High School Mission Trip July 27 – August 5 Eastern Shore, VA

About Eastern Shore: Eastern Shore is a narrow peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay Housing cost have climbed almost $15,000 in five years, which has left many unable to pay for their homes Unemployment is around 10% and 15% live below the poverty line

Why YouthWorks? A multi-demoninational organization that works with 70+ communities throughout North America YouthWorks has a strong focus on building relationships Relationship with adult leaders Relationship with students from our church and other churches Programs are structured and organized

Cost Total cost of the trip is $650* Includes the $50 YouthWorks discount we’ve had in the past Global Missions has given us $75 per youth Endowment Board is giving us $45 per youth Makes the total of the trip $530 before any payments or fund-raising *If you sign up today, the cost is $625

Our Trip

We will leave at 7am Friday morning (the 27 th ) and stay in the Indianapolis, IN area

Our Trip Leave Indianapolis Saturday morning and stay in the Washington, DC area Do some sight seeing in DC Sunday morning before heading to the Eastern Shore of Virginia

Arriving at Eastern Shore 4:30-5:30Arrive at Site 6:30Dinner 7:00Orientation 8:30Club 9:30Church Group Time 11:15Lights Out

A Typical Day at the site 7:15Breakfast 8:15Personal devotion time 9:00Leave for Ministry Sites 4:00Showers 5:30Dinner 6:30Evening Activity Varies depending on the day 8:30Club 9:45Church time 10:45Get ready for bed/lights out Pool night Crabbing off a dock of local community members Visit hotspots of Onancock, VA Community Cook-out

Our Trip Friday morning we leave YouthWorks around 9:30 and travel to the Pittsburgh, PA area Will have an evening activity in the Pittsburgh area

Our Trip Saturday we will travel to Champaign/Urbana We will leave Champain Sunday morning and arrive back to Woodlake around 4 or 5

Trip Preparation We will have five required Youth meetings to prepare for the trip: PLEASE CLEAR THESE DATES NOW: January 25 th, 7:30pm Youth Room March 7 th, 6:30pm Youth Room April 22 nd, 11:15am Fireside Room June 14 th, 6:30pm Cook-out July 18 th, 6:30pm Pre-trip party and paper work turn-in There will also be two identical parent informational meetings in the summer to go over details. Dates of those are TBD

Trip Preparation Payment Due Dates: Now: Deposit of $75 March: Start of Plant sale Fund-raiser March 25 th : Payment of $100 April: Twins game fund-raiser May 20 th : Half of the remaining balance due July 18 th : Final balance due

Fund-Raising Twins Game – We have 100 tickets for the June 12 th Twins game against the Phillies – Seats are in the Family Section Ticket includes a hot-dog and a pop – Sign-up will begin mid-April and will be on the bulletin board at church – Tickets will be sold for $10 over face value – 100% of the money raised will be divided by the number of youth going on the trip

Fund-Raising Potential Earning The original cost of the trip is $650 (minus approx. $110 from Endowment and Global Missions) – $50 from Bake Sale – $115 from the Plant Sale (based on the average made last year) – $38 from Twins Game Before any payments, the fund-raisers could knock the cost down to about $310 $625 if you sign up today

Questions?