Join us on a short-term mission trip to Charlotte, North Carolina to work at the Samaritan Purse headquarters. We will spend five days preparing Operation Christmas Child (OCC) boxes from all over the country to be shipped to locations all over the world!
HOW TO SIGN UP
STEP ONE
Click the "Sign Up Now" button and then download and print the registration forms.
STEP TWO
Complete all the forms, place them in an envelope with your payment (make your check out to BEE ON THE GO TRAVEL), and mail it or drop it off at The Gathering.
STEP THREE
Additional information will be sent to all guests as we have details to share.
TRIP DETAILS
A deluxe motorcoach will transport up to 50 guests from Dayton to Charlotte, departing from The Gathering parking lot, 8911 Yankee Street, Centerville 45458 on Monday morning. Cars can be left in the parking lot. While traveling, we will stop every few hours for refreshing. The motorcoach does have a restroom on board.
Our mission while at OCC will be to work Tuesday-Friday for 5 hours a day with a lunch break. (We have requested 9 AM – 3 PM but Samaritan Purse will not confirm times until early fall.) Volunteers will be preparing shoeboxes for shipment. Lunch is included for each day while at work.
Evening activities will be planned. One evening, we will attend the NarroWay production of “The Real Christmas Story,” which will include a full dinner. We will also visit the awesome Billy Graham Library with its Christmas displays open, bowling, and a local mall with a food court. And one evening we will visit 4
million lights at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Any individual or groups of individuals are welcome – you do not have to attend The Gathering to participate. All participants must be 13 years or older. And those under 17 need an adult chaperone.
Registration is underway and can be made by completing the paper application (see link) and dropping it off or mailing it to The Gathering with a check for the full amount (make your check out to BEE ON THE GO TRAVEL) . Reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please call Jan Austin if you have any registration questions.
All who register must also complete the liability form, as well as the medical release form. Any participants between the ages of 13-18 must also complete the liability release for child participants. These forms must be turned in when final payment is due on September 1. Please complete separate forms for each individual who is participating.
Cost includes deluxe motorcoach transportation with a hostess, 5 nights in the hotel, 4 lunches and 2 dinners, transportation to optional evening events, the theater production at NarroWay, a light display at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, plus fellowship and worship!
Cost is based on number of guests in each room. There are three room sizes. There is a limited number of rooms in each category, mark your preference on your registration sheet. They will be assigned in the order that registration and deposit are made.
OPTIONS FOR LODGING:
STUDIO 1 King Bed | 1 BEDROOM SUITE 2 Queen Beds + Pullout Sofa | 2 BEDROOM SUITE 1 King Bed in each room + Pullout Sofa | |
SINGLE (1) OCCUPANCY | $890 | $1060 | N/A |
DOUBLE (2) OCCUPANCY | $600 | $685 | $715 |
TRIPLE (3) OCCUPANCY | N/A | $560 | $580 |
QUAD (4) OCCUPANCY | N/A | $500 | $515 |
Contact
If you have questions about the travel arrangements,
please contact Jan Austin, Bee On the Go Travel, at:
If you have questions about the actual mission project,
please contact Martha Heaton at:
THE GATHERING (mailing address)
8911 Yankee Street
Centerville, OH 45458