ESSELEN LODGE #531 --- 52 YEARS OF HISTORY

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New Esselen Lodge Vigil Honor Members
August 21, 2010

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Al Friedrich, Robert Willoughby, Reed Thayer, Alan Camarillo

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During the Vigil weekend the Vigil Honor members cleaned over 200 seat posts to get ready for painting.  The seat posts will be installed in the Campfire Bowl over the Labor Day weekend September 4th & 5th and on September 17th & 18th, October 2nd & 3rd and October 9th & 10th.

Need your help with installation of seat posts and retaining wall
 
We have four weekends planned to do the installation of the seat posts and retaining wall.  Please contact me if you can help us.  We need 15 to 25 workers for each weekend.  Click to email me at the bottom of this page.  Here are the planned dates.
 
September 4 & 5, 2010
September 18 & 19, 2010
October 2 & 3, 2010
October 9 & 10, 2010

 
Bob Mazzuca Campfire Bowl Project
Phase Two "Excavation"

Phase Two, Part One
August 7 & 8, 2010

 
Friday Campfire of Week 3, July 23rd

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Bob Mazzuca Campfire Bowl Project
Phase One "The Wall"

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Phase One, Part One
May 8, 2010
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Phase One, Part Two
May 15, 2010
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Paul challenging Albert to do the Gumby
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Jim Jensen came from Modesto, 1978 Pico Staff
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Phase One, Part Three
May 22 & 23, 2010
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Phase Two will start on August 7th
"The main lower seating area"

Project fund raising as of June 23rd
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Please consider lending your support to this worthy project by making a donation today.  Click the link below to download your donation card.

Yes, I want to support the Bob Mazzuca Campfire Project!

The next $5,000 in donations will be doubled with a matching funds offer.

Click the following to download and save.  Print them to use as hand outs, or attach them to email.  Help us to promote this project

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Phase One PowerPoint slide show - (pps)

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Phase One Collage - (pdf)

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Donation Card - (pdf)

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Campfire Bowl Drawing #1 - (pdf)

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Campfire Bowl Drawing #2 - (pdf)

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Campfire Bowl Brochure - (pdf)

Mark Ellis
Campfire Bowl Architect
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1983 Lodge Chief
Camp Pico Blanco Staff
Paul Kershing
Campfire Bowl Construction Leader
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Started the Gumby 35+ years ago
Camp Pico Blanco Staff

Click here for more on our Esselen Lodge project to rebuild the Campfire Bowl

Also click here for our project on on the Monterey Bay Area Council website

Campfire Bowl Work Party March 13-14, 2010
Cleaning up in and around the Campfire Bowl and burning

LOOKING FOR ALUMNI
 
If you are an alumni of Esselen Lodge and/or Camp Pico Blanco, you are invited to join the Esselen Lodge Family Reunion Yahoo Group.

Click here and join our group of Esselen Lodge and Camp Pico Blanco alumni

100th Anniversary Gala & Eagle Reunion
Monterey Conference Center February 20, 2010
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Rob James, 1975-76 Lodge Chief;  Jim Pratt, 1973-74 Lodge Chief and first Capt. Chipmunk;  Paul Kershing, construction leader for the Campfire Bowl project and started the Gumby

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