Mowglis Memories Podcast: Perry Smith. Perry Smith first came to Mowglis in 1968 and joined his brother Roger who was 8 years his senior and already on the staff when Perry arrived.He was in the Den of 1972 with Frank Mauran, John Mulliken, Lincoln Gamble, Chris Smith and a host of Mowglis icons.
As a member of the staff he was assigned to the Cubs, after a few years in the kitchen on Jr. Staff with Chef Ashton "Smitty" Smith.
In the early-1990's Holt Elwell Memorial Foundation Treasurer Doug Warwick, who had kept Mowglis on a secure financial footing for many years, despite very limited resources, was looking for someone who would be up to the task and he approached Perry. This was a particularly difficult time for Mowglis. Recruitment had hit a wall, related largely to huge changes in society that were drawing families to send their children to specialty camps and some other unique challenges the camp faced in the final decade of century.
In addition to keeping Mowglis' financial balls in the air, Perry has been a tireless advocate for developing a strong financial aid and scholarship program to assure that Mowglis would continue to have a diverse group of boys from all income levels. His strong support in those years and since then has placed Mowglis on much more solid financial footing.
