Sponsors and Participants
Camp Eureka! 2005, 2006 and 2007, 2008, and 2010
Thank You For Your Support!
Partners
- Montana Conservation Science Institute
- National Federation of the Blind's Jernigan Institute and National Center for Blind Youth in Science
- Montana Association for the Blind
David Gibson, Qwest president for Montana, had this to say as he presented a check for $8,000 to the Montana Conservation Science Institute in support of Camp Eureka! 2007: We are pleased to participate in this year’s Camp Eureka!. Qwest is committed to education in Montana, and this camp gives us a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of blind and low-vision children.
Sponsors
- National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute’s Imagination Fund
- Montana Association for the Blind
- Craighead Wildlife/Wildlands Institute
- The James H. Woods Foundation
- Marshall and Mary Brondum Special Assistance Foundation, Inc.
- Qwest Foundation
- Missoula Downtown Lions Club
- The Charles Engelhard Foundation
- Rocky Mountain Eye Center Physicians
- Juniper Hill Enterprises
- Montana Arts Council
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Association of Blind Merchants
- Hazelhurst Chapter of the Mississippi Council for the Blind
- Polson Lions Club
- Lolo Lions Club
- East Missoula Lions Club
- Helena Lions Club
- Helena Gold Rush Lions Club
- Missoula Southside Lions Club
- VSA Arts
- Missoula Southgate Mall
- Altrusa Woman’s Group
- University of Montana National Science Foundation EPSCoR Program (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research)
- Missoula Chapter of the Montana Association for the Blind
- Marie and Clay Hopper
- Jolene Wallace
- Dr. Geerat Vermeij, Dr. Edith Vermeij
- Heritage Printing
- Kim Marthens, Phil Marthens
- Custom Log Homes
- Bill Frankenberger
- First Security Bank, Missoula
- Missoula Federal Credit Union
- Brenda Cavenaugh
- Merle Tomkins
- Jean Thirud
- Shirley Gilbert
- Roy and Sandra Walters
- Heather Stone
Participants
- University of Montana Division of Biological Sciences & Flathead Lake Biological Station
- Aerie Back Country Medicine
- Montana River Guides
- University of California, Davis
- Sensational Books, Inc.
- Colorado Center for the Blind
- Beach Transportation
- The Trailhead
- Pipestone Mountaineering
- Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
- Riversong Guide and Gourmet
- Dawson Dunning, film producer, and Stephanie Gordon, filmmaker, Montana State University
- REI – Recreational Equipment, Inc.
- Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Bitterroot Trout Unlimited
- Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Corvallis Family Medicine
- Bitterroot Backcountry Horsemen
- Saint Patrick’s Hospital
- Owl Research Institute
- Montana Public Radio
- Tropical Montana Marimba Ensemble
- Montana Peregrine Institute
- Shaffer Law Office
- Morgenroth Music
- Missoula Blueprint
- Ravalli Headstart
- Payne Financial Group
- Sweet Pea Septic
- Sue Yeaman
- Judy Kovats
- Barb Rolf
- Marshell Woodgates Massage Therapy
- Spice of Life
- MCT Theater
- McKenzie River Pizza
- Le Petite Outre
- Butterfly Herbs
- Good Food Store
Cooperating Organizations
- University of Montana
- Montana District 1 Lions
- HOPE in Montana (Montana Parents of Blind Children, NFB/NOPBC Affiliate)
- MABS (Montana Association for the Blind Students division, NFB/NABS Affiliate)
- Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Montana Blind and Low Vision Services
Mentors
- Dan Burke, president, Montana Association for the Blind (MAB)
- Beth Underwood, education specialist, Montana Conservation Science Institute
- Cindy Letcher, district one representative, Montana Association for the Blind
- Danielle Matthaes, nursing student, University of Montana
- Faith Dawson, psychology student, University of Montana
- Trevor Attenberg, global environmental studies student, Clark University, CT
- Aaron Blake, prospective biology student, MN
- Matt Castner Sean Meister, camp assistant
- Bree Hogg, camp assistant Marie Hopper, teacher of blind students, Missoula
- Kathy Sehorn, braille specialist, Missoula Public Schools
- Jane Nybo, orientation & mobility specialist, Missoula
- Jolene Wallace, teacher of blind students, Missoula
- Robin Wallace, optometrist assistant student, Montana State University
- Jemina Farbstein, art teacher, Kalispell
- Heather Stone, Missoula Chapter Montana Association for the Blind (MAB)
- Jim Marks, president, Missoula Chapter MAB; director of disability services, University of Montana
- Mark Riccobono, director of the Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind
- Amanda Swanson
- Jim Reed, president, MABS
- Mike Mooney, MABS
Instructors
- Dr Geerat Vermeij, marine and paleoecologist, University of California, Davis
- Dr. Erick Greene, biologist,University of Montana
- Peter Lesica, botanist and herbarium curator, University of Montana
- Pam Kittelson, professor of plant ecology, Gustavus Adolphus College, MN
- Dr. Jack Hogg, research biologist, Montana Conservation Science Institute
- Ann Cunningham, artist and publisher, Sensational Books
- Chris Clancy, biologist, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- Leslie Nyce, biologist, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- Deb Goslin, biological technician, Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge
- Jim Craft, Captain of the Jessie B and research specialist, Flathead Lake Biological Station, UM
- Denver Holt, research biologist, Owl Research Institute
- Dr. Charles and Leann Blem, biologists, Flathead Lake Biological Station, UM
- Ryan Shaffer, attorney at law, Shaffer Law Office
- Thom Woodgates, meteorologist, U.S. Navy
- Jack Gladstone, singer/songwriter, Blackfeet Tribe
- Chip Jasmin, singer/songwriter
- Amy Martin, singer/songwriter
- Helen Pilling, musician, Tropical Montana Marimba Ensemble
- Robert Myers, audio/visual producer
- Geri Stinger, RN, Saint Patrick’s Hospital
- Hanna Collins, artist
- Alayne Dolson, art coordinator, VSA Arts
- Bobby Tilton, art professor, University of Montana
- Sandy Gates, master gardener, Teller Wildlife Refuge
- Bree Underwood, solar energy
- Tanya Drayton, Chuck Miller, John and Sue Pearson, Karen Philips, Ron Raffensperger and Fred Weisbecker, Bitterroot Back Country Horsemen
- Kate Davis, director, Raptors of the Rockies
- Richie Doyle, actor and historian
- Byron Weber, naturalist and teacher
- Annie Garde, director of Children’s Programming, Montana Public Radio
- Doug Nation, Bitterroot Trout Unlimited
- Lucy Vanderburg, People’s Center, Salish Tribe
- Maria Toresian, People’s Center, Salish Tribe
- Stephen Small Salmon, Pend O’reille elder
- Janine Lichtenberg, wildlife biologist, Wildlife Management Program, CSKT
- Dennis Lichtenberg, aerial/photo interpreter, IAP for USGS
- Tim Ryan, AST (Ancestral Skills & Technology), CSKT
- Jon Cavigli, FWP fisheries biologist
- Deborah Richie Oberbillig, naturalist and writer, Deborah Richie Communications
- Bill & Janis Stroud, river guides
- Don McGourty, river guide
- Dr. Lee Metzgar, retired UM ecologist, river guide and master instructor
- Mike Schwitters, “Mr. Snow Goose”, Freeze Out Lake Wildlife Management Area