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EAST FORK STATE PARK. Most images have been removed to reduce download time. Please contact the Field Support Group if you would like the entire presentation on CD-ROM. HALLOWEEN CAMPOUT IDEAS. WHY A HALLOWEEN CAMPOUT?. NOT A NEW IDEA (21st ANNUAL) CAMPERS WANT SOMETHING TO DO
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EAST FORK STATE PARK Most images have been removed to reduce download time. Please contact the Field Support Group if you would like the entire presentation on CD-ROM. HALLOWEEN CAMPOUT IDEAS
WHY A HALLOWEEN CAMPOUT? NOT A NEW IDEA (21st ANNUAL) CAMPERS WANT SOMETHING TO DO FUN FOR CAMPERS & STAFF
WE’VE ALL HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS UNTIL WE WANT TO….
IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, THIS EVENT GENERATES SOME SERIOUS DOLLERS HALLOWEEN WEEK = $17,000 “NOT QUITE” WEEK = $32,000 WEEK PRIOR TO BOTH = $20,000 THREE WEEK TOTAL OF CAMPING RECEIPTS ONLY: ALMOST $70,000
EAST FORK HALLOWEEN CAMPOUT THIS PAST YEAR WAS 21st ANNUAL MORE POPULAR THAN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SO POPULAR, “NOT QUITE HALLOWEEN CAMPOUT” WEEK END STARTED 15 YEARS AGO CREDIT (OR BLAME) TO JERRY BOONE
KEY ELEMENTS IN PLANNING : • DONATIONS • EVENT / AGENDA SELECTION DATE SELECTION STAFF AND VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT
EVENT IDEAS : • HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT • FRIENDSHIP STEW • NATURALIST ACTIVITIES / CRAFTS • HAYWAGON RIDES • CLOGGING GROUP • BAND / MUSIC GROUPS • MOVIES • COSTUME JUDGING • PET SHOW • PUMPKIN CARVING • HAUNTED TRAIL • CAMPSITE DECORATING • TRICK OR TREAT
ITEMS TO CONSIDER / PROBLEMS • INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS • TRAFFIC CONTROL • STAFFING ISSUES • EXPENSES
ABOVE ALL ELSE, HALLOWEEN CAMPOUTS NEED A COMPETENT, INTELLIGENT, COOL UNDER FIRE LEADER THESE TWO HAVE JUST APPARENTLY SPOTTED THAT PERSON IN THE CROWD !!!
THANK-YOU, ASSISTANT PARK MANAGER JOHN GILLESPIE WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.