Every August, friends of the Fred Rittner Pemi Campership Fund come together for a 75-mile relay from Fryeburg, Maine, to Camp Pemi in Wentworth, New Hampshire. The Run celebrates Fred’s enduring legacy while raising funds to help more children experience a summer at camp.
Fred Rittner, who died of cancer that same summer. Fred was a uniquely charismatic counselor who touched the lives of all who knew him. One of the greatest soccer coaches in Pemi history, Fred loved Pemi and—more broadly—the summer camp experience. The Rittner Fund was established to provide children with the opportunity to enjoy the summer camp experience.