Massawepie Staff Alumni Association

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Welcome to the MSAA website! The Association is made up of past staff members (paid or volunteer) of the Massawepie Scout Camps. Our mission is to provide "Spirit, Service, and Support" to Massawepie.

Upcoming Events:

Next Alumni Association Event
    Annual Meeting, Saturday May 31
    Newsletter will have more info.
Beaver Weekend at Massawepie
    May 30 - June 1, 2025
Do we have your e-mail address?
    If not, send it in now! (See below)

FEBRUARY, 2025, NEWS

2025 Massawepie Camp Director Matt Thurston is making great progress in hiring summer camp staff, with the following key positions already filled:
   Jacob Emery- Asst. Camp Director
   Tyge Kelley- Program Director
   Cordell Reynolds- Treks Director
   Caryn Wright- Business Manager
   Alex McBeth- CIT Director
   Keegan Rhoades- Barkeater Director & Ha-De-Ron-Dah Village Director
   Rob Byers- Range & Target Activities Director
   Chris Tsai- Shotgun Director
   Shawn Walter- Cope & Climbing Director
   Jacob Spence- Handicraft Director
   Matthew & Michelle Trost- Mountaineer Family Camp Directors
If you know anyone (especially lifeguards) who might like to work at Massawepie this summer, please encourage them to apply here.
The 1960 Camp Voyageur staff neckerchief, has been added to the Massawepie Memorabilia - 1950s & 1960s page, thanks to Brad Van Auken. .
Planning has begun for an alumni gathering to celebrate the Alumni Association's 25th anniversary. Save the evening of Saturday, November 29, 2025, in the Rochester area. More details coming; we hope to see you there!
Welcome to Cordell Reynolds who is now working full-time at Massawepie, spending part of his time as an Assistant Ranger, and also promoting and planning the Treks program. Thanks to Phil Bartels for financial support that helped to make this position possible!

NOVEMBER, 2024, NEWS

The Alumni Association is planning a Winter Gathering for the evening of Saturday, Dec. 28 at L & M Lanes in Rochester. Members will find more details in the Beaver Tales newsletter that should arrive in early December.
The 2024 Massawepie Ranger Staff photo, has been added to the Massawepie Ranger Staff Photos page, thanks to Josh Steiner. Also, the 2024 Massawepie Trek Staff photo, has been added to the Massawepie Trek Staff Photos page, thanks to Cordell Reynolds.
Now posted on the Massawepie Historical Documents webpage: a sample 1988 staff evaluation and sample 1990 ASR staff agreement, along with the 1990 Camp Mountaineer "First Days in Camp" and Merit Badge Schedule. All were sent in by Jeremy Whitmore.
The 1972 and 1990 Camp Forester Staff Photos have been added to the Camp Forester Staff Photos page. Thanks to Ken McSpadden for the 1972 photo and to Heather Rhodes for the 1990 photo. If you can add any names to the keys, please contact Peter Collinge.
Here's a Fall photo of the Massawepie Mire, for your enjoyment:

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AUGUST, 2024, NEWS

Summer camp at Massawepie was great as usual, and its higher attendance this year included a significant increase in out-of-council Scouts! Camp Pioneer and the Trek Program received full accreditation from the National Camp Accreditation Program of the Boy Scouts of America on July 4.
The 2024 Massawepie camp patch, 2024 Camp Volunteer mug, and new Car Magnet have been added to the Massawepie Memorabilia - 2020s page.
Now posted on the Massawepie Historical Documents webpage: sample staff contracts from 1964 and 1973, thaks to Paul Gorski and Dave Polansky. If you worked on camp staff since then, you might be interested in seeing what old contracts (and pay!) looked like.
The 1973 and 1974 Camp Forester Staff Photos have been added to the Camp Forester Staff Photos page, the 1976 Central Staff Photo has been added to the Central Staff Photos page, and the 1976 CIT Photos have been added to the CIT Photos page. All of those photos are courtesy of John Poray. The 1989 Camp Forester Staff Photo has also been added to the Camp Forester Staff Photos page, courtesy of Bill Bement.
Another article, from 2021, has been added to the Massawepie in the Media web page.

OTHER INFORMATION

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Send e-mail to the Alumni Association via Kathy Elliott: MassawepieAlumni AT yahoo.com
Send e-mail to the Webmaster: Webmaster AT MassStaffAlumni.org (Replace AT by "@")
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Massawepie is a Scouts BSA summer camp for the Seneca Waterways Council which serves youth in five counties near Rochester, New York: Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, & Yates counties. The Massawepie Scout Camps are located on New York State Route 3 between Cranberry Lake and Tupper Lake in the Adirondack Mountains.

Page URL: http://MassStaffAlumni.org/index.htm
Web Page Designed and Maintained by Peter Collinge
Added to the Web: September 8, 2000; Last Updated: February 12, 2025