Randy Schools NIH Recreation & Welfare Association Finding Aid
Summary Information
Title: Randy Schools and NIH Recreation & Welfare Association (R&W) Papers
Creator: Schools, Randy
Dates: 1984-2014 (collection dates)
Extent: 12 boxes
Abstract:
Randy Schools served as president of the NIH Recreation and Welfare Association (R&W) and helped establish three NIH charities, which he continued to serve until his retirement: the Children’s Inn at the NIH, Special Love and Camp Fantastic, and the Friends of Patients at the NIH. He was also involved in numerous community organizations, including the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce and the Goodwill Dinner for the Homeless in Montgomery County. He was named a Washingtonian of the Year in 1988. Under his leadership, the R&W developed one of the first employee fitness centers, which became a model for others in the United States.
Language: Collection materials primarily in English
Location: Materials stored at the Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum on the NIH campus. Contact the office for scheduling at 301-496-6610 or 301-496-7695.
Access and Use
Provenance:
These files were transferred from Mr. Randy Schools of the NIH Recreation and Welfare Association (R&W) before his retirement.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is not restricted.
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Preferred Citation:
Randy Schools and NIH Recreation and Welfare Association (R&W) Papers. Located in the Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum, National Institutes of Health.
Biography
Raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Randy Schools received a B.S. degree from the University of Baltimore, a M.A. at Georgetown University, and a Certificate of Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Management at Harvard Business School. During the Vietnam War, Schools did counterintelligence work in Washington, D.C. After the war, Schools became operations manager at Garfinkel’s department store until a heart problem forced him to reexamine his life. He then joined the NIH R&W in 1977.
During his time as R&W manager, and then president, Schools had a profound impact not only on employee welfare, but also on the services that the NIH could provide patients and their families. For example, under his leadership, the R&W developed one of the first employee fitness centers, which became a model for others in the United States. He helped establish Camp Fantastic, a summer camp for children dealing with disease, which hosts around 400 children at any given time and operates nearly 30 programs. He then helped to develop the Friends of the Clinical Center to provide financial assistance to families of patients at the NIH through short-term assistance such as car or house payments. Working with Congressional and industry contacts, Schools helped promote and raised funds for the NIH Children’s Inn, which provides housing for families at the NIH for long-term clinical studies.
Schools was active in the local community and was involved in organizations such as the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce. Upon his retirement, many local officials issued proclamations to honor him. He was selected as the Washingtonian of the Year in 1988.
Collection Scope and Content Note
Consists of R&W newsletters, brochures, photographs, and slides on topics such as Camp Fantastic, the Children’s Inn, the Federal Interagency Health Fitness Council, festivals, picnics, and other events.
Box List
Box 1
R&W Newsletters
1993 – July - December
1994 – January – December [July missing]
1995 – January – December [Includes April Supplement
Box 2
R&W Newsletters
1996 – 1998 – Complete; Includes 1996 Supplement
Box 3
R&W Newsletters
1999 – 2001
Box 4
R&W Newsletters
2002 – 2005
Box 5
R&W Newsletters
2006 -2010
2013 – 2014
Box 6
Subject Files; Alphabetical
Bylaws; 1986
Calendars
Camp Fantastic Brochure
Children’s Inn at NIH
Election Ballot R&W; 1990 – 1991
Emergency Preparedness; undated
Employee Guidelines; Physical Fitness Participation; undated
Employee Services Program; 1984
Employee Store; undated
Federal Fit Kit Manual; 1987
Federal Interagency Health Fitness Council; 1988 – 1989
Healthline; various dates
Legal Aspects of Preventive and Rehabilitative Exercise Program; undated
Box 7
Subject Files; Alphabetical
Other Fitness Programs; undated
Photos – Contact Sheets
Potomac Conference and Correspondence; undated
Promotions Miscellaneous; undated
Resource Guide for Fitness and Health Promotion; 1998
Speeches and reports; undated
Worksite Health Promotion; undated
Box 8
Photos, Alphabetical by Topic
Annual Recognition Days; 2 envelopes
1998; 32 photos
Undated; 31 photos
Awards
1987, June; 6 photos
Awards, undated - Set 1; Set 1
Awards, undated - Set 2; 2 photos
Awards, undated – Set 3; 4 photos
Awards, Annual Meeting, 1990; 1 photo
Bill Branson’s CD
Camp Fantastic, Dated
1983; 2 photos
1985, June; 12 photos
1989; 4 photos, BBQ
1988, Feb 8 ; 1 photo, Kids Skiing
1992, May ; 1 photo
World Champs July 1994, 1 photo
1995; 28 photos
Camp Fantastic, Undated
Set 1; 3 photos
Set 2; 2 photos
Swimming; 4 photos Set 3
Horseback Riding; 2 photos Set 4
Camp Fantastic Event; Set 5 29 photos
Camp Fantastic Brochure
Children, Miscellaneous
R&W Picnic; July 1985 1 photo
Children’s Inn
Rugrats; undated 32 photos
Groundbreaking; undated 12 photos
Circus
May; 1991 1 photo
June 1988; 1 photo
1995; Set 1, 25 photos
1995; Set 2, 4 photos
1999; Set 3, 46 photos
March 2000; Set 4, 23 photos
Box 9
Photos, Alphabetical by Topic
Circus, Undated
Set 1; 39 photos
Set 2; 78 photos (The Greatest Show on Earth)
Set 3; 28 photos
Set 4 (Camp Fantastic); 14 photos
Set 5 March 24 (?); 12 photos
Comcast Film Festival
May 1995; 18 phtos
August 1999; 28 photos
2000 (?); 10 photos
2000 (?); background 38 photos
Donations
R&W Theater Group; January 1983 1 photo
R&W Donation; July 16, 1985 1 photo
Jan 28, 1986; 1 photo
June 1989; 2 photos
Lion’s Club and Connie Morella; 1991 1 photo
Theater; May 1 1995 2 photos
September 1998; 1 photo
ISO; 1999 1 photo
Little Theater Group; 1993 3 photos
Donations, undated; Set 1 3 photos
Donations, undated; Set 2 8 photos
Events, Dated
Pot Belly Bear; May 1982 10 photos
1985 Campus Presentation, 3 photos
October 1985 Western Day, 7 photos
1986 Picnic Set 1 4 photos
July 29, 1986 Speakers 17 photos
December 1987, 1 photo
October 1989 Fair; 18 photos
1989 Picnic 24 photos
November 1993 Safety Day 9 photos
September 1994 Hot Air Balloon 22 photos
May 1995 Employee Fair 11 photos
October 1995 Costume Halloween 3 photos, 1 album
May 1996 Employee Fiar, 29 pictures
August 1998 Fair 1 photo
August 1999 Fair and Picnic 18 photos
May 2001 Fitness Day “Fit to Be…” 45 photos
Box 10
Photos, Events Undated
Comcast; Set 1, 27 photos
Employee Fair; Set 2, 7 photos
Employee Fair; Set 3, 16 photos
Formal Ceremony; Set 4, 17 photos
Health Fair; Set 5, 4 photos
“Homeless’” Set 6, 7 photos
Picnic; Set 8, 4 photos
Santa; Set 9, 5 photos
Speakers; Set 10, 5 photos
Events, Miscellaneous; undated, 15 photos
Fitness Center
June 17, 1986; 1 photo
Exercise; 1 photo
Undated; 8 photos
Fundraising, Dated
1990 (?); Panda contact sheets, photo, invitation
June 1996; 19 photos
1996; Western Events 8 photos
August 1999 (?) 50 photos Set 1
August 1999 (?) 36 photos Set 2
2000 Football (Redskins)
Fundraising, Undated
“Got Milk;” 2 photos
Fair (Special Love) 31 photos
Membership Service
1995 7 photos
NIH Employee Health Fair
May 1996 2 photos
People, Miscellaneous
Undated 39 photos
Places
Miscellaneous; 5 photos
Building 1; 1991
Campus; 1 photo
Research Triangle Park
Children’s Inn (?); 2 photos
Randy Schools 25 photos
R&W Stores
December 17, 1985 Fair 1 photo
May 1996 2 photos
1996 (?) 4 photos
Undated, Set 1 4 photos
Merchandise Set 2 16 photos
Vendors Set 3 2 photos
Store Personnel, Set 4 6 photos
Store opening; 4 photos and 1 contact sheet Set 5
Winter (Santa) Set 6 13 photos
Box 11
Photos-Sports
Baseball
October 1982 6 photos
1983 19 photos
Undated Set 1 13 photos
Undated Set 2 5 photos
Cycling
1982 6 photos
Fitness, Walkers; 1985 9 photos
August 1991, 1 photo
Golf
September 1991 1 photo
1996 10 photos
Undated Set 1 57 photos
Undated Set 2 41 photos
Undated Set 3 45 photos
Pool
May 1996 1 photo
Skiing undated 2 photos
Tennis September 1982 2 photo
Water Sports
1978 8 photos
July 1982 Sailing 2 photos
1990 Sailing 5 photos
Undated 3 photos
Sports Events
1989 4 photos
Competition; undated 8 photos
Cycling; undated 2 photos
Various events; undated 5 photos
Timeline
6 photos plus 1 duplicate set
Toastmasters
August 26, 1986 1 photo
Box 12
Photos, Negatives
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