2016 Finale Newsletter

 

 

KBIA by the numbers 

 

Closing out our 106th season at KBIA has us reflecting on another banner year down at the beach.  With open arms we welcomed back many familiar faces and were graced with the fortune of welcoming many new friends this summer.  KBIA served 680 people this season, the previous high being 691 in 2014!   

 

 

 

Take the KBIA Survey

 

KBIA is always looking for ways to better serve our members, and the children who take classes with us.  If you had a child or grandchild in the program, we ask you to take about 5 minutes out of your day to take our brief survey – and provide us with valuable feedback on KBIA programming, staff, and communication.  Thank you for helping us to make KBIA the place you want to be!

 

Click the following link to complete the survey:  KBIA Survey

 

 

 

 

Extend the gift of “summer”

 

 

Please help us keep the spirit of summer alive for children who are unable to attend KBIA without assistance.  For every $500 donated to the KBIA scholarship fund, we are able to invite a child to attend KBIA for a four week scholarship!  The impact of a summer spent swimming, sailing, and just “being a kid” has a lasting impression. All donations — large, small and/or online are greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

At August’s meeting, our Board of Directors appointed a new president, David Sweetser, a longtime KBIA supporter and board member.  David replaces Shannon Beer Belanger, mother of two and herself once a KBIA kid and office employee.  We thank Shannon for an incredible two years under her leadership.

 

KBIA wouldn’t and couldn’t run without the year-round efforts of its volunteer Board of Directors. The board works diligently behind the scenes and meets quarterly as a group to help steer the organization. This month we bid a fond farewell to departing members Courtney Finnegan Sepic and Susan Rundquist Palmer. Thank you all!

 

 

David Sweetser, President

Pierre Monaghan, Vice President

John Bauman, Vice President

David Keating, Treasurer

Kirsten Oppenheimer, Secretary

 

 

Brian Campbell

Donna Smythe-Wilson

Julie Wolfson Stockman

Chad Walier

Leigh Griswold Boudreau

John Wiseman

Tina Gordon

Nina Chagnon

 

 

Congratulations to our August award-winners

 

Always a bittersweet ending to a season, we concluded our 2016 season with KBIA’s biannual BBQ & Awards ceremony on Aug. 20. All children received participation ribbons, some received KBIA “wedges” or plaques for those who exemplify the KBIA spirit in attitude and accomplishment, while a select few earned their way into KBIA history. For these top honors, winners’ names are engraved on our traditional “silver ware,” which are on display in the office for all to see. And the winners are:

Calder Cup: Anu Rawlings

Cornelia Smith Award: Ellie Stief

 

Coming soon to KBIA members!

 

 

Can we be pen pals?!  It’s that time of year again…to help us keep in touch year-round, we publish a Membership Directory every fall with families’ names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mails. Following tradition, it also includes a listing of winners’ names from our July and August awards ceremonies. If you haven’t already, please send us your preference as to whether or not you would like to be included in the directory, and how you would like your information printed.  Members will receive the booklet in the mail as soon as it is available.