This also gives us some time to have a fund raiser (or two). I am still really excited about this trip and I hope you are too. I still want to get T-shirts ordered, so if you can send me your sizes that would be great.

Thanks

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Originally I thought that we could register as a group but it turns out only 8 people can register at a time, and they must be in the same family. Here is the most important rule that I could find in the list

You must be at least 18 years of age to sign up, and you may sign up a maximum of 8 additional members of your same household. Children must be at least 6 years of age to volunteer under this program and receive a theme park ticket. Children ages 6-17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian when volunteering. Other age restrictions may apply to certain eligible volunteer opportunities.

The date we are planning for is Saturday May 22nd. If you think you will be able to make it please let me know so that I can get an idea of how many chaperons we need to recruit. My plan is to have 1 chaperons for every 5 youth. Also a head count will help with deciding on what type of transportation we will need.

As for transportation we are looking into several options at this point but we are really hoping to be able to do a charter of some kind.

I would also like to get us some t-shirts made. It will make it easier to identify your group when we are at the park. Please let me know your shirt size.

So for now if you are pretty certain you will be able to go, feel free to pursue getting your ticket. Don't procrastinate and wind up ticketless. I will post an update once we have decided on a firm date, as well as any other details. I hope you can all make it, it is sure to be a great time. If you have any questions please comment on this post or send me an email.

Stay Tuned,

Luke Jones
Email: LukeJJones@gmail.com

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Gifts are wrapped, but are not labeled to reflect a specific sender or recipient. Gifts are typically inexpensive, humorous items or used items from home; the term white elephant refers to a gift whose maintenance cost exceeds its usefulness.

All participants draw a number (from a hat, perhaps) to determine their order. An alternative to the drawing is to sit in a circle and take turns in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

The participant with #1 unwraps any gift from the pile and then shows it to everyone. Each successive participant, in the order determined from the drawing, or in clockwise or counterclockwise order, can either 1) "steal" an already opened gift (if there's one they really like) or 2) be adventurous and go for a wrapped gift from the pile. If the participant chooses to steal, the person whose gift is stolen now repeats his turn and either 1) steals another person's gift (he cannot immediately steal back the gift that was just stolen from him) or 2) unwraps a new gift.

This cycle of stealing can sometimes continue for a long time, until a new gift is chosen, at which point the turn is passed to the participant with the next number from the drawing, or whoever is next in the circle, whichever arrangement is chosen.

Since items can be stolen, the item in your possession is not yours until the game is over. However, this is often amended with a rule declaring a gift "dead" or "safe" after it has been stolen a certain number of times (usually two or three). This helps the process go more smoothly (avoiding, for example, the hypothetical scenario of the same gift being stolen by every successive participant) and limits the disadvantage of being among the first to choose gifts. The game is over once all names have been withdrawn from the hat.

If you have any questions please call or text me...

Luke Jones: 661-246-9345

Hope to see you there!