HAMILTON, ON SERVE

Dates: July 17 - 24, 2010 (Saturday - Saturday)
Cost:
Early Bird Rate by April 1:          $310 USD
Regular Rate on/after April 1:      $360 USD

This is a NON-SMOKING site.
Site Capacity:
50 (incl. leaders)  

General Description:
Welcome to
Hamilton, Ontario --- the city of waterfalls – located along the Niagara Escarpment on the western shores of Lake Ontario. Hamilton is also home to the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, the Bruce Trail, McMaster University, Mohawk College and Redeemer University College. The Canadian Football Hall of Fame can be found downtown right beside Hamilton City Hall and across town to the east, the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats play at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Hamilton is just a one-hour drive away from the world-famous Niagara Falls.

Facilities: You will be staying at Ancaster Christian Reformed Church, 70 Garner Road E., Ancaster, Ontario.

 Work Sites: You may be involved with park clean-up in the city centre and beachfront of Lake Ontario, assisting urban youth ministries and homeless shelters in Hamilton’s city core (CityKidz, Living Rock, Mission Services, Good Samaritan Ministry, L’Arche Hamilton) as well as multiple landscaping projects throughout the area. 

Day Away: Niagara Falls  

Transportation: Registration fees do NOT include transportation to and from the sites. Each group of five or more must provide vehicle(s) and adult driver(s) (typically small group leaders) to transport an equal number of participants during the duration of the mission experience regardless of whether you fly or drive to the site. The vehicles you bring will be used to transport small groups to the work site each day, so 12-passenger vans or mini-vans are preferred. Cars do not facilitate the transportation of an entire small group in one vehicle, so please do not bring them. If you wish to bring a bus, please check with the Host Team to see if this is acceptable before you make arrangements. If your group is unable to provide van transportation, please have a youth leader call Youth Unlimited to discuss options and additional charges.

For your decision making purposes, the closest airport is Hamilton International Airport. You may also fly into Toronto (Pearson) International Airport or Buffalo, NY, but will need to arrange your own transportation from these airports to the Hamilton SERVE. Toronto and Buffalo airports are only about 1.5 hours away from the SERVE. Please DO NOT book airfare until you have received written confirmation from Youth Unlimited that you have been placed at this site.

Speaker: Luke VanderLeest
Music: Troy Kooima & Dawn Ryswyk - Happy the Dog Ministries
Web Site: www.ancastercrc.org
Facebook Group:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=236661744499
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