(INT) Impact Southwest - Session 1

Sunday July 18th 2010 11:00 AM until Thursday July 29th 2010 11:00 AM

Open to: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Cost: $2500.00 due by 4/30/2010

Deposit Required: $250.00

Scholarships Available: Please contact an event organizer for more information.

AT THIS TIME IMPACT: SOUTHWEST 1 HAS A WAITING LIST. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR OTHER IMPACT: SOUTHWEST SESSION. If you would like to be placed on the waitlist email smoore@bbyo.org Experience life in the Southwest on a Native American reservation, working with the local community and fellow Jewish teens to complete critical service projects and build cultural bridges. Explore the outdoors and return home seeing the world through new eyes. Meet with community leaders. Examine Jewish approaches to social engagement, learn about leadership and responsibility, and challenge yourself in new ways. ? Participate in meaningful service work that fosters strong connections between you and others. ? Learn about group dynamics as you create a cohesive group, a shared ethic, and overcome challenges together. ? Challenge yourself physically, mentally and socially in a stimulating environment. ? Examine Jewish concepts of justice, community and civic responsibility. ? Expand your personal horizons and your awareness of a culture other than your own; learn about daily life in an American community far from both the city and the suburbs. ? Gain exposure to the unique and varied narratives of American life, history and culture. ? Take risks, open your mind, and feed your curiosity about the world and your place in it.

Requirements / Eligibility

Generous scholarships are available please contact Natalie Sukienik at nsukienik@bbyo.org or 202-857-6509.

Impact: Southwest
Session 1
July 18-29, 2010

TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENT INFORMATION

Students will be greeted by PanimWorks: Southwest staff at Durango, CO airport (DRO).

Plan to arrive between 11:00am and 6:00pm on July 18, 2010. Staff will meet at the baggage claim area of their specific airline to assist.

If your flight is delayed or rescheduled, please call the Deerhill office TBA.

If you are arriving by car, let us know and we will send you a map to Deer Hill. Please plan to arrive at the Basecamp between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on July 18, 2010.  

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Departure flights ? make between 8:30am and 2:00pm on July 29, 2010.

Pickup at Basecamp on July 29, 2010  between 9:00 a.m. and noon.

PLEASE HAVE YOUR TEEN LOG INTO THEIR B-LINKED ACCOUNT AND INPUT THIS INFORMATION BY: MAY 15, 2010.

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