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Hello Timberlake Families!

My name is Paul Eley and I’m the Senior Lodge Head for this summer at Timberlake. I’m really excited to work with you and your campers and want to take this chance to introduce myself. First, I want you to know that I am always available should you have any questions, concerns, hopes, dreams or anything else that you would like to share, because I’d like to hear them.

Last year was my first year at TL, working as a Big Lodge counselor and un-official trips leader guru guy. I really fell in love with the strength of this community and the enthusiasm of the campers, not to mention the fantastic food and beautiful location. So, returning here for a second year was an easy decision.

I have been working with children and teens since I was a teen myself, mostly as a babysitter, but also as a coach and mentor. In college I worked in an afterschool program at the elementary school and helped manage the high-schoolers that worked there too. After college, I began working at an Environmental Education center in Tennessee and discovered a passion for teaching in the outdoors. I moved to Vermont in early 2009 and have been working with school groups of all ages since then, exploring the natural wonders around us and working to create strong, empathic, supportive communities through team-building initiatives and group games.

We have a strong staff in Senior Lodge this year, with several returners and two new counselors who were also campers here. I know that we’ll be able to provide an unforgettable experience for your camper, and the counselors in Senior Lodge will empower your son to assume the leadership roles that we know they’re capable of.

I will be your main contact person here if you ever have any questions or concerns. I can be reached by phone at the TL Office (aka “Bat Cave”) at (802)422-2316 or by email at seniorlodge.tl@gmail.com. Together we can make this summer an incredible one for your camper, full of excitement, adventure, skills mastery, community and growth.

I look forward to an awesome and rewarding summer with your campers!

Sincerely,
Paul Eley
Senior Lodge Head

Dear Timberlake Families,

I would like to take the time to welcome those who are new to the Farm & Wilderness community, and welcome back those that are returning. We’re heading into another amazing summer at Timberlake camp.

This will be my second year as the Big Lodge Head and I am extremely excited about what this summer has in store for us all. I have over 13 years of experience in several different educational settings, including six years as a counselor/head counselor at a camp located in the foothills of the Oregon Coast. I have also worked in a classroom setting for over 10 years helping students to meet their social, emotional and educational goals for personal success and growth.

The Big Lodge counseling staff are an amazing group of highly qualified and caring people. They bring a wide range of skill sets to their position and are ready to pass those skills on to the Timberlake community.

This summer will be filled with growth, discovery, skills building and the confidence that comes from living within a caring and supportive community environment for your campers.

Before you arrive and as the summer progresses, I will also be your main contact person if there are any questions or concerns that may arise. Please feel free to contact me at biglodge.tl@gmail.com or (802) 422 2316 for any special needs your camper may have while attending Timberlake (dietary, medical etc.) so that we may ensure the best experience for your camper.

I look forward to an awesome summer and to meeting and greeting each of you and your campers.

Best Regards,

Erik Biornstad
Big Lodge Head
Timberlake Camp

Greetings Timberlake Families:

My name is Jeremy Wright and I am excited to be the First Lodge head this summer at Timberlake. I am new here to the Farm & Wilderness culture; however, I have loads of experience working with children.

I held a few positions at an elementary school in Kentucky for 7 ½ years. During my tenure, I worked with a wide range of children helping them meet their social, physical, educational, and emotional goals, as well as supplying enthusiasm, interest and support for their wants and needs. I also coached basketball on three different levels; Little League, AAU/ middle school, and high school varsity. I was the coordinator for the communities AAU program for two years and was the recipient of the Greater Campbellsville United 2010 Outstanding African-American in Education Award.

I believe we have GREAT staff here at Timberlake especially in the First Lodge. There is a very good mix of former campers and veteran counselors who will be working in the First Lodge. I am confident in my abilities and am ready and willing to take on all challenges. I am also committed to making this experience one that your camper will never forget.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns feel free to contact me via email at firstlodge.tl@gmail.com or call me at the TL Office (aka “Bat Cave”) at (802) 422-2316.

Thanks and Blessings,
Jeremy S. Wright

Dear Timberlake Families,

My name is Becky and I am the first lodge head at Timberlake this summer. I want to introduce myself to you right at the start of camp and let you know that I am always available should you or your child need anything. My number one goal is to help create a loving, accepting and safe environment in which campers can learn and grow by leaps and bounds.

This year will mark my third summer with Farm & Wilderness. Last year, I was a counselor at the Barn Day Camp and lived at Timberlake as a villager. I had the opportunity to be an “auntie” to Hawthorn cabin and pop in to join the fun when I had time off from the BDC. From the first night I read them to sleep, I had fallen in love with TL First Lodge. So here I am today, awaiting the arrival of a whole new crop of kids to read to, listen to and have fun with.

I grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, a suburb of New York city, and currently live in San Francisco where I teach yoga. I received my B.A. from Bard College in upstate New York in 2009. Education is my passion. So to circumvent the fact that my small liberal arts school did not offer an education major, I wrote my senior thesis on Dr. Seuss. Throughout college I worked at the local nursery school and was an active member of the school’s peer tutoring program.

Here at Timberlake my role is to facilitate communication between the director, counselors and parents and to be an extra source of guidance for the campers. I am the go-to person should you have any questions or concerns. Please feel free to contact me by calling the Timberlake office, or the Bat Cave as we affectionately call it, and asking for Becky. I am here for you and ready to help make your child’s summer his best yet!

I’m looking forward to a fun, happy and healthy summer at Timberlake. I can’t wait to meet the campers and kick off the 2010 season with a bang!

Best to you and your family,

Becky Weiner

First Lodge Head

Timberlake Camp

Dear Timberlake Families,

To those who are new, welcome, to those who are returning, welcome back. It is going to be an amazing summer at Timberlake camp and at Big Lodge in particular.
Being new to the Farm and Wilderness Family myself, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and share what experience I bring to the Big Lodge Head position. I have over 13 years of experience in several different educational settings, including six years as a counselor/head counselor at a camp located in the foothills of the Oregon Coast. I have also worked in a classroom setting for over 10 years helping students to meet their social, emotional and educational goals for personal success and growth.
I am very confident in the counseling staff that will be at Timberlake this summer and in their ability to give your camper an experience that is both memorable and remarkable. We have a  group that is highly knowledgeable, energetic, fun, and brings a wide range of skills. They make a phenomenal team.
This summer will be filled with growth, discovery, skills building and the confidence that comes from living within a caring and supportive community environment for your campers.
Before you arrive and as the summer progresses, I will also be your main contact person if there are any questions or concerns that may arise. Please feel free to contact me at enclin@hotmail.com or (802) 422 2316 for any special needs your camper may have while attending Timberlake (dietary, medical etc.) so that we may ensure the best experience for your camper.
I look forward to an awesome summer and to meeting each of you and your campers.

Best Regards,

Erik Biornstad
Big Lodge Head
Timberlake Camp

Dear Parents,

Welcome to Timberlake summer 2010. My name is Coleman Yunger and I am the Senior Lodge head. I will be your primary contact through phone and email during the summer. You can leave a message at the Timberlake office (802) 422-2316 or email me at cole.yunger@gmail.com. This is my third year in this position and my sixth summer total at Timberlake. I want to assure you that I am qualified for this job. The two years prior have helped me gain insight on how to be a great presence for Senior Lodge, but I have spent other summers at Timberlake in other roles such as waterfront head for two summers as well as cabin staff for two summers. I have found an amazing home here at Timberlake and I am trying to pass on the wonderful skills that I learned here as a boy myself. Coming into my tenth summer at Farm and Wilderness I am excited to bring many years of experience to my job, but I am also excited to learn new skills from your boys. The Senior Lodge staff members are all skilled, eager to teach, and willing to learn from the campers. I have put together a great group of young men who will help teach your boys amazing skills this summer.

I have had the pleasure of knowing most of your boys for sometime now and I hope to build on those great days from summers past. I am equally excited to meet the new campers to Senior Lodge and new campers to Timberlake. Above all I feel the best quality that I bring to this job is a willingness to learn from the boys about their needs and their wants and how to provide for them.

Sincerely,

Coleman Yunger