Maine Conference, United Church of Christ

Youth Trip to Honduras

February 21 – 28, 2012

Open to young people in grades 9 – 12 and their advisors

Cost - $1300 (this includes airfare, food, housing, bus transportation in Honduras, a visit to the Mayan Ruins in Copan and round trip bus transportation between Windham, ME and Logan Airport in Boston, MA )

Leader: Rev. Sally Colegrove, Windham Hill UCC

The Honduras Partnership Committee of the Maine Conference is planning a trip for young people in grades 9 – 12 and their advisors to Honduras in February of 2012. This multi-faceted trip will include a work project for a partner church in La Masica, a village in the orange plantations near the coast of the Caribbean, a chance to meet young people from Honduras at a fiesta day in San Pedro Sula at the Evangelical and Reformed Church of Honduras Mission Compound, an opportunity to understand the great Mayan culture of Honduras through a visit to the ruins in Copan, and times of fellowship with other young people from across the Maine Conference.

We are looking forward to all sorts of activities when we go to Honduras. Our mission work project will be working on the church in La Masica, probably putting down a floor or building a fence around their property. We hope to make one or two trips up to the coast to Tela, a beach where we will be able to swim in the Caribbean. We will see the orange and banana plantations and meet with the workers who live in the village and attend the church. In San Pedro Sula we will have a chance to visit the craft market.

The trip will cost $1300 per person, youth or advisor. The trip is on a first come, first served basis and will be limited to 30 participants. You will have a place once you receive a confirmation letter, which will be sent upon receipt of the Reservation Form and a non-refundable deposit of $250. The deadline for these forms is November 1^st.

HONDURAS TRIP 2012

Honduras Partnership Committee

Maine Conference, United Church of Christ

We are going to La Masica and Copan

This trip is for young people from grades 9 – 12

and their advisors

PRELIMINARY RESERVATION FORM

This form and the accompanying $250.00 non-refundable deposit reserve one place in the travel group of the Maine Conference trip to Honduras from February 21 – 28, 2012

Name_________________________________________Birthday____________

Address___________________________________________________________

Phone Number________________________ E-mail Address_____________________

Passport Number (if already known)__________________________________

I acknowledge that reservation for the trip to Honduras is on a first come, first served basis.. I realize that this form stands as a commitment to take part in the above trip and as such means that I will attend as many of the group meetings before the trip as I am able. The accompanying deposit is non-refundable and is due by November 1^st payable to the Maine Conference, UCC. It will be credited to the total price of the trip which is $1300. I also understand that I am responsible for securing a valid U.S passport and any visas as may be necessary.

Under 21 years of age_______________________________________________

(Parent or Guardian's Signature)

Group Member______________________________________________________

(Signature)

Transportation for the trip will be by American Airlines and by buses while in Honduras, or by vans or other vehicles driven by adults over 21 years of age. All meals and lodging are included in the trip price. However, the departure tax from Honduras of $45, travel insurance and cancellation insurance and all items of a personal nature are not included.

Please send the completed form and your check for $250 to Rev. Sally Colegrove, 140 Windham Center Rd, Windham, ME 04062. If you have questions, she can be reached at 207-892-9298.