Brainstormed Perceptions:

• New kitchen
• Improved employee conditions
• Better food
• We have a Director house
• We still have a lake
• We have a reenergized annual fundraiser
• A stronger risk process
• Local newspaper support
• Amazing hiring capability
• Talented, passionate counselors
• Appreciative parents
• We moved the Junkyard
• Strong community support
• The bus pickup experience is much better
• Better signage in front of the Camp
• Continues to be a safe place to go
• Stronger family tradition of coming to camp year after year
• We added two new family camps and filled them
• We got through a tough separation with the Assistant Director
• Stronger understanding of the counselor/staff experience
• Updated website
• We have building support from non-Piedmont families
• We have a non-Piedmont Board member
• Emphasis on social and emotional development
• We have a successful annual ask
• We have a Fundraising Committee that is functioning
• We have a list of building projects that we are prioritizing

• We held a camp video tour for the Board
• We have a Financial Plan
• We have a Facebook page to help cultivate alumni relationships
• Implemented the Marketing Plan
• Ongoing professional development for staff
• We have a list of possible camp programming
• We visited every camp in Northern California that is open to visitors
• Close to 70 children went to the Wilderness Camp—up from 20
• Got camper feedback about what programs to add
• Begin Board meetings with “Camp Augusta Moments”
• Everyone who could was able to host a Camp Augusta counselor over the summer
• We have money in the bank—in the vicinity of $450,000
• We have clear fundraising processes with a timeline
• We do have a new yurt
• We have a better HR setup for the counselors
• More internal process manuals
• Happy kids
• The canopy zip is up
• We have a passionate Board
• Better Internet
• We have two driveways
• We had an 80-90% return rate
• We have been full every summer
• We have a stronger communication between the Board and Staff