in perhaps the most important innovation in making the camp happen, julian allenberg developed an idea he called “fair share” which called for each congregation in mississippi, louisiana, arkansas, and west tennessee to commit to giving an amount of money proportional to the number of families (members) in the congregation—all of it whom, it was felt, stood to benefit from the camp’s existence. the fair share system forced the communities to raise the necessary money as well as created community support for the camp. by 1968, the money had been gathered and the land for the camp was purchased.