Is There Anything I Can Do to Help? 50 CAMPING magazine • November/December 2013 Tom Holand “I loved my time at camp, so please let me know if there is anything I can ever do to help.” When was the last time you followed up that offer with a request? If you never have, the time is now to get the courage and respond immediately with, “Fantastic! Have I got a job for you!” There is not a more boisterous and loyal bunch than summer camp alumni. These folks will send children and families your direction, host events for you, even clean bathhouses for you to feel the connection to camp once again. When we do not tap this underutilized resource, we are not taking advantage of one of the finest assets we have as a business: our loyal alumni network. As camp professionals, we hear many stories about the impact of our camps on the lives of our participants. Often, when these alums come back and share a story or two with us from the past, they finish with a wonderful line that we probably have all heard:
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