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It was a sunny Crew Day this past summer when Mowglis campers, families and friends gathered to celebrate the entirely new book collection for the Mowglis library, a gift in memory of Melissa Gulitti, former trustee and mother of Jay Gulitti (Den '06). Melissa Gulitti got to know Mowglis in 2002, when she inquired to learn more about the camp as an option for Jay, who was nine years old at the time. Melissa at first had reservations about the prospect of Jay’s being at camp for seven weeks but overcame her trepidation enough to allow him to try a summer here. Over the summer Melissa began to understand what Mowglis is all about, and by the time Jay returned for his second summer in Toomai, she had become one of Mowglis' biggest advocates. Because of her enthusiasm for the camp and her ideas for recruiting, Melissa was asked to become a Mowglis trustee, which she did in 2004. Sadly, she attended only two meetings before passing away unexpectedly. Melissa had always been an avid reader, and her love of reading led her to undertake a project to update Mowglis' library, which had been created in 1939 in memory of Robert C. Blake, a Mowglis camper and counselor. Until this most recent summer, most of the books in the library were from that original collection. Melissa's husband Joe recognized how important the library project was to Mowglis, and he chose to continue the project in Melissa's memory. With the help of HEMF Trustee, Diana Beeton, a public school librarian and mother of three Mowglis graduates, a list of popular books was developed, and an order was placed for over 700 titles. The books, a majority hard covered, began arriving by the case-load just as summer started, and over the course of the summer they were wrapped in protective covers and shelved. This winter, they will be stamped with a custom bookplate hand-drawn by Jay. There were many times this past summer when there were no seats remaining in the library because they were filled with boys reading. Melissa's vision had been fulfilled. ^ Top
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