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Royal Oak Interact Club Trip to North Carolina, Volunteer Project Details for February Break 2012

Join the Royal Oak Interact Club on their volunteer trip to North Carolina from Feb 12-18, 2012. Get essential information including logistics, payment deadlines, packing guidelines, safety gear requirements, entertainment options, and accommodation details. Stay updated on departure and return schedules, contact information, and necessary forms. Prepare for a week of impactful work including drywall rebuilding, painting, roofing, and more. Experience bunk-style accommodations, group activities, and be ready for various weather conditions. Follow communication updates via the Royal Oak Patch Blog, Twitter, and local news sources.

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Royal Oak Interact Club Trip to North Carolina, Volunteer Project Details for February Break 2012

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  1. Interact of Royal Oak Alternative February Break VI North Carolina Feb. 12-18, 2012

  2. 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

  3. Tonight • Logistics/payments/forms • Schedules/contact information • Cash needs on trip • Sleeping arrangements • Work assignments • Safety gear and tools • Meals and entertainment • Packing info

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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!

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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!

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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!

  16. 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

  17. Accommodations • Don Lee Center, Arapahoe, NC • Exclusively ours • On coast • Beds • Flashlights recommended • Evening bonfires? • Worksites in Bayboro, NC

  18. The Work • Drywall Rebuilding • Painting • Roofing • Carpentry • Subfloors, insulation, etc. • Emergency Projects as needed – be ready for anything!

  19. Duties • At Living Site: • Cleaning • Cooking/Dishes • Packing/Sorting • At Work Site: • Dirty work • Cleaning • Salvage/Rescue • Site Prep • Construction • Listening

  20. 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!

  21. Communication During Trip • Royal Oak Patch Blog • Twitter Updates

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Q & A • What have I forgotten? • What else would you like to know about the work?

  25. See you on February 12!

  26. Interact of Royal Oak www.chisnell.com/interact

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