GCF Summer 2001 Leadership Retreat at Toah Nipi

GCF had its usual summer trek to New Hampshire this year, this time basking in the scenic surroundings of Toah Nipi. Aside from a brief bone-rattling thunderstorm near the end, the weather was great and everyone enjoyed the time away from the crowded confines of Cambridge.


The lovely Cynthia Lo posing for Toah Nipi's 2001-2002 brochure. 'The pink sheets bring to mind freshly blooming carnations...'	Cynthia helping Donald celebrate his birthday. Catch him while you can, ladies: he's not getting any younger!

The group looking positively jovial for the group photo.

Kevin's leadership diagram for the 2001-2002 year.	Chowing at lunchtime. Are Daniel's shorts really lavender?

The Three Stooges: Moe (Jon), Larry (Gil), and Curly (Bukola) enjoying what looks like a banana split. Gil's eagerness would come back to haunt him...	...when it was learned that the ice cream was made using milk from cows treated with rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone). Lori does her best to console him.

Todd doing his best James Taylor impression on the guitar.	Cynthia doing her best Lilliputian impression on the guitar.

Greg, Kevin ('Call it Speed Scrabble!'), Kurt ('Heck no, it's Take Two!'), and Steve battle it out in a game of Take Two/Speed Scrabble.	Michelle leading her discussion on recognizing our fears.

Greg wins the contest for best T-shirt with his duck duct-taped-to-a-wall concoction.	Ed's T-shirt comes in second with 'Just Donut', something he does all too eagerly judging from his physique. Meantime, Ed and Kurt have the final two-member meeting of the blonde, midwestern bachelors club.

Tim: 'Donald, my camera can beat up your camera.'	Donald: 'Actually, applying personification to a camera really doesn't make a whole lot of sense...'

One of the three study groups poring over the Colossians manuscripts. Gil and Donald are having a contest to see who can hold that pose for the longest period of time.	Another study group, with Greg joining in Gil's and Donald's contest.

The third study group, meanwhile, is more concerned with picking the right color pens for the manuscript job.