Calling all Massawepie Alumni! Our help is needed to get Massawepie ready for summer. Beaver
Weekend is May 30 - June 1 at Massawepie. Both skilled and unskilled labor is needed. Along with working,
we also have a lot of fun. For more information, e-mail Mark Pulvino at mpulvinoATrochester.rr.com.
(Replace the "AT" with "@".)
The Massawepie Staff Alumni Association Annual Meeting will be held at Massawepie during
Beaver Weekend on Saturday, May 31, after the evening meal. Come give your input about plans for the coming year!
Elections will also be held. The list of nominees was included in the newsletter recently sent to all members.
OCTOBER, 2013, NEWS
Check out this photo
(from the North Country Public Radio website) of a bull moose in the Massawepie Mire ("The Bog") at the edge of
Massawepie Scout Camps.
AUGUST, 2013, NEWS
Save the Date! The Fall Family Picnic and Clambake will be held in Powder Mills
Park on Saturday, September 28. More details to follow.
Massawepie is having a highly successful 2013 Summer Camp season under the leadership
of new Camp Director Ed Theetge and returning Program Director Jon Northrup.
FEBRUARY, 2013, NEWS
Information about the March 2 Winter Gathering has been sent to all Alumni Association members
within a reasonable driving distance of Rochester. If you didn't get information, or wish to attend the recognition for
Steve Weisenreder but are not an MSAA member, please contact George Varga at 585-461-9424.
DECEMBER, 2012, NEWS
The Fall Beaver Tales Newsletter has now been mailed/e-mailed.
Members: contact George Varga if you don't receive yours.
The recent newsletter contains more detailed information on the Camp 60th Anniversary Weekend
at Massawepie Dec. 28-20. Reservations and payments are due to Don DeClerck by Dec. 15. (Update: Unfortunately this weekend
has been cancelled due to insufficient registrations. Please join us March 2 instead!)
Our Winter Gathering will be on Saturday, March 2 in Olmstead Lodge at Highland Park.
We will honor Steve Weisenreder who completed his 11th and final season as Massawepie Camp Director in 2012.
Seneca Waterways Council has announced that Ed Theetge, who has been director of Camp Babcock-Hovey for a number of
years, will be the Massawepie Camp Director starting in 2013.
JUNE, 2012, NEWS
The Annual Meeting of the Association at Beaver Weekend was a success. Here are some of the highlights:
Joe Varga volunteered to be the new Secretary and will also work on recruiting through social media.
Sean Glenney volunteered to become a Member-at-Large.
The slate of Officers and Exective Committee members as announced in the last issue of Beaver Tales,
plus Joe and Sean, was elected.
The proposed changes to our Rules of Operation were approved pending approval of the Camp Operations Committee.
One additional change to the Rules was also approved: The "dues year" will now be July 1 through June 30,
so that there is no lapse in membership for those who renew
just before, at, or just after our annual meeting during Beaver Weekend.
Thanks to the many MSAA members who attended Beaver Weekend and helped to get Massawepie in shape for the summer!
NOVEMBER, 2011, NEWS
All current MSAA members should now have received the Fall newsletter. If you didn't, or if you wish to switch from a print
subscription to an electronic copy in the future (to save printing and mailing time and expense for the association), please
contact George Varga, Editor, at gjvarga AT rochester.rr.com .
MSAA Family Picnic and Clambake in September was a big success.
See the photo below.
SEPTEMBER, 2011, NEWS
Information on the 2011 MSAA Family Picnic and Clambake has been sent to all MSAA members in the greater Rochester area.
The picnic will be held on Saturday, September 24. For more information, or to reserve clams, please contact Chairman Gary Hicks at 585-394-2308.
AUGUST, 2011, NEWS
The 2011 MSAA Family Picnic and Clambake will be held on Saturday, September 24. More information will be mailed by early September to
all members within easy driving distance of Rochester.
FEBRUARY, 2011, NEWS
The 2011 MSAA Winter Gathering of Friends and Family will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 1-5 pm in the North Lodge of
Powder Mills Park. $5 per adult; children free. Pay at the event, but reservations are requested ASAP (e-mail to gjvargaATrochester.rr.com, replacing "AT" with @ )
to help with planning. Please bring to share: chili & bread/rolls OR hot appetizer/snack OR spicy meat sauce OR chips & dip OR cheese & crackers OR
other hearty grub, plus a serving utensil if needed. Also, please bring chilled NYS craft brews or Finger Lake wine or craft root beer or other soft drink.
The MSAA will supply tableware, plates, bowls, cups, etc.; however if you want real glasses, bring them.
DECEMBER, 2010, NEWS
The next MSAA Newsletter will be mailed in late January, 2011. Thanks for your patience as George Varga,
the newsletter editor, has recovered from surgery.
During 2010, The Alumni Association successfully raised $1500 for
new washers and dryers for camp staff to use. Thanks to everyone who donated!
Steve Weisenreder will be back in 2011 as Massawepie Camp Director for the 10th year,
continuing his run as Massawepie's longest-serving Camp Director.
MAY, 2010, NEWS
The Massawepie Staff Alumni Association annual meeting will be held at 7 pm on
Saturday, June 5, 2010 in the Loren Hakes Campfire Circle at Camp Pioneer. All are welcome!
Steve Weisenreder is back in 2010 as Massawepie Camp Director for the 9th year,
continuing his run as Massawepie's longest-serving Camp Director.
Each year, the Alumni Association raises funds for a camp project. The 2010 project is to buy some
new washers and dryers for camp staff to use. We hope to raise $1500. Donations are welcome from both members
and non-members!
MARCH, 2010, NEWS
The Massawepie Staff Alumni Association hosted a booth highlighting Massawepie and its history at the Centennial Mall Show
at Eastview Mall Feb. 5-6, 2010. The Mall Show celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America (1910-2010).
It was also one of the first council events of the new Seneca Waterways Council, formed in 2009 from the merger of the
former Otetiana and Finger Lakes Councils.
Pictures (courtesy of Bruce Nelson) from the Mall Show:
2000-04 (The Massawepie Staff Alumni Association's first five years)
Massawepie is the Boy Scout summer
camp for the Seneca Waterways Council
which serves youth in five counties near Rochester, New York: Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, & Yates counties.
The Massawepie Scout Camps are located on New York State Route 3
between Cranberry Lake and Tupper Lake in the Adirondack Mountains.
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