EXTRAVAGANZA – By #20745 Jake Bolster
“Extravagant,” “Fun,” “Exciting,” “Surprise,” “Bring your ‘A game’.” These are some of the many expressions Dudley and Kiniya alumni conjured when trying to describe extravaganzas.
Year-Round Team Welcomes Three New Members!
Welcome to the team!
A New North Country Partnership
In the spring of 2019, Matt Storey started a conversation with Clifton Harcum, Director, Center of Diversity at SUNY Potsdam. Matt had read a story in the Adirondack Explorer about Clifton’s enthusiasm for exploring the ADKs and had reached out to connect.
The Dudley and Kiniya Network
Building off of my blog post on Dudley & Kiniya as a Resume Builder, I’m sticking with this theme of career development and talking about everyone’s favorite career development term…networking!
2021 Spirit Dedication – #22406 Mollie Farnham-Stratton
When I came away from my interview with Mollie Farnham-Stratton camper #22406 at a tiny little coffee shop in NH, I knew I had just met someone special!
Silver Linings – #22169 TJ Bordeaux
It has been over a year now since COVID-19 landed on the scene, and it has not failed to affect every part of daily life since that grand entrance.
Carlos and Tim’s Bike Adventure!
#24447 Carlos Toribio was an essential member of the 2016 and 2019 A-Hut Teams. His energetic and friendly demeanor will be remembered by anyone who worked with Carlos. Today he is in training for one of the biggest adventures of his life--a cross country tandem bike ride with his longtime friend Tim Conners
Fred’s New Adventure
DATELINE: 126 DUDLEY ROAD, Westport, New York, March 2021 - While not much in this dispatch will come as Breaking News to the members of our community, it is this author’s intent to convey our appreciation for our most recently retired colleague - Fred Guffey.
Silver Linings – #20108 Eliza Davis
The emotion I feel most acutely thinking back on the last year is gratitude. Though I am undeniably tired of the pandemic, the last year brought me joy, love, connection, and growth that I would never have had without it. I am deeply thankful for what feels like a multitude of silver linings.
January Other Fellow First E-News
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