I really have to ask why it matters if they are "sanctioned" or not. Isn't it just some of us wanting to enjoy each others company. Much the same as a big block party, come on over, have some good food, some laughs and relax. Geee guys, why so serious.
Hi Stitcher,
Welcome to the forum and congrats on your first forum post. Love it!
You are absolutely right - at anytime, Heartlanders wanting to get together and camp is always a good thing and needs not be formalized. Or even advertised for that matter.
If however, one of the camping participants wishes to include others by publicly announcing it on this forum, they are more than welcome to do so. This can be done simply by creating one's own thread on the forum. This can be done in the sub-forum of the Chapter area in which the camping will occur or it can be done in the "Where are you now, Camping Plans..." sub-forum.
And finally, if one of the camping participants wished to have their camp-out appear in the events listing, then there is a process for that. The listing is automatically created when the owner of the event (camp-out in this example) uses what we refer to as the "event generator" tool. This tool was originally developed for Chapter Leaders to post their rallies. Later, we found we could use the tool for all sorts of events. For now, the tool is still only available to club leadership. That said, no one should let that be a deterrent to gathering together to camp.
For the time being, anyone Heartland product owner who wishes to have their camp-out appear on the Events listing, please request access to the tool via your Chapter Leader or email directly by clicking on my forum username to the top left of this post and provisional access will be granted.
Thanks everyone for the spirited conversation. Stitcher, I am not singling you out at all, just using your post as a catalyst to jump in here
As Deb mentioned, we're making this up as we go.