[philmont] Increased Participation in August

This is true only if Philmont can keep adequate staff at all camps, and
at this point they obviously cannot, at least not using the current
staffing protocols. What might be able to work is a sharply limited
number of treks from August 15th through August 31st that hit a specific
dozen camps, then making sure that those camps were fully staffed (from
the start of the season) with people who are committed to staying til
September 1st. And then putting something like 4 Crews a day on each of
the few treks that would hit those specific camps. I could see
something like this working, but it would be quite an organizational and
logistical challenge. But let's say you got 12 Crews a day for an
additional 10 days. And that each one had an average of 10
participants. Well, that's another 1,000 or so Scouts each season.
Worth it? To the participants, sure. To the Ranch admin folks that
would have to administer it, not so sure about that....

David K. Palmer wrote:
> Good morning.
>
> Dr. Bob and Allen point out that many trekkers and staff have school
> conflicts in August, which is true. The same can be said about June.
> High school ends here around June 20, so some crews are done with
> there treks before our kids are done with school for the summer.
>
> On the other hand, our kids don't start school until after Labor Day.
> Colleges and universities on quarter systems don't start school until
> later in September. In fact, the University of Washington started
> classes Wednesday.
>
> So, if we make Philmont available to trekkers and staff who start
> school later, we make fuller use of this resource.
>
> -- David K. Palmer Scoutmaster & Advisor 2006 Crew 806-C Trek #22
> Olympia, WA
>

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