No one in my lodge had heard of the Elangomat program. Going through the Ordeal with the candidates was unknown.
Attending an Ordeal as a member, I forgot my tent. Embarrassed, I pretended I didn’t want to use a tent.
That I wanted to sleep alone like a candidate, without a tent.
Next Ordeal, I remembered to bring my tent. But decided it was fun to go through the Ordeal. So again I slept alone, without a tent. And worked alongside the candidates.
When my lodge learned of the Elangomat program, they declared me their first Elangomat and put me in charge of the program. My example helped. We had no difficulty finding volunteers.