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CBG ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONFALL 2023 REPORT

IN CHRIST’S NAME WE WORK & PLAY2

TABLE OF CONTENTSLetter from the President................4About the Alumni .............................6What do we do? ..............................12Hear from our Members.................14How are we doing? ..........................17Facts & igures ...............................18What’s next? ...................................193

Members and Friends of the Camp Bratton Green Alumni Association,First of, I want to say thank you to everyone who contributed to the Association’s efors over the past year. Your contributions, no matter what kind or how large or small, have made a real diference at camp. Aer a year of getting camp back into working order following the pandemic, this year we’ve pivoted to making improve-ments on top of that restoration. From deep cleans to new paint jobs to tackling easily overlooked areas of camp in need (have you seen the pumphouse lately?), your efors have helped camp continue to become the best it can be!We’ve also renovated our online presence - many thanks to the Board’s own Rev. CJ Meaders for his work on our new website at cbgalumni.org, which is helping to keep folks in the loop, tell the story of Camp and the Association, and make it easy for contributors and sustainers to chip in inancially.Speaking of giving, let’s review the ways anyone who wants to suppor our mission can do so. You can contribute inancially by making a donation or, even better, by becoming a sustaining member for 20 dollars a month (annualized at $240). If you aren’t in a position to make a monetary contribution, or just wish to do more aer donating, consider attending our Alumni gatherings, which are equal pars work and play and provide a chance for frequent ‘family reunions’ of camp lovers. Paricularly, our Spring Break Work Week has become a bit of a tradition and ofers a chance for folks to come out for as much or as little time as they’re able. We hope you’ll join us and keep yourself in the loop – make sure we have your up-to-date contact information so we can reach you. It’s easy on the new site at cbgalumni.org!Finally, we have an election coming up to ill two board seats and would love for you to nominate, vote, or perhaps even stand for election (you must be a sustaining member to serve)! Nominations will begin soon and new board members will be seated by Diocesan Council (February 2). Please keep your eye out for emails about this imporant process.With a second successful summer post-covid under our belts, the future is looking bright. Thank you for all you do to build up This Old Place and keep Herman the Worm eating strange creatures for generations to come. In Christ’s name we play! Joe Sabatier, Board PresidentA LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT4

Before summer sessions begin and campers arrive on Way Road, there is a stroke of a paint brush, a hammer strike, a light bulb change, and a window washed (among many larger projects) that assures Camp will do the thing, change lives on Way Road, year aer year. I know my experiences and those of my children have been afected deeply by this work. Nick GaultSustaining Member“”5

ABOUT THE ALUMNI6OUR MISSIONOUR VISIONOUR VALUESTO ENHANCE THE CAMP BRATTON GREEN EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ITS NEEDS.WE WANT CAMP BRATTON GREEN TO ALWAYS OFFER REFUGE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT, WHERE FORMER CAMPERS BECOME CARETAKERS OF THE PLACE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.CHRISTIAN FAITH | DEDICATED WORK |GRATITUDE | PLAYFULNESS

You can become an Alumni Member in three easy steps!1. Visit cbgalumni.org/membership2. Select your membership level and ill out your form -Sustainer: $20 a month/$240 a year -Supporer: Donate at least $50 once a year -Subscriber: Free3. Submit your form and enjoy being a member of this dedicated community!2023 ALUMNI BOARDJoe SabatierPresidentSarah AndersonSecretary | Retiring board memberNat DuncanRetiring board memberCJ MeadersMembershipGabbie MunnCommunicationsClaire WeaverTreasurerBECOME AN ALUMNI MEMBER7

OUR MEMBERSBrandi A. MarenoBillie AbrahamJack Allen*Kilby AllenSarah Anderson*Noah AndersonThe Arnolds Family*Bella BachGreenield BaggettThe Bain FamilyThe Ballard Family*Merry Barnes*Jay BarrettBeth BattonCarrie BeardenCharley BeloteThe Belote Family*Gracey BeloteJan O’Keefe BeloteDody & Kyle BennettRobin BennettHank BensonThe Benvenuttis*Charles Bevon*Morgan BevonRuth BishopEmilia BlackwellElizabeth BooneJennifer BradfordCaroline BrandonJonathan Brandon*Hunter BrassealBrittany BrewerLindsay BridgesTiana BridgesAshley BriggsThe Brown Family*Connor BeuchlerThe Bumgarners*Aletha Burge*Sarah BusbyRachel BuserThe Cassady Family*Teresa CastilloKaitlin CauthenDuncan ChalkReynolds S. CheneyThe Clapp Family*The Clayton Family*Heather ColeWill ComptonThe Converses*Jack CottinghamLisa CramblittMelissa Crowder*Brent CumberlandBarbara DavidThe David Family*Penny DavidsonEllen Davies*Bruce Davis*Cathy Davis*Chip Z. Davis*Ginny & Scott DavisKathy Davis*Zabe Davis*Charlie DeatonDreux DelcuzeMargaret DeMars*Lauren DettwillerThomas DeweeseMatthew DeweeseBrandt DickJamie DicksonLaura DicksonMatt DitzenbergerBen DonaldsonThe Donaldsons*The DreyfusesWesley Dufee-BraunAlison DuncanThe Duncan Family*Kwang EdekerJane Clare EdwardsPenny EdwardsThe ElliottsDavid ElliottHoly Cross*Mary EricksonEmily EverettThe Ezell Family*Rachel FaughtAudrey FeeneyOlivia FeeneyCaroline FelkerAlicia FergusonAnders FerringtonKatie Walsh FetzerCraig Fickling Lauchlin FieldsAnne & Mack Finley*Margaret F. FishDawn FlannesHal FlowersGraham FordOctavia ForierCharles FowlerElizabeth Fowlkes* indicates a sustaining member

Searcy Fox MorellZachary GatesThe Gault Family*Luke GautierSarah Ginn*Rober J. GlazarSarah GrantThe Gray Family*Lloyd GrayPeter GraySally GrayDuncan Gray IIIDuncan Gray IV*Eleanor GreenKenneth GregoryBeth GrovesTal GuestRebecca GuilloryJoseph GuytonAnn HallThe Harris FamilyMary HarwellThe Hendon Family*Beth Henry PaxtonValley HildebrandTom HillKrista Hinman*Cathy HorneAnna HowardClaire HowardThe Hull familyHal HutchinsonReagan IsheeThe Jackson FamilyKatlyn JenkinsLuke JenkinsCarleen Johnson*The Jones Family*Elizabeth W. Jones*Girault JonesHugh (Scoop) Jones*Mary JonesSarah JonesWalton Jones*Frankie Jones-StovallKaren KayVanessa KellyMarha Kelly PattonStephen KiddAudrey KilgoreEmmie KingJace KingJenny KingKent KirchnerJoseph KnightCatherine Knoll*Katherine KyriakoudesTricia LaBicheWatson LambEmily LandrumKimberly LassiterPhilip Lawes*Dave LeeKay LeeGenie LeslieKate LeslieLee LewisAnne LimbirdMeghan LindVicki LunardiniEmily Maples*Bobbie MarascaloKelsey MarxJamie MassengaleRosie MatlockElizabeth MayerHannah McCormickKathryn McCormickRosie McDavidSteve McDavidMeg McElwain Menton McGinnisErin McKewenAndrew McLaryAnna McLeodDelores McMillinSteve McNairRuth McPhersonBecca & CJ Meaders*Beau MeltonRandolph Miller HiteJessica MitchellMeg MitchellJohn Allen Mitchell*Melissa MorganGabbie Munn*Jeanie & Lloyd MunnJeferson Nail*Matt NewsomMolly O’BrienNathan OakesWil Oakes*Sarah OwenLeta PalmiterPeyton ParkerV.A. PattersonAena PayneNick PayneEmily anne PeruitSusan S. PhillipsBrian PonderBen PrestonCarey PriceScott PringleMary L. Proctor*Julie PuckettJoseph QuickKathryn RaganBradley RamseyIsabel RandolphChris Reed-WaddellLeigh J. RendfreyWells RichardsLeslie R. ScottMary Margaret RobersMeredith RobersRebecca RobersThe Robinsons*Gail RobinsonCarla RuferLaura Runnels*Joe Sabatier*The Saia Family*The SandersLisa SaucierThe Schneiders*Anna SchoenbaumLeila Schott*Virginia SchreiberNancey ScottValena ScottBrian Seage*John SeagoThe SelbysBonnie SessionsBrannan ShandsSarah ShelbyKate SimmStacey Sinqueield*Penny SissonAllison SmitherNichole Soule*Jennifer SouthallDarlene StanleyMike StantonRosemary StephensAnne SterrettEmilie StreetMarin StreetBaine SudbeckHampton ThamesMary Alex ThigpenJoanne T. WebberMorris ThompsonDixie Tibbetts*The TompkinsThe TournillonsKimily TrehernRonnie TrimmThe Turpins*Brandon VanlandinghamDonald VaughnShirley VaughnChris VignesBarbara Von GalDavid WacasterPeg Wahrendor*Seth WalleyRufus Ward*Logan WatrousClaire Weaver*Lindsay WeixlerAnne WelchTom WelchKeller WhiteMaggie WhiteNeil White*Christopher WilbournLauren Wilkes*Ian WilliamsScott WilliamsRachel WisdonWilliam WoodThe Woodcocks*Phillip WorkmanAmanda YatesMariamne YoungRosalie ZimmermanTHANK YOU MEMBERS!!

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WHAT HAVE THE ALUMNI DONE THIS YEAR? The Alumni Association exists to suppor Camp Bratton Green with whatever they need! Read on to see what we’ve been up to so far in 2023!WORK WEEKENDS The Alumni Association hosted ive work weekends at CBG this year! Projects completed at these weekends range from heavy duty groundskeeping & boat dock repairs to cleaning out drawers and sweeping down spiderwebs. These weekends have been vital to making Camp look its best! SPRING BREAK WORK WEEK Young adults (and the young at hear) gathered at Bratton Green for Spring Break this year to tackle some pretty huge projects! The Spring Breakers installed the new boat launch and refurbished the boat dock, cleared Snake Island, cleaned out the camp kitchen, and so more! It wasn’t all work though, Spring Breakers also enjoyed a crawish boil, sing-alongs, spooky stories at the Big House, and a whole lot of CBG love.

ALUMNI MEMBER EVENTS2023 saw the creation of the Alumni Member Events - events at Camp exclusively for CBGAA Sustaining Members. The Spring Sustaining Members Dinner met for food and fellowship, then discussed and voted on projects for the year. Our recent Fall Alumni Weekend completed projects like repairing the pool house, cleaning and scrap-ing windows, and organizing oices before enjoying the last pool swim of 2023, delicious food, and some classic CBG activitiy periods. We are so excited about the great member turn-out and can’t wait to host more member weekends in 2024! OUTREACH EFFORTSChances are, if you dropped a kid of at CBG this summer, you probably saw the CBGAA Table! Alumni volunteers set up shop at Camp check-in at every session to sign up new members, work the CBG Post Oice, and spread the word about the Alumni Association. We are so grateful for the volunteers who signed up to represent us and want to welcome all of our new members!WHAT HAVE THE ALUMNI DONE THIS YEAR? 13

HEAR FROM OUR MEMBERSCBG is a ministry that has served the lives of many and is worhy of continuing to serve the generations to come.Charles Fowler, Sustaining MemberDuring summer camp sessions, directors, the permanent staf, and camp staf are held to a budget (for obvious reasons). But we CBGers like to dream big! That’s when the alumni get to come in and let us dream. They help out with the “wants,” not just the “needs,” providing suppor to make Camp extra special!Mary Proctor, Sustaining Member[A]n organization where we can connect and know we’re all par of a community is beyond wonderul.Wesley Dufee-Braun, Sustaining MemberA way to enjoy the beauty of Bratton Green by helping rejuvenate and create new ways to share in the beauty with those who share the same love for our gem on Way Rd. Sustaining Member“”“””““”14

”Leahbeth TurpinSustaining MemberThe Alumni Association clearly enhances camp through work weekends & inancial suppor. The repairs, cleaning & projects done at these weekends is hours and hours worh of labor . . . The AA is truly vital to the continued maintenance and care of Camp Bratton Green. I love CBG. It is my, hands down, favorite place on earh. And now my youngest has fallen in love with it and I want her to be able to go and enjoy as I always have.Margaret DeMarsSustaining Member““””15

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HOW ARE WE DOING?Last year, we laid out three strategic goals for our work in 2023. We are proud to repor that we have accomplished two of the goals already, and have made great headway on the third! GOAL 1: COMPLETE Grow number of Sustaining Members to 100.We hit 100 Sustaining Members in August thanks to our Sustaining Members Drive! We are so thankful for all of our new (and existing) Sustainers!GOAL 2: COMPLETEUpdate the Alumni website to be more user-friendly before the star of summer 2023.We want to give a shoutout to Alumni Board Member CJ Meaders who spearheaded the creation and design of our beautiful new website - cbgalumni.org!GOAL 3: 80% COMPLETEHost 10 volunteer events for Alumni Members.So far, we’ve hosted 8 alumni events - 5 work weekends, Spring Break, Spring Members Dinner, and the Fall Alumni Weekend. We aren’t sure if we’ll be able to complete this goal for 2023, but plan on working hard to ofer as many volunteer opporunities as possible in 2024.17

ALUMNI MONEY ON HAND = $26,85418This year with our record number of new members and the generous donations of CBG Alumni, we’ve been able to accomplish tons of projects, donated money to Camp activity areas, and been able to provide for the wants (and some needs) of CBG! Keep an eye out for the Spring Repor (to be released in 2024) for the full breakdown of revenue and expenses for 2023.

WHAT’S NEXT?We want to say thank you for taking the time to get to know us and see what we’ve been up to this year! Nothing the Alumni Association accomplished could have been done without the dedication of our Members - THANK YOU for your continued suppor!Not a member yet? Sign up at www.cbgalumni.orgUPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTSAnnual Council Alumni Booth - Feb. 2-4Spring Break Work Week - March 11-15 at CBGSpring Alumni Weekend - March 15-17 at CBGALUMNI BOARD ELECTIONAs we bid farewell to Board members Nat Duncan and Sarah Anderson, please join us in thanking them for their years of service to the Alumni! In December we will hold an election to ill these vacant seats. Be on the lookout for upcoming communication about the election!Know someone who would be an amazing Board member? Nominations will be opening soon!19

THANKS FOR READING, SEE Y’ALL AT CAMP