Author: Tripp Hainsfurther
Date: 09-16-03 12:33
Randy has done a good job saying what I was thinking, but let me add a couple of points.
First, I am likely much older than you, and have accumulated some wisdom as both a camper and a parent of a camper. I find it hard to believe that someione would switch their camp preference based solely on price. Your attachment to camp (and mine and my son's) is an emotional one and money really doesn't figure into it. It is much moe likely that anyone considering changing camps is based either on having a negative experience at the camp (as was the case with my daughter), or has some sort of unique relationship with (in this case) Jordan. In my practice if we lose a client, I always try to determine what I could have done better and then try to implement change.
Kawaga is a great camp. My son has many friends who go there and looked at it himself before deciding on Timberlane. Part of what makes Kawaga great are some of the traditions that Jordan brought with him from Horseshoe like Super Relay and All Night T-Hunt. I am sure he will bring some of the great Kawaga traditions and blend them into his new venture.
Competition makes us all stronger. The sharing of "best practices" helps improve what we do or the products that we offer. But focusing on negative things weakens us. Instead of crying about the fact there is a new competitor in town, why not tell the world why Kawaga is a great camp and what makes it special to you. That will, in the end, make everyone better.
Finally, I know that when there are disagreements, there are 3 sides to the story.. the two parties involved and the truth, which is usually somewhere in the middle. In this case, Jordan and the Fishers (who own Kawaga) had a disagreement, and both think they are right. Somewhere in the middle is the truth, which we will never know. Let's not take sides, but wish them all success, because in the end if they offer a better prduct or more choices, future campers will benefit..
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