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The Winter Camp Future Society was first proposed during the celebrations at Winter Camp X in 1986 and founded in 1987 at Winter Camp XI, as an alliance of Winter Camp veterans dedicated to perpetuating the spirit of Winter Camp into the future. Over time, the purposes of the Society have crystallized into two: to provide for the future of Winter Camp through financial and other means of support, and to speculate about the future of the Winter Camp universe and its counterpart, providing a forum for the collection and verification of predictions concerning them. Requirements for membership in the WCFS are to have attended three Winter Camps and to make the necessary financial commitment.
The founding class of the WCFS -- known in Society literature as the class of Winter Camp XX--consists of eleven Arrowmen: Mark Bollman-->, Ron Donohue, Steve Donohue,
R. Lee Gardy, Roger Horn, John Howey, Mike Osvath, Steve Pejuan, Jeff Rand, Reed Shannon, and Doug Wilson. While the WCFS elects no permanent leader, Jeff Rand was elected to serve as the Society's first secretary and Roger Horn as its first treasurer. The financial requirement for these founders was a $12 deposit--a cost selected to match the cost of Winter Camp I. The proceeds from this investment were used for special activities at Winter Camp XX. Continued adherence to Winter Camp traditions was finally guaranteed at Winter Camp XVIII, when a Society meeting led to new agreement on a fee structure and payout formula for future members. While the Society had been open to new members (at the somewhat arbitrary cost of $15 for the class of Winter Camp XXV) since its inception, none joined. Beginning with the new class of Winter Camp XXV, overlapping WCFS classes will be organized as follows:
Class of Winter Camp N
Opens: Winter Camp N-7
Closes: Winter Camp N-5
Program: Winter Camp N (5 years after closing).
Cost: Cost of Winter Camp N-20.
For example, the class of Winter Camp XXV opened for new members at Winter Camp XVIII and sealed its membership and financial books at the close of Winter Camp XX. Its accumulated funds were suitably invested and the proceeds used to fund activities at Winter Camp XXV. The cost was the cost of Winter Camp V: $18.18. Mark Bollman--> was elected as the Society's second secretary, and John Howey was chosen as the new treasurer.
Also on the list of Society activities is the 1000-year time capsule project. The WCFS intends to place a time capsule at Winter Camp L in 2026 to be discovered in 2976, in time for Winter Camp M. In supporting this quest, the WCFS is taking direct action to facilitate the success of its sole prediction for Winter Camp M: "Some old Winter Camp documents will be found and a special activity will be held to simulate this lifestyle of centuries past." Other Society predictions are less far-reaching, but many are still under the direct control of Winter Campers, so a fairly high success rate is expected.