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May – June 2022

Greg Westhoff Memorial Deck · Camp ANCHOR

The finished Greg Westhoff Memorial Deck at Camp ANCHOR: wooden benches around a sandy square under a blue shade sail, with dunes behind

Back in May and June of 2022, Greg’s friends came together to build something special in his memory at one of his favorite places in the world: Camp ANCHOR.

Camp ANCHOR held a special place in Greg’s heart. It’s where he spent his summers bringing smiles to campers, volunteers, and staff alike. It was also a place where he and his brother, Chuck, shared a special bond. Chuck was a camper there for most of his life. Camp ANCHOR served as a cornerstone in Greg’s life.

Plaque on the deck reading: In Loving Memory of Gregory M. Westhoff, 1999–2021. We will never forget the difference you made. Forever in our hearts.
Camp ANCHOR campus map with the Greg Westhoff Memorial Deck, number 20, circled on the beach
The deck floor painted with an anchor, a heart, and two hands, looking out over the beach

Building the deck

Here are some photos of us building the deck, from the early stages all the way to the finished product. It was no easy task, so a big thanks to Mr. Pizza for helping out the team. We could not have accomplished this without his help and guidance.

Friends wheeling a cart of lumber along the wooden walkway to the beachA friend smiling while pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with bags of concrete mixA friend standing in the sand with a post hole digger beside a small excavatorTwo friends measuring and leveling a wooden frame in the sandThree friends standing in the dug-out sand next to new lumber, one holding a drillAn excavator lowering a cement mixer to two friends working in the sand by the oceanA friend guiding a cement mixer hung from an excavator on the beachFriends steadying a cement mixer as it is lifted over a trench in the sandThree friends guiding a cement mixer lifted by an excavator next to the walkway railingFriends pouring concrete footings next to the boardwalk under a blue skyFriends mixing concrete and setting footings along the boardwalk railingFriends setting long boards into place along the boardwalk
Two people walking up the wooden boardwalk toward the beach

Each year, we donate to Camp ANCHOR as a token of our gratitude for the incredible work they do, continuing to spread the same love and joy that Greg shared there. To learn more, visit Camp ANCHOR.