Children's Haven Alumni and Auxiliary

08/02/2025

08/02/2025

02/17/2024

I'm saddened by the tragic loss of Dyllan Troiano. Dyllan was the grandson of Angela Vecchione. Angela worked at Children's Haven when I was there in 1976-77.

Details are on the GoFundMe page

My name is Chris Vecchione (Uncle to Alicia) and the family has set … Chris Vecchione needs your support for Support for Alicia, Will, Dyllan, & Kayla Troiano

01/16/2023

It is with deep sadness that I report the death of the son of my good friend Henry Boyd. It was an unexpected and untimely death. Our condolences to Henry, and his daughter Dorothy as they grieve this heart breaking loss.

07/02/2021

Just found this gem from 1977.

Can you make out the signatures? I can make out Ruth Schiller and Cheri Porter.

08/03/2020

I was just thinking back to my time at Camp. I was there for two Summers, 1976 and 1977. It has been wonderful seeing all the people at the reunions and hearing from them daily on Facebook.

There is one person that I have yet to find. Has anybody heard from or know anything about Joan Bohem? She used to stay in a trailer on the front lawn. She had two kids. She had a daughter that was about 10 years old at the time and looked just like Joan. I can't remember her name. She had a son that was younger. He was just a little guy. He stayed in Murray cabin. I can't remember his name but we used to call him Spanky.

I remember she used to take the kids "frogging" down by the lake.

When we had the counselor hunt, Joan was always worth a lot of points because no could ever find her.

Joan and I were very close. I'd go frogging with her and the kids and we talked a lot.

Anyone else remember her?

- Jeff Oosterman

05/01/2020

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05/01/2020

.Please consider partnering with us to support our Children s Haven families during this time of need. Children's Haven is committed to ministering to and supporting the families in the communities we serve. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, these families need our help now more ...

04/12/2020

Yesterday our dear friend Bev Aronson went home to be with the Lord. Below is the message from her sister Marilyn.
From Marilyn:
“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints." Psalm 116:15

It is with both a deep sense of loss for us but an even deeper sense of joy for Bev that we share the news of her home going. The impact of her life is evident by the number and content of the messages sent to her in response to her Facebook posts. There are literally hundreds who now live differently, better, and biblically because of Miss A. What a great legacy and what a mandate to continue that legacy as we both live what has been imparted to us, and by example and instruction, pass it on to the next generation.
We want to thank all of you who have been a blessing to Bev both by your stepping in to care for her as her deteriorating health necessitated intervention and by living in a manner which gave her evidence that her efforts had not been in vain. Your involvement and messages not only ministered to Bev but also to us as we cared for her after her move to Ohio.
There will be a Memorial Service at a time yet to be determined. The service will be held in Massachusetts. The present coronavirus pandemic requires that we wait until it is again safe. When that time comes we will attempt to give ample advance notice of time and location. We look forward to that time of sharing the stories of a life, lived for the glory of God and dedicated to His service as one who now has received the ultimate reward, hearing from the mouth of God Himself, "Miss A, my servant, has died. Well done thou good and faithful servant. Enter to all that I have prepared for you.

03/25/2020

Does everybody remember the rules?

Let's hear some stories about the rules. It can be anything relating to the rules; What rules did you break? Did you get caught? What was your punishment? Did they have to institute a rule because of your behavior? Were you one of the ones who created the rules?

And..... GO!