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WINTERFEST Info
Greetings!

Can you believe Winterfest is HERE!?  Below is some information that you might need to make your weekend a good one! Parents - please make sure your teen gets the info.

THIS WEDNESDAY

  • We will have a devo that relates to Winterfest and may set the stage for a great weekend.  Please make an attempt to be at Youth Group Wednesday night.  

CONTRIBUTION

  • Sunday's Winterfest Contribution will be for the Breaking Chains Ministry in Honduras.  If you went to Honduras this summer, this if for Amber and Courtney.  They are trying to raise $40,000 to purchase the building where we served the homeless.  If every student who attends Winterfest just put in $5, it will be more than paid for.  Please consider setting aside $5 or more to bless this great ministry!   CLICK HERE for more information. 

MONEY

  • Your money should be in.  If it's not, please bring it Wednesday to Youth Group
  • If you need more time, please let me know.  
  • Balance due can be checked here.  This sheet has not been updated for a couple of weeks so if you've paid your balance in the last couple of weeks, don't worry.  If your number doesn't look right, let me know.  We'll fix it.  

FORMS

  • We need MEDICAL RELEASE & INFO forms on file for EVERYONE 18 or younger (if you haven't filled out a new one since January 1, I need one for you for this trip)
  • If you need a school excuse form  CLICK HERE

STUFF

  • iPODS - this is one of the few trips you are allowed to have your iPod.  At certain times on the bus we will have "quiet time" - that will be your time to get your iPod out.  You can also use them to "go to sleep".  Using them AT ANY OTHER TIME will result in your loss of privilege to use them at all. 

TIMES

  • Be at Lafayette at 5:30 AM this Friday
  • We will return to Lafayette by 9:30 PM Sunday (this is only an estimate, we cannot always control meal stops and traffic)
  • You can follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/teenepic) - you can also go to www.teenepic.org and follow the twitter feed there.  We will post updates all weekend - especially on the way home.   

WEATHER  

  • CLICK HERE for the weather forecast.  As of today, there is rain in the forecast for Saturday.  Might want to bring an umbrella.  Dress accordingly. 

FOOD

  • We will be traveling for 9 meals.  All of those meals, there will be an opportunity to eat fast food of some kind (why fast food - because it's cheaper).  It may not be your favorite, it may be the same fast food place we stopped at before, but unlike many children in the world, you will have the opportunity to eat. :)  
  • If you want or need to save money, there are microwaves in the condos where we stay.  Bring some food with you and eat in (do not plan on using the ovens or stoves.)  DO PLAN on washing dishes if you mess dishes up.
  • BREAKFAST on Friday morning will be late...plan on bringing breakfast with you if get hungry.
  • DINNER on Friday is always challenging. Be thinking ahead since we eat a late breakfast and late lunch, sometimes you're not hungry when you get to town.  HOWEVER, many places are closed when we get out of late session of Friday night.  I personally learned this the hard way last year :)
  • BREAKFAST on Sunday is challenging too!  A lot of restaurants are not open that early.  Bring some extra granola bars or poptarts to help you get through the morning.  We will eat "lunch" after we get out of Gatlinburg but that may be as late as 11 AM or 12 PM.
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