Dear Lakeshore Christian Camping board members:

Thank you for doing so much for Presbyterian Camps. I have been a family camper since 1979 and worked on summer staff for the summers of 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and volunteered during the summers of 1995 and 1996. I met my wife, Jennifer Kobylecky, while working as the camp naturalist the summer of 1993. Needless to say Presbyterian Camps of Saugatuck is very important to me and my wife. In fact, it changed my life. Ever since the summer of 1989 I realized there was more to life than money. The sense of community and purpose I have felt at Presbyterian Camps caused me to change my plan to go into money-making ventures and instead devote my life to service. In addition to my service at Presbyterian Camps I have worked at five other camps and have worked at camps most of my adult life. That said my wife and I would like offer any help we can in this unsure time for Presbyterian Camps. I have already written and sent letters of support; you may certainly use this letter as well. In addition to financial support my wife and I plan to pledge we also would like to offer our combined 25 years of experience in the camp and conference center field if the Presbytery of Chicago makes the right decision and decides the camp should stay a camp. I have many years of experience working in small and large camps and have helped guide some of these camps through some issues similar to those facing Presbyterian Camps such as rebranding, building visitorship, and increasing off season usage. Feel free to contact us by email, phone or USPS if there is any way we can be of service or provide guidance or counsel.

Sincerely,

Toby Grabs and Jennifer Kobylecky