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Sue and George Klein Welcome Center "Seymour House"
Over the last 40 or more years, Sue and George Klein created and nurtured the Family Camp community at Camp Quinipet.
This community has gathered every summer and has become a multi-generational extended family for many to share joys, sorrows,
challenges, and celebrations in the lives of all. A core group of Family Campers decided it was time to recognize Sue and George, while assisting Quinipet
in raising funds for the much needed Welcome Center. They have formed a committee to spearhead this effort. In recognition
of the welcoming spirit of Sue and George, Family Camp has initiated a Campaign to establish The Sue and George Klein Welcome
Center at Quinipet.
In December 2008, Quinipet was blessed with the gift of a house from the Seymour
family on Shelter Island. This house was moved to Quinipet on September 23, 2009. A new foundation will be poured next
to the Dining Hall. The house will be set and finished over the winter and spring of 2010 and ready for use for the 2010 summer
camping season. Placement of the house will be perpendicular to the Dining Hall, forming a “T.” A breezeway will
connect the two buildings. The architectural drawing above shows the entrance to the Welcome Center on the left (two sets
of windows) and the breezeway connection. The Dining Hall will attach to the right of the breezeway. Both structures and the
connecting breezeway will be finished in cedar shake.
The Welcome
Center will function as a central gathering place, where visitors and groups can register and pick up room assignments. This
centralized and more visible location is especially needed for those who arrive at night for weekend retreats. The Welcome
Center also will supply information about the Camp and scheduled activities, as well as information about activities in the
surrounding area, ferry schedules, brochures, and much more. The Quinipet offices will be moved to the Welcome Center from its current location
in the basement of the Director’s house, permitting greater accessibility to staff. Finally, in the new foundation,
new facilities and housing will be constructed for the camp nurse, who is onsite 24 hours a day, seven days a week during
the summer overnight camp season. The Welcome Center will be open throughout the year to serve retreat groups, school
groups who come to Quinipet for environmental and leadership education, environmental education training for teacher groups,
and many others. The total project cost to move the house, attach it to the Dinning Hall and
renovate it to suit Quinipet's needs is $250,000. The Family Camp Campaign goal is $75,000. We are identifying and reaching
out to other potential donors in the Shelter Island Community, Sue's church community at Newtown United Methodist Church,
and several foundations. As of September 25, 2009, nearly $32,000has been raised.
We urgently
need the support of everyone in the Quinipet Community of Friends and users. Gifts of all sizes are needed - No gift is too
small. Please click on the "Donate Now" button on the homepage of this website, or mail your check made out to the
Conference Camping Capital Campaign - Memo: Welcome Center. Check the website often for updates.
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| Announcement Day Family Camp 7/2/09 |
Klein Welcome Center
The Seymour House, formerly located at 37 Stern's Point, 9/10- mile from Quinipet was moved
on September 23, 2009. The new finished building, including the basement level and the ground floor level,
will be approximately 2500 sq. ft. and cost approximately $250,000. The Welcome Center will provide three essential functions in the operation of the Quinipet Property.
1. The main check-in location and creation of a camp "center"
2. Location of the camp infirmary
and living quarters for the camp nurse
3. Centralized, accessible office space for the staff
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Project Budgets and Estimates:
Basic Exterior Building Envelope: House Move (lift, move, & set on new foundation)
$25,000.00
House Move Preparations (tree removal, permits, architect, grading)
$10,000.00
Foundation (under the main structure)
$25,000.00
Foundation (under the porch structure/connection bridge) $8,500.00
Covered Decks and Connection to Dining Hall
$18,000.00
Plumbing and Sewer (connection to existing systems) $20,000.00
Electric Service Connections (Dining Hall & Welcome Center)
$16,000.00
HVAC (Propane/Forces air, A/C w/heat pump) $14,000.00
Roofing (main building and porches)
$8,500.00
Doors and Windows (Many being reused through-out)
$7,200.00
Siding (Dining Hall and Welcome Center)
$16,000.00
Interior Modifications (Office and Welcome Center Level) Lobby Conversion $6,500.00
Office Conversion
$5,000.00
ADA Bathroom Installation $5,000.00
Flooring
$4,800.00
Cabinets, kitchenette, storage
$6,500.00
Lower Level and Infirmary
Framing
$11,500.00
Insulation
$3,500.00
General Wiring
$8,500.00
Sheetrock
$5,200.00
Drop Ceiling
$3,600.00
Flooring
$4,800.00
Bath and Kitchen Fixtures & Appliances
$7,500.00
Office and Apartment Furnishings
$4,500.00
Cabinets, kitchenette, storage
$6,500.00
Trim, Doors, and finish work
$8,500.00
Technology Systems (computers, internet, phone systems)
$3,500.00
Fire Detection/Commercial (detectors, pull stations, etc.)
$6,500.00
Site Finish Work and Landscaping
$4,500.00
$274,600.00
House as it sits on #37 Sterns Point Road
The
Plan Timeline ... · Summer 2005 Conception of Project · 2006 - 2007 Implementation
of Project Design and Fundraising Feasibility Study ·
Winter 2007 All NYS and DEC Permits Granted
· Spring 2007 Installation
of New Septic System for Welcome Center & Dining Hall ·
Dec. 2008 Approach by Seymour Family
with House Donation · Spring 2009
Project Redesign incorporating the House
Identification
of Fundraising Constituent Groups for the Project
Communication with Potential Foundation Funders ·
Summer 2009 Implementation of Fundraising Plan
Naming
Opportunity Announced to Family Camp
Completion of Dining Hall Siding and Windows ·
Fall 2009 Possession of the House
to be moved
House moved to Quinipet Baseball Field
Completion
of Construction Documents
Final Approvals from Town & Health Department Secured
Bridge
Loans Secured
Completion of Bid Process
· Late
2009 Foundation poured and House set before Winter
Completion
of Welcome Center Interior Modifications ·
Spring 2010 Exterior Modifications to Moved House Completed
Certificate of Occupancy and Other Necessary Inspections Obtained
Quinipet Office and Infirmary Moved to Welcome Center ·
Summer 2010 Dedication of George and Sue Klein Welcome Center
Completion
of Final Landscaping and Finishes · 2010 to
2014 Payment of multi-year Fundraising Commitments
Payment
of Loan Obligations
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