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HSP Schedules Safety Guidelines Guidelines & Expectations What to pack
Sunday: Groups arrive at Highland United Methodist Church in Raleigh (1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607) early Sunday afternoon for registration. You will be greeted by volunteers who will guide you through cabin and other sign-ups. Then we’ll introduce the camp staff and participating groups, go over our schedule for the day, then begin orientation to HSP and our week ahead.
Around the middle of the afternoon we will leave Highland and proceed to Camp Lapihio. Everyone will unload and move into their cabins as the staff works to set up the camp.
Later we will have dinner, more orientation, and then have an introduction to our program for the week. Everyone will get to have some free time before heading to their cabins at 10:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday: Work days. See the daily schedule just below.
Dinner on Wednesday is special because HSP invites the families of all HSP participants to bring a dish for a pot luck dinner at Camp Lapihio at Umstead State Park. Dinner is a special time to reconnect and share the HSP experience with family. Dinner will start at 6 p.m. A map to Umstead State Park and a map of the park are available here: https://www.ncparks.gov/william-b-umstead-state-park/directions
Saturday: Sadly, it's over. We will have breakfast, fill out an evaluation, then everyone will help pack up and clean up the camp. We’ll take a group picture then have a closing circle. Bring money for lunch if your church group needs to eat on the road back to home.
Our group times in the meeting hall are signaled by an air horn blown 10 minutes before the activity start time. Being on time is important to make good use of everyone’s time.
6:30 a.m. Wake up!
7:00 a.m. Breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day!
7:45 a.m. Morning devotion time.
8:15 a.m. Load up! After brushing your teeth and picking up your personal items, youth from each work team are assigned to collect your tools, lunches, water coolers and get them to your vehicle.
8:30 a.m. Head out. Go do something radical for God!
9:00 a.m. Arrive at your work site around 9:00, depending on the length of your drive.
12 noon-ish Lunch break! Thank God for your blessings.
After lunch Back to work.
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Arrive back at camp. Check in your tools, empty lunch and water coolers, then head to the bathhouse for showers. Free time until dinner.
6:00 p.m. Dinner. Not necessarily the quietest part of the day.
After dinner Make lunch for tomorrow.
~7:15 p.m. Games, songs, evening program. Each night it will be different.
8:30 p.m. Small group time. This is time for your home youth group to have time together.
After small groups Free time, card games or just hang out!
10:30 p.m. Head to cabins.
11:00 p.m. Lights out! This means you are all ready for bed and in your cabin for the night.
Keeping our youth and adult workers safe is one of the highest priorities of Highland Service Project. The project advisor who writes up your work site will highlight any particular safety issues observed at your work site.
The following are generally recommended guidelines for work safety.
Please make sure that the registration forms for your adults include their cell phone number so that we can make a list of phone numbers for everyone!
Rules and guidelines give us structure, boundaries and limits. These, coupled with our faith commitment, allow us to function more completely as the Body of Christ. This is not to come across as too strict but to model the fact the Christian life is one in which we have standards we follow as we grow in our love for God and for each other.
Music: To promote fellowship and safety, no music is allowed on a work site.
No cell phones: Only adult leaders are allowed to have cell phones during the week.
No one should leave a work site for any reason. Do not walk to the store, go to another work site, or enter other homes.
NO drugs, alcohol, or tobacco will be allowed! No warnings given; violators will be sent home with NO refund to the individual or the group's expense.
Everyone needs to eat three meals a day and drink plenty of water so that you are using the bathroom!
Respect the facilities and all those with whom you are sharing space!
No guys in girl's areas and no girls in guy's areas. Sexual behavior, be it implied, consensual, or verbal, will not be tolerated. No warnings given; violators will be sent home with NO refund.
Observe lights out and bed time. You really will need your sleep.
Appropriate dress is required for everyone, youth and adults. Guys and girls must wear shirts with sleeves to the worksites. No Exceptions.
Verbal or physical abuse will not be tolerated.
Group leaders and group members participate. We ask everyone attending to participate fully in all activities of HSP.
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