Post Trek Wrap Up for Ma's and Pa's and Activity Committee Members

Ma/Pa Date Night

On Thursday August 11, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. at the Happy Valley building, we will be having ONE MORE MEETING! 
This will be a wrap up/ post trek/ post survey/ get together and discuss how to make the trek better meeting.  Did you get all that?  Hope so.

If you were on the Trek and on the Activities Committee, a Captain, or a Ma/Pa, YOU are invited to this meeting.  Heck - if you went on trek and are an adult - you are welcome to this meeting.  Hope you can make it!  We want everyone to take a minute and take the Ma/Pa survey on surveymonkey located HERE before this meeting.  We would love for each Ma and each Pa to take the survey separately.  If you have any problems with the survey, we might need to add your email to the survey list.  Please contact Pam Edwards for help with the survey.  The more input we have the better we can analyze the data.  Thank you for being a wonderful group of people.  It was wonderful to work with all of you!

The Count Down is ON!

 I am sure you are all ready for the Trek. 

It is in 16 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Does this picture ring any bells?  Don't forget that every Ma/Pa needs to create a chant/cheer/ joke/ top 10 list/ or a fun way to introduce yourself to ALL of the YOUTH!  Did you remember?  Let me remind you what will happen.  After we get off the bus in Happy Jack, AZ, we will then divide the youth into families.  Each MA/PA will be introduced one at a time by the Stake Leader announcing.  At that point YOU will do your cheer, then the 6 young men and 6 young women will be announced and placed in your family.  Then we will do it again with the next Ma/Pa.  It is a great ice breaker and wakes up the youth too!  Have fun with this!

Lastly, I want to remind you that every Ma and Pa and lots of Stake Leaders are needed at the Equipment Check Tuesday night, July 12 at the Stake Center at 5 p.m.  I know that is early for a lot of priesthood leaders, so I need every Ma and Pa to let me know if they can be at the Stake Center at 5 p.m. Please email Audra or respond in the comment section.  Thanks for your help! 

Here is the suggested schedule for the youth to come to the Equipment Check:

TREK CHECK IN:  July 12th 5pm-7pm Registration & Equipment Check In- at the Stake Center

5:00 pm - NC, GP

5:30 pm - DM, PV

6:00 pm - DV, NV. RG

6:30 pm - AN, BR

 

We need Ma's and Pa's there from 4:45 p.m. - 7 p.m., not just at their wards time slot. Okay?  Just wanting to clear things up.  Ma's and Pa's should bring their supplies that night as well if possible.  The bulk of the trailers with supplies will be going up before the buses.  

Thanks everyone!

STARTING NEXT SUNDAY: Time to ADVERTISE about the YOUTH KICKOFF February 27th at 7 p.m. - parents and youth invited

Kickoff Fireside for Youth
        Sunday, Feb. 27th
        7:00 p.m.
        Stake Center - Bring your parents!
HERE IS A REMINDER ABOUT THE HOMEWORK FROM THE FIRST MA/PA training:
            Ma/Pa           From        Advertise to
            Angle              AN        North Canyon
            Christensen     AN        North Canyon
            Gurr                AN        North Valley
            Wood              AN        North Valley
            Finlayson        BR        Pinnacle Vista
            Townsend       DM        Pinnacle Vista
            Kofford           DM       Rose Garden
            Liljenquist       NC        Rose Garden
            Bingham        DVI        Rose Garden
            Woods           DVI        Gavilan Peak
            Elison            GP        Daisy Mountain
            Gundersen     GP        Daisy Mountain
            Terry             NC        Gavilan Peak
            Bentz            NV        Anthem
            Clough          PV        Anthem
            Griffith          PV        Deer Valley 1st
            Kuefer           RG        Deer Valley 1st
            Hansen          NC        Buffalo Ridge
            Sessions       GP        Buffalo Ridge

1. Call other Ma/Pa to coordinate which date each couple will advertise in that ward.  Don’t show up the same day!  (see page 9 of Ma/Pa handbook for contact numbers and emails of Ma/Pa couples)
2. Call YM/YW Presidents and let them know you are coming.  You can easily access this information on the church's website.  Log in.  Click on "Tools", "Directory", find the ward you need on the left drop down menu of the Deer Valley Stake, click on "Ward leaders and organizations".  Good luck! 
3. Please make sure that EACH ward hears about the Kickoff Fireside TWO TIMES before Feb. 27th!  Plan on going on Sunday, February 20th, during the week on mutual night for your assigned ward, OR even on Sunday, February 27th.

    It would be AWESOME if you could advertise in full pioneer gear, but if not that’s okay too.  Just be enthusiastic and do something fun!  Really promote the trek and how excited you are to go and what a great opportunity and experience this will be for our Stake.  The goal is to get each and every youth to attend this fireside with their parents!  THANK YOU each and every Ma/Pa for a great job.

MA/PA ASSIGNMENTS from training #1

To be completed BEFORE next training meeting on Sunday, Feb. 27th at 6:00 p.m. at Stake Center.

Understand Wilderness Experiences (for more information contact Pam Edwards)

•     (a) Read handbook pages 26 - 32.

•     (b) Think of a wilderness experience you have had in your own life; how did God help you though           that experience?

Get Your Pioneer Clothing (see page 19 of handbook for complete list)
(for more information contact Lisa Reber )
    Women:                       

• Skirt                          
• Long-sleeve shirt                    
• Bonnet                      
• Apron                       
• Bloomers

     Men:

• Pants (canvas or cotton type) -tan color
• Long-sleeve shirt
• Hat
• Suspenders or belt

     Questions to consider:

DO YOU OWN IT?  Start by looking in your own closet or family or friends.
CAN YOU GET IT AT GOODWILL?  Check DI for things like skirts and shirts.
CAN YOU MAKE IT?  Patterns are found on this blog.  Links are located in the sidebar.  

Keep in mind bloomers can be PJ bottoms that you adjust to bloomers 

and button down shirts can have collars flipped to look like a pioneer shirt.
DO YOU WANT TO SAVE TIME?  There are plenty of sites on the internet you can 

purchase the items.  Of course this is the more expensive way. 

ADVERTISE KICKOFF FIRESIDE TO THE YOUTH IN ASSIGNED WARD AND PROMOTE TREK.
(questions?  Contact Audra Nuttall)

        Kickoff Fireside for Youth
        Sunday, Feb. 27th
        7:00 p.m.
        Stake Center - Bring your parents!

•  Check Ma/Pa Training agenda to see which ward your are assigned to visit.

1.  Call other Ma/Pa to coordinate which date each couple will advertise in that ward.  Don’t show up the same day!  (see page 9 of Ma/Pa handbook for contact numbers and emails of Ma/Pa couples)
2. Call YM/YW Presidents and let them know you are coming.
3. Please make sure that EACH ward hears about the Kickoff Firside TWO TIMES before Feb.     27th!  

    It would be AWESOME if you could advertise in full pioneer gear, but if not that’s okay too.  Just be enthusiastic and do something fun!  Really promote the trek and how excited you are to go and what a great opportunity and experience this will be for our Stake.

BE ON TIME FOR NEXT TRAINING MEETING AND DRESSED IN TREK CLOTHING.

• SUNDAY, FEB. 27th at 6:00 p.m. at the Stake Center Relief Society Room
• followed immediately by the Youth Trek Kickoff Fireside at 7 p.m.