RE: [Philmont]: wondering about the Waiting List

We got our letter and we are number 42 out of 1457 groups. We can start
planning even harder now.

Kenny Long
Leave No Trace Master
LeaveNoTrace@kc.rr.com
816-454-4318
816-509-9601
 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Rice Brewer
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:32 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: wondering about the Waiting List

I concur. It is completely random.

To illustrate:

I am the webmaster for the PSA and oversee our own proprietary in-house
database. I work regularly with the E.D. of the PSA who is married to
the IT Manager for Philmont.

I went online and registered just like everybody else. Surely my troop
would get a spot, right?

Nope. Wait Listed - #700.

Rice Brewer

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Calvin H. Gray
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:08 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: wondering about the Waiting List

> I'm wondering whether "first-time" troops got priority in the lottery?

> Our troop has never been to Philmont (at least not in the last 20
> years to my knowledge), and we were awarded a trek for 2005. --Bob
> Schaettle Troop 27
> Rochester, MN
>

No, it was a "random" selection. The waiting list assignments were
random too. Both our troop and crew signed up for the selection process
on the same day. The troop was selected while the crew wound up #1140
on the waiting list. The troop has had several past Philmont
backpacking treks while the crew has never had a backpacking trek.

YiS,

-- 
Calvin H. Gray
Scoutmaster, Troop 405
Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 405
Georgetown, Texas
I used to be an Owl (WM-62-2-98 @ Philmont) http://www.troop405.org/
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