Sunday, October 9, 2011

Gathering Info for BYG

JULY 18-22, 2012

BETHEL YOUTH GROUP



REGISTRATION COST: $150 DUE: in mid-November

ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION: $165 DUE: July

HOUSING: $180 est. based on $45/person/night x 4 nights

MEALS: $125 est. based on $25/day x 5 days

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TOTAL BEFORE TRAVEL COSTS: $620



VAN RENTAL: $655 rental

dep. STL: 4:00 a.m. 7/18 $300 gas

arr. NOLA: 3-4:00 p.m. 7/18 $100 parking

dep. NOLA: 2:00 p.m. 7/22 ____________________________________

arr. STL: 1-2:00 a.m. 7/23? $1055 total van cost

1500 miles roundtrip



PROS: CONS:

Cost Leader fatigue, may require a motel night on the

way home

Freedom/control St. Louis departure time

Group bonding Comfort

Excessive group bonding

Space (and perhaps restriction on # attending)



AMTRAK: $220/person, based on half our tickets at adult cost (16 and over) and

half at child cost (15 and under)

dep. Centralia, Illinois: 12:25 a.m. 7/18

arr. NOLA: 3:32 p.m. 7/18

dep. NOLA: 1:45 p.m. 7/22 (missing the Sunday closing worship)

arr. Centralia, Illinois: 4:10 a.m. 7/23

OR:

Dep. NOLA: 1:45 p.m. 7/23 (requiring another hotel night and day’s costs, est. $70)

Arr. Centralia, Illinois: 4:10 a.m. 7/24



PROS: CONS:

Safety Missing closing worship or staying another night

Comfort (compared to Overnight travel

van or bus) Pick-up and drop-off in Centralia, about 1 ½ hours away

Group experience Cost (compared to van or bus)



BY AIR: $404/person, based on Orbitz estimates as of Oct. 8

Dep. STL: 6:00 a.m. 7/18 dep. NOLA: 6:45 p.m. 7/22

Layover in Atlanta, 3 ½ hours layover in Atlanta, 40 minutes

Arr. NOLA: 12:59 p.m. 7/18 arr. ATL: 10:47 p.m. 7/22



PROS: CONS:

Comfort Cost

Safety



BUS: $? (probably comparable to van cost)



PROS: CONS:

Less work for us Safety

Cost Comfort

Social networking with area youth Loss of control



PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITY/BEL-NOR:

They are attending the MYLE (Multicultural Youth Leadership Event) for the two days before the Gathering and taking a van. They have a total of 4 students attending, and we hope to share rooms to save money, as well as share fundraising, if we can work it out.



FUNDRAISING:

EASTER BREAKFAST PARTNER EVENTS WITH UNITY/BEL-NOR:

BETHEL FOLLIES Cajun Dinner at Unity?

Coordinator needed Something at Bethel?

OTHER IDEAS?



FIRST PRE-GATHERING AREA EVENT:

Sunday, Oct. 16, 6-8 p.m., $5/person

Trivia Night at Holy Cross, Creve Coeur

Let me know today if you are going, please.



ADULT LEADERS: Deb Bohlmann and Michael Kunz, with Claire Flesch (we hope)

QUESTIONS? Deborah.bohlmann@gmail.com or 314-583-3323 or check the Bethel Youth

Facebook page

Gathering 2012

Gathering link

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Senior Breakfast, May 8, 2011, place TBD

We will gather to celebrate Karl Webster and Genevieve Schmoeker and Carson Pryor...hope you all can make it.