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Interact of Royal Oak Alternative February Break VI North Carolina Feb. 12-18, 2012. Key Dates. Dec . 7: $50 Deposit and Forms Due Jan. 18: Final Payments Due ($525) Jan . 25: Traveler Meeting, 6:00 pm Feb . 12: Departure. Tonight. Logistics/payments/forms
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Interact of Royal Oak Alternative February Break VI North Carolina Feb. 12-18, 2012
Key Dates • Dec. 7: $50 Deposit and Forms Due • Jan. 18: Final Payments Due ($525) • Jan. 25: Traveler Meeting, 6:00 pm • Feb. 12: Departure
Tonight • Logistics/payments/forms • Schedules/contact information • Cash needs on trip • Sleeping arrangements • Work assignments • Safety gear and tools • Meals and entertainment • Packing info
Some Items While We Talk • Forms Matrix (also online later tonight) • T-shirt sizes for travelers • Special meal needs • WOAK Waiver After the Meeting • Outstanding forms due • Outstanding payments • Other questions
Basics • Depart: • Royal Oak High School Lexington Lot • Sunday, February 12, 2012 • Early morning departure (~7:00 am) • Return: • Royal Oak High School Lexington Lot • Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 • Estimated: 10:00 pm • Follow updates on Twitter or website
Basics • Steve Chisnell Contact Information • Cell/Text: 248-346-8166 • Email: MrChiz@comcast.net • Website:www.chisnell.com/interact/february • Twitter Updates: www.twitter.com/schisnell
Departure • Staff Parking Lot, Circle Drive • Check in with Ms. Lukezich or Mr. Morgan • Have a partner to sit/travel with • Two buses: Choose one and stay on it for duration of trip (40/bus on 54-seat buses) • One soft bag, one carry-on, pillow/blanket
Travel • 14-16 hours on the road, includes stops • Expect a lunch and dinner stop each direction. You pay for this. • DVDs on the way down. • Arrive NC at about 10:00 pm Sunday. Orientation Monday morning!
Travel Stops/Cash Needs • To NC • Lunch stop • Dinner stop – Have cash for this • Return to Royal Oak • Lunch stop • Dinner stop • Dinner out Friday night: $20? • Possible snack stations/drink stops through week
Safety Gear • Students should bring: • Ownhard hat (some available on site) • Work gloves (some available) • Steel-soled work shoes/boots • Most common injury: nails in foot • Alternative:RhinoTuff steel insoles • Face masks • Long pants for worksites (khakis or jeans) • We have two-way radios on all sites
Key Packing Items: On the bus 1. Pillow--use it on the bus2. Small throw blanket to use on the bus3. Munchies & a beverage for the bus ride (Please do not bring small beverage coolers on the bus due to space limitations.) 4. Charger/external battery pack for electronics. Do not expect re-charging stops!
Key Packing Items: In Duffels • 5. Toiletries • 6. Wash cloth, hand towel and bath towel • 7. Safety equipment: (as indicated before) • 8.Work clothes (pants, not shorts) and clothing to change into in the evening. • 9. Several pairs of shoes and extra socks • 10. Rain poncho • 11. Laundry bag/Plastic bag • 12. Day backpack – use it for a carry-on bag and for a day pack at the work sites • 13. Camera • 14. Alarm clock and small flashlight • 15. Bug spray, suntan lotion
Key Packing Items: Group Needs • We need 6 large coolers (for storing lunches, etc.) • Large coolers labeled with your name. One cooler per 12 volunteers. • We need 2 complete first aid kits • First aid kits - one per 10 volunteers
Extra Tools (opt.) • Drywall, painting, and carpentry work. • Label all tools with name, but we cannot guarantee return • NRN trailer will be on hand for emergency work sites
Some Things to Expect: • Temperatures: 60s to low 70s in day; 40s at night. • Random waves of heat, steam, wind, rain, and cold: layers! • Coordinated activities and occasional direction from our veteran students • Direction by NRN staff: Mary!
Some Things to Expect: • Early mornings (6:00 am breakfast!) • Barracks-style spaces for sleep and chaperones sharing space! Bunk beds. • Limited electricity • I will have one computer for e-mail and the like, if we have wireless access. Do not bring your own computers. • Helping with meals, clean-up, KP, packing lunch for work days • Showers: Group/Open showers (locker-room style). Swimsuits
Accommodations • Don Lee Center, Arapahoe, NC • Exclusively ours • On coast • Beds • Flashlights recommended • Evening bonfires? • Worksites in Bayboro, NC
The Work • Drywall Rebuilding • Painting • Roofing • Carpentry • Subfloors, insulation, etc. • Emergency Projects as needed – be ready for anything!
Duties • At Living Site: • Cleaning • Cooking/Dishes • Packing/Sorting • At Work Site: • Dirty work • Cleaning • Salvage/Rescue • Site Prep • Construction • Listening
Entertainment • Provided: Some basic games, balls, etc. • Needed: Someone to organize some games/events (i.e. the Mr. Morgan Talent Show, euchre tournament, etc.) • DVDs for bus. We can’t play everything, but we will choose the most lame films provided!
Communication During Trip • Royal Oak Patch Blog • Twitter Updates
Post-Trip • Jeanne Towar article in Trib and Oakland Press • Possible student interviews • WOAK Documentary (Kelley Waterfall) • Photos shared and gallery links posted on www.chisnell.com/interact
Confirmed Adults • Mr. Chisnell • Mr. Morgan • Ms. Pollis • Ms. Lukezich • Mr. Conrad • Mr. Hartman • Mr. Valdez • MerynMcLelland • Ms. Abbott • Alex Morawiecki • Victor Puhy • Mr. Doman
Q & A • What have I forgotten? • What else would you like to know about the work?
See you on February 12!
Interact of Royal Oak www.chisnell.com/interact