“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!”
Scott F. Hutchinson Scholarship
WHAT IS A MENTOR?
"The number and variety of people who have benefited over the years from Scott Hutchinson's coaching will never be known. That's the way Scott prefers it and that's the way mentoring has its greatest impact- when it is invisible except to those who directly benefit." ...-P.D. Merrill (Read more in our scholarship brochure.)
Scott Hutchinson has lead a remarkable life as a business leader, respected advisor to government and industry and an inspirational role model to countless young people. As President of Canal National Bank, Scott was instrumental in structuring the loan 38 years ago that made Camp Susan Curtis possible. Throughout their lives, Scott and Audrey, his wife of 53 years, have dedicated themselves to a wide variety of philanthropic endeavors in Maine and in doing so, have touched the lives of many. The Scott F. Hutchinson Scholarship was established to convey the significance of character and mentoring, as inspired by Scott's example. (07/24/09)
We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the late P.D. Merrill, to Sandi Goolden and the Merrill Family for this wonderful gift that inspires Maine children to achieve their potential and to give back to their communities.