Weekend Retreat

Weekend Retreat Information
Meet at school at 6:15pm unless your group agrees on another location or time; It will take 40 minutes to get to Pretty Lake Camp from GCS
Begins: Friday, Feb. 27 8:00
** Meet at the Conference Center when you arrive
** Eat dinner on the way or before you arrive
** Pizza will be provided for a late night snack on Friday night
** Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included on Saturday; breakfast and lunch are included on Sunday
Ends: Sunday, March 1@ 1:15 – After lunch
What to Bring: clothes, shoes, pajamas, bed linens, blanket/sleeping bag, pillow, towel, toiletries, Maori sticks, Bible, notebook, pen, pantomime skit script
Carpool Groups:
Dr. Eggebrecht – Andrew, Sang Won, Taylor, Josh, Mike, Easton (GCS to camp – back to GCS)
Mrs. Brown – Carter, Nate, Clint, Liz, Claire, Marga (GCS to camp – back to GCS)
Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich – Ronald, Kristyn H., Sarah J., Jessica, Amanda (GCS to camp – back to GCS)
Mrs. Wainright – Sean, Shawn, Ben (GCS to camp – back to Dowagiac if no cars at school)
Mrs. Enders – Sarah E., Melissa, Jennelle, Kristen L. (GCS to camp – back to St. Joe)
Mrs. Springett – Alli, Nate, Stephanie (GCS to camp)
Mrs. Price – Alli, Nate, Stephanie (back to school)
Directions:
From GCS – Take M-140 North to I-94
I-94 East to exit #66 Mattawan
Turn right on CR 652. Go 1.5 miles.
Turn left on 60th Ave. This turns into Q Ave. Go 3 miles.
Look for a sign for Pretty Lake Camp and a driveway to enter the camp. I think it’s on the right but am not sure. Follow the drive to the main parking lot at the end. The Conference Center is the first building on the left.

Important Information

For the retreat, I am beginning to plan rides to get everyone to and from the camp in Mattawan. We will carpool from the school after practices are finished at 6:00. Everyone needs to be to the camp by 8:00. This gives time to stop along the way and eat dinner if needed. I will post more information about rides and directions later this week. Please contact me if you are willing to drive students to the camp.

March 6 is our fund raising goal for having all funds to the school. If you have been given checks, please bring them to the school, or if you are paying your own way, please have this final total at school by that date.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Meghan and Andy at mvanlente912@yahoo.com

Flight Change Info

As you may have heard, Jamaica Air (our airline for the trip) has decided to change our flight. We are now returning on Wed, April 8, not on Tuesday the 7th. If this creates a hardship for someone, Jamaica Air will refund the flight money, but I have to notify them very soon. Because return flights from Jamaica come to Chicago in the evening, the team will likely not get home until late Wed. night. So please check your schedules for those working and plan accordingly.

Fund raising update - we have raised about $32,000. Our goal is $50,000 so please continue to pray about this, and seek out funds through letters, conversations, and any way you can think of. Because of staying in Jamaica another day, we need more money for lodging, so keep this in mind as you fund raise.

If you need Health forms to fill out, more copies will be available in the business office starting Thursday, Feb. 12.

Our Monday night meeting went great. Our pantomime skit had a good start!
Thanks for showing up! Next meeting - Retreat at Pretty Lake Camp starting Feb. 27. More info about rides will be coming soon.