Information for "Faces of Christ” 
 July 4 - 9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-30
(High-School Congregational-Based Summer Program)

Leadership:  Alissa Oleson, program director, will set up and plan your program; however, a trained Servant Event Leader from the A+KB summer staff will facilitate your week.  Your adult chaperones will be in charge of supervision of your group at all times, and will be called upon to share in some small-group leadership (all small-group materials will be ready to pick up and lead with little or no preparation).

Lodging:  Servant Event groups are housed at Jamison Cottages, just down the road from the Faith Lutheran Conference Center at Kure Beach.  Lodging does limit the group size for this event.  Our minimum group size is 12 campers (not including chaperones).  Due to housing constraints the maximum number of participants including chaperones is between 16-18 (depending on the gender breakdown).  The site is in the town of Kure Beach, which is located 30 minutes south of Wilmington, NC.

Meals:  All meal costs are covered in your registration. Sunday evening is normally Domino’s pizza.  All meal costs are covered in your registration, including the Thursday night seafood meal.  Depending on our ability to have our caterer cook for us, Thursday’s dinner might be at a restaurant, and your group will be informed of any additional needs for that meal beyond the $15.00 per person the camp will pay for.

Overall Schedule: Typically we will divide each day into three blocks. On most days two of those blocks will be devoted to the service learning projects.  The third block of each day will focus more on understanding and appreciating the unique aspects of living and playing on the beach (yes, you might have to actually play on the beach). Each day will include an opening and closing devotion and some time devoted to Bible Study. On our last night of camp together, we like to close with a service of affirmation, where participants will be called upon to make a written affirmation for all other participants, to be shared upon your departure.

Projects:  Elements of the week could include working with:

A local chapter of Meals on Wheels in several different locations

A soup kitchen that serves the underprivileged and homeless in Wilmington

A local Senior Adult Center, gathering for games and talent night

A local thrift store that supports local HELP agency (small food bank and short-term home expense assistance)

Running recreation options at Autumn Care, a managed-care facility

Salvation Army

The local state park—serving the environment through beach clean up and trail maintenance

Kure Memorial Lutheran Church on some community projects

 
Entertainment:  These activities could include:

Sun bathing and wave crashing on the beach (the beach directly in front of our facility has a lifeguard station occupied by Kure Beach lifeguards)

A Surfing program through Surf Camp (this activity is scheduled for each program week at a specific time and the cost is included in your program fees)

Visiting the Kure Beach pier

Visiting the local shops in Carolina Beach (beach/surf shops and the like)

Riding the ferry to Southport (cost (~$2 not included)

Fort Fisher Historical Site, with remnants of the American Civil War fort and small museum focusing on the pivotal battles for control of the port of Wilmington

Wilmington Front Street shopping and shipyard with a tour of the USS North Carolina (cost not included of battleship tour)

Transportation:  You will need to use your vehicles to travel to and from locations in most instances.  Groups need to plan for trips from Kure Beach to Wilmington almost daily, which can add about 100 miles per vehicle to your total trip.

Cost for the summer of 2010:
Participants:  $450.00 per youth
     Advisors:  $275.00 per adult (must be at least 21 years old) for up to 3 adults--
     additional adults pay full price.

(Includes 5 nights lodging,15 meals, program and services of Agapé V Kure Beach Ministries staff, and some specific program options through local businesses.  All other expenses are the responsibility of your group members (shopping, etc.).)

To Make a Reservation:

1.   Deposit of $100.00, along with your signed contract, will hold your event.

2.   A second deposit of $100.00 per camper (no adult deposit necessary) is due February 1, 2010.

3.   A third deposit of $100.00 per camper (no adult deposit necessary) is due April 1, 2010.

4.   Balance is due June 1st, 2010.

All deposits are non-refundable, unless we can find a group to take your place, in which case a portion of your deposit may be refunded.  Individual camper deposits are not refundable (i.e., if you send deposits for 14 campers in January, and two cancel, their $100.00 deposits are not refunded and may not be transferred to adult fees or toward the final balance due, but two other campers could take their places.).  We suggest that you use this deposit system to encourage participation within your group.  Campers are less likely to back out if they have invested in the trip personally, so we suggest they provide all or most of the first deposit.

Future Correspondence:  If you have further questions, feel free to contact Alissa by phone, mail, or e-mail.  We will forward more information to you, including health history forms, camper and parent profile information, directions, and other helpful pre-event information upon completion of registration.

Contact our Agapé office for information or to schedule our Servant Events for 2010.
Email: program@agapekurebeach.org
Phone: (919) 552-9421
Address:
   Agapé V Kure Beach Ministries
   1369 Tyler Dewar Lane
   Fuquay-Varina, NC  27526