Mission Trip Youth/Parents Meeting 4/22/2012

The Youth/Parent Mission Trip meeting this evening was to gather medical/release/health insurance information.

1.) The Covenant Form was presented and discussed.

This must be signed and turned in by all participants. If you were not at the meeting, please download the pdf file on the right, read and agree to it, sign it and place it in Norm Tiedemann's mailbox at church (right column, near the middle.)

2.) T-shirt size

We need to put our T-shirt order form in by May 1 in order to get the Next Step Shirts for everyone in the correct sizes. Please select either Child, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, X-Large or XX-Large. Please email your choice to: Maggie Passmore's Email as soon as possible.

3.) Macalester-Plymouth United Church Release/Medical information.

Since Next Step requires emergency contact, doctors and insurance information, the MPUC medical form has been greatly shorten to only ask 2 things that are missing from the Next Step form. If you were not at the meeting, please download the pdf file (Youth Mission Release/Medical Form) on the right, fill it out and place it in Norm Tiedemann's mailbox at church. 

4.) Copy of the youth's insurance card (front and back). Please make a copy of the front and back of their health insurance card and place it in Norm Tiedemann's mailbox at church. 

5.) Next Step Ministries Medical Information and Release
Next Step requires that all participants fill out their online form. This includes:

• basic information
• emergency contacts
• doctor's information
• insurance information
• A set of Next Step Responsibilities (Covenant with them)
• Building skills assessment

To Complete the Next Step Ministries Form - 

Go to:      http://www.nextstepministries.com/user

On the right side of the screen (Participant Form)  - select “Fill Out Form”

Fill out the first questions with the following information:

            Location:    Disaster Response: Joplin, Missouri

            Dates:        June 17 – 23

            Trip Leader User Name:  mpuc

To complete the form, you will need to know your health insurance, doctor’s, and emergency contact information, last tetanus shot, and you will need to fill out a skills assessment questionnaire.  Lastly, if you are under 18, a parent or guardian will also have to “sign” the release part of the form.

Fundraiser Credit Opportunity

Hey All:

If you have missed out on some of the fundraising events and need credits toward the cost of the mission trip, I have a couple of hours of pretty easy work. Contact me at tome@macalester-plymouth.org.

Peace,

Tom

Sunday's Parent/Youth Mission Trip Meeting

Remember: there is a mandatory parent youth Mission Trip Meeting this Sunday at 6pm. Youth, come for youth group 5-6 and then have your parents join in at 6pm.

Watch this space in the coming days for updates, but right now, plan on bringing your insurance card. We may add things so check back prior to Sunday.

Peace,

Tom

T-shirt, Get your Joplin T-shirt here

Mission trip Youth and Adults - We just realized that we need to put our T-shirt order form in by May 1 in order to get the NextStep t-shirts for everyone in the correct sizes. Please select either Child, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, X-Large or XX-Large.

Please email your choice to Maggie P at:  maggiep1835@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Extra Coffee, Needs to be Sold!

The coffee fundraiser was a great success, but we have leftover coffee/tea inventory that that we just can't use. Priced to move! (Actually, same price.)

1 Emerald Lily tea
1 Earl Gray tea
1 masala Chai tea
2 Sumatra Italian Whole Bean coffee
2 Guatemalan Dark Roast, ground coffee
2 Organic French Roast, whole bean coffee

If you want to buy them or have a home for them, email tbell@wellingtonmgt.com.

Thanks

Tools to bring to Joplin

Youth and Parents -

Here is the list of tools that NextStep requests that we bring with us. Since we are driving, it will be possible for us to easily bring these (and return them.)  Please email Norm (normt@computer.org) or reply to this email if you get the blog updates via email and let me know what you would be willing to let a group of 26 church youth borrow for the week.

Circular Saws (3)
Cordless Drills (3)
Sawzall (1)
Extension Cords (5)
Sledge Hammer (1)
Carpenter Pencils
Chalk Line (4)
Dry Line (1)
Utility Knives (6)
Levels (2ft, 4ft, 6ft)
Pry Bars (4)
Hammer Staplers (4)
Tin Snips (3)
Spade Shovels (4)

NextStep does also add the note:
If there are tools that you would like to donate to a Next Step Cause, they may be left at the site and will be greatly appreciated and used!


Norm T.

Coffee Sales Update

Youth -
A quick update for Coffee Sales –
Peace Coffee no longer has Colombian Dark; so cross that off the order forms before selling to family and friends. The good news – there are still other Dark Roast coffees from which to choose.
The form at the right has that crossed off.
 
Please remember to get this form in to Tanya Bell (or any of the Schafer girls) by April 15th. The coffee will be available for distribution on the 22nd.
 
Thanks!