Phil Scopes
phil@philmore.net
11/11/07 1980,1981
Thinking back to my years at Harand, my proudest moment was performing in Hans Christian Andersen. I
had the lead in "The Emperor's New Clothes," and I recall walking out on stage in nothing more than a bathing suit! ("To a fool, it is absolutely invisible!") I also remember performing my first original songs in the
talent shows. I now have my own business running automated telephone services, and I still write music. Check out my original songs at www.myspace.com/philmoreproductions

Henhouse Gessner
moviefan419@hotmail.com
10.23.07
Northbrook IL
Harand is awesome! I can't wait 4 reunion! Miss everybody!!! Still thinking about last year. C U!

Heidi Glassman
mishidiva1@aol.com
10/16/2007
Las Vegas Nevada
I went to camp in 1983. I came back in 1989 to be a counselor. I loved this camp!!!!!

Liz Levine (Morken)
izmorken@comcast.net
10-7-07 9
The Best summers of my childhood. The best memories, and the best friends!!

Lindsay Sarah Goldstein
i'm coming back this summer!

Laura Somberg 9-18-07 Chicago
heyy haranders:
even though I have gone away
the memories of camp are here to stay
i will always remember being in brig 1
because we had by far the most fun
goofing off and singing songs from fame
and staring in our great play mame
I will always remember those great summer nights
though in the end we had a couple of fights
from painting the mural to singing on stage
we have seemed to mature with age
I cannot wait until next year
to see all the friends that i hold so dear
I luv all you crazy brig 1 girls
just remember:
H-A-R-A-N-D
find out what it means to me
H-A-R-A-N-D
Harand's the camp for me!!!

Jennifer Lieberman Mistak
jennifer@sachemco.com
May 21, 2007
1982-1988
Oak Park, IL
My 2 year old son, Mylo, and I sing Bushel and a Peck every night before bed. While we sing I reflect upon dancing around in leg warmers in the dance studio to Judy's choreography. I wish I could go back! Thanks for all the
wonderful memories.

F. Chris Stewart
05/28/2007
fcstewart@netzero.com
Elgin, IL
It's been so long since being a camper in the mid-'60s and a then a JC. Carosel, Fiorello, Cinderella, Oklahoma, WOW!! Harand, I still love and miss you. Sulie, Uncle Byron, and everyone I sang, danced and played with,
you're still in my heart. "With our handprints our hearts will remain here."

Eloise Albrecht
deareloise2@earthlink.net
June 4, 2007
73' - 75'
My downstairs neighbor had a CD of "Once Upon A Mattress", and it started a
flood of memories... It's terrific to see recent pictures - So good to see Errol, so weird to see Todd London [the last time I saw him he was under 4' tall!!!] I'm so happy to know this place is still going - a force for good in the world! Yea! I'm in NYC, still doing a little theatre - and acupuncture!
Life is good - I hope you all are thriving.

Jackie
June 4, 2007
taylorj97@hotmail.com
Chicago Illinois
I can't wait to come back!!!! Me and my dad love the beatles! Juliette and I are packed and ready to go! See you all soon!!!!
Love and Kisses,
Jackie Oiga-Ortega

Hannah Viti
smileitsviti@gmail.com
Chi-town
I can not wait untill camp starts. Jeeze im just watin and watin untill i can all of you guys. Oh and i got braces, ouch!

jill brown sejzer
sejzerj@yahoo.com
april 7,2007
1960-63
I have the best camp memories as if it was yesterday. I am an early childhood educator so all my theatrical training is right there with me. Best of all, every summer for the past 7 or 8 years, alumni Susan

Sue (Tobiansky) Masaracchia-Roberts
January 23, 2007
1960-1969
suemas@comcast.net
I don't know what possessed me to "stop by," but I think about the camp, the Harand family (especially Pearl) and all it's meant in my life and the lives of my daughters and came to visit. I've sent others to this magical place that Cheryl Ross Mitchell accurately describes as Brigadoon and know it lives forever in my heart and soul. I hope you will be there for my grandchildren to experience your magic and love. Thank you for all you've done, for all you've been to so many and for all you do. I attended Sulie Harand, in Evanston, as a very young girl, back in the late 1950's.
Such fond memories! I remember learning to sing "Getting to Know You", from "The King and I", "Happy Talk", from "South Pacific", diaphragm exercises, dancing... Recently, I mentioned my experience to a friend, and looked you up. I am so glad to know that you are still giving wonderful training- and fond memories- to other children. I send you all good luck and best wishes.
Marla Rhodes,
New York

Hi everyone,
How to start?
Well, I awoke at 7am following an extremely vivid dream that incorporated a time some ten and a half years ago, when I was with you guys for two seasons in Beaver Dam. I knew at the time how special those times were, and throughout the last decade there have certainly been many moments when I have drawn on the experience, sucked it all up once more, and moved forward on this journey we all take. I don't particularly know what sparked me this morning to type this email, but somehow it felt the right thing to do, to let you know that I still think of you all, and am obviously forever grateful for the opportunity you gave me. Life moves on for us all, and now married, deep into career mode and with some great kids of my own, it would undoubtedly be hard to do a season again. Perhaps one day, I'll pass by, but at least I know you'll always be with me. I trust and hope that you are all taking great care of yourselves.
Love and best wishes.

David Hill
aka from a time gone by
Felix t. Cat

Stacey Turner
8th Year at Camp
January 2007
staceyturner47@hotmail.com
Sidcup, Kent England
Hi there everyone, wow it's been a long time since I left a message here! Was just sorting through my cupboard and got very distracted by my camp photo albums and am now lost in the memoires of great times and people that i love and miss! I hope the new year finds you all happy and healthy and where you want to be. I'm doing great, very happily teaching 4 to 5 year olds in london and have been with a very wonderful man for almost a year now. I still often think about 'my girls' - you know who you are and I feel incredibly old realising that you are now all in college and driving and genreally being women as opposed to 'my girls'!!! Love and hugs to all, if you get a chance it would be great to hear how you're all doing!

Tonks
12-23-06
Bowling4soupbum@aim.com
LAKE FOREST IL USA
I was thinking, I miss u guys. Hope school is going ok with yall cause this is not nearly as good as camp. Happy Christmas. Xoxoxoxoxoxtimes a million
Tonks (Gina)

Daisy
http://groups.myspace.com/HARANDCAMPDUDE
12/25/06
Echo Park, California
Hey everyone!
I'm pretty sure I can count the amount of people that remember me fromcamp on one hand (I attended Harand in Beaver Dam from 1996-2001)... BUT∑ Ijust wanted to stop by and tell everyone that I worked on the film Dreamgirls and think you all would really enjoy it! It‚s a wonderful slightly modernized adaptation on the stage musical for film and it is so much fun! It was a great experience to be a part of both in the Costume Department and on set (I play an American Bandstand Dancer in the scene Cadillac Car). It‚s funny that when I attended Harand I costumed shows and performed and now I‚m getting paid to do it! : ) Who knows if I would be where I am without the experiences I had at camp!
p.s. If you are a camp Alumni I have a myspace group at the URL above so check us out! Plus a few photos of me on Dreamgirls.

Lisa Coplan Nowakowski
1980-1989 8o=84
lnowakowski@laneaward.com
Just thought I would check in and see who might be passing through the site... Just for fun....

Margaret Kellner
1990-1999 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
teragramrk@yahoo.com
I have so many amazing memories from my summers in Beaver Dam. Who knew that the theater bug that bit me at camp would help shape my career? I'd love to hear from any and all of you!

Kim Dutter
11/26/2006
kadutter@hotmail.com
Beloit Wisconsin
I was just at reunion, and i loved seeing all of you again! i can't wait to come back, you all defenatly make my summer so much better!!
Love, KIM!!!

becky leifman
hi guys! I'm just letting you all know that Stevenson
High School's musical is in it featuring quite a few haranders. I suggest you go see it. Thank you and have a wonderful day.

alison greer
11/14/06
alicat484@yahoo.com
chicago IL
Hey camelot! I miss you and hope all is well. POWERHOUSE lives on~!

Sam Davidoff-Gore
11/9/06
sadg@comcast.net
Baltimore MD
its only fall, but i wish it was summer. i wish that i could come to reunion, but i cant fly just into chicago for thanksgiving. i hope all haranders are doing well in all walks of life and i cant wait for camp '07!

Abby
Hey Guys...
I'm so excited for Harand '07
I hope everyone comes back! That's its for now ~<3~
Ciao,
Abby

Sami Gross
November 1st, 2006
sami144@sbcglobal.net
Schererville IN Usa
Hey Haranders! It's only the day after Halloween and I'm ready to go back! I'm sorry I can't go to reunion but it's my great grandpa's 90th b-day! It stinks. someone come visit Indiana! or e-mail me please!

Dan Smit
For any of you charitable Haranders. two years ago a christmas fire burned down my parents beautiful home. well, all my yearbooks, Harandagrams, and pictures were lost. All I have is this awesome website. I attended camp for 5 years(84-89)starting in "New Frontier" and finishing in "Rodeo." Any kind souls can mail me anything to 1900 W. Warner chicago, IL 60613.
i'd leave my email, but it is totally spammed out. I loved every part of Harand, especielly free time, and the dances.just writing about it now is triggering all kinds of cool memories.

Callie Angsten
2000-present
2002
angstencb@interlochen.org
This is Callie Angsten who was in Pajama Game. Harand is an awesome camp, I learned and grew a lot as a person and as a artist. I miss Wayland and Harand! I am now studying voice at Interlochen Arts Academy which rocks, in my senior year and I am going to study voice and musical theatre in college! Thanks Harand for making my 2002 summer full of fun memories! Harand was a great camp. Pajama Game was a wonderful show to be in, lots of grand memories! I heart Plain and Fancy girls of 2002! -Cal-

Megan
Candykid3773@aol.com
Hey guys
I miss you all so much. You better all be at renuion. It is in afew weeks!! IOm SO excited Love you all
Megan

Hallie Zimbler
Zimzee32289@aol.com
Buffalo Grove Illinois USA
Hello again. Funny story...
I went to the Gwen Stefani BEP concert on friday (Oct. 28) and there was this thing to send text messages to the screen. While I was waiting for mine to appear, I saw one that said HARAND! WHO WAS IT? I was SOOOO surprised to see it. Please let me know if you were there! It was AMAZING!
LOVE TO ALL! LOVE HALLIE!

Hannah Viti
stylechild_3@sbcglobal.net
Chicago IL USA
Don't u guys remember when like 2 summers ago we did the windy city teams, I do! I was on the White Sox...We won! And now the white sox win the world serises I'm the biggest fan! I went ot the WorldSerises and Playoff games! Go Sox! Happy Hollaween! I miss u all so much!

Emi
hey everyone! this year was so fun.. i can't wait to see you all at reuion!!

Carlie
Oak Park IL USA
http://www.myspace.com/frischstcks
To all those Sox fans at Harand(YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) 2-0!!!!!!!!!!!

Daisy Sylbert
1990-1999
1996-2001
twinklbunny@aol.com
My life wouldn't be the same without the summers I spent at Harand.

Allie McCarthy
allison.mccarthy@gmail.com
glenview IL U.S.A
http://www.myspace.com/lovelylady33
hey everyone,
i am missing camp so very much! I wanted to let you know that Darci Frankle and I Allie McCarthy as currently in Glenbrook South's Fall Play, Playing In Time. It runs Oct.26-29, 2005 7:30pm I would love to see some of my haranders there! It is about the holocaust! It does have an age limit of 10 and older. It is an extreme tear-jerker. I hope to see some of my haranders there! love you all so much! miss you!
allie

Adrienne
Angeldancr1991@aol.com
Lack forest illinois
Hey everyone! Omg this summer was awsome! I miss camp so much! There are so many great memories! I hope to see everyone at reunion!
xoxo~*Adrienne*~xoxo

Hallie Zimbler
Zimzee32289@aol.com
Buffalo Grove IL USA
Hey everyone,
It's Hallie. I just Wicked last night! It was amazing. Now IN know what everyone was talking about at camp!! I MISS YOU ALL!
LOVE HALLIE

Jodi Schechter
1990-1999
'98-'01
jschecht@uiuc.edu
How could I ever forget the fun times I had at Harand and all the trouble I caused. I've made some of my best friends there that I am still close with today.

samantha gross
2000-present
sami144@sbcglobal.net
My home away from home

Laurie Hastings Catanzaro
1980-1989
12 years (1983 - 1994)
vlamcat@optonline.net
I am so pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the Harand Family. I am a musician and teacher in New York. The music education I received for 12 summers as an Accompanist under Sulie and Pearl will always be treasured. The Pageants were my favorite as they were each unique and so well written. Where else can children today learn the many beautiful timeless classics of Gershwin and Berlin? Thanks.

Shannon Brunet
2000-present
1998 - 2003
shannon@dropsofblue.com
It would be great to hear from everyone that was around during my time at camp. Hoop your all doing well.
Shannon

Lexi Scherr
Ascherr@indiana.edu
Bloomington IN USA
Hey everybody! It's been a while since I've signed this thang. Just wanted to say that after seeing West Side Story this past summer, I realized just how much I really missed camp! It was so weird that it wasn't at Beaver Dam, but Carthage is a really nice new home for Harand. :)
-Lexi

sam lovell

makeurslf54
Not many people can say that their favorite child hood place is still the same way it was when they found it but I can. It’s called Harand Camp. It is owned by my family and was started in the 1950s. It is a place some call a home away from home but for me it is home. It’s a place where you can walk the grounds to your next class alone and not really be alone. Its always summer and the skies are always blue. The waves of Lake Michigan are never too dangerous and the heat never too much to handle. Where everyone is an equal and no man stands alone.
When June first hits, all you can think of is June 19th. The day when the buses arrive and the campers come spilling out like the sand of a broken hourglass. Everyone is hugging and moving on to find the next person that they have been waiting all year to see. Then they gather in the theater and it starts. The curtain goes up and the counselors run on stage to do the welcome song. Its always corny and we all laugh at them but we all know we couldn’t wait for this moment. Afterwards it’s a dash to the dorm to get the best bed in your room. You’ll see who you’ll be spending the summer with, living in a room built for two that for 6 weeks will hold 4 or maybe 5 people. They will become your best friends, your brother or your sisters and will always be by your side.
You live in the moment. That’s what camp’s about. You get to the cafeteria and all you see are the 200 kids fighting for the front of the line to get their food. You find your cabin, sit down and laugh it up for those forty-five minutes, but when it ends it seems like 5. You don’t care because now its rest hour and you get to spend it with your girl, the one person who you could be with for years or just a few days. At camp you never know.
You might ask why I haven’t said anything about how camp looks or what it smells like. Well, that’s because camp has been in three places and it’s not about where it is but about the spirit of Harand. This place means so many different things for so many different people. For me it’s about being around the people who love me the most to spend those countless hours talking or just lying around doing nothing. It’s about having a reason to be alive and live life with purpose and endless meaning. It’s knowing that you aren’t alone and finally, finally your home and nothing else matters.

Claire Hafter
floatiezgirl@comcast.net
Wilmette IL
www.myspace.com/clairebearis2cool
OMG!!!! i miss everyone like crazy!!!! just a little more than 2 months till reunion!!! i really hope alot of people are there. this was i think the best summer of my life! i don't think next summer could come any faster. i hope to see everyone at reunion and in summer 06!!! MISS YA
<3 ClaireBear
IM me on nautynicerwicked

Adrienne Starr
1954-1959
adiebaby@ameritech.net
I was there the first year it opened. My counselor was Grace Trester. Bunked with Paula Okun and some others. Would love to hear from anyone that was there the first year. I remember the play was "Cindyella." A wonderful camp it was with so many memories.
Adrienne Starr

Mariel Stevens
gadgetgirl05@hotmail.com
Wow its been a while since ive been here- i just wanted 2 visit and share that Colin and I are at the same college, Millikin, studying theatre. The world is indeed very small! please e-mail me cause i miss harand and all the great people! ttyl