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Article: An economic impact study: how and why to do one. (includes a portion of an economic impact study)
- Article from:
- Camping Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 American Camping Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Most likely you can relate to this scenario: A camp counselor hops into the camp vehicle, drives to the local grocery store, loads up the cart with six of this and nine of that, stands in line at the checkout counter, then asks to charge the purchase to Camp in the Woods. As the clerk processes the charge he comments, "You folks sure come in here a lot! Where is this place and what do you do out there?"
Similar conversations can be heard when the camp caretaker cashes her paycheck at the bank or buys another roll of screen door material at the hardware store, or when the camp nurse takes yet another camper to the clinic.
The effect is very much the same in ...