Pick Your Own Price for Summer Camp

March 18, 2009, The New York Times — Anyone who has visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art is familiar with the pay-what-you-want concept that has obvious appeal to those unwilling or unable to handle full price.

Now that practice is coming to another cherished cultural tradition — summer camp — with a twist. The Y.M.C.A. of Greater New York will allow families to choose among three prices for its sleepaway camps in Huguenot, N.Y., this year, based on what they feel they can afford to pay. No paperwork required. No questions asked.