ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA ENCOUNTER

Dates: July 30 - August 8, 2009 (Saturday - Saturday) 
Cost: $345 USD / $360 CAD- Includes transportation to work sites once you arrive
This is a NON-SMOKING site.

General Description: Come enjoy the beautiful San Bernardino mountains in Southern California while assisting mentally handicapped adults at Laurel Pines Campground. This is one camping trip you will always treasure.

Camp is the only vacation many of the residents at Salem Christian Homes get to experience. They look forward to it every year and start planning for camp 6 months in advance; who will be in their cabin, are they going canoeing, who will they push in the pool. All Salem residents are adults with developmental disabilities. Most residents who go to camp can care for their own personal needs but some will need help. The Salem staff will help them. The residents enjoy having the attention of the ENCOUNTER team. They enjoy telling others about their jobs and families. The main responsibility of the ENCOUNTER team is to assist in the supervision of the 60 residents who participate in camp. It is a fun job, but one that does not go away for 5 days. So come prepared to experience the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains and make many new friends.

Facilities: For the majority of the time, while we are in the mountains, you will stay in cabins at Laurel Pines Camp with Salem residents. For 3 nights during training and when we return to Salem, we stay on the floor.

Work Sites: We spend 5 days in the mountains assisting developmentally disabled people as they enjoy camp. Duties include supervising campers, assuring they attend to their personal needs, helping them participate in activities such as swimming, hiking, sports, shopping, talent shows, dancing, and making sure that they get to meals and activities as scheduled.

Day Away: Trip to the beach and downtown Disney shopping

Additional Requirement: Participant must be at least 16 years old by the start of this site.

Transportation: Registration fees do NOT include transportation to and from this mission experience. As an all-inclusive site, transportation will be provided for you once you arrive at the site. Adult leaders will likely be asked to drive vehicles borrowed or rented by the Host Team during the mission experience. Please drive and treat these vehicles as if they were your own. Drivers will be held responsible for damage to borrowed or rented vehicles.For your decision making purposes, the closest airport is Ontario International Airport.
Please DO NOT book airfare until you have received written confirmation from Youth Unlimited that you have been placed at this site.

Speaker: Not applicable
Music: ENCOUNTER team will lead music for the campers
Web Site: www.salemchristianhomes.org or www.laurelpines.comFacebook Group: Not available 

What are people saying about this site?