rash
Stephen and Allison Ratcliffe
Craig and Megan Remsen
Donny and Claire Renaldo
George and Clyda Rent
Jay and Cathryn Rivers
Bob and Joanna Rogers
Larry and Betty Rogers
Robert and Emily Rogers, Jr.
Ivon and Blair Rohrer
Ronald and Karin Rolett
Karen Rubin, PhD
Bernie and Susan Sandler
Allen and Jessica Saxe
Charlene Scharf
Mitchell and Katherine Scharf
Marc and Sonia Scholl
John and Trisha Schwabacher
Bill and Dot Scott
George and Betsy Scott
Natalie Scott
Richard and Francie Serbin
Shaffer & Max International
Ginny Shaw
Morey and Lynne Sheffer
Raleigh and Katy Shoemaker
Steve Silvera and Danielle Squires
The Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foun-dation
Paul and Marcia Simon
Murray and Linda Simon
Kevin Levine and Louis Sinkoe
Ira and Stacey Slomka
Kevin Smith
Ken and Pam Smith
Jonnie Smith
Bob Beardsley and Frank Steele
Missy Stewart
Robert and Marsha Stickler
Jeff and Lori Stockdale
Sam Strause
June Strauss
Bruce and Sarah Stuart
Kevin Suer
The Marilyn & Harry Swimmer Family Founda-tion
Jon Swope
Lee Tate
John and Claire Tate, III
Kay Tawney
Janice Coulter and Tonda Taylor
Elizabeth Burnett Taylor
Charles and Marcia Teal
Jeff and Leigh Ann Thomas
Mike Roberts and Steve Thompson
Stacey and Lynn Tidwell
Bill and Debbie Timmerman
John W. and Anne Tonissen, Jr.
Eric and Elizabeth Trosch
John Scott Trotter
Bill and Linda Trowbridge
TSC Foundation, Inc.
Matthew and Margaret Tugwell
Tug and Sassy Tugwell
Nedra and Lora Tyre
Daniel Valdez
Sally Van Allen
Mary Karen Vellines
Connie Vetter
Kevin and Jill Kelsey Walker
James and Linda Wallace
Jonathan Wallas
Wes Waters
Evelyn Watson
Emmett Weindruch
Al and Allison Welch
Dick and Jeanne White
Alexandra White
Robert Widis
Eric and Annie Wilkins
Ed and Marylyn Williams
Daniel and Ann Wilson
Leslie Winner
Joel and Bev Wissing
Barry and Lisa Wohl
Emily C. Wood
Julian and Amy Wright
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Weekend swimming and hiking outings a hit with campers
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JCC donates use of pool for Saturday swim lessons
BICF campers explore Reedy Creek Nature Preserve
On Saturday, October 12th, 17 BICF campers experienced a day at the Reedy Creek Nature Preserve. After enjoying a delicious picnic lunch provided by a women’s circle from Myers Park Baptist Church, board member Pam Menaker led the stu-dents and chaperones in team-building and self-awareness exer-cises that had everyone twisted in
knots and trying to squeeze every-one on a small tarp (a.k.a. “life boat”). Pam missed her calling as a camp director! Next, we proceeded into the Nature Center for a wildlife presentation by one of the educators at the Nature Preserve. The students learned about animals native to the area and their habitat and got to touch a box turtle, a deer pelt, and a non-venomous snake. A few of us just chose to look and not touch! Our assigned educator then took the group on a nature walk where we observed trees and leaves – we even got to taste the leaf of the sourwood tree. It is as it sounds…sour! Generous BICF donors make enrich-ment outings like this possible. We are grateful for your support.
One of the best parts of the summer camp experience for BICF campers is the opportunity to swim in mountain lakes and streams, cold though they may be. Unfortunately, most BICF campers enter the program not know-ing how to swim, or at least not being confident swimmers.
This year, thanks to the generosity of the Levine Jewish Community Center (“JCC”), the BICF offered free swim-ming lessons to its 5th and 6th grade campers on three Saturdays during the winter months. The lessons al-lowed campers to hone their swim-ming skills and gain a little confidence before the summer camp season be-gan.
BICF board member and mentor, Matt Tugwell, drove two campers to swim lessons one Saturday and tells of the experience: “Neither boy knew how to swim, and they were a little scared
to hop in the water. The teachers took turns getting the kids to float and kick while the kids in line just got comfort-able in the water and played. The best part of the afternoon was when the kids lined up on the diving board. A full crowd cheered them on to jump in the deep end near an instructor. One of the boys was just shaking. The instruc-tor and I talked him into walking out on the board, and he sat down and eased his way into the water, to loud ap-plause from the crowd. Three minutes later he was jumping, spinning, smiling, and high-fiving his friends. It was great to see these kids grow and mature in a matter of hours.”
Many thanks to the BICF board mem-bers and mentors who chaperoned the swim lessons and drove campers to and from the JCC. The JCC has gra-ciously offered to host our campers again for swim lessons in early 2014.
Contact Us The Bruce Irons Camp Fund
725 Providence Road, Suite 326 Charlotte, NC 28207
It costs an average of $2,000 to send a student to summer camp. A contribution of any amount is greatly appreciated! You can donate by mailing a check to our offices, donating gifts of stock, or donating online through our website: www.bruceironscampfund.org.
We are always looking for dedi-cated volunteers. Please con-tact BICF at if you are inter-ested in getting involved with our wonderful campers.
The Bruce Irons Camp Fund provides summer camp experiences and fol-
low-up enrichments activities for Charlotte-Mecklenburg public school
students who have limited financial resources and demonstrate strong aca-
demic effort, leadership potential, and good citizenship.
