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INTERNATIONAL PATHFINDER CAMPOREE: GILLETTE 2029
2029-08-06 - 2029-08-12 | International Pathfinder Camporee, CAM-PLEX, 1635 Reata Dr, Gillette, WY 82718, 1635 Reata Dr, Gillette, WY, 82718, United States
Registration & Administration

60,160 attendees
11,234 pathfinders came from the Southern Union, making them the largest union in the world to attend.
56,321 North American Division attendees
3,839 international guest attendees
1,022 day passes
792 Camporee volunteers
80 exhibitors & vendors in the exhibitor building
North American Division tickets sold out 255 days in advance on January 8, 2024 – the earliest sell out ever.
7,300 pathfinders looked to purchase tickets after they sold out.
363 North American Division pathfinders have purchased 2029 tickets
80 tickets purchased by Calgary Mountain View Club for 2029, the largest ticket purchase so far!
28 North American conferences have purchased tickets for 2029, including Greater New York, Northern New England, Southern New England, Alberta, British Columbia, Allegheny East, Chesapeake, New Jersey, Ohio, Potomac, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa-Missouri, Minnesota, Rocky Mountain, Alaska Idaho, Oregon, Upper Columbia, Washington, Carolina, Florida, Kentucky-Tennessee, South Central, Southeastern, Oklahoma, Texas, and Texico conferences.
73 international attendees have already purchased tickets for 2029.
7 countries have pathfinders that have already purchased tickets, including United States, Canada, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Brazil.

Nighttime

$100,000 offering goal achieved
$130,177.20 received to date for the Silent Warrior offering project.
7 foreign currencies received for offering. Countries included Canada, Australia, Mexico, Philippines, Brazil, Tanzania, and Cuba!
1,215 baptisms
100 international pathfinders baptized
24 countries had pathfinders baptized
985 pathfinders from the North American Division baptized
2,000+ pathfinders went home to prepare for baptism

Honors & Activities

239 Honors taught. This is a new record!
330 pathfinders completed the new Owl honor.
4,000 pathfinders participated in the axe-throwing activity, throwing over 24,000 axes.
4 off-site indoor basketball courts
6 off-site soccer fields
4 off-site community pools
24,000 pathfinders participated in the AdventHealth experience.
10,400 pathfinders visited the AdventHealth race car.
500 pathfinders rode horse or horse carts at the Wrangler Arena each day.
1,000 pathfinders participated in ranching skills demonstration each day.
8 90 minute rodeo shows
210 pathfinder clubs participated in the Drill team competitions.
35 pathfinder clubs participated in the Drum Corps competitions.
3,000+ people in the audience each day watching Drill & Drum Corps performances.
255 people simultaneously packing backpacks (World Record!)
63,101 postcards were turned in for the postcard record attempt. Cards were received from all 50 US states, 63 US National Parks, 10 Canadian provinces, 6 Australian provinces, and 89 different countries. The postcards are in the process of being counted and verified by a world record official.
1,710 prayers written into the prayer scroll located at the prayer/anointing tent.

Community Service

41 community service projects
16 local organizations sponsored projects
$142,101.16 in supplies provided by local organizations to accomplish their project goals.
2,504 pathfinders and staff volunteered
187 volunteers from the Gillette community
20 kits were donated to help teach Gillette families to grow their own food.
110 boxes of food were taken to Gillette’s Council of Community Services
500 boxes of food were distributed to local Gillette residents
150 units of blood were collected from donors during the blood drive.
4900+ backpacks were donated to local Gillette schools.
500 backpacks donated to the Salvation Army
800 backpacks donated to pathfinder clubs
12 college vehicles cleaned
66 gallons of paint and sealant applied
14 miles of road cleared of trash
286 bags of trash collected
175 cubic yards of mulch spread
300 seedlings planted
6,279 cemetery monuments cleaned
1 Veteran brunch served
1 War Memorial wall cleaned

Communication

857 two-way radios rented by clubs, conferences, unions, divisions, and Camporee staff.
10,000 daily newspapers printed

Medical

826 pathfinders received care from Camporee medical staff
39 Camporee volunteers received medical care
8 vendors received medical care
189 pathfinders reported pains in feet or hands, the most common injury.
39 pathfinders reported experiencing dehydration
189 medical volunteer staff. Thank you to each one!

Facilities

363,000 square feet of indoor activity space
2 rodeo arenas
600 golf carts
6,666 gallons of propane
25,234 liters of propane
257 indoor flush toilets
850 port-o-lets
795 shower heads
14,426,435 square feet of camping space
3,442,753 square feet of overflow tent camping space
9,363 chairs
1,819 tables
540 US tons of trash (compared to 400 US tons in 2019)
490 metric tons of trash (compared to 363 metric tons in 2019)
299,946 kilowatt hours of electricity
3,560,000 gallons of water
4,760 feet of pipe and drape
66 miles to Devil’s Tower National Monument
134 miles to Mount Rushmore
249 miles to Yellowstone National Park
