Final Schedule for Chicago Mission Trip 2011

St Paul’s UCC: 773-348-3829 (Kathy or Gary)

Lincoln Park Community Shelter: 773-549-6111, x 216

Friday July 29	8 AM Gather at church; leave by 8:20 3-4 PM Arrive Lincoln Park, settle in at St Paul’s UCC (meet Kathy or Gary for orientation to the church bldg) 5 PM Lincoln Park Community Shelter orientation 6:30 to 10:30 Out on the town (Navy Pier) 11 PM: Bedtime	COSTS for Participants Out of Pocket Navy Pier ($5/ride) Supper out ($10) Snacks for late night ($2/person)
Saturday July 30	7:30 AM Prep for Breakfast at St Paul’s UCC; eat at 9 AM (Doors open 8 AM; store things in 2 smaller rooms when not sleeping except for Sunday when we pile stuff in a corner because they use our rooms) 11-5: Grocery shopping & Out on the town (e.g., Lincoln Park Zoo, museum) 6 PM: Prep for supper at LPCS; eat 7:30; make sack lunches (grocery shopping for breakfast) 9 PM: Head to Navy Pier again 10:15 PM Fireworks @ Navy Pier 11:30: Back to Bed!	Lunch out (or make our own sack lunches?): $7 ($3) Evening walk snack: $3 Activity Admission: $15 Options: Taste of Lincoln Ave (noon-10p) Lincoln Park Zoo/Frisbee etc
Sunday July 31	7:30 AM: Up, eat breakfast “in”, pack up stuff by 8:15 because it is Sunday. (move stuff to a corner because our rooms will be in use); attend worship: St Paul’s at 10 AM 11 AM to 5 PM: Out on the town (e.g. Lincoln Park Zoo, museum) & grocery shopping for supper and lunches. (OK to come back to the church after 1 PM) 6 PM: Prep for supper at LPCS; eat 7:30; make sack lunches 9 PM: local walk for ice cream 11 PM: Bedtime	Lunch out: $7 Evening church snacks or for walk: $3 Activity admission: $15? Options: Taste of Lincoln Ave (noon-10p) Lincoln Park Zoo/Frisbee etc Field Mus/Art Mus
Monday August 1	6 AM Prepare breakfast at LPCS; eat 7:30 AM make sack lunches sometime today Open day for more exploring (LPCS Q/A time; +) Make supper at St Paul’s for ourselves or eat out?; 8 PM Second City (improve/comedy)	Lunch out: $7 Supper makings for church ($2/person?) or eat out ($15?) Snack or bev. at Second City $5 Activity Admission: $15 Options: Field Mus/Art Mus Lincoln Park Zoo/Frisbee etc Second City: $16—ordered 6/7
Tuesday August 2	8 AM: Eat breakfast “in”, pack up, clean up 9 AM: Leave Chicago By 5 PM: Arrive at church in Menomonie	Breakfast items (leftovers) Lunch on the road: $5

Final Reminders

One more day until we depart! Here are a few final reminders as we make our final preparations:

• If you have not yet e-mailed Kristen your cell phone number(s), please do so ASAP so they can be included on our phone tree.  The phone tree will bee- mailed Thursday afternoon and hard copies will be available Friday morning.
• In addition to clothes, toiletries and a pillow, sleeping bag and air mattress (if desired), please remember to bring the following:
• Backpack or bag to carry important items in when we are sightseeing
• A water bottle
• Sunscreen
• Your own towel/wash cloth
• Sack lunch for the ride down
• Change for the tolls (if everyone brings some, we should be covered)
• Good walking shoes
• Chargers for electronic devices (Kristen has 2 power strips)
• Swimsuit if you want to swim at the beach
• Recipes (when needed) for meals your team will be preparing

Our final schedule was e-mailed yesterday. Time permitting, it will be posted on the blog later today. Hard copies will be handed out Friday morning. See you all tomorrow!

Group B Menus

Group B will buy, make, serve, and clean-up:

Breakfast Saturday:

Scrambled Eggs

Toast & homemade jam (raspberry from Nita; strawberry from Kristen/Emily)

Fruit salad

OJ, Milk/Silk, Coffee

Sunday Supper:

Salads: Potato, Chicken & Pasta, Spinach/Strawberry

Garlic Bread

Black Bean Brownies

Lemonade--Crystal Light

Watermelon

Information about Fun Activities

Since we talked a little about some of the possible fun activities, I have added some links regarding that. They are at the bottom left on the links page.  One is regarding the Taste of Lincoln Avenue.  It looks like in addition to food vendors, there are crafts and several venues with live music.  It sounds like a small donation is requested, but the entire event is a fund-raiser to help the local neighborhood fund schools and other area organizations.

The other link is for Broadway Shows playing in Chicago.  There are several shows with Saturday and Sunday early afternoon matinees (West Side Story, Beauty & The Beast and Peter Pan) that would probably work if there is interest in that.

Team A's Menu

Team A (Amy, Heather, Sean, Max and Ben) will prepare:


Sack lunch for Sunday, July 31:
Sub sandwiches (turkey, lettuce, tomato (mayo packets etc)
Orange or banana
Frozen Gogurt
Water

Sack lunch for Monday August 1:
Peanut butter & jelly sandwich
Hard boiled egg
Carrots/celery
Fruit drink


Sack lunch for Tuesday, August 2:
Veggie wrap with dressing
Grapes
Pudding cup
Water

Team C's Menu

At our last meeting each team met to decide on meals.  Team C (Kristen, Todd, Jena and Ben) will prepare:

Dinner on Saturday, July 30
Spaghetti bake
Garlic bread
Raw veggies with dip
Fruit for dessert
Milk
Juice

Breakfast on Monday, August 1
Cheerios with milk
Bananas, apples
Bagels with cream cheese, butter, peanut butter
Coffee
Juice
Milk

Final Planning Meeting Sunday July 24 after worship

July 24 at 10 AM Worship our group will be commissioned for our mission trip! Please be there if you are able!

After worship, we will have a meeting to answer or ask all final questions, exchange cell phone numbers, get photocopies of the drivers' licenses (for Northtown Ford), and anything else.

I just figured out how to post, so that we could post our menus now.

I'm curious if anyone will get an email saying that this has been posted. Please comment if you read this. I'll be good practice!

Nita