RE: [Philmont]: Philmont payments

You can pay for the minimum now, and make up the difference later, but keep
in mind that for an operation the size of Philmont (20,000 visitors each
year), a LOT of budgeting, planning and purchasing needs to be done far in
advance. All the paperwork I got from Philmont this past year encouraged us
to "be realistic"; don't send in money for guys who aren't committed, but
don't underestimate just to delay payments for guys who are a lock to go.

Don't overlook the possibility of picking up guys from neighboring troops to
fill out your crew. We wound up with a crew with scouts from 3 different
troops, and I think that added a lot to our trek. They got to know each
other on our training hikes, and really came together on the trail.

Dan Bestul
2003 Crew 812-A
Monroe, WI

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Received on Wed Sep 17 13:29:07 2003