Little Notch

Friends of Camp Little Notch

Membership Meeting

August 14, 2011

Overview of Annual Report and

Organizational Activities

• Introduction

• Purchase and Management of Little Notch

• Fundraising and Financial Management

• Organizational Development

• Outreach and Communications

• Events

Who are the Friends of CLN?• Membership-based organization of 291

• Camp alumni and new friends inspired by the effort to conserve and reopen Little Notch

• Board of Directors-7 and volunteer organizational committees-6

• Executive Director, Communications Director, Attorney, Bookkeeper, Committee Heads

Our Mission…

Providing opportunities for all people

to practice living in harmony

with nature, each other, and themselves.

Little Notch is a restorative environment in which all individuals, families, and

communities are welcome to practice living in harmony with nature, each other,

and themselves.

Little Notch will be available year-round for outdoor programming and retreats for

youth groups, community-based organizations, non-profits, businesses, artists of

all kinds, and innovators seeking space to dream big.

Friends of CLN is committed to working in partnership with low-wealth

communities, communities of color, and people with varying abilities, and will

develop programs and outreach strategies to ensure that this piece of land is

accessible to all.

People return from Little Notch with the renewed inspiration and ability to

transform their own communities by honoring their interdependence on the earth,

each other, and themselves.

Our Vision

Features of Little Notch…

• 443 acres of land

• 80 acre private lake (with small and large mouth bass)

• Putnam Mountain

• Rustic and beautifully simple accommodations

• 7 “units” each equipped with Adirondack shelters, latrines, platform tents, and a fire circle

• Arts and crafts center, waterfront, ropes course, dining hall, maintenance and administrative facilities

• Capacity-220 guests

• 2400 acres of recreational space

• Miles of hiking trails

• Historic iron smelting furnace

What are we working towards?

• Purchasing Little Notch property for 1.09 million dollars by July 2014

• Reopening as an outdoor education and retreat center that serves children, families, and communities

• Providing innovative programming that is responsive to the needs of local and regional community

• Creating an inclusive space where all people feel welcome

• Practicing environmental sustainability and responsible stewardship

• Maintaining a nurturing environment in which each individual can have a self-determined experience

Purchase and Management of

Camp Little Notch •Open Space Institute Purchases Camp Little Notch

•Subdivision and Sale of Little Notch Forest

•Early Possession and Lease-to-Purchase Agreement

•Completion of Bypass Road

•Property Management—Committee Report

Fundraising

•Adopt-an-Acre Fundraising Effort Launched

•Donation from Sonrise Lutheran Ministries

•Phase One of Fundraising Campaign Completed

Fundraising Details• 291 Total Donors!

• 175,000 in gifts and pledges through

Adopt-an-Acre (35 Acres Adopted)

• Collected 60K in gifts through Adopt-an-

Acre this year

• Additional 44K in gifts pledged for this

year

• 33 sustaining donors (5 Acre Adopters)

• $505.00 a month in sustaining donations

• $6,060 a year/$18,180 over three years

Adopt an Acre?

Sustaining Donation?

Financial Management

Total Income 2010

$83,996

Total Liabilities and Equity year-end 2010

$57,010

Total Income 2011 as of August 6, 2011

$85,555

Total Liabilities and Equity August 6, 2011

$87, 845

Financial Management continued….

• Bookkeeper hired

• Monthly meetings with bookkeeper

• Audit Committee—Committee Report

• Savings account opened

• Finance committee created—Committee Report

Organizational Development•Executive Director Hired

•Revision of Organizational Mission

•Board Transitions

•Saratoga Office Established

OutreachFriends of CLN Memberships

• New York Council of Non-Profits

• Saratoga Springs Chamber of Commerce

• Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce

• American Camp Association

• Women’s Global Giving Circle

Presentations

• Saratoga Rotary Club

• Fort Ann Rotary Club

• Waldorf School

• Tenants of 110 and 112 Spring Street

• Fort Ann Historic Society

• Reverb

• Wake up the Earth

Conferences/Expos Attended

•American Camping Association

•White Privilege Conference

•Black and Latino Caucus

•ARCC Expo

Communications—

Media and Social Media

Our Beautiful Website!!

Facebook

•Reached a thousand “likes” this spring!

•Currently 1115 lifetime “likes”

•881 monthly active users

•23,446 Post views in the last month

•529 “likes” and comments on our page

in last month

Twitter

Blog

Membership chat room

In the News!!

Open Space Institute Announces Sale of Camp Little Notch Forest

Parcel

Press Release: The Open Space Institute, Mar. 4, 2011

(Map of Camp Little Notch Parcel)

Camp Little Notch Group Hires Interim Executive Director

The Chronicle, Feb. 17, 2011

SonRise Lutheran Camp and Retreat Donates Sporting, Camping

Gear to Fort Ann Wilderness Refuge

The Troy Record, Jan. 28, 2011

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York Sell Camp Little Notch

The Troy Record, Dec. 4, 2010

Camp Little Notch Property Sold for $3.95-million...

The Chronicle, Dec. 2, 2010

In the News continued…

Open Space Institute Buys Former Girl Scouts PropertyAdirondack Daily Enterprise, Dec. 1, 2010

Land Buy Saves Camp Little NotchPress Republican, Nov. 26, 2010

Former Girl Scouts Rescue Old Camp Property in Fort AnnPost Star, Nov. 25, 2010

Deal Preserves Camp's TraditionTimes Union, Nov. 24, 2010

OSI Protects a 2,346-Acre Girl Scout Camp at the Edge of the AdirondacksPress Release: The Open Space Institute, Nov. 23, 2010

Group Finds Buyer for Camp Little NotchPost Star, June 26, 2010

Events!

• Friends of CLN Voting Meeting

• Honoring the History of Little Notch

• Board Retreat and Revision of Organizational Mission

• Snowshoeing Adventure

• First Annual Little Notch Open House

• Summer Work Sessions and All Friends Reunion Weekend

Little Notch is for…

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Looking for an outdoor experience for

the whole family?

Harmonizing with nature...

Finding community.

This is a place to be perfectly yourself!!

Want a chance to shine?

I shall find some peace here…

The dream is here, you’re invited…