RMCNews – Gillette, Wyoming … RMCNews has confirmed that the tickets to the 2024 International Pathfinder Camporee in Gillette, Wyoming, August 5-11, are sold out.
The Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) will be represented by more than 800 participants from Pathfinder clubs at 30 churches within the Conference. They will be joining the expected 55,000 total participants from around the world.
For those who need to sell or buy already purchased Camporee tickets within the RMC, they are to contact Sue Nelson, RMC Club Ministries executive coordinator, by email at [email protected] or by phone at (970) 227-0962.
Sue explains, “Those in the RMC who still need tickets should contact me so that I can put their name on a list in case someone has some to sell. This is the best way as we can keep our square footage intact at the site, and they can camp with other RMC conference participants. There is no transfer of space otherwise. If someone from RMC buys tickets from another conference (say California), then they will have to camp with the California Conference.”
Camporee began in 1985 and was first held within the RMC borders at Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado. And while RMC has hosted Camporee twice before, it has been almost two decades since it last convened in Conference territory.
The town of Gillette hosting the event has been an exceedingly helpful and gracious partner in preparations for Camporee, even constructing facilities to be used at the event. Cathy Kissner, RMC Community Services and Disaster Relief coordinator, recently met with Wyoming state officials. She says they are taking security for this event very seriously to ensure the safety of participants during their stay.
Brandon Westgate, RMC Youth director, commented on some of the activities set to occur at Camporee: “Aside from the more than 200 Pathfinder Honors that will be taught, there will be attempts made all week long at setting several world records.”
“Pathfinders who are fortunate enough to attend the International Camporee,” he continued, “will be able to trade pins, earn honors, experience a deeply spiritual awakening, and make connections with other Pathfinders from the world over. We are more than thrilled that the RMC is the host conference for what promises to be a record-breaking camporee for our young people!”
There are a few new conference honors that are intended for submission to the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists (NAD) Honors Committee. Some of these new honors range from medical and homeless ministry to heroes of Reformation to the Ten Commandments. Others include the natural sciences of agricultural technology, animal rescue, magnetics, and deep-sea oceanography. There are even new honors in the arts including musical notation, needle felting, and stained glass.
With only a little over 200 days left before Camporee, it is recommended that groups start their pre-planning now. Please click here for more information, tips, and checklists.
—RMCNews. Photos by Rajmund Dabrowski.
