LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR What a summer it was! In just 52 days, 1,191 campers in 107 cabin groups made lifelong memories at Kieve and Wavus, building inseparable bonds in the Maine wilderness, while 261 counselors, directors, and staff members gave all they had to help those campers grow more independent and resilient. At the end of August, we
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Thirty-plus years ago, my dad returned home to run what was then Kieve Affective Education. I was two, and my sister Blair had just been born in January. By then, this place had long been home to an undeniable magic. Generations of campers had grown up on Damariscotta Lake, forging a lasting attachment to their
Dear KWE Families and Friends, During my magical Kieve camper days more than 50 years ago, our counselors and directors taught us to always leave our campsites better than we found them. Over these past 32 years at the helm of the first Kieve Affective Education and then Kieve Wavus Education, that lesson resonated with me every single day. The
Kieve Wavus Education partners with many great organizations as we all work toward achieving common goals. Midcoast Conservancy shot this short film at Kieve in October 2021. Check it out! You’ll see some familiar faces and beautiful foliage at the 12 minute :30 mark!
Kieve Wavus Education Pitches in to help Lincoln County Food Initiative This March, as the Coronavirus pandemic made its effects felt in Maine, Kieve Wavus Education suspended all programming through the month of May. This spring has been hard for all of us, for so many reasons. At KWE, the sudden quiet on our campuses was unsettling. Not known for
Kieve Wavus Education / A Non-Profit Organization LINDY PERRY: CAMP MOM AT THE BEGINNING OF CAMP I LIKE TO REMIND THE girls that we are a family here at Wavus. I have had the pleasure of watching most of these girls grow up from a young age. This summer I got a little teary because my first cabin as a
What a great way to round off our Veterans Camp programming for 2017! Our Vietnam Veterans were as grateful as ever and as much fun to be around and serve as always. This is the first time (we think…) we have had an all State of Maine group. Our volunteers, Donna, Courtney, Missy and Tony did an outstanding job and
As many of you know, a few months back we conducted a survey to solicit your thoughts and suggestions about how to better serve the kids and adults we see each year. The response we received was overwhelmingly supportive of our programs, staff, and adherence to the vision of Donald Kennedy which was forged over 92 years ago. Nearly 75%
As the first official measurable snow fell on the mid-coast in December, the staff at Kieve-Wavus was busy preparing to greet 22 Vietnam Veterans and 12 of their spouses & guests at the Kieve campus in Nobleboro to say “Thanks”. For the past 7 years, Kieve-Wavus has invited veterans and their families to come to the peaceful shores of Damariscotta
It was two degrees this morning. As I filled the wood stove, I thought about how kind the mild winter had been to the woodpile. In early January, we are barely ¼ of the way through the year’s stash of firewood and that gives me a sense of security and safety. There will be something left when we get a