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Reflections of the Season
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Russell R. Grundke, Executive Director |
The Fall Camping
Programs were successful.
Eight weeks
of School Camp were
experienced. Group Retreats filled most of
October, November and December.
The Pumpkin Festival hosted some
3,500 adults and children. The Haunted
Maze was such a great attraction this year
that it was opened for admission the two
following Sundays. Plans are already in the
works to expand the Haunted Maze in 2004.
The Hiram House partnered with
Moreland Hills to sponsor the Village’s 1st
Annual Collector Car Show Benefit. Proceeds
from this event went to the Hiram
House Campership Fund and Village Police
Department. The 2nd Annual Collector
Car Show is already scheduled for next Fall.
The Climbing Wall was constructed
and is ready for Spring School Camps. This
group initiative experience will be incorporated
into the Summer Camp programs.
Summer Day and Junior Day Camp
early registration for 2004 began in
September. Day is filled and Junior Day is
almost filled. Summer Resident Camp signup
begins in December. Next season Hiram
House will expand the “Double H Ranch”
Riding Program and is investigating offering
an Adventure Program for teenagers.
The New Year is being viewed with
excitement, enthusiasm and foresight. With
the continued support of the community and
The Hiram House Board of Trustees, I’m
confident Hiram House will have another
successful year in 2004.
Best Wishes of the Season to All!
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Thanks to Festival
Donors & Supporters!
Advertising Products
AGC, Inc.
Baldwin Wallace Alpha Phi Sorority
Baldwin Wallace Sigma Phi Epsilon
Cabaret Troupe
Chagrin Valley Times
Cipiti, Theresa
Cleveland Institute of Art
Common Threads Quilting Guild
Cookies By Design
David’s Pizza Connection, Inc.
Forrest Manufacturing, Inc.
Freeman, Sara
Fulton, John M.
Giusto, Josephine A.
Grundke, Joanne & Russell
Heiman, Leslie & Leonard
Heinen’s, Inc.
Hollister, John B. Jr.
Ignatious, Heidi & Tim
JoAnn Stores
Kiwanis Club of Lander Circle
Linde Gas Co.
McClendon, Richard
Mellon
Molica, Anthony
Moreland Hills Women’s Club
Orange School System
Orlando Baking Company
Petrochic, Shirley & Tom
Pim, Susan
Rapid 2 Way Radio
Robinson, Christina
Schrader, Gustav
Scooter The Clown
Spence, Sue & Weden
St. Ignatius Jugglers
Swaney, C. Keith
Sysco
The Flower Clown
WalMart
Walter Charitable Trust
Yours Truly Restaurants
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Haunted Maze a Hit!
Visitors enjoyed SPOOK-tacular thrills,
BOO-tiful fall foliage, delicious apple cider
hot chocolate, pumpkin cookies, and family
fun at the newly expanded “Haunted Maze”.
A popular attraction at the Pumpkin
Festival, the hay Maze was expanded this
year inside the new “Double H Ranch” and
remained open on Sundays in October. Plans
are to offer the Haunted Maze annually as a
“family friendly” Fall event. Proceeds
benefited the“Camperships for Kids Fund”.
Many thanks to organizer Sara Freeman
as well as to employees of Key Bank, for a
fantastic job setting up the Maze and to our
volunteers for a terrific job staffing it!
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Volunteers Spruce
Up Camp
Wooster College Alumni build a bridge.
Hundreds of volunteers donated their
time and talents during several “Days of
Caring” at camp this fall to landscape, paint,
make general improvements to the grounds,
and help set up for the Pumpkin Festival!
Our sincere thanks to them all!
College of Wooster Alumni
MBNA
Key Bank
Cleveland Clinic Health Systems-
Marketing Research & Planning Department
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Year-End Appeal for
“Campership Fund”
Each year, Hiram House provides
financial assistance to children in need so
they may experience the benefits of camp.
Your generous support will greatly aid
this worthwhile program. Please make a
donation today to the “Campership Fund”.
Please click here to donate. The Hiram House is a
non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Charitable
contributions may be tax-deductible. Thank You! |
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Hiram House
Happenings - 2004
Summer Day & Junior Day
Camp Information Night
(registered campers only)
March 16 - 7:00 p.m.
Equestrian Center Benefit
June 5 - 2nd Annual Gala
Pre-Camp (Staff Orientation)
June 14 - 18
Summer Resident Camp
June 20 - July 30.
Summer Day Camp
June 21 - July 30
Summer Junior Day Camp
June 21 - July 30
Summer Riding Program
August 2-6 & August 9-13
Pumpkin Festival
33rd Annual Hiram House
October 10
Annual Board Meeting
December 4 - 9 a.m.
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Hiram House Today
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Group Retreats Offer Winter Wonders
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| Winter may be the season when nature
rests to renew itself for the coming year.
But, at Hiram House Camp with its
scenic 172 acres, there is still an abundance
of natural beauty, programs, and activities
to enjoy during the winter months with
Group Retreats available to church, civic,
school, business or youth organizations.
Winterized cabins and facilities may be
reserved by contacting (216) 831-5045. |
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New Memorial Fund Benefits Campers
In Memory of Nancy P. Keithley
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A new memorial fund has been established
at Hiram House to benefit campers by
the family of Nancy P. Keithley, past president
of the camp’s Women’s Committee, who
passed away in July (see article below). |
Geochron clock maps global dates & times. |
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Her daughter, Elizabeth M. Keithley,
recently donated $20,000 in memory of her
mother to be used to provide scholarships for
campers in need. To contribute to this fund,
please contact Hiram House Camp. |
Save the Date! - June 5 Gala*
Mark your calendar for the 2nd annual
Equestrian Center Benefit on June 5,
2004, to support the Riding Program!
Enjoy cocktails, appetizers, dinner,
music, live auction, games, prizes, fun!
(* Watch for more details in the Spring issue.) |
In addition to the memorial fund,
Keithley also donated a new Geochron as a
learning tool to the camp’s Environmental
Center in memory of her late mother. This
date and time clock simultaneously maps a
24-hr. global view of daylight and darkness
around the world in 40 different time zones. |
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Pumpkin Festival Was Fun for All!
| The 32nd annual Pumpkin Festival at
Hiram House was a great success thanks to
generous support from the community!
Thousands of children and families had
fun sampling an array of foods, rides, crafts,
games, and entertainment. The event raised
some $25,000 for the “Campership Fund”
which enables youth in need to attend camp.
Our thanks to all who participated!
Magician Richard McClendon entertained
festival visitors with his amazing magic tricks.
Great Pumpkin Head, (alias Julie Greenfield),
looks on as children decorated pumpkin
cookies, donated by Cookies by Design.
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Scooter-The-Clown enthralled young and old
with his many delightful balloon creations.
Congratulations to Pumpkin Festival Winners!
The “Kids Coloring Contest” winners were:
Emily Kichler, 11 yrs., Arryl Bolden, 9 yrs.,
Emily Coon, 8 yrs. (in photo), Michael Keene,
6 yrs., & Ashley Zipp-Estep, 4 yrs. Each child
won a plush animal. The 50-50 Cash Raffle
winner was Larry Kopittke of Moreland Hills.
Common Threads Quilting Guild displayed
their award-winning Ohio Bicentennial Quilts
and Wall Hangings at the Pumpkin Festival.
Our thanks to members Joyce Stasko, Marge
Klingenberg, Cheryl Scott and Carol Wooten.
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- In Memoriam -
Robert E. Bingham
Robert E. Bingham, a longtime trustee
at Hiram House, died in June at the age of
85. He served on the boards of over 20
local civic organizations, including Hiram
House since 1950, and was also a councilman
in Shaker Heights.
Born in Cleveland, he was a graduate
of Shaker Heights High School and
Amherst College. He received his law
degree from Harvard University in 1947.
An attorney for 50 years, he joined the
firm of Thompson, Hine, & Flory in 1947.
After 30 years, he joined the firm of Speith,
Bell, McCurdy, & Newell, retiring in 1989.
Since 1992, he was affiliated with the firm
of Porter, Wright, Morris, & Arthur.
He served in the Navy during World
War II, first as an intelligence officer and
later as a lieutenant commander at Pearl
Harbor when he was discharged in 1946.
An avid golfer, he was the Ohio High
School Golf Champion in 1935 and New
England Intercollegiate Tournament
Champion in 1940. He was also the
Mayfield Country Club Champion 7 times
and runner-up 8 times over the years.
In 1946, he married his wife, Jean
Rose, (who died in 2001). He is survived
by his sons Robert D. and William E.;
daughter Sarah L., and five grandchildren. |
Nancy P. Keithley
Nancy P. Keithley, past president of
the Hiram House Women’s Committee
during the 1960s, passed away in July at
the age of 82.
Born in Akron, she was a graduate of
Old Trail School. She attended Oberlin
College and earned a bachelor’s degree in
English from the University of Wyoming.
During the 1940s, she moved to Cleveland
and worked at Republic Steel Corp.
In 1948 she married Joseph F.
Keithley, founder of Keithley Instruments,
(who died in 1999). They moved to Shaker
Heights in 1953. She and her husband
endowed chairs in their name at the Dept.
of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science at MIT and in technology management
at Case Western Reserve University.
A member of the Cleveland International
Program in the 1950s and 1960s, she
was a host for social workers from Syria,
Norway and Germany and international
students from Case Western Reserve
University and spent summers in Europe.
She belonged to the Junior League and
was president of the Women’s Committee
of St. Luke’s Hospital in the 1980s.
She is survived by her sons Joseph P.
and Roy K.; her daughter Elizabeth M.,
two grandchildren, and a sister. |
Hiram House extends sincere sympathy to the families & friends of Robert Bingham and Nancy Keithley.
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“Collector Car Show” Supports Camp
Thanks to the Village of Moreland Hills
for sponsoring its first annual Collector Car
Show this fall! Proceeds benefited Hiram
House and the Police Training Facility.
The event attracted scores of classic
auto enthusiasts and spectators to the Polo
Field to see vintage cars from 1900 to 1985.
The 1931 Willys Knight Model No. 87 (at left),
which was featured in the Academy Award
winning film “Bonnie and Clyde” starring
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, was one
of the many classic cars on display at the
Collector Car Show Benefit. Pictured are
Hiram House Executive Director Russell
Grundke and auto owner William Smylie, both
of whom were on the Car Show committee.
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Don’ t Miss All the Fun - Register Today!
Summer Camp 2004 Registration Now Open
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Registration is now open for 2004
Summer Camp. Two-week and one-week
sessions of Day Camp, Junior Day
Camp and Resident Camp (overnight)
will be held, in June through July, for
boys and girls.
Summer Resident Camp -
June 20 - July 30 (ages 6 to 13 years)
Summer Day Camp* -
June 21 - July 30 (ages 6 to 11 years)
(* Registration is now filled - Wait List only.)
Summer Junior Day Camp -
June 21 - July 30 (ages 5 & 6 years)
Weekly Horseback Riding lessons
at the “Double H Ranch” and the new
Alpine Climbing Wall will be part of all |
sessions of Day and Resident Camp.
Again next season, Hiram House
will offer its popular new Summer
Riding Program during August with two,
one-week sessions available.
Summer Riding Program - Aug.
2 - 6 & Aug. 9 - 13 (age 6 to 17 yrs.)
Summer Day Camp and Junior Day
Camp information night will be held for
registered campers only and their
families at Hiram House, on Tuesday,
March 16, at 7:00 p.m.
To register for Summer Camp or for
more information, please call Hiram
House at (216) 831-5045 or click here |
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Season’s Greetings!
Please Help Send a
Child in Need to Camp
(click here) |
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