“I have lasting memories of the many experiences I have had at Camp Susan Curtis. Camp helped me develop into a productive member of society.”
"Your program is terrific! Thank you for having my son there.”
“When I come to camp, all the stress, all the tension…everything from the outside world leaves my body. Its just about the woods and being at Camp Susan Curtis.”
"Thank you so much for offering this to kids who might not otherwise be able to have this experience.”
“Camp Susan Curtis gave me a resource deep within myself that I will draw on for the rest of my life.”
"I am grateful for the last five years. Because of your camp, my daughter’s outlook on life has broadened. Thank you so much for giving her the things I couldn’t have given her on my own.”
“ When I was a camper, there were counselors that helped me out, and I looked up to them. Today, I try to be that person for another kid.”
"At camp I found out that my life mattered and that I was important.”
“ I am grateful for the last five years. Because of your camp, my daughter’s outlook on life has broadened. Thank you so much for giving her the things I couldn’t have given her on my own.”
"I love camp at lot! I love playing soccer, hiking, swimming and fishing!”
Beim Foundation
We are pleased to recognize the Beim Foundation as our Featured Donor!
The Beim Foundation is a new supporter of the Susan Curtis Arts Education Center! Welcoming a new member into our circle of friends is always an occasion to celebrate, in part because it’s a sign of broad-based community support, but also because it highlights the value of our programming for disadvantaged Maine youth.
The Arts Education Center was an important addition to our programs in 2007. It enabled us to continue providing support to children who transition out of our experiential education programs for 8 – 12 year olds. Our Leadership program for teens has extended its reach to encompass the Arts Education Center and our Venture Out expeditionary program, enabling us to serve more of Maine’s youth in need with life-skills, leadership and career training.
Our positive outcomes support the value of our programming: of student campers who are with us for four years and learn leadership, 8 out of 10 go on to college (compared with 6 out of 10 statewide).
The Beim Foundation is “a multi-generational family foundation, (that) honors the past while embracing the future.”; their foundation ”expresses its values by making grants in the community in the areas of arts, environment, human services and education.”
We are grateful for the support of the Beim Foundation and would like to express our appreciation to all our friends for making a real difference in the lives of the Maine youth who attend Susan Curtis programs each year!