New Springfield College Partnership with Berkshire Outdoor Center ...

ISSUE
09
JULY
2012
Message from
the CEO
In The Wizard of Oz, the
great and powerful Oz was
discovered when Toto pulled
open the curtain and revealed
to Dorothy and her friends
the man controlling Emerald
City. Becket-Chimney Corners
YMCA doesn’t have a curtain
hiding levers and gizmos that
make camp a real life fantasy.
Rather, we have some behind
the scenes daily operational
realities that you don’t
necessarily think about when
camp comes to mind.
For many of you, Becket-
Chimney Corners YMCA is
a little piece of Oz, a rustic
wonderland where children
discover the special virtues
within themselves. To
preserve this 1,400 acre land,
the Board of Trustees’ Risk/
Audit Committee oversees
and mitigates risks related to
natural disasters, accidents
and injuries and ensures
compliance with federal, state
and local regulations.
The Environmental Protection
Agency, American Camp
Association, State of
Massachusetts, and Town
of Becket are just a few
of the regulatory agencies
that enforce updates and
changes to our facilities and
protocols. As good stewards,
we ensure the camps are in
compliance, despite having
an annual operating budget
that is stretched to meet the
expenses of these regulations,
many of which require capital
improvements, increased
insurance costs and other
expenses.
In this issue of the Becket-
Chimney Corners YMCA
NEWS, you’ll get an inside
(cont’d on pg 2)
A
QUARTERLY
NEWSLETTER
New Springfield College Partnership with
Berkshire Outdoor Center Links In-School,
After School and Summer Programs
Springfield College has selected Becket-Chimney
Corners YMCA’s Berkshire Outdoor Center to be
the first youth agency to pilot their Leadership in
Academics, Community Engagement and Service
(LACES) program to five Hampden County (MA)
public schools beginning in the fall of 2012.
Established in 2004 by Springfield College professors
Dr. Ted France and Dr. Al Petitpas, LACES is a youth
development program for underserved children with
the objective of developing community leaders and
engaged citizens.
“As an educator, it always concerned me how
segmented a child’s life can be between school,
after school and summer programs. There was
limited collaboration between public schools, parks
and recreation departments and other child service
programs to create a cohesive experience for children.
We developed LACES as a solution to link these
three components in a child’s life with a focus
on leadership development and community
engagement,” says Ted, who never intended
to run LACES for the last eight
years, nor expected to see the
results of having over 1,000 kids
participate and benefit by grade
improvement, increased high
school graduation rates and
college placement.
this issue
Waste Water Treatment Plant Good Stewardship P.2
Service Corps Partners with Project Native P.3
Sioux YMCA Introduces Campers to Indian Culture P.4
“Doc” Irons to Receive Highest Award P.5
Alumni Notes P.7
Today, Springfield College stands ready to train and
educate other youth agencies like YMCAs to implement
LACES in their communities.
Brenda Marsian, Chief Development Officer for Becket-
Chimney Corners YMCA, was previously Springfield
College’s Director of Development and familiar with
LACES’s early success and saw an opportunity to
introduce the college to the exceptional work of the
Berkshire Outdoor Center.
“I knew Ted wanted LACES to be transportable to other
communities and Berkshire Outdoor Center Director
Steve Hamill wanted to broaden the Center’s outreach
to more communities and it seemed like a win-win to
establish a connection between the two. Steve and
I believe LACES has the potential to be a national
YMCA program and we want Becket-Chimney Corners
YMCA to be at the forefront of introducing the LACES
concept to the YMCA of the USA.” So Brenda made
some introductions and the partnership began.
“The Berkshire Outdoor Center prides itself on
working with young people with limited or no exposure
to the rustic outdoors and to be the first YMCA to apply
LACES to new communities is exciting and a perfect
match to our mission,” says Steve Hamill, who has
already hosted seventy LACES participants this spring
with positive results.
Above photo: Chimney Corners Camp alumnae Nancy Tallman and Gayle Root Reu reunite at a recent Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA event in California.
Gayle was Nancy’s counselor in the 1950s and the women had not seen each other since camp.
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Thirty years ago, Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA didn’t have to worry
about dams and septic tanks being compliant or up to code according to
state, federal and environmental regulations. Today, the list of regional
regulators the Camps and Berkshire Outdoor Center are accountable to
is growing, including the DEP, ADA, ACA, Conservation Commission,
Dam Safety, and historic preservation, just to name a few.
“I think we do a good job keeping ahead of regulations and building
positive relationships with these agencies. We treat them like a partner
in helping to best serve our mission,” says COO Jim Brown, who credits
the Facilities Department of the YMCA for being on top of managing
the 140 buildings and 1,400 acres of property, and taking on the 24/7
operation of the waste water treatment plant.
Located on four acres abutting Camp Becket, the waste water treatment
plant was built in 2006 to replace the aging and inefficient septic tanks
adjacent to every wash house at each of the camps.
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“When you take
care of a 109-year-old
facility, buildings and
equipment get old. And
that included the tanks,
which had become faulty.
We needed to update
the process to current
standards,” explains
Steve Turner, Director of
Facilities, who leads a
team of eight full-time
and five seasonal staff
BCCYMCA News Issue 09 July 2012
Waste Water Treatment Plant an Example
of Good Stewardship
Message from the CEO
(cont’d from cover)
look at our facilities department, and
how a small team of eight staff members
ensures we have a safe physical plant
and meet all of the mandated regulatory
issues, including successfully operating
a multi-million dollar waste water
treatment plant.
Just as Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA
adjusts and adapts to mandates, so do
our travel partners, including the Sioux
YMCA in South Dakota, which serves
the poorest region of the country. You’ll
meet Sioux YMCA’s executive director
and learn how our REACH campers
help meet their mission every summer.
Also, I am particularly excited about
two new partnerships, one between
our Berkshire Outdoor Center and
Springfield College that will embark on
a new youth development program this
fall and Camp Becket’s Service Corps
service outreach with Project Native.
Even with the many operational
challenges we handle, our focus is
always on changing lives for good
through our exceptional programs.
Amici & Agape,
Phil Connor
A glass of clean water, the results of the
Waste Water Treatment Plant.
The Facilities Department stands beside the sand pit section of the Waste Water Treatment
Plant. Steve Turner, first row far right is joined by his Facilities Team:
Back Row: Dave Wright, Don Chaffee, Jim Atwell, Larry Pease, Gary Clark;
Front Row: Paul Casino, Diane Wright, and Steve Turner
who are busy year-round finishing construction cabins, landscaping,
cleaning lodges following every Berkshire Outdoor Center group visit,
maintaining 13 aging vehicles, and snow plowing miles of roads that can
take up to two days to clear.
Six years and $4,000,000 later Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA boasts
two miles of underground piping directing waste to a settling tank,
followed by four filtering tanks that chemically treat the waste and then
aerate it before recycling the now transformed, nearly drinkable water
into six pits with six feet of sand.
Run by full-time licensed operator, Don Chaffee, the recycled water is
tested every 24 hours to ensure there is no ammonia, nitrates and BOD
(biochemical oxygen demand) prior to being sent to the sand pits.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts makes random site visits to
ensure quality maintenance of the plant and Don is required
to document his testing to the Commonwealth daily.
“On a Moms’ and Dads’ Weekend we can have 29,000
gallons of water processed through the plant,” explains
Don. “The plant is licensed for 40,000 gallons a day, so
we are more than equipped to handle the 2,000 campers,
visitors and parents who come each summer.”
Being good stewards of a facility the size of a small
town requires money, and the $1.5 million Facilities
budget, including salaries and benefits, is covering loan
payments for the waste water treatment plant, rising
utility costs, and property and liability insurance.
“ We are busy,” says Steve, “but we
are keeping pace of all that needs
to get done.”

Camp Becket Service Corps
to Build Project Native Trail
Camp Becket’s Service Corps was the first group
Project Native contacted when they learned they
were the recipient of the Housatonic Heritage
Partnership Grant. Camp Becket Service Corps gets right to work on creating an
interpretive trail for Project Native.
The $5,000 award allows Project Native to build an interpretive
trail on their 54 acre Housatonic farm, and Education and Outreach
Coordinator Karen Lyness LeBlanc knew the Service Corps was
the right group of volunteers to build the trail.
“Camp Becket’s Service Corps has been out to Project Native in
the past to help with smaller projects, and we thought this grant
was an even greater opportunity for these future leaders to take
ownership of the entire project and have the freedom to follow
their interests throughout the trail construction,” says Karen, who
explains that the Service Corps will be involved in every step of the
trail construction, visiting Project Native eight times to carve out
the trail, plant native habitat and install new signage to mark the
habitat. The Service Corps will also learn how to plant gardens,
and identify and eliminate invasive plants.
Established in 2000, Project Native’s mission is to inspire the
stewardship of natural resources by cultivating native plants and
restoring the local Berkshire landscape. In addition to selling native
plants, Project Native offers education and outreach programs on
environmental conservation and awareness about indigenous plants
and how to be more conscientious about native habitats.
“What is nice about this project is that our Service Corps can return to
Project Native annually and maintain the trail. In the future, I hope to
expand this partnership to have Project Native visit Camp Becket and
teach us how to build an educational trail for our campers to enjoy,”
says Camp Becket Executive Director Chris Burke.
Iroquois Village’s landscaping was purchased through Project Native
as another way to continue the camp’s commitment to being a good
steward of its environment.
“Working on this trail is an opportunity for the Service Corps to
appreciate nature’s beauty and specifically the Berkshire region
through a volunteer project. The majority of our Service Corps
experienced global service while on TSP last year, so this is a great
next step,” adds Chris, who believes this project continues the camp’s
respect for the environment with no electricity in the cabins, no
motorized boats on Rudd Pond, and programs like Walkabout Day
which are all small ways campers, LIT and staff can “preserve their
beautiful piece of the world.”
Log on to projectnative.org for more information about Project Native.
“Jeanne’s Walk” Honors Legacy of Chimney Corners Pioneer
Earlier this year, the entrance to the Chimney
Corners Camp Dining Hall was updated with brick
pavers to create “Jeanne’s Walk” in memory of
former Chimney Corners Camp Director Jeanne
Shellenberger. Funds to make “Jeanne’s Walk”
possible were directed by the Moms’Association.
According to current Chimney Corners Camp
Director Shannon Donovan-Monti, the new
sidewalk and patio is “a wonderful tribute to an
important leader who established many of our
existing programs and was a good friend and
mentor to generations of girls. The walkway is
also a new place for campers to congregate each
summer.” The addition of “Jeanne’s Walk” also
includes new plantings and sculptures to the
adjacent Memory Garden.
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It is a region plagued with 80% unemployment and the Sioux YMCA
is one of only a few agencies working to provide free services to the
community with no membership revenue and a budget pieced together
with limited fund-raising. For newly minted Executive Director Carol
Mann, it is a mission she has believed in and advocated on behalf of for
over thirty years.
“This is the Lakota people’s land and their heritage that they are tied to
and they can’t see living anywhere else,” says Carol of the 8,000 people
the Sioux YMCA serves, and those who live on the reservation live over
50 miles from the nearest grocery store and another 100 miles from any
other conveniences.
Since 1991, Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA’s
Travel and Service Program REACH has had an
integral role with the Sioux YMCA, bringing 20
to 30 teens annually to spend two weeks helping
the Sioux YMCA with several service projects
including basic deferred maintenance tasks, trail
maintenance and working with children at the
summer day camp.
“We want the REACH participants to understand
that the YMCA is more than a place to work
out, but a place that provides food, day care
services and life skills. REACH participants are
seeing how communities function and survive
in extreme poverty,” says Carol, who sees the
experience as a huge educational benefit for
campers who have never been exposed to such
a rural, remote and poor environment.
For the Sioux YMCA, volunteers and
donations from across the country,
particularly from other YMCAs like Becket-
Chimney Corners YMCA, are relied upon heavily and their outreach
and impact all depends on how much they can raise annually.
“The staff at the Sioux YMCA work with the communities on the
Cheyenne River Reservation year-round, and are critical to helping our
REACH groups connect with families and youth for service and cultural
opportunities,” says Jim Brown, COO and Travel and Service Program
Director.
Outside of service work, REACH campers will be traveling to three
Indian communities, Bridger and Iron Lightning, and Dupree to spend a
week at each site to complete service work. Following their two weeks of
volunteering, REACH will travel for an additional two weeks seeing such
sites as Crazy Horse Memorial, Mt. Rushmore, Wounded Knee, Devil’s
Tower and Custer State Park and the Badlands.
BCCYMCA News Issue 09 July 2012
Sioux YMCA an Important Partner to
Enriching REACH Campers’ Service Work
Every summer, REACH campers travel to the poorest region in the United States
of America to serve children from the Cheyenne River Reservation or, as the
Lakota Indians call it, “the good river.”
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Carol Mann, Executive Director,
Sioux YMCA
Buffalo graze behind th 2011 REACH participants.
“ The primary goal of the REACH
Program is to enable teens to
develop leadership skills through
a service-oriented experience”

“Doc” Irons to Receive the
Distinguished Service Award
The Alumni Council of the Becket-Chimney
Corners YMCA has unanimously voted to make
Dr. Russell “Rusty” Irons the next recipient of
The Distinguished Service Award. Doc’s legacy
and service at the Becket-Chimney Corners
YMCA is extraordinary, spanning more than
60 years. He has seen and heard much over
that time as a camp staff member, camp doctor,
parent, trustee, and trusted counsel and advisor
to so many over the years.
For his past devotion, leadership and service
(and the expectation of many more years
of the same), Rusty Irons will receive The
Distinguished Service Award during the
Saturday evening banquet of Alumni Weekend
on September 22nd. There will be other
opportunities to meet and mingle with Doc
during the weekend as well. Please join all of
us this fall for a special weekend to honor a
special Becket man.
Congratulations Doc!
New Springfield College Partnership with Berkshire
Outdoor Center Links In-School, After School and
Summer Programs (cont’d from front cover)
Springfield based foundations, The Beveridge
Family Foundation, Community Foundation of
Western Massachusetts and the Irene E. and George
A. Davis Foundation have provided early support to
this three year pilot that will begin with five schools
and ultimately expand to 20 schools in the final
year pending additional grant support.
While Springfield College’s LACES took place
at the college campus throughout the summer and
afterschool sessions during the academic year,
the Berkshire Outdoor Center LACES will take
place at Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA where
participants will go through leadership development
training over a three day retreat. Follow up sessions
will be at the students’ high school for continued
leadership training facilitated by Berkshire Outdoor
Center staff. Under the guidance of the Berkshire
Outdoor Center, high school students will identify
a community-based problem, create a program
to solve the problem and work with elementary
school-aged students to implement their solution in
school and after school.
Dr. Russell “Rusty” Irons
“We expect to see LACES participants improve
academically, gain enhanced leadership skills and
a sense of responsibility as role models to younger
peers, and an appreciation for serving their community
for good,” said Steve.
“ We developed LACES as a solution
to link these three components
in a child’s life with a focus on
leadership development and
community engagement”
~ Dr. Ted France
For more information on LACES and bringing
it to your community contact Steve Hamill at
(413) 623-8991.
A
QUARTERLY
NEWSLETTER
The mission of Becket-Chimney
Corners YMCA is to put
Judeo-Christian principles in to
practice through programs that
build healthy spirit, mind,
and body for all.
Issue 09
July 2012
Phil Connor
Chief Executive Officer
Jim Brown
Chief Operating Officer and
Travel Service Program Director
Christine Kalakay
Chief Financial Officer
Brenda Marsian, CFRE
Chief Development Officer
Chris Burke
Executive Director
Camp Becket
Shannon Donovan-Monti
Executive Director
Chimney Corners Camp
Steve Hamill
Executive Director
Berkshire Outdoor Center
John Anz
Director of the Annual Fund and
Alumni Relations
Jack Sharry
Board of Trustee Chair
D. Scott Taylor
Alumni Council President
Lee Martin
Dads’ Executive Committee
President
Susan Beringer
Moms’ Executive Committee
President
Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA
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West Coast Gatherings
Highlighted by DreamWorks Event
Recent west coast travel to visit with alumni, parents and
friends included two stops in California. An alumni gathering
at Jillian’s in San Francisco took place on the afternoon of
June 10. Two days later, alumni and parents in the southern
California area gathered at DreamWorks Animation in
Glendale (photo). Hosted by Chimney Corners Camp alumna
and Trustee Annie Steeper Morita, guests enjoyed a private
behind-the-scenes tour of the campus and studios, along with
a YMCA update from CEO Phil Connor.
Alumni Weekend 2012 September 21-23:
Celebrations to Honor Rusty Irons and Remember Jeanne Shellenberger
Alumni Weekend 2012 is once again in full swing. Preparations are being
made to welcome more alumni, families and friends than ever before. As
a result, more activities, more entertainment, more family fun and more
memories are expected this September. Maybe you are celebrating an LIT
reunion, returning to see a former camper, staff member or friend, coming
back for the first time this year – or the first time ever! – no matter what
your motivation, this is simply the best way to spend a wonderful family fall
weekend in the Berkshires.
The Second Annual Alumni Weekend Golf Outing at the Tekoa Country Club
in Westfield kicks off the weekend Friday afternoon at 2 pm. Join a foursome
or make your own – what a great way to start the weekend!
And amidst all the other great family activities on the ponds, playing fields,
challenge courses, nature and craft centers, target sport ranges and four square
courts, the wonderful meals and singing, there will be a few extra special
events and gatherings planned as well.
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BCCYMCA News Issue 09 July 2012
Weekend Highlights
• On Saturday afternoon there will be opportunities to learn
more about the State of the Camps, meet the camp directors,
inquire about our current programs, new initiatives,
current and future volunteer opportunities and more.
• That same afternoon there will also be a special reception
for Russell “Doc” Irons so friends and family can gather,
relax, reminisce and congratulate Doc on his upcoming
Distinguished Service Award to be presented during the
banquet.
• Don’t miss our traditional Wine & Cheese party prior to the
banquet – the ultimate hospitality for the ultimate guests.
• After the banquet join in a night of family fun, games and
ice-cream sundaes, or relax to the cool music of the night at
The Jazz Café.
• Finally, join us at Chapel-By-The-Lake at Chimney Corners
Camp on Sunday morning for a special Chapel program
and remembrance of Jeanne Shellenberger.
Now it’s YOUR turn. Everything you need
to register, enroll and plan for the big weekend
is here or online. Registration materials
are included here for our alumni, and all
is available through the Alumni Weekend
webpages at www.bccymca.org. Don’t miss
it. It won’t be the same without you too!

Alumni News & Notes
Alumni News & Notes appear regularly in editions of the Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA NEWS.
Send your news and photos by mail to John Anz, or email to janz@bccymca.org.
Jake Brill (CB camper ’94-’96, ICEP ’97, Aide ’98, AC/
CIT ’99, Staff ’00-’01) has been living in San Francisco
for the past 7 years. He is currently working as a Product
Manager on the Site Integrity team at Facebook. Jake just
recently attended a great Sunday afternoon gathering of
alumni in San Francisco at Jillian’s. When not reconnecting
with fellow Becketites or protecting the future of social
media, Jake spends most of his off time playing music
with his band The Last Ambassadors (you can find them
on Facebook too!). They just released their 2nd full length
album which you can check out on iTunes and Spotify. The
band just had a CD release party in the Bay Area on June
22nd at Cafe du Nord.
Becca Stevens Fasciano (CCC camper ’78-’80, ICEP
’81, Aide ’82, Staff ’85, ’88, ’89, ’92, and Parent since
2008) wrote in to say, “Helping my daughter pull together
the essentials for her upcoming summer as an Aide at CCC,
I am caught up in waves of memories and nostalgia. 30
years ago this week, I was filling my own trunk for my
summer as an Aide. 24 years ago I was at camp putting the
finishing touches on the AQ in preparation for the arrival of
‘my’Aides – the Reggaides. So many wonderful memories
and amazing people are in my life because of CCC and
Becket. My first camper experience at Chimney Corners
was in 1978 and that summer certainly shaped the many,
many that came after – I was hooked. Some of the people I
met that first summer are still the most important in my life
to this day. Jeanne Shellenberger was the camp director for
most of my summers at Chimney Corners. I have no doubt
that she was instrumental in helping me become who I am
today. She believed in me and encouraged me to believe in
myself. She taught me the importance of high expectations
and second chances. She believed that making mistakes is
part of growing up and learning how to be a better person
and that we all have sparks of greatness
in us that are well worth tending. She
was tough and direct, had a wonderful
sense of humor and encouraged
independence and integrity. Jeanne
will be forever missed. These are all
lessons I have tried to incorporate
in my parenting of our 4 wonderful
children. It has meant so much to
me that our daughter, Amanda, has
spent the past 4 summers at CCC
and will return as an Aide this
summer. Two of our boys, Ben and
Andrew, will be campers at Becket
this summer for the first time. Jason,
who is 6, can’t wait until he is old enough! In this world of
crazy schedules, media influence everywhere and children
who grow up faster than we did, I am so grateful and
encouraged that Chimney Corners and Becket are thriving – a
respite for us and our children. The past several years we
have also enjoyed going to camp for Alumni Weekend which
has been a gift - a chance to reconnect with friends, enjoy
camp as a family and sing around the campfire. It is truly
amazing to sit with a former camper, counselor or cabin mate
and watch your children kayak or shoot at an archery target
together. I will be returning to the camps this fall once again,
this time for my 30th Reunion as a Chimney Corners Camp
Aide. I look forward to seeing many fellow Aides, and many
others there to join me. Don’t miss it!”
Emily King Herbette (CCC Staff 2003-’11) wrote in,
“Thanks to all my wonderful camp friends who celebrated
with us at our wedding on May 26th. Chris and I feel
the wedding and reception were just perfect. We were
surrounded by family and friends at my aunt and uncle’s
beautiful home in Greenville, SC. I was fortunate enough
to sing ‘Apple Blossom Time’ with all my Chimney Corners
Camp friends. We honeymooned in Barbados and truly
enjoyed the chance to relax and spend time together before
our work lives get hectic once again. I got SCUBA certified
while there so now I can dive with Chris. I saw a sea turtle
on my first dive, an octopus on my second dive and my
last dive was on a wreck - very exciting! We are living in
New London, CT with our 2 dogs, Pailey and Harley, and
everything is just great! I am working as the Healthy Living
and Youth Development Director at the Ocean Community
YMCA - Mystic Branch. Chris graduated Valedictorian in
May from Mitchell College with a BA in Environmental
Science and is really excited for his new career. I look
forward to staying in close touch and hope to hear from my
Becket and Chimney Corners friends often.”
James Miller (“Jed” – CB camper ’93-’95, ICEP ’96,
Aide ’97, AC/CIT ’98, Staff ’99-’01) & Katherine Ostrye
Miller (CCC camper ’91-’95, ICEP
’96, REACH ’97, AC/CIT ’98, Staff
’99-’00) announced that “We will
be celebrating our 5 year wedding
anniversary on August 4th. We are
alive, well, working and living happily
in Harlem in New York City. We
both had the chance to participate in
a phonathon in the city this May to
support the camps. It was great to speak
to a number of good friends and fellow
supporters that night for such a good
cause. Both of us are looking forward to
attending Alumni Weekend this September,
seeing many Becket and Chimney Corners
friends, and especially our fellow Aides and REACH LITs
from 1997 – our 15th Reunion!”
Emily & Chris
Kathleen A. Keating (P) of Fort
Lauderdale, FL died in December,
2011. Kathleen is survived by her
son and Camp Becket alumnus
Weston Schifone.
Lawton G. Sargent, Jr. (P) of North
Branford, CT died on February 2,
2012. “Lawt” was a former parent
volunteer for Camp Becket and a
loyal supporter through the years.
He is survived by his sons and Camp
Becket alumni Geofrey Sargent and
Peter Sargent. He was predeceased
by his wife of sixty-two years
Audrey (P) in June of 2011.
Jeanne K. Shellenberger (A, P)
of Brewster, MA died on April 1,
2012. Jeanne first came to Becket,
MA in 1962 when her husband Don
Shellenberger became the Camp
Becket Director. Jeanne worked by
Don’s side for ten years providing
support to Camp Becket in a variety
of important roles. In 1972, when
Chimney Corners Camp became
part of the Becket-Chimney Corners
YMCA, Jeanne became Camp
Director of CCC. She served our
community in that capacity for 18
years until both she and Don retired
in 1989. Jeanne influenced thousands
of young women in her lifetime,
and many of those still credit her
with who they have become today.
Jeanne also was a constant and
generous resource for many Becket
and Chimney Corners directors and
staff before and since her departure.
Just last fall, at Alumni Weekend
2011, Jeanne was honored with the
highest award the Becket-Chimney
Corners YMCA can bestow upon a
member of the community when she
was presented with The Distinguished
Service Award by the Alumni Council.
This fall, at Alumni Weekend 2012, a
special Sunday Chapel service will be
held in Jeanne’s memory and special
remembrances will highlight the
service. She is survived by her son
David Shellenberger and her daughter
Susan Shellenberger Bowers, both
alumni of the camps. Jeanne was
predeceased by her husband Don
in 2001. The family has provided
for gifts to be made to the Becket-
Chimney Corners YMCA in Jeanne’s
memory.
(A) Alumni, (P) Parent, (F) Friend
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Charting a Course
to the Future
Becket-Chimney Corners
YMCA’s 2011 Annual
Report: Charting a
Course to the Future can
be downloaded online now
at bccymca.org. We hope
you will be inspired by our
donor stories and better
informed on the financial
health of our Camps and
Berkshire Outdoor Center.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sat, July 21 - First Session Ends
Sun, July 22 - Second Session Begins
Sat, July 28 - Annual Luncheon & Meeting
Fri, August 10 - Sun, August 12 - Dads’ and Moms’ Weekend
Sat, August 18 - Second Session Ends
Mon, August 20 - Sun, August 26 - Becket Family Camp
Fri, September 21 - Alumni Weekend Golf Outing
Fri, September 21 - Sun, September 23 - Alumni Weekend
Fri, October 5 - Mon, October 8 - Fall Foliage Weekend
For updates, changes, and a full list of all alumni, parent and camp
information events please go to the EVENTS page at www.bccymca.org.
www.bccymca.org | info@bccymca.org
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Ph. 413.623.8991 Fax 413.623.5890
Two State YMCA
“Changing Lives for Good” BCCYMCA News Issue 09 July 2012