14,000 at NOAC 2006?
Just prior to Christmas I ran into my old Lodge Advisor who is now an Assistant Section Advisor. He said that next year (2006) the OA is going to change the ratio for NOAC to 1 to 1 adult to youth in order to try handling as many as 14,000 attendees. The facilities at Michigan State University can accomodate a group that large. That will be something to see! He said the low range they are planning for is 11,000. That would still be 3,000 more than the largest NOAC. With the 100th anniversary coming up in 10 years, I see why they could want to do this. Could it also be that they make a profit on this event? Hmmmm….curious minds want to know.