Big news for those of us that have been looking for a way to commemorate the Summer Camps we so loved on the Delaware north of the Water Gap. Based on efforts started by Martie Davis and completed by Gay Moceri and the writer, we have gotten permission from the National Park Service to design and install a Wayside Marker on the McDade Trail that details the rich history of Summer Camps in the confines of what is now the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Many thanks to Carla Beasley of the NPS for her help in getting this approval and assisting us in the ultimate completion of this project. Here is a link to a typical NPS Wayside Exhibit: http://www.nps.gov/hfc/products/waysides/samples.cfm
Now comes the heavy lifting. We need to both raise the funds, as well as initiate the design work for this project. We currently have approximately $2,000 in a savings account that has been raised at the last two joint Camp Reunions at the Shawnee Inn. Completion of the project is expected to be roughly $4,500 in all, so we need to raise an additional $2,500 to bring this project to fruition. Donations would be greatly appreciated as well as any fund raising ideas any of you might have. You can either donate through the site: https://campmillerhagan.ning.com/opensocial/ningapps/show?appUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fos.ning.com%2Fningapps%2Fpaypal%2Fgadget.xml%3Fning-app-status%3Dnetwork&owner=3qm0ox8tgfl1z or send a check to me to add to the account I have started. Send to Rich James/River Camps Fund, 8 Merrill Rd., Hebron, NH 03241. Any amount would be a help to reaching the goal.
I am also confident that with as much talent as we have in our midst as alumni of the camps, that there are one or more individuals that would have the where-with-all to do the design work needed to try and complete this project for a possible unveiling at the next Reunion coming up this June 24th 2016. Could any of you with interest in this project contact me either by phone or e-mail? 603-767-0875 or rjamesb@outlook.com
As those of us that had the opportunity to experience everything that the Camps had to offer grow older, the memories of the camps will pass with us. My hope is that this Wayside Exhibit will ensure that evidence of those wonderful summers will live on well beyond our time.
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