Annual Fund: Make a Difference Today
I love the idea of a group that raises almost all of its operating budget from an appeal only to members every year. It means that if we don’t think the PSA is worth supporting—it ceases to exist. Pretty rare these days—most non-profits have other means to keep them running but not us.
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Annual Fund: I Can’t Wait to Get Back Home
During my 10 plus years here at Philmont, I have seen and heard of many stories that are meaningful, life changing, encouraging, inspirational and influenced by our seasonal staff—many of whom are PSA members. One such experience I witnessed in 2004 at Rich Cabin shows how our staff provides life changing experiences.
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Annual Fund: Friends from Other Generations
It didn’t take long to reconnect and get active with the PSA on the Treks and Reunions. In fact, my wife enjoyed the reunions so well, that she urged me to become a Life Member. Before I knew it, not only was I getting reacquainted with old friends from My Ranger Days in the early ‘70s, but making many new friends from other generations.
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Annual Fund: One of the First Things
One of the things I did this weekend was finish (more or less) unpacking into a new house. One of the first things I did in my new home was to put up my Philmont Wall Map. It is surrounded by images from HOmE: Dawn Chandler’s Tooth of Time, Jag McLaughlin’s photo of Baldy, and an old illustrated map that denotes the original boundaries of Philturn.
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Annual Fund: The Chance to go to Tulsa
I don’t have the means to do what Waite and Genevieve did. Despite that, I am thankful that through the PSA I can continue the legacy of giving that they inspire. I am proud that I can make a financial contribution to aid the people and the place that is Philmont.
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2012 Annual Fund
With the year winding down we encourage each of you to make your donation to the Annual Fund so the PSA can continue to serve. Our goal is $72,000 and we are only halfway there! Help us make that goal with a cash donation.
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Thanks for the Annual Fund Again!
Thanks so much to all of you who supported your PSA this year with a gift to the annual fund. I know we switched our tactics from pinpoint to carpet bombing at the end of the year to get the drive in—but it is crucially important to your association. Unlike many organizations, the PSA has to raise almost its entire yearly operating budget each and every year. And we designed it that way on purpose. Crazy? Foolish?
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Annual Fund: Getting Back to the Ranch
High Country is just one of the neat things about the PSA. Getting back to the Ranch is another special one, for a PSA Annual Reunion or a PSA Trek. It’s an opportunity that not everyone has. I know not everyone can make it, but I suggest that you put it on your Bucket List. Bring the family and see the Ranch again. This summer’s reunion at Rocky Mountain Scout Camp was special for me. I enjoyed seeing the Ranch in full swing.
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