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Net
25,00035,00045,00055,00065,00075,00085,00095,00005,000
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2
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Expense
Net
$010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,00090,00000,000
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pendix B –
2017 Actual
$79,804
$35,713
$44,091
r Camps
2017 Actual
$82,089
$36,440
$45,649
er Korne
Financial In
2018 A
$82,5
$40,8
$41,6
s Financi
2018 A
$76,0
$42,1
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nformation
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$83,033
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$88,795
$49,588
$39,207
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Note
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$5,626
$1,886
$3,740
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2017 Actual
$55,321
$16,960
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2018 A
$5,9
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$7,994
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$5,963
ng
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$11,388
$3,263
$8,125
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un Fun and C
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Camp
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Camp A
2017 Actual
$215,883
$141,899
$73,984
un Fun F
2017 Actual
$96,914
$61,044
$35,870
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2018 A
$233,
$117,
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Actual 2
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2019 Projected
$251,885
$149,274
$102,611
2019 Projected
$110,326
$66,323
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2017 Actual
$109,074
$56,397
$52,677
on Ques
2017 Actual
$30,313
$7,526
$22,787
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$82,1
$38,2
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t Financ
2018 A
$29,9
$6,5
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2019 Projected
$91,848
$41,148
$50,700
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2019 Projected
$37,578
$8,826
$28,752
d
d
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2017
2018
2019
7 Actual
8 Actual
9 Projected
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Revenue
$716,442
$750,450
$765,099
rall Camp
Expense
$376,676
$349,555
$393,113
p Financ
Net
$339,766
$400,895
$371,986
cial Tren
BudgeteNet
$371,78
$367,10
$366,69
nds
d
3
9
8
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AAppendix C
– Camp Sc
chedules
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Apppendix D – Marketingg Materials
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