tranquillity echo - spring 2016
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P.O. Box 378 Woodmere, NY 11598-0378 Spring 2016 www.FriendsofTY.org email: [email protected]
A Message from your PRESIDENT Cary Spiegel Inafewshortweeks,TranquillityCampwillbeginits98thsummer.RichieandhisstaffwillbecontinuingtoteachthelessonsofNoblesseObligetoallreturningandnewcampers.ThechildrenwillbeexposedtonumerouscustomsandlessonsthatmakeCampsospecialtosomanyofus.Weformercamperswerefortunatetogainmeaningfullifeexperienceswhilelearningtolivewithoneanother.Weremember,celebrateandthankallwhohaveprecededus,butmostimportantly,webuildforCamp'sfuture.OursolemissionistosupportCamp.Todothatweneedmembersandleaders.Weencourageallparentsofnewcamperstojoinourorganization,whethertheyattendedCampaschildrenornot.WhetheryouattendedCampyourselforareaparentofacamper,youarenowpartoftheTranquillityfamily.WeencourageallcampersandcounselorstobecomeactiveinFriendsofTranquillityoncetheyarenolongerspendingtheirsummersinEarlton.Thatishowyoucangivebackforthewonderfulexperiencesthatyouhavehad.Aswelookforwardtocelebratingourfirst100years,wehavelaunched"TY100"forcoordinatedactivitiesandfundraisingeffortstosustainTranquillityCampasitentersitssecondcentury.Weencourageallwhoareinterestedinhelpingourcircleofdedicatedvolunteerstojoinusinourefforts.Comeandhavefunwithusandmakethisahugesuccess!Ourtworecentprojects,theInfirmaryexpansion/renovationandtherestorationofourbelovedTYBarn,arewellunderway,thankstomeaningfulandextremelygenerousdonationsfromourmembersandtheirfamilies.IlookforwardtoseeingallofyouonSunday,July31stforAlumni/VisitingDay!Wishingallofyouasafeandhappysummer,
Cary
The Chairman’s Memo Alan Abramson FromthetimeIfirstsawTranquillityasa10-year-old,55yearsagotoday,TranquillityenteredmybloodandbecamepartofmyDNA.Ithasinfluencedmeandmyfamilylikenothingelse.IhavewrittenaboutthemanywaysithasdonesobutIhavealwaysavoidedtheflowerythankstoallofourvolunteers,donorsandcampemployees.Ithasalmostfeltuntowardtodoso!Don’tpeoplevolunteerandhelpfromtheirhearts?Areobligatoryexpressionsofthanksinthisnewslettersincereenoughtoreallyexpresshowgratefulweshouldallbetothosewhogiveoftheirtime,savingsandeffort?Oraretheyjustwords?Ihavelookedatmanyorganizationslikeoursintryingtounderstandthemagicthatmakesusdifferentandwhyweneedtocontinueforthesakeoffuturefamilies.Ihaveconcludedthatthe“secretsauce”ofTranquillityliesinthevolunteerswhomakecampmorethanabusinessthathasgreatemployeesandagreatproduct.SurelyRichieLernerandhisstaffhavekeptthecampexperiencefunandspecial.Surelywehavemaintainedourbeautifulpropertyandbuildingswiththelargesseofourdonorbase.Withallthat,Campwouldn’tbeTranquillitywithouttheinvolvementofourfriends,alumniandparents,whovolunteerallyearround,whetheritinvolveshelpingatcamp,raisingfundsorcreatingandmanagingyear-roundeventsforusall.Othercampsraise“takers”.Parentspaythetuitionandthechildrenlearntotakefromtheservicesprovided.Atraditionalbusinessmodel.Tranquillityraises“givers”andas“givers”thepooloflifelessonsisjustsomuchlargerforthechildrenandfortheTranquillityfamilieslikeminetoabsorb.Soatitscore,weneedcertainthingstobeinplacejusttobeacampandtohavethefinancialsustenancefortherealworldrequirementtopayourbills.Butwhatweneedthemostistorememberthatwhatmakesusspecialisforallofustovolunteer,participateandhelpouthoweverwecan.Comingfromthebusinessworld,therewasatimethatIwouldlookatoursubstantialvolunteercomponentasashortcoming.Iwasabsolutelywrongandnowfreelyadmitthatourstrengthisinourbeingafamilyofvolunteersand“givers”.Mypersonalthankstoourstaff,myfellowTranquillity-ites,allofwhomarevolunteers,andthechildren,forteachingmethisvaluablelesson,evenifittookover50years.Here’stoanothergreatsummer.SeeyouallonAlumniDay.Howfarwehavecomeandhowfarwemustgo.Thankyouall,andmayourtalentsandeffortleadtocontinuedsuccess.YoursinNoblesseOblige,
Alan
DATELINE EARLTON___________________________Richard Lerner
SinceTranquillityCampbeganin1919onthroughtoday,everyboy,everygirl,everycounselor,everyworker,everyparenthasbecomepartoftheTranquillityfamily.Afeelingofbelonging,oftogethernessand“espritdecorps”developed.Eachgenerationofcampersbecametheleaders,trainingthenextgroupofcampers,muchlikebigbrothersandsisters.Theshowsinthebarnandsportscenter,thesongs,thespiritontheballfieldsandthesametraditionswerecarriedonfromoneyeartothenext.FriendshipsformedatTYremainedsolidthroughlife.Therehasalwaysbeenafeelingofcamppride,ofbeingpartofauniquefamily.WhetheryoubelongedtothegroupsthatEliasA.Cohenbroughttohislittlefarmin“Urlton”inthe1920’swhencampwassmallandcamplifewassimple,orwhetheryoucameinthe1930’sasTranquillitydevelopedfromafarmtocamp,orwhetheryoucameduringthe1940’swhenmanyofthechildrenwererefugeeswhocamefromthewartorncountriesofEuropetofindpeaceandhappiness,andlearnedtobecomeAmericans.Then,therewerethethousands,whostartinginthe1950’sandfor60yearswereprofoundlyinfluencedbythewisdomandguidanceofPearl.AllwhohavebeentouchedbyTYhavebecomemembersoftheTranquillityfamily.ThereisamagicaboutTranquillitywhichbringspeopleclosertogether.Regardlessofwhenyouwenttocamp,thememoriesofcampexperiencesaresharedbycountlessgenerations.TheTranquillityfamilyisspreadallovertheworld,however,oneneverforgetsTranquillity.Ifthenameismentionedanywhereandsomeonerecognizesit,eventhoughthepeoplehavenevermetbefore,aninstantkinshipisfosteredbecauseofthecommonbondthatisTY.OverthedecadesTranquillityhasgrowninsizeandstature.Wemayhavemorechildren,newandimprovedhousing,modernfacilities,etc.TheessenceofTranquillityhasenduredasweenterour98thseason.Wecontinuetohelpthoseinneed,whetherfrombrokenhomes,financialhardshipsorjustbeingabletobenefitfromouruniqueandrewardingTranquillityexperience.Onceagainwewereabletoofferscholarshipstomilitarychildrenasourwayofthankingtheirparentsfortheirservicetoourcountry.ItisthroughtheeffortsoftheEliasA.CohenFoundation,TheCharlesCohnFoundation,TheSchlangFoundation,themembersoftheCohenFamilyandTheFriendsofTranquillityCampthatweareabletohelpthoselessfortunate.YoursupportofTranquillityCampwhetherthroughfinancialdonationsorgoodsandserviceswillinsurethatTranquillityremainsinperpetuityaswasthelife’sworkofbothMr.CohenandPearl.WelookforwardtoseeingyouandyourfamilyatTYthissummer.“AlumniDay”isSunday,July31.WhetheryouareaformercamperorcounselororanadoptedTranquillity-ite,spendaspecialdaywithyour“TranquillityFamily”.Bestregardstoyouandyourfamily.
Richard & Sherrie
From the President of Tranquillity Camp Richard Lawrence Pearloncesaid:“Tranquillityishappytohaveyou,togiveyouagoodtime,totakecareofyou,tohelpyougrowanddevelopintobetterboysandgirls.Inreturn,weonlyaskthatyoutryyourbesttogetalongwithoneanother,toliveinharmony.Weaskyoutorespecttherightsofyourfellowcampersandcounselors.Wehopethatyouhavelearnedthemeaningofandwillpracticethemotto,“NoblesseOblige.”Rememberwhatitmeans–“becauseyouarenobleyouareobligedtobenoble.”Aboveall,wewantallTranquillity-itestolearntobeleaders.WehopeyouwillfollowthefineexamplesettoyoubysomanyoftheAlumni.Itisaninspirationtome,andIhopeitistoyou,toseesomanyoftheAlumnireturnheretothesceneoftheyouthjusttoreminisceabouttheirdaysatcampandtohelpus.”Thosewords,writtenbyPearlover40yearsago,ringastruetodayastheydidthenandallthewaybacktoTY’sfirstsummerin1919.Tranquillityismuchmorethanaplacewherekidsrunandplay-somuchmore.EliasA.CohenwantedTranquillitytocontinuefarbeyondhisownlifetime.AllofushopehewouldbeproudtoseehowmanygenerationsofTranquillity-iteshavedevotedtheirtimeandefforttoensurethateverycamperwouldremembereachsummerasthebestonetheyeverhad-untilthenextone.Followingafewyearsofreducedcamperenrolment,Tranquillitywasfacingacrisis.Noonewouldseriouslythinkofcuttingback,whetheractivities,foodorfarm.Whatever.That’sjustnottheTYway.Instead,thewordwentoutthatTYneededhelpanddedicatedTranquillity-itesansweredthecall.TheFriendsofTranquillityCampleadershipcalledforvolunteers,organizedworkinggroupsandchargedthemwithsolvingmanyoftheissuesvexingTranquillity.TODAY.Nottomorrow.Notsometime.TODAY!Well,Iamproudtosaytheycamethrough!TYneededpublicity.Done!TYneededtofindnewcampers.Done!Alldone,withlittletimetoaccomplishtheirgoals.ThatisNoblesseObligeinaction.EliasA.CohenwantedTranquillitytocontinuefarbeyondhisownlifetime.AllofushopehewouldbeproudtoseehowmanygenerationsofTranquillity-iteshaveselflesslydevotedtheirtimeandefforttoensurethateverycamperwouldremembereachsummerasthebestonetheyeverhad-untilthenextone.Tranquillity’s98thseasonisjustaroundthecorner.SheneedsyourenthusiasticparticipationNOWMORETHANEVER!NothingwouldgladdenourheartsmorethancheeringTYthroughits100th.But.Therewon’tbeatomorrowifwefailtotakecareoftoday.Getinvolved.Weneedyourhelp.ShowyourenduringloveofallthingsT-Y.Don’tbea“Schlemiel!”Tranquillityiscallingyou.
Richard Lawrence
We have plenty of upcoming tour dates during the summer! July 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, and 24
August 6, 7, 13, 14, and 20 Please call to make an appointment or arrange for a private tour on a
different date. Contact Richard Lerner at
518.634.7650 or [email protected]
CoreyZettlermarriedLindsayKennedy MichaelannMurphymarriedMichaelValerioJaimeRaidermarriedBrettKnopf MattNissenbaummarriedJanDelosSantosKellyannVernonmarriedCarlosFigueroa GennaHimmelfarbmarriedBehnCustardRachelKleinmarriedAnthonyWalker WhitneyPhillipsmarriedPeterSeltzerDavidMenismarriedJessicaGoldberg SamiGoldmanmarriedMikeCardellBenKreismanisengagedtoAlySalonger MichaelKomelisengagedtoAngelaGrimSamanthaRobbinsisengagedtoAurashJamali AndrewHeitnerisengagedtoMelissaPerrinoRobbieCorbettisengagedtoJaneJudson ElanaBloomisengagedtoJPSchmidleinNicoleMorvitzisengagedtoCraigRudisuhli LilaBreindelisengagedtoTimFanelliLennyBresslerisengagedtoMelissaSieff LeonRafaliovisengagedtoElissaCabasso
Abig“BoomChickaBoom”toCamrynBenjaminandTylerMehlmanondeliveringthecommencement
addressesatBinghamtonUniversity.BrothersandTYalumsAdam&DavidSpiegelcomposedamusicalinspiredbytheirexperiencesatTranquillitycalledCampRollingHills,anditisbeingproducedthissummerattheNewYorkMusical
FestivalatthePearlTheatreonAugust3rd,4th,5th,and6th! CongratulationstoGennaHimmelfarbCustardandSamanthaFeidenoncompletingtheNYCHalf
Marathon.
80'scamperDoritSassonrecentlypublishedhermemoir,“AccidentalSoldier”,abouthertimeintheIsraeliArmy.
CongratulationstoLaurenRossmanonmakingtheNationalHonorSociety.CongratulationstoAdamBudkofskyonreceivingtheFacultyAwardathisrecentTenakillMiddleSchoolgraduation.Theawardisgiventoastudentwhoconsistentlydistinguisheshimselfinthecombinedareas
ofscholarship,leadership,andservice.
AlexaGold-TowsonUniversity SofiSolomon-UniversityofMichiganLindsayPolitan-SUNYOneonta BrittanyWaller-ColgateUniversityAnniePotischman–SUNYGeneseo EricaGreenberg-SUNYGeneseoJessicaSeidman-PennStateUniversity CarlyChernoff-PennStateUniversityLynzieSmith-UniversityatAlbany EmmaWalas-UniversityofRhodeIslandAllyGruen-UniversityatBuffalo AshleyGuglielmo-TowsonUniversityAmandaSheerin-FloridaStateUniversity BriannaBreger-NassauCommunityCollegeMollyGrossman-SUNYPlattsburgh AllisonStachel-ChapmanUniversityGwenStark-CornellUniversity SydneySharpe-SUNYCortlandChelseaRotando-UniversityofAlbany SamBerger-CornellUniversityMailleBeiderman-USNavalAcademy PhoebeDavidson-TempleUniversityLaurenKreinces–NewHampshireUniversity AdelaideFeigenbaum–UniversityofVermontJonahKarp-SyracuseUniversity MaxEagle-TempleUniversityBenAcker-OhioStateUniversity EthanKatz-OhioStateUniversityAndrewFaber-CornellUniversity WillieZuckerberg-CornellUniversityEvanKlein-RutgersUniversity MattPanzer-NortheasternUniversityJordanBozier–SouthernNewHampshireUniversity JeremyWerner–IthacaCollege
MAZEL-GRAMS
OntheMarriage-Go-Round
OfftotheHallsofIvy
DaniGugliemo–UniverstiyatBuffalo SamanthaLevine–UniversityatBuffaloHannahGrossman–UniversityatBuffalo JamieBlistein–UniversityatBuffaloSimoneOziel–SUNYCortland DanielleSheerin–SUNYCortlandMichelleKopec–SUNYCortland JenKopec–SUNYCortlandEricaKassler–BinghamtonUniversity RachelKleinWalker–BinghamtonUniversityTylerMehlman–BinghamtonUniversity DannyMogel–BinghamtonUniversityAdamGoldstein–LehighUniversity SarahCantos–SUNYPlattsburghJenniferGreenberg–SUNYPlattsburgh MarissaSeslowsky–ColgateUniversityZachGoldberg–SUNYGeneseo JoePotischman–SUNYGeneseoRussellSchneider–SUNYOswego SamiAizer–SUNYOswegoJennaBlackman–SUNYOneonta RyanMarch–SUNYNewPaltzBrianKaplan–UniversityofCentralFlorida MelissaWeinberg–BriarcliffeCollegeAlexaMelhman–IndianaUniversity ChelseaMelhman–TulaneUniversityAmyHorenstein–BostonUniversity DerekSchear–NewYorkUniversityJuliaMehlman–BrooklynLaw AliKaufman–UniversityofMiamiSaraLevy–RowanUniversity MorganMarkbreiter–AmericanUniversityAbrahamFeigenbaum–MontanaStateUniversity SarahScott–GeorgiaCollegeGabeSkoletsky–HamiltonCollege JennaGoldberg–MBAatFordhamUniversityWilliamRaphaelson–MastersatBrownUniversity RebeccaLawrence–MastersatRollinsCollege
BenKreisman HaroldWeinman AlanNewmark Mitchell“Boomer”Blumenthal
CongratulationstoBeckyandIraAltmanontheirnewborn,EmilyJoyAltman.
CongratulationstoGeoffreyJanerandhiswifeMaritzaontheirnewborn,Xavier.VeryproudGrandparents,CherylandIrwin.
CongratulationstoIsaacBrodyandhiswifeBeccaontheirnewborn,Donny.
CongratulationstoJoshLevittandhiswifeRobinontheirnewborn,Eli.
CongratulationstoFrankGoldbergandhiswifeDianeontheirnewborn,WillowSageGoldberg.
CongratulationstoNicoleKleinertandherhusbandBrianontheirnewborn,Madison.
CongratulationstoWilliamMarin(ChillyWilly)andhiswifeBethontheirnewborn,Dylan.
CongratulationstoSethLindenmanandhiswifeMarciontheirnewborn,Spencer.
CongratulationstoMarkMirksyandhisfamilyontheirfirstgrandchild,Malcolm.
CongratulationstoEitanGoldenbergandhiswifeTinaontheirnewborn,MayaRose.
OfftotheRealWorld–UniversityGraduates
FutureTranquility-ites
GetWellSoon
RonMiller–passedawayonJanuary23,2016.Ronwasacamperandcounselorinthe50’s.HeissurvivedbyNanIsaacsonWindmueller.Inadditiontohiswife,Millerleaveshisdaughter,Julie,hisson,Matthew,hisbrother,Herbert,alongwithnieces,nephews,grand-nieces,andgrand-nephews.
EngravedBricksarecurrentlybeingsoldtohelpsupportTranquillityCamp.Brickscanbeengravedtohonoryourfamily,Alumnimembers,andcurrentcampersandwillbeplacedaroundPearlC.Miller’s
MemorialTree.
Bricksareavailableintwosizes,attwodonationlevels.Thereisa4”x8”brick,whichcanbepersonalizedwith3linesoftextwith13lettersperline.Thesebricksrequireaminimumdonationof$100.Thelargerbrickis8”x8”andwillsupport5linesoftext,andwillrequireaminimumdonationof
$500.PleaseaddtothisprojectandhelpsupportTranquillity.
Ifyouwishtopurchaseabricktoaddtothewalk,pleaseprintoutaformfromTYCamp.com,orcontactRichardLerner.Pearl’sMemorialWalkislocatedinfrontofthePearlC.MillerSportsCenter
andcurrentlyhasover100Tranquillitypersonalizedbricks.
The terms of the following Board Members expire with this Annual Meeting on July 31st, 2016. The Board of Directors is pleased to nominate them for re-election:
OFFICERS Nominated for a term of one year
Chairman – Alan B. Abramson President – Cary Spiegel Vice President – Ira Altman Vice President – Stacy Budkofsky Vice President – Wendy Seslowsky
Recording Secretary – Wendi Weinman Corresponding Secretary – Brittney Scott Treasurer – Alan Newmark
Co-Comptroller – Paul Cohen Co-Comptroller - Larry Brown
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Re-nominated for a 3-year term (expires 2019)
Harold Weinman Paul Cohen Marc Cohn Sarah Lawrence Richard Lerner Brittney Scott Elisa Spiegel Ellen Gerson Lorne Greene The above slate of Officers for the years of 2016-17 and Directors for the 3-year term ending in 2019 has been proposed by the Board of Directors, which recommends a favorable vote. In order to propose any additions or changes for consideration by the membership, a petition containing 25 signatures of Members in Good Standing must be received at Friends of Tranquillity Camp, PO Box 378, Woodmere, NY 11598-0378 by July 1, 2016.
InMemoriam
MemorialBricks
Friends of Tranquillity Camp P.O. Box 378 Woodmere, NY 11598
Upcoming Events
June 29, 2016 – First Day of Camp July 31, 2016 – Visiting Day