Planning Timeline
January 4, 2023 - Initial Booking
Shanna Schuster (USS Slater) confirmed booking for Saturday, May 6, 2023. A deposit from 2020 was credited to the event. Reservation form and overnight information provided.
Key policies:
- Minimum 20 campers (can bring 10 but must pay for 20)
- $100 deposit applied; final payment due 3 weeks prior
- USS SLATER or DEHM must be listed as certificate holder on insurance
March 8, 2023 - Tour Options & Pricing
Kristen Crumb inquired about adding tour-only options for families not staying overnight.
Pricing confirmed:
- Tour only: $7/adult, $5/child
- Tour + educational programming + dinner (no overnight): $25/person
- Overnight: $50/person
Initial headcount: 12 scouts and 10 adults for overnight.
April 24-28, 2023 - Finalizing Headcount
Kristen reached out to finalize numbers. Sign-up issues between Scoutbook, SignUpGenius, and Facebook complicated the count.
April 27: Josh McWilliam informed USS Slater they expected to finalize that evening. Kristen mentioned tracking down confirmations across multiple platforms.
April 28 - Final Count & Payment:
Kristen submitted updated totals:
- Overnight: 16 adults & 23 youth
- 25 patches, 5 dog tags
Final cost: $1,987.00
- 16 adults & 23 youth overnight = $1,850
- 1 tour + program + dinner = $25
- 1 adult & 1 child tour only = $12
- 25 patches = $75
- 5 dog tags = $25
USS Slater requested immediate payment to order food and make dog tags in time.