2017

Come, ye, let us walk in the light of the Lord. - Isaiah 2:5

THE BEACONA newsletter of Seaside Home, Inc., Cape May, NJ

Providing Christian vacations for 138 years

Managers quickly replace stolen icon lthough most of us go to Seaside Home to vacation

and to retreat from the stresses of work and everyday life, the Home, and tranquil Cape May, are not exempt from all unpleasantness. This summer, during Manager’s Week, which takes place the week before the Home opens to guests, family members were awakened in the night to observe a group of young men stealing the sign from the front of the building. This sign, the centerpiece of many family photos through the years, was now gone.

Managers and their family members searched the area around the Home for any sign of the namesake, hoping a prankster might have abandoned it nearby. Instead, they found other businesses that were also missing signs! It was clear that someone or some group was collecting signs from local businesses.

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Managers quickly built a new sign with the help of family. Back row, from left to right, managers Ruth Curtin and Hester Boyer. Front row, left to right, Pete Curtin, Kelly Curtin, and Hannah Iannotti.

The story of the theft was covered by the Cape May Star and Wave.

Not to be discouraged, managers and sisters, Ruth Curtin and Hester Boyer, with the help of family members, quickly created a new sign for the Home. Made of wood and now proclaiming Seaside Home as the Christian retreat it has been for 138 years and showing the various names of the Lord, the new sign hangs proudly on front of Seaside Home.

“We saw people stopping to read the names of the Lord and we are thrilled that maybe they were blessed without even knowing why,” says Hester Boyer. “We also saw some of them taking pictures with their phones as they walked by. Prayerfully it will be a blessing to many.”

It is not known if the culprits were ever caught, but their thievery and bad behavior are clearly no match for the love and faith upon which Seaside Home stands.

Seaside Home, Inc.201 Grant StreetCape May, NJ 08204(609) 884-8728 2017—Volume 30

The Beacon is distributed to all guests, donors, and friends of Seaside Home once each year. If you have any questions or news, or to be removed from our mailing list, please contact: Carolyn L. DoerrEditor and Chair,Outreach Committeecarolynldoerr@gmail.com(570) 234-7713 The mission of Seaside Home is to spread the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and to give spiritual as well as physical refreshment to our guests. Barbara BoyerPresidentGrammyb9@verizon.net(215) 946-6886 Darlene SchoenewaldRegistrarSeaSideHomeCM@outlook.com(609) 670-9681

We are looking for your old Seaside Home photos and storiesIn an attempt to document the history of Seaside Home, we would be interested in your old photos, stories, and memories of time spent vacationing at Seaside Home. Old photos of Seaside Home, Cape May Point, or those from the early years at Grant Street are especially needed. For more information, please contact Pat Smith at psmith610@gmail.com, or 117 Old Pennell Road, Media, PA 19063. (610) 494-4707.

Dear Guests,Summer may be a few months away yet, but the Seaside

Home Board of Managers has been working year round to ensure that your stay with us is a great one. And it gives me great pleasure to be serving as the board president once again this year.

Our 2016 season was an exciting one with the stealing of our sign, and it was a bit of a reality check for us, to be reminded that wherever we go to vacation, trouble can be present. That is why we work so hard to make Seaside Home a haven for our guests, a beacon in the night. That is why we have rules, and curfews, and why we require modesty in dress and kindness to all who dwell with us; that’s why we search for the right chaplains to lead our devotions, and require our guests to attend them. We want to provide you with a Christian retreat, a respite from the daily trials and tribulations. Within the walls of our Home, we hope to protect all of us from the challenges that can be found outside. And, if even for a week, provide a place where we can come together, family-style, as a Christian family, to share, worship and enjoy.

I’m looking forward to seeing all of you this summer.

In Christian Love,

Barbara Boyer, President

Regrettably, due to changes in our insurance requirements, Seaside Home will no longer be able to provide guests with bicycles, boogie boards and other beach toys, beach chairs, etc. You are welcome to bring your own items and use them at your own risk. If you bring bicycles, you may bring locks to secure them to the available bike racks. Please note: According to the State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General’s website, “Young people under the age of 17 are required to wear an approved helmet when cycling, roller skating, in-line skating, or skateboarding.”

Bike and boogie no more

Seaside Home, Inc.

2017 Policies

1. RESERVATION REQUESTS All reservations must be made using a written reservation form. A self-addressed stamped envelope is required if you do not have access to an email account. Forms will be accepted by the Registrar beginning March 1, 2017. You will receive a receipt to confirm the reservation, either by email or US Postal Mail. Please bring the receipt to check-in.

2. DEPOSITS A $50.00 Deposit for each guest, 14 years and older, must accompany reservation requests. All Deposits are non-refundable and may not be transferred to another guest reservation. Deposits are forfeited when a reservation is cancelled.

3. CANCELLATIONS Hopefully you do not have to cancel, but if you do, cancellations must be made in writing (email is acceptable) to the Registrar at least 10 days before you are expected to arrive. When a cancellation is not made with the required notice, you must pay the full balance due on the reservation. Since Deposits are non-refundable, they will be forfeited from all canceled reservations. Travel Insurance is always recommended.

4. FINAL BALANCE DUE Payments may be mailed to the Registrar prior to your week. Balance due is payable at the desk upon arrival. Payments may be made by check, money order or cash. Post-dated checks are not accepted. Seaside Home, Inc does not accept credit cards or debit cards. Reservation Receipts should be brought to check-in.

5. FIRST FLOOR ROOMS Only guests who cannot use the stairs, for medical reasons, should request first floor rooms.

6. FIRST TIME GUESTS All First Time Guests must submit a completed Reference Form before a reservation can be accepted.

7. PRIVATE ROOMS All guests are encouraged to reserve a room to share with a family member or friend. This allows more rooms available for guests. Seaside Home, Inc understands there may be times when a guest requires a private room. An additional fee in the amount of $50.00 will be added to your reservation if you request a private room and the Home is full. That fee is non-refundable and cannot be applied to another reservation.

8. SCHOLARSHIPS The cost of a week at Seaside Home, Inc is never covered by the rates charged to guests. Donations are relied on to augment the difference. Seaside Home, Inc understands that extreme circumstances may require some guests to need assistance. If you need this assistance, you may request a Scholarship Form. Contact the Registrar for more details.

9. CHILDREN You are responsible for the children you bring with you. You are responsible for their care and their behavior. If you are coming with a child, under 18, and you are not the parent or legal guardian, you must bring signed permission from the parent/guardian authorizing you to obtain medical treatment for the child in the case of an emergency. The form must include emergency contact information for the child. A copy of this form will be required for the Desk.

10. EMERGENCY CONTACT All guests must provide the name, address and phone number of an emergency contact person. The contact person must be someone not traveling with the guest, but someone at home or another location.

11. MEDICAL ISSUES Seaside Home, Inc is not equipped to accommodate guests with disabilities or special diets. All medications brought to Seaside Home, Inc must be secured and out of reach of other guests and children. Rooms do not have locks. Prescription medications and over- the-counter medications must be in their original containers.

12. ROOM ASSIGNMENTS & CLEANING Every effort is made to accommodate guests as comfortably as possible. Individual requests are always considered but are never guaranteed. Room assignments are not first come first served. You are responsible for the cleanliness of your assigned rooms; rooms are to be cleaned before your leave. Sheets & cleaning products are supplied.

13. RESERVATIONS FOR MORE THAN ONE WEEK Requests for a second week stay at Seaside Home will be accepted after Memorial Day. Mail the reservation form, with another deposit, to the Registrar anytime after Memorial Day. If there is availability, the reservation will be confirmed upon receipt.

REGISTRAR: SEASIDE HOME, INC Darlene Schoenewald 201 Grant Street 423 Longfellow Dr At the corner of North Street Williamstown NJ 08094 Cape May NJ 08204 SeaSideHomeCM@outlook.com 609-884-8728 GPS Coordinates 38.931505, -74.927680 Important: Read and Understand the Policies of your Reservation

Name _________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________

Phone ___________________________Email _________________________________________________________

# of towels ordered x ($25 each) __________ Total amount due __________

Please write a separate check to Seaside Home and include it with your reservation. We’re sorry, we cannot ship towels to guests; they must be picked up at Seaside Home. Thank you.

Seaside Home managers are continuing with their beach towel fundraiser. Reserve your towels now by filling out the form below and sending it with your reservation and a separate check. Your towels will be waiting for you when you arrive at the home. Towels will also be available for sale at the home while supplies last. Proceeds from the towel sale go to the Seaside Home General Fund.

Thank you for your support!

Beach Towel Order Form

Come, ye, let us walk in the light of the Lord.

— Isaiah 2:5

Reservation requests will be processed beginning March 1st. Enclosed you will find four forms:

1. Submit the First Time Guest Reference Form if you have not been a guest with us before. Remember to have your pastor complete and sign the reference area. You can send this form before, or with, the request form.

2. Please read the 2017 Policies. They are very important, and you really do need to know them.

3. Fill out the Reservation Request Form. Each adult must submit his or her own form. This helps keep our records accurate and up to date. If you are bringing your children and Grandma, and Grandma has a different address, please send us a form with her information in addition to the form for yourself and children. If you are bringing adult, unmarried children, and they live at your address, you can list them on your request; please include individual email addresses. Married couples should submit one form, include individual email addresses, but designate one email address as primary.

4. The 4th form, the Temporary Caretaker and Medical Authorization Form, is required when you bring a child, under the age of 18, who is not your child or legal ward. The form should be submitted with the reservation request. The form must be submitted before the child is confirmed on the reservation. Contact the Registrar if you have any questions. NOTE: Some medical facilities may require a notarized form.

Please take a look at our website at sshcm.org for helpful information, or to contact the Registrar via email. All forms can be downloaded and printed from the website for your convenience.

On the porch with the registrar: Registration Instructions

Your help is greatly needed! Along with monetary gifts, these items are also needed:• Brown lunch bags • Paper towels• Twin-sized white sheets, flat and/or fitted • Toilet paper *• White pillow cases • Bath mats/carpet squares• New table lamps • Hand soap refills• Plastic sandwich baggies• Ziplock bags—qt. and gal.

Seaside Home must limit all donations to ONLY the items on this list. While we truly appreciate your thoughtfulness, please do not bring any home décor items, furniture, books, or anything else that is not on this list as they cannot be left at Seaside Home. Thank you for your understanding. Management and staff at Seaside Home sincerely appreciate your gifts and donations. You help to make this ministry possible!

How you can help this year

*We can only accept donations of Scott brand, single-ply toilet paper. Other brandscannot be used at Seaside Home. Thank you.

Spend your summer at the shore, serving in a great ministry! Seaside Home is now hiring a superintendent and on-call, substitute staff for the 2017 summer season. For more information, contact Jennifer Gavin at JenniferGavinSSH@gmail.com or 610-931-6284.

HELP WANTEDCape May 2017 beach tag prices

Daily $ 63-day $12Weekly $18

Season passes can be purchasedfor $20 until March 31 or

$28 beginning April 1.

For more information call(609) 884-9525,

or visit www.capemay.com.

Beginning this summer, when leaving Seaside Home you will be required to check out at the desk with the manager on duty. The manager

will perform an inspection to see that each room is properly cleaned and ready for the next guest. Guidelines for cleaning and set up are provided in each guest room. Managers will give additional information on this new policy during your stay. Thank you for your cooperation.

New check-out procedure implemented

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TAYLORMADEGRAPHICS717.805.6567

The Board of Managers of Seaside Home would like to give special thanks to:

Lisa Tosheff, Taylor Made Graphics, Harrisburg, Pa., for donating her time and talents in the design of this newsletter

And to Tiger Printing, which donated 100 percent of the paper and printing fees for this publication.

Your generosity has made this newsletter possible!

Seaside Homec/o Carolyn L. Doerr720 Colonial Ct.Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

Remember Seaside Home in your will and for all yourmemorial, tribute giving lease consider Seaside Home during your estate planning. A bequest to the Home will ensure that you leave behind a gift that will continue to help others for many years to come. See your attorney for more information.

Additionally, honoring a loved one through a memorial or tribute gift is an especially meaningful act. Memorial and tribute gifts allow you to thoughtfully remember family members and friends who have been an important part of your life. Some occasions for such gifts include the arrival of a new child, the passing of a friend or family member, or the celebration of a birthday, wedding, or anniversary. Your loved one, or his or her family, will receive a letter from Seaside Home saying that a gift was made in his or her honor or memory. Please send your gifts to Seaside Home, c/o Barbara Boyer, 3 Old Spruce Lane, Levittown, PA 19055.

PService with a smile

Cousins Keturrah Kwasnjuk (left), Makayla Rowe and Montana Rowe (right), who have been coming to Seaside Home as guests since they were children, joined the serving staff in 2016. They thoroughly enjoyed serving guests, and the guests loved seeing their smiles every day.

lease consider Seaside Home during your estate planning. A bequest to the Home will ensure that you leave behind a gift that will continue to help others for many years to come. See your attorney for more information.

Additionally, honoring a loved one through a memorial or tribute gift is an especially meaningful act. Memorial and tribute gifts allow you to thoughtfully remember family members and friends who have been an important part of your life. Some occasions for such gifts include the arrival of a new child, the passing of a friend or family member, or the celebration of a birthday, wedding, or anniversary. Your loved one, or his or her family, will receive a letter from Seaside Home saying that a gift was made in his or her honor or memory. Please send your gifts to Seaside Home, c/o Barbara Boyer, 3 Old Spruce Lane, Levittown, PA 19055.

TIGER PRINTING GROUP215.799.0500 • www.tigerpg.com

TAYLORMADEGRAPHICS717.805.6567

The Board of Managers of Seaside Home would like to give special thanks to:

Lisa Tosheff, Taylor Made Graphics, Harrisburg, Pa., for the time and talents she provided in the design of this newsletter.

And to Tiger Printing, which donated 100 percent of the paper and printing fees for this publication.

Your generosity has made this newsletter possible!

Seaside Homec/o Carolyn L. Doerr720 Colonial Ct.Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

Remember Seaside Home in your will and for all your memorial, tribute giving

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

— James 4:14

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