VISION and Camp Talahi

The bus to NYE is almost full.  There are two seats remaining.  Call Marcia Beer today if you want to sign up.

There are 13 seats left on the deluxe motor coach to Knoxville, TN for the NYE July 24-28, 2008  The seats remaining will be filled on a first come/first serve.  Please call 517 332-3511 ext 209 to reserve a seat.  These seats will be available untill full.  The cost is $100 per seat.

Please plan to arrive at Edgewood on Wednesday, July 23, after 8:00 p.m. to check in and to participate in the activities which include icebreakers, banner making, worship, and of course food!

All participants must be at Edgewood prior to Mid-night.  We will depart Edgewood promptly at 1:00 a.m. , Thursday, July 24.- Don't miss the bus! There are no refunds available.

If you would like to help in any way with any of the items below please let me know.

Icebreakers

Worship

Snack

Banner

The bus will return to Edgewood the evening of July 28.

Transportation to NYE is now on line and working.  Individuals may register or group leaders with name, address, phone, and e-mail for each participant may register youth.

Other information is optional. It would be helpful if you would also list any special needs.

You may also mail me a list of all participants - please indicate group leader(s) and include complete contact information - address, phone and e-mail.

Thanks - see you on the bus!

I am having difficulty getting the transportation on line registration posted.  In my internal entry system all seems in order but it is not being displayed on the screen.  I am working to resolve the issue.

Alternative:  My suggestion is if you would like to register your group for transportation please send me - email or post.  A list of names, including adult chaperones and contact information for the group leader/chaperone.  Then send a check to VISION for the balance.  The cost is $100 per person.

Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve the problem.  Sorry for the inconvienience!

Marcia

The deadline for signing up for transportation to the National Youth Event is June 1.   We currently have room for 140 chaperones and youth.

After June 1st, I will cancel the extra reserved busses and our seating will be limited to one bus with 45 seats.

 Each youth/adult needs to go on line and register themselves by clicking Register for VISION Events(found to the left of this blog). 

If your church is paying a portion of the fee please have your church send the balance within 7 business days to

If individuals are paying they may use their credit card or send a check to the above address.

Please note your registration is not final until you sign up on line and send in your registration fee.

I am also looking for chaperones/youth who would be willing to help with the ice breakers/ worship/banner building on July 23rd after 8:00 p.m.  Send me an e-mail if you can help at marcia@michucc.org

Over all on line registration process is going really well. Thank you!

Please be sure to enter the correct e-mail address when you set up your account.  Most problems stem from incorrect e-mails entered into the system.  An accurate e-mail account is the key to all registration access and communication.

If you have already set up an account - please do not set up an additional account.  You are no longer a first time user, you are a returning user.  When you set up an additional account we need to make a correction and we incur an additional charge.

Returning Users - anyone who has already set up an account please access your account by clicking on Access your online registration system account -to the left of this box, or if you bookmarked the site url from your confirmation note you may access the registration site directly using the web address.

A confirmation e-mail is sent out with important information about accessing your account.  Please keep this information for the next event or camp you sign up for. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail, it could be that your email address was entered correctly.  We do receive notification if emails are undeliverable and try to contact you in other ways.  Sometimes it's difficult to discover.  So if you have set up an account and registered but have not received a confirmation e-mail please let us know.

You must have your user name (your e-mail address) and the password you created when you set up your account. You will be able to access participant information to complete, change, or modify any field, access financial information - recorded payments, balance etc, and print an account summary. Participants may choose to print out their account summary and turn it in to their camp coordinator as proof of registration.

Lisa Soulliere is sending reports to churches with helpful information to help them with any financial assistance they offer.  This will be out by the end of this week.

All registrations require a $50 deposit.  If you choose not to take advantage of the credit card payment or electronic check option, you must send a check made out to MCUCC, VISION and mail it within 7 days to MCUCC, VISION PO Box 1006, East Lansing - please note your camper's name on the memo line.

Registrations are not final until the deposit has been received.  Registrations not paid in full at least 14 days prior to the beginning of camp registered will be canceled. We recommend payment in full by June 1.

Finally, If you are experiencing any difficulty (or frustrations!) please do not hesitate to contact me at marcia@michucc.org or 517 332-3511 ext. 209 and I'd be happy to assist.

See you at camp this summer!

Be sure to register for summer camp before April 15 to take advantage of the Early Bird Rates.  Signing up early for camp helps us to make staffing and program decisions for the summer ahead. 

The National Youth Event Workshop handbook is posted so you can look through the workshop offerings for this summers National Youth Event. CLick on National Youth Event under VISION and then on NYE Workshop Handbook to see what's being planned.

Remember, the early registration deadline for NYE is April 27, 2008  Go to www.ucc.org/youth for further information.

Thank you to all who have contacted me about our on line registration process.  A few minor glitches have been discovered and hopefully have been resolved.  Thank you for your patience as we move to this online process.

Helpful Hints for smooth registration

• Click on the link to the left of this section titled Register Now!
• This will take you to our secure registration link.
• You will be asked if you are a return user or a new user.  If you are a return user enter your e-mail and your password to enter the system.  If you are a new user click on first time user and continue with the registration process. 
• You will be asked grade/age.  The camps or events you are eligible for will pop up. 
• Click on the event(s) or camp(s) you wish to register for
• You will be asked for contact information, health information (for children and youth), emergency contact information, release of camper information and account information. Before you submit you may register another camper on your account - most of the contact information will auto-fill for you.
• If you are in the middle of registration process and do not have an answer (ex. date of last tetanus booster) write unavailable or fill in the section as best you can at the time.  Upon completion of the registration process you may go back into your account using your email and password  to edit or correct any information at any time.
• The registration program will calculate your balance.
• You may choose your method of payment - credit card, electronic check or send a check through the mail along with a copy of your account balance.  A $50 depost is required with every camp registration.  You may choose the amount to pay $50 for each registration up to the entire balance.
• If your church is providing financial help.  Pay your balance less what the church is providing.  This amount varies church to church so please check with your camp coordinator or pastor.  VISION will provide each church with a report which includes campers name, camp, and remaining balance.  Churches will then send a check to MCUCC,VISION for the balance.  A financial report will be generated April 1, May 1, and June 1 and sent via e-mail to congregations
• You will receive a confirmation e-mail when you are successfully registered.

Thank you for using our new system for registration. 

If you should encounter any problems or have additional questions please do not hesitate to contact me.  Your feedback is appreciated as we try this new process.

If you are planning to volunteer to counsel at Camp Talahi this summer please be sure to fill out an application as soon as possible.  If you are not sure which camp you can committ to please note that on your application.  We want to have all applications processed by April 15.

Thank you fo much for helping us make summer camp possible!

Marcia