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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
April 1 Meeting Recap
Thanks to everyone that came to the meeting! Also, thank you to those that have completed the paperwork and given the $500 payment. If you haven't done these things, please make an effort to do them as soon as possible. We need copies of passports by 4/14. If this may not be possible, please contact Jeff or me. We want to be free of loose ends as we approach, very quickly, the dates of our trip!
One point of conversation during our group meeting was potential excursions to take on days after our volunteering and during the vacation portion. We are limited to 3 but we have a wide range of options. One option that we are agreed on is a volcano hike. Here we're some other ideas that came up:
- zip lining
- surfing lessons (during the vacation time)
- SCUBA diving if you have prior certification (I am certified so I would love to do this if there are others interested)
- snorkeling tours
- touring a former political prison in a volcano
- boating on a local lake with neighborhood kids
- fishing trip
We would need to know what our plans are by 6/1. If we commit to an excursion but you do not feel the need to participate you will receive a small refund for the price of the excursion.
We also talked about fundraising. We welcome any and all fundraising ideas that would contribute to our project, offset travel costs, or serve as donations to Amped for further planning and service. The cost of shipping supplies is very high so one idea is to check bags on to the flight with the supplies in them. Asking local businesses for donations was brought up as well. Any contribution to Amped for Education is considered a donation to a non-profit organization and is a tax write-off. I have a copy of the 501c3 form that you may want to use as incentive in your attempts to accept donations. Change drive? If you have ideas please bring them up to me and I can do the bulk of the organizing, but I'll need help!
The dates and flights are set.
June 25: leaving Boston at 6:40a arriving in Miami at 10:00a
Leaving Miami at 1:00p arriving in Managua 1:35p (time change)
July 3: leaving Managua 12:25p arriving in Miami 5:05p (time change)
Leaving Miami 7:35p arriving in Boston 10:50p
Since our flights will be out of Boston, we think that it is a good idea to organize a shuttle that will pick us up from Frontier and bring us right to the airport, as well as returning us to Frontier when we get back. This may be an additional $20 or so per person but will pay for itself in the organizational benefits. We will have more details about this later.
Finally, a reminder of the payment schedule moving forward.
5/1: $500 payment due
6/1: $400 payment due
We might not need to meet again until weeks before the trip so please keep your eye on this blog for important details. If you have comments or questions, please let Jeff or me know so we can then inform everyone through the blog.
Get those vaccinations!
One point of conversation during our group meeting was potential excursions to take on days after our volunteering and during the vacation portion. We are limited to 3 but we have a wide range of options. One option that we are agreed on is a volcano hike. Here we're some other ideas that came up:
- zip lining
- surfing lessons (during the vacation time)
- SCUBA diving if you have prior certification (I am certified so I would love to do this if there are others interested)
- snorkeling tours
- touring a former political prison in a volcano
- boating on a local lake with neighborhood kids
- fishing trip
We would need to know what our plans are by 6/1. If we commit to an excursion but you do not feel the need to participate you will receive a small refund for the price of the excursion.
We also talked about fundraising. We welcome any and all fundraising ideas that would contribute to our project, offset travel costs, or serve as donations to Amped for further planning and service. The cost of shipping supplies is very high so one idea is to check bags on to the flight with the supplies in them. Asking local businesses for donations was brought up as well. Any contribution to Amped for Education is considered a donation to a non-profit organization and is a tax write-off. I have a copy of the 501c3 form that you may want to use as incentive in your attempts to accept donations. Change drive? If you have ideas please bring them up to me and I can do the bulk of the organizing, but I'll need help!
The dates and flights are set.
June 25: leaving Boston at 6:40a arriving in Miami at 10:00a
Leaving Miami at 1:00p arriving in Managua 1:35p (time change)
July 3: leaving Managua 12:25p arriving in Miami 5:05p (time change)
Leaving Miami 7:35p arriving in Boston 10:50p
Since our flights will be out of Boston, we think that it is a good idea to organize a shuttle that will pick us up from Frontier and bring us right to the airport, as well as returning us to Frontier when we get back. This may be an additional $20 or so per person but will pay for itself in the organizational benefits. We will have more details about this later.
Finally, a reminder of the payment schedule moving forward.
5/1: $500 payment due
6/1: $400 payment due
We might not need to meet again until weeks before the trip so please keep your eye on this blog for important details. If you have comments or questions, please let Jeff or me know so we can then inform everyone through the blog.
Get those vaccinations!
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