Letter from Bubbah -

Dear Alumni Group,                                                                                       December 2009

It was fantastic to see so many of you at our summer birthday reunion! It was great telling and listening to some excellent camp adventures! I heard many positive comments in regards to the progress that camp has made. All of the new buildings are wonderful. They have heat, doors that secure and foundations to support them. The new solar system has served camp well and is a big step in our efforts to become a "green" camp. Along with the new construction, many board members are making an assertive effort to maintain some of the old!

As you may well be aware, Storybook Hall has been boarded up for several years, as it has not met current expectations with building codes. The charming fireplace with the tiny imprints of the hands of campers from the days before the camp was purchased by the founding fathers, are locked up inside the condemned building. The chimney is now deteriorating with pieces of stone and concrete breaking off and falling to the ground.

Storybook hall is the last original building on the property. As you remember your charitable organizations during the holiday season, please think about donating to the Storybook Hall reconstruction account. Board Member Steve Thomson has designed an amazing building that would retain some of the charm, character and design of the original building while still be useful as a gathering place for our current campers.

Please support GCC by donating to the Storybook Hall Project. As an alumni group, let’s support this project! If you would like to support the Storybook Hall Project, please call the office at 503.968.2267.

Barb Edwards “Bubbah”
Current Gales Creek Camp Foundation Board Member
Past GCC Camp Director and Camp Counselor