Wednesday, May 7, 2014

$570 Pioneer Valley Travel money!!!

This is a reminder to get a $570 check made out to "Pioneer Valley Travel" to me as soon as possible so that I can pay for our block of flights!

Any questions?  Let me know!



Tuesday, April 29, 2014

MAY 2 PAYMENT AMOUNT CHANGE and details!!

This is a reminder that another payment is due this Friday, May 2!

...BUT I need to change the amount from $500 to $570.

...AND all checks need to be made out to "Pioneer Valley Travel"

The reason for this change is because I am handling the purchase of our block of flights for this trip instead of Amped For Education.  Last summer, Amped handled everything but we are getting a little bit of a price break by doing it ourselves this year.  $570 is the full cost of the flight and we need to pay for this very soon.  We have already paid for a deposit on the block of seats.

The final payment will be adjusted to $349 on Friday June 6th.

Please contact me with any comments or questions!
--Joe Costello
joe.costello2@gmail.com
508 944 7917

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Payment reminder!!

$500 payment is due this Friday to keep us on schedule. I also need the forms to be returned as soon as possible, especially photocopies of passports!!
I have received some payments, but I'm still waiting for others. 

If you have any questions please contact me ASAP!
Joe
joe.costello2@gmail.com

Monday, March 24, 2014

Amped in the news!

Check out this article from Masslive last week that talks about Amped's work in Nicaragua and features Cam and Rowan!  Great work!

http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-9170099635669093413/smith-academys-jeff-pluta-looking-for-baseball-players-for-nicaraguan-friendly-tournament-volunteer-work/#incart_river_default

Saturday, March 22, 2014

2014 Flight info!!

 American Airlines #1429 on August 13 departs Boston at 5:30am and arrives Managua at 11:20 with a change in Miami. 


American Airlines #971 on August 21 departs Managua at 12:30pm and arrives in Boston at 10:20pm with a change in Miami. 


The price per ticket ended up being $570. An Amazing deal. I will update the final payment to reflect our savings. 

Friday, March 7, 2014

March 5th Meeting Recap: flights, trip dates, paperwork, cancellation policy

On Wednesday night we decided that our trip dates will be 8/13-8/21.

We decided that flying out of Boston to save $100 per person is what we want to do, however this will mean that we would have to pay for transportation to and from the airport.  When I looked last, the flight cost to depart and return to Boston was around $580.

See the previous post for the payment schedule.

Cancellation policy: Amped For Education's cancellation policy will be that if a traveler has already committed $850 or more by June 1st, that money can not be refunded.  This would bring us 90 days before departure.

Paperwork: I need to collect this paperwork as soon as possible.  I have extra copies in my room.
  • Liability release form
  • Emergency medical information and treatment consent form
  • Photo release form
  • Copy of Passport (If you don't have a passport, apply for one as soon as you can!  They can take up to 8 weeks!)
  • If you need or want a receipt for each check, I can provide that.  If you'd like to wait until the entire trip is paid for before you get a receipt, I can provide that.  This is the first time we have offered a receipt.  We did not issue any last year.

This blog is going to be the best informational resource moving forward.  We are completing research on flights and will have that very soon.  I will post it here.

As always, if you have any questions, let us know!

Joe
joe.costello2@gmail.com

Jeff Pluta
jeff@ampedforeducation.org

2014 Payment Schedule

With deposits already collected, I want to create a payment schedule that will have the least amount of times that money will exchange hands.  Also, I'd love to have all funds collected by the end of the school year because that seems like it would be the easiest way. 

Here is the payment schedule for 2014:

Friday April 4th -- $500
Friday May 2nd -- $500
Friday June 6th -- $500 (or remaining balance, depending on flight costs)

If you'd like to set up a different pay schedule for yourself, please contact me and we can arrange it!

All checks should be made out to "Amped For Education".