Traditionally each church that was a member could send voting delegates to the annual meeting. As interest in the churches died out we opened membership to individuals/family/youth.
Members were the church societies, we opened membership to individuals and families about 2010
Each congregation would collect non-voting members and send them into Dick Fitts Utica Roster 1967
Hollands bunch at 2024 Members Weekend
Early 1990s first attempt at reaching the digital age. The young folks helping the board proposed a list serve where anyone could send in a message that woudl be sent via email to all the subscribers on the list. Not all board even had an email of their own at that point. It was very rough but Ben Foote pushed it through and it worked great for years.
We had many dreams for what a list serve could do for us. See below we pictured it as a way to keep camp active year round. We even wanted to play games like capture the flag etc. essentially on-line gaming before there was such a thing.
2012 was a historic year for Unirondack as we held our first combined members weekend and annual weekend together over the Columbus day weekend. What a great October weekend we had with a camp full of folks all dedicated to Unirondack - enjoying the present but assuring the future by their active participation. Members came from several states and a network was established to assure our reach goes directly into the congregations in these far off areas. At the meeting the boards plans for the foundation drive were discussed and critiqued by the membership. The foundation drive continues to pick up momentum as all board members and our executive director are now focusing efforts to continue the successful campaign.
Our new management team pulled together to create an unforgettable 2012 season for many campers. Dan, Kris, Kaeley and Lorraine are hard at work planning on 2013. I would like to thank then entire 2012 staff for their great contribution of effort. I would also like to thank all the scores of volunteers who gave so much during our work weekends and to the board volunteers who give their time and effort year round. As board president I have the pleasure of receiving the monthly donation report downloads and it is fun and exciting to see the large and small contributions come in. Our outreach to alumni has the great side benefit of reconnecting former staff and campers with this place which one time held such a central role in each persons life. This year many tears were shared by people rediscovering the power of our little corner of the world.
As my son heads out to his first youth convention it is a clear statement to the camp keeping the youth connect to the church. Being new to the youth group he was told that, " 'cons' were just like Unirondack - only on a weekend." Our UU camp holds an important key to sparking the understanding our youth grasp of the wider world. Life at the camp puts the theories learned in church into real-life practice. The magic of Unirondack can hold one through adulthood and thus the connections to the UU church can also be kept burning or rekindled through Unirondack.
I hope to see you in 2013
Devin Hollands, President
FREE Members Weekend October 7-10 2011
Camp Unirondack Sat, Aug 13, 2011, 7:12 AM
to director, leaders, bcc: me
Hello Dear Friends:
We are nearing the end of another incredible summer. Unirondack continues to be filled and flourishing, and your support is part of what makes that possible.
As you know, as way of thanks for your investment in our community by becoming a member in 2010-11, we are offering a free 3- day weekend here at camp for you to come and relax with us. We are hoping to make it an annual event and that this year all of you will attend so we can enjoy your company, talk about camp, play together, and just plain relax! If you are coming as a family please be aware that it is not a programmed or staffed weekend and therefore parents are responsible for their children at all times.
So with the end of the summer approaching, we wanted to remind you of this opportunity, and encourage you to let us know if you can join us. Please register using the online form at: http://www.formstack.com/forms/Unirondack-Members_Weekend_Registration. If you are a Family member your entire immediate family is invited. Individuals are of course invited to attend individually. If you want to being someone else they can attend for $100 so long as we have space, or they can also join and attend free (keeping in mind that memberships run until October 31, so joining now will only entitle them to membership in 2010-11).
We can't wait to see everyone!
Warm regards,
Dan and Darren