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YouthFest Information and Requirements


YouthFest 2012 Dates

Week 1: April 1-6
Week 2: April 9-14
Week 3: April 15-20

Size

  • We have opportunities for various group sizes.

Age

  • Youth participants ages 14 and older are accepted, but an adult age 25 or older for every four youth younger than 18 years of age is required.
  • No particular skill level is required. A willingness to come, serve and be tired at the end of the day is what we are looking for in a volunteer.

Spirituality

  • CAP is a Christian organization and expects all volunteers to respect CAP guidelines and conduct themselves in a Christ-like manner.
  • Group leaders will need to make arrangements for daily devotions. Groups will take turns leading each other in devotions.

Accommodations

  • CAP makes all arrangements for accommodations from Sunday to Friday.
  • Students and youth leaders stay in single-sex dorms or cabins.
  • You will be sleeping on bunk beds. All groups need to bring sheets, pillow, towel, etc.
  • Showers wll be available.
  • CAP asks all group members to help out with meal clean-up and will assign chores for Friday morning.

Costs

  • There is a $200 registration fee per group due at the time the registration form is submitted. The cost of the trip will be $250 per person, which is to be paid before arrival. This includes room and board (Sunday evening arrival – Friday morning departure) and covers the costs of materials for projects.

Arrival

  • Groups will need to arrive late Sunday afternoon. Dinner provided Sunday evening.

Projects

  • Groups may assist in our Housing Program. Work may include, but is not limited to, remodeling an existing home by repairing the floors and walls, hanging dry wall, replacing doors and windows, putting up vinyl siding, repairing roofs, building a porch/handicap ramp or other various needed repairs. We also build new houses, and may use the team on these job sites as well.
  • Groups may assist in our Elderly Services program; volunteers serve by doing small minor home repairs, cleaning, painting, etc., for some of our participants that may have no other means to get repairs and cleaning done around their home.
  • Groups may assist in needed repairs and maintenance to some of our own CAP facilities in order that we may better serve our participants here in Appalachia.

Individual Information

  • In order to provide appropriate accommodations, meals and assignments for our projects, an official list of participant names and related information is due 45 days in advance prior to arrival along with your payment.

Group Leader(s)

  • Leader(s) will be responsible for educating all participating group members about CAP, our expectations of volunteers and our mission. This can be achieved by reviewing materials provided through this office.

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