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37 slides include: 18 Points on General Information, 11 Points on Family Life, 24 Points on Food, 20 Points on Food Etiquette, 21 Points on Social Etiquette, 17 Points on Business Etiquette, and 11 Points on Trivia
Slide 1: Peru-Galapagos 2009
Meeting #2: Tuesday, 5/20/08
Slide 2: Meeting Outline
Numbers Communication Financial Aid Fundraising Service Work Group Presentations Summer Work Montreal Headshots Reminders Questions?
Slide 3: Communication
Pay attention to www.MrSeamon.com Join the email list Check your email regularly Please check the website before asking
questions
STAY INFORMED
Slide 4: Numbers
Interested students: 105 Deposits and ITA forms: 81 Student spaces: 38 What we’re going to run: 76 students and 8 chaperones A roster of 76 plus 5 alternates will be chosen by the end of May. The exact trip price is still not set. We’re aiming for $3,000. There will be an EF fee and an SJA fee. The first trip payment will be due in September.
Slide 5: Financial Aid
A minimum of $12,000 will be available. Supplemental financial aid will be available The financial aid application is online at
through our (aggressive) fundraising efforts. MrSeamon.com
Financial aid will be finalized by early September No more than $1,000 will be given out per
student
Slide 6: Fundraising
I want to raise at least $6,000 I want NEW ways to raise money Fundraising Committee Break up into groups of 4-5 and spend 10 minutes
brainstorming on ways for us to raise funds. Things to keep in mind:
We have a small ARMY I want a wide spectrum of methods Improve on current/old methods
Slide 7: Service Work
Nothing new on this front More will be known once I have the EF tour
specifics in hand
Still aiming for:
Fair Trade Coffee Manual Labor Schools/Home Stays Photo/Video Journalism
Slide 8: Group Presentations
Small groups will be presenting on each region Presentation topics will be posted by the end of
May
We will meet once a month starting in
September
Presentation group signups will be done online
Slide 9: Summer Work
Stay tuned Fundraising Trip details finalized Signup with EF
Slide 10: Montreal
In September there will be a mandatory
weekend-long trip to Montreal.
“Demo” international trip Preliminarily set for 9/12-14 We’ll be:
Eating together Seeing the sights Completing a scavenger hunt
Slide 11: Headshots
All trip participants must know the names of all
other trip participants
All headshots will be posted to a password-
protected album in the MrSeamon.com photo gallery
You WILL be tested (seriously)
Slide 12: Reminders
Check your email and MrSeamon.com regularly Join the email list Complete the financial aid application Make sure I take your picture before you leave GET YOUR PASSPORT NOW
Slide 13: Questions?
Slide 14: T-minus 275 days and counting…