Camden Alumni Association

Category: General News

  • 2015 Annual Florida-Camden Reunion Report

    Bruce Theobold sent me the following report on the Annual Florida Camden Reunion held this past January 21st in Lady lake, Florida.  Pictures for the 2015 Florida-Camden Reunion were also posted to the photo gallery. CLICK HERE to view the pictures.

    CAMDEN/FLORIDA REUNION

    It was just a “Beautiful Day” at “The Villages, FL.,” where 62 people attended the annual Camden/Florida Reunion held at the Golden Corral on January 21st.

    There were 34 Camden School graduates, at least another 17 Camden Area residents, past or present, at least 20 “first timers” to this reunion, and also 10 couples who have been married 50 or more years together.

    Those attending were” Patricia (Theobald) Abrams, Carol (O’Hara) and Lee Balch, Anne (Emper Bryant and Frank Davis, Louise (Wanner) and Ron Coady, Richard Coe, Rhonda (Coe) Ashworth, Katherine (Brazil) and Tom D’Aprix, Edna and David Davis, Patricia Davis, Jeanette (Rood) and Royce Drought, Miyoka and David Durgee, Suzanne (Theobald) Elston, Shirley (O’Hara) Francisco, Carol (Emper) and John Grant, Jacky (Hilliker) and Jim Hummel, Penny (Platt) & Bruce Keil, Sandra (Emper (Keil and Ron Parker, Joyce and Paul Kuc, Darlene (Willson) & Ben LaDuc, Virginia (Francisco) LaVancher, Gloria (Deeley) Lewis, Connie (Jones) and Bruce Lundrigan, Leslie and Victor Messier, III, Stella and Victor Messier, Jr., Brenda and Ron Metott, Carl Metott, Maxine (Gordon) and Rev. Paul Mills, Patty (Emper) and Ron Murray, Jean and Doug Nessle, Ron Roberson, Doris (Dale) and Ron Short, Jean (Standing) and LeRoy Smith, Mary (Hogan) and Bruce Theobald, Beverly and Wally Willson, Barbara (O’Rourke) and Tom Young, William Young, Robert Young

    ALUMNI ATTENDANCE: 34

    [one_half]1951 Patricia (Theobald) Abrams
             LeRoy Smith
    1953 Tom Young
    1954 Gloria (Deeley) Lewis
    1955 Anne (Emper) Bryant
             Ron Short
    1956 Suzanne (Theobald) Elston
             Ron Coady
    1957 Katie (Brazil) D’Aprix
             Doris (Dale) Short
             Barbara (O’Rourke) Young
             Louise (Wanner) Coady
             Bruce Theobald
    1958 Carol (Emper) Grant
             John Grant
    1960 Dave Durgee
             Bruce Lundrigan[/one_half]

    [one_half_last]1961 Connie (Jones) Lundrigan
             Penny (Platt) Keil
             Bruce Keil
             William Young
             Robert Young
    1963 Carol (O’Hara) Balch
             Sandra (Emper) Keil
    1966 Ron Murray
    1967 Patty (Emper) Murray
             Jim Hummel
    1969 Jacky (Hilliker) Hummel
             Paul Kuc
    1972 Darlene (Willson) LaDuc
    1976 Dave Davis
    1979 Rhonda (Coe) Ashworth
             Leslie Messier
    1981 Victor Messier, III[/one_half_last]

    RECOGNITION FOR ATTENDEES

    Class of ’51: for organizing the reunion the first nine years starting in 1997. Two members of that class attending this year were Patricia (Theobald) Abrams and LeRoy Smith. LeRoy has the distinction of never missing the Florida Reunion; Patricia has missed only once. Oldest Camden Graduate(s): Patricia (Theobald) Abrams and LeRoy Smith (1951). Youngest Camden Graduate: Victor Messier, III (1981). Oldest non-Camden Graduate: Jeanette (Rood) Drought (1949). Youngest non-Camden Graduate: Ron Roberson (1970).

    Farthest Traveler to the Reunion: Gloria Lewis, Camden.

    Florida Reunion “First Timers:” Rhonda (Coe) Ashworth, Gloria Lewis, Ron Roberson, Joyce and Paul Kuc, Carol (Emper) and John Grant, Pat Davis, Edna and Dave Davis, Jean and Doug Nessle, Carl Metott, Brenda and Ron Metott, Ron Parker, Frank Davis, Leslie and Victor Messier, III, Stella and Victor Messier, Jr.

    CAMDEN AREA RESIDENTS (Past or Present): Richard Coe, Pat Davis, Jeanette (Rood) and Royce Drought, Jean and Doug Nessle, Brenda and Ron Metott, Carl Metott, Shirley (O’Hara) Francisco, Ron Roberson, Maxene (Gordon) and Rev. Paul Mills, Stella and Victory Messier, Jr., Beverly and Wally Willson.

    50 Year (plus) Anniversary Couples: Katie and Tom D’Aprix (50), Penny and Bruce Keil (50), Barbara and Tom Young (53), Louise and Ron Coady (54), Carol and John Grant (55), Jean and Doug Nessle (57), Maxene and Rev. Paul Mills (59), Beverly and Wally Willson (61), Jean and LeRoy Smith (62), Jeanette and Royce Drought (62),

    REUNION CONTRIBUTORS: Barbara Young – greeter, name tags; Tom Young – raffle tickets; Ron Short – entertainer with jokes; Rev. Paul Mills – Grace/Prayer; Jacky Hummel – computer work; Leslie Messier – photographer.
    “SISTER REUNION?” Anyone notice that four sisters used the community reunion as a sister reunion??

    RAFFLE RESULTS: All the participants who donated items for the raffle and/or purchased a ticket were greatly appreciate – also because most all the proceeds are given to the Alumni Association’s SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Louise (Wanner) Coady was the winner of the $25 drawing, and everyone else who purchased a ticket ($2) was able to select an item from the raffle table. The raffle proceeds minus the $25 drawing totaled $85. A collection was also made for those who wished to add more to the SCHOLARSHIP FUND. That Collection totaled $98. Also, four people who were unable to attend, Selma and Paul Clark, Joan Bryant and Leonard Coon, donated their reservation feeds to the amount, which brings the total amount being donated to $229.

    2016 CAMDEN/FLORIDA REUNION: It was announced that next year’s reunion would be held WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016, 10:30 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M., again at the Golden Corral, 3950 Wedgewood Lane, Lady Lake 32162. The cost is $12.00 per person (which includes tax and gratuity). RESERVATION REQUESTS AND CHECKS should be sent by JANUARY 13, 2016, to Bruce Theobold, 21125 Santa Domingo Drive, The Villages, and FL 32159. Please don’t forget to consider “downsizing” and donate an item(s) for the fund raising raffle.

  • Announcement

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    Annual Meeting & Banquet

    Saturday, June 13, 2015

    Camden High School Cafeteria

    Oswego Street, Camden, New York

    (Catered by Dean’s Concessions, Tim Dean, Class of 1983, Proprietor)

    Reception: 3:30 pm – Business Meeting & Program: 5:00 pm

    Dinner immediately following the Meeting & Program

    Due to catering requirements, no walk-in tickets will be available.You must purchase tickets in advance.

    Doors will open at 3:30pm. Candid pictures will be taken during the event and will later be put on the web site under the Camden Alumni Photo Gallery link. There will also be tours of the High School between 3:30pm and 5:00pm. Due to the change in venue, there will be no appetizers or alcohol served.

    The Business Meeting will begin at 5:00pm followed by a short program to award the annual scholarships to six qualifying graduates of the Class of 2015 and honor the 50-year class of 1965. A sit down dinner featuring Ham, Italian Chicken Breast, Pasta, Sausage, Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Rolls, Salad, Dessert and Beverages (Coffee, Tea, Soda & Water) will be served buffet style beginning right after the program. (Table service will be available for those in need of assistance.)

    If you wish to attend this year’s banquet, and are used to receiving an invitation in the mail, please download the banquet invitation form from our website by clicking the link below. To save costs, we have now changed to email delivery of the banquet notice to all alumni for which we have email addresses. Please be sure to return your reservations form by the banquet reservation deadline date of Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Please consider making a scholarship donation with or without your banquet reservation.

    Click Here to Download Your Banquet Reservation Form

    Annual Alumni Association Dues

    Your dues help to cover the expenses of conducting the Association’s business, and is our principal source of money for operating expenses. Please return the form with your Annual Alumni Dues ($5), whether you plan to attend the annual meeting and banquet or not.
    Alternatively, you can download a Membership Dues & Scholarship Donation form by CLICKING HERE.
    Scholarship Donation

    Please take note of the Alumni Scholarship Donation portion of the reservation form, and consider making a tax deductible contribution to this fund. The Scholarship Fund enables the Association to provide helpful scholarships to worthy Camden graduating seniors. Up to eight scholarships of $1,000 are awarded annually. The Association wants to continue this program, and needs your financial help to do this. This year no more than six scholarships will be given due to the status of the fund.
    If you are not planning on attending the annual banquet, you can download a Membership Dues & Scholarship Donation form by CLICKING HERE
    Alumni Database Record

    A copy of your  record is displayed below. Please review your Alumni Association Record information shown below and please email us any corrections necessary, whether or not you plan to attend the banquet. You can also update your information on our web site by CLICKING HERE.
    (Accurate database information helps us help your class when you are planning a reunion.)

  • Date Set for the 2015 Annual Meeting & Banquet

    Mark your calendar, as we have set the date and location for the Camden Alumni Association Annual Meeting & Banquet.  The date for the event is Saturday, June 13th, with a final schedule of times yet to be determined, but most likely the same as last year.

    This year’s Annual Meeting & Banquet will be held at the High School Cafeteria, with catering provided by Dean’s Concessions once again this year.  Last year’s banquet was considered one of the best in recent history by those attending, so we figured why mess with something that worked so well and was so well received by those in attendance.

    More information will be coming in the near future, with a planned mailing of the annual banquet reservation form in the middle of April.  Email notifications will also go out at about that time as well.

  • Alumni Banquet 2014 Pictures Online…

    Apologies to all on the long delay in posting the pictures from the annual banquet to the website. I have had many other things going on the past few months, including the planning of my own Class of 1979’s 35th Reunion in August along with our extended process of moving into a new home and closing of Williams Stationery in Camden.

    However, I can now announce that all of the pictures that met minimum standards have been posted into the Coppermine Photo Gallery, in the album “2014 Alumni Banquet Pictures“.  You can access the album directly by CLICKING HERE.

    I have also posted all the pictures from the 2013 Alumni Banquet to the Coppermine Photo Gallery, as these pictures were only available via the blog post previously.  Now you can access these pictures by CLICKING HERE.

    There are no captions to these pictures, as I am not as good at remembering people’s names as Jack Higham is.  If anyone would like to add captions to the pictures, please feel free to let me know, and I will give you access to the photo albums to make changes to the captions…

  • New Alumni Information Update Page…

    I have just completed a redesign of the Alumni Database Information Update page that all alumni can use to send us changes of contact information, etc.

    This page can be found using the link found at the bottom menu on any page of this website.  It is the top left item of the base menu.  You can also click here to access the page directly,