Interact of Royal Oak

Alternative February Break VI

North Carolina

Feb. 12-18, 2012

Key Dates

• Dec. 7: $50 Deposit and Forms Due

• Jan. 18: Final Payments Due ($525)

• Jan. 25: Traveler Meeting, 6:00 pm

• Feb. 12: Departure

Tonight

• Logistics/payments/forms • Schedules/contact information• Cash needs on trip• Sleeping arrangements• Work assignments• Safety gear and tools• Meals and entertainment• Packing info

Some Items While We Talk• Forms Matrix (also online later tonight)

• T-shirt sizes for travelers• Special meal needs• WOAK Waiver

After the Meeting Outstanding forms due Outstanding payments Other questions

Basics

• Depart: – Royal Oak High School Lexington Lot– Sunday, February 12, 2012– Early morning departure (~7:00 am)

• Return:– Royal Oak High School Lexington Lot– Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012– Estimated: 10:00 pm– Follow updates on Twitter or website

Basics

• Steve Chisnell Contact Information

– Cell/Text: 248-346-8166– Email: MrChiz@comcast.net

– Website: www.chisnell.com/interact/february– Twitter Updates: www.twitter.com/schisnell

Departure

• Staff Parking Lot, Circle Drive• Check in with Ms. Lukezich or Mr. Morgan• Have a partner to sit/travel with• Two buses: Choose one and stay on it for

duration of trip (40/bus on 54-seat buses)• One soft bag, one carry-on, pillow/blanket

Travel

• 14-16 hours on the road, includes stops• Expect a lunch and dinner stop each

direction. You pay for this.• DVDs on the way down. • Arrive NC at about 10:00 pm Sunday.

Orientation Monday morning!

Travel Stops/Cash Needs

• To NC– Lunch stop– Dinner stop – Have cash for this

• Return to Royal Oak– Lunch stop– Dinner stop

• Dinner out Friday night: $20?• Possible snack stations/drink stops through

week

Safety Gear

• Students should bring:– Own hard hat (some available on site)– Work gloves (some available) – Steel-soled work shoes/boots

• Most common injury: nails in foot• Alternative: RhinoTuff steel insoles

– Face masks – Long pants for worksites (khakis or jeans)

• We have two-way radios on all sites

Key Packing Items: On the bus

1. Pillow--use it on the bus

2. Small throw blanket to use on the bus

3. Munchies & a beverage for the bus ride (Please

do not bring small beverage coolers on the bus due

to space limitations.)

4. Charger/external battery pack for electronics. Do

not expect re-charging stops!

Key Packing Items: In Duffels

• 5. Toiletries• 6. Wash cloth, hand towel and bath towel • 7. Safety equipment: (as indicated before)• 8. Work clothes (pants, not shorts) and clothing to change into in

the evening. • 9. Several pairs of shoes and extra socks • 10. Rain poncho• 11. Laundry bag/Plastic bag• 12. Day backpack – use it for a carry-on bag and for a day pack at

the work sites• 13. Camera• 14. Alarm clock and small flashlight• 15. Bug spray, suntan lotion

Key Packing Items: Group Needs

• We need 6 large coolers (for storing lunches, etc.)– Large coolers labeled with your name. One

cooler per 12 volunteers. • We need 2 complete first aid kits

– First aid kits - one per 10 volunteers

Extra Tools (opt.)

• Drywall, painting, and carpentry work.• Label all tools with name, but we cannot

guarantee return• NRN trailer will be on hand for emergency

work sites

Some Things to Expect:

• Temperatures: 60s to low 70s in day; 40s at night.

• Random waves of heat, steam, wind, rain, and cold: layers!

• Coordinated activities and occasional direction from our veteran students

• Direction by NRN staff: Mary!

Some Things to Expect:

• Early mornings (6:00 am breakfast!)• Barracks-style spaces for sleep and chaperones

sharing space! Bunk beds. • Limited electricity• I will have one computer for e-mail and the like,

if we have wireless access. Do not bring your own computers.

• Helping with meals, clean-up, KP, packing lunch for work days

• Showers: Group/Open showers (locker-room style). Swimsuits

Accommodations

• Don Lee Center, Arapahoe, NC– Exclusively ours– On coast– Beds– Flashlights recommended– Evening bonfires?

• Worksites in Bayboro, NC

The Work

• Drywall Rebuilding• Painting• Roofing• Carpentry• Subfloors, insulation, etc. • Emergency Projects as needed – be ready

for anything!

Duties

At Work Site: • Dirty work• Cleaning• Salvage/Rescue• Site Prep• Construction• Listening

At Living Site:

• Cleaning• Cooking/Dishes• Packing/Sorting

Entertainment

• Provided: Some basic games, balls, etc.• Needed: Someone to organize some

games/events (i.e. the Mr. Morgan Talent Show, euchre tournament, etc.)

• DVDs for bus. We can’t play everything, but we will choose the most lame films provided!

Communication During Trip

• Royal Oak Patch Blog• Twitter Updates

Post-Trip

• Jeanne Towar article in Trib and Oakland Press– Possible student interviews

• WOAK Documentary (Kelley Waterfall)• Photos shared and gallery links posted on

www.chisnell.com/interact

Confirmed Adults

•Mr. Chisnell•Mr. Morgan•Ms. Pollis•Ms. Lukezich•Mr. Conrad•Mr. Hartman

•Mr. Valdez•Meryn McLelland•Ms. Abbott•Alex Morawiecki•Victor Puhy•Mr. Doman

Q & A

• What have I forgotten?• What else would you like to know about

the work?

See you on

February 12!

Interact of Royal Oak

www.chisnell.com/interact