EAST FORK STATE PARK

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EAST FORK STATE PARK
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• HALLOWEEN CAMPOUT IDEAS

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WHY A HALLOWEEN CAMPOUT?

• NOT A NEW IDEA (21st ANNUAL)
• CAMPERS WANT SOMETHING TO DO
• FUN FOR CAMPERS STAFF

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WEVE ALL HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS UNTIL
WE WANT TO.
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IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, THIS EVENT GENERATES SOME
SERIOUS DOLLERS
HALLOWEEN WEEK 17,000 NOT QUITE WEEK 32,0
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WEEK PRIOR TO BOTH 20,000
THREE WEEK TOTAL OF CAMPING RECEIPTS ONLY ALMOST
70,000
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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

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KEY ELEMENTS IN PLANNING

• DATE SELECTION
• STAFF AND VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT

• DONATIONS
• EVENT / AGENDA SELECTION

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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

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CLOGGING GROUP HARKIES HOEDOWNERS
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CAMPSITE DECORATING CONTEST
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HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT
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BLUEGRASS BAND GODSPEED
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NATURALIST ACTIVITIES CRAFTS
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COSTUME JUDGING CONTESTS
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STEW COOKING CONTEST
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TRICK OR TREAT
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ITEMS TO CONSIDER / PROBLEMS

• INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS
• TRAFFIC CONTROL
• STAFFING ISSUES
• EXPENSES

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ABOVE ALL ELSE, HALLOWEEN CAMPOUTS NEED A
COMPETENT, INTELLIGENT, COOL UNDER FIRE LEADER
THESE TWO HAVE JUST APPARENTLY SPOTTED THAT
PERSON IN THE CROWD !!!
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THANK-YOU, ASSISTANT PARK MANAGER JOHN GILLESPIE
WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.