I know in the case of my previous camp, they did not want to sell the properties. Both camps in the newly merged counsel were given to the GS, and GS spent a lot of time, money, resources, etc. to make the camps what they needed for GS. In addition, both properties were used during the school year for troop camping and that brought in some income.
Also, both camps ran successful overnight and daycamp programs. Bussing day camp campers for 2-3 hours each day didn't make sense. In many cases the two camps are located in opposite directions of each other. Besides the day camp issues, many parents would not want their child to have to either ride a bus for that long or the parent wouldn't bring their child 2-3 hours for camp.
Many GS camps have a lower income demographic, so families cannot afford to add extra cost of bussing to the regular cost of camp.
- Teenster
