NYC Adults,
I'm forwarding
information I received from Kansas
City about NYC. Please read it and
share the appropriate parts with
your teens.
Please also note
which forms I will need from each of
you and your teens. I have received
no student information as yet - this
is the first time I have asked you
for them. As you look at the lists
please make a note of any adult form
required from you that you may have
missed sending to me also. I
appreciate all of your help.
As you can see
from the email our hotel deposit is
due very soon (an it is a
substantial amount of money). I
have received funds from a few of
you but not many. If you could see
your way clear to making at least a
partial payment this will ease the
finances that the District NYI
Treasurer will have to juggle.
Remember I must have received all of
your funds no later than April 30th.
All funds sent by
you should be made payable to WVN
NYI and mailed to me. 3152 25th
Street; Parkersburg, WV 26104.
Thanks again!
Jael
----- Original Message -----
From: Jana Potter
Sent: Wednesday, March
14, 2007 2:10 PM
Subject: NYC News
Dear District NYI Presidents and NYC
Coordinators:
First, I want to thank you for all
the hard work and time you are
putting into NYC. Thank you for
your heart for students and the
kingdom! We are so excited that you
are coming and about what God is
already doing through this
experience.
I want to take a moment and make
sure that we are all on the same
page regarding some questions that
we are getting from coordinators.
Please be sure that the
following deadlines
are on your calendar!
Hotels
You should have by now received
information regarding which hotel
your district will be staying in
and the amount due to NYI for your
hotel. If you have NOT received
this information, please call Jenny
Nielson (816-333-7000 ext. 2213) immediately
to obtain this information.
·
Please review these emails VERY
CAREFULLY to confirm your arrival
and departure dates are correct, the
number of rooms
are
correct
and
that the amount
due is correct.
·
Regarding the amount due… we have
received a number of calls regarding
the room and city tax rate of
14.866% that has been added onto
your amount. This is NOT a state
sales tax as we are tax exempt.
This is a CITY and ROOM tax. We
stated a number of times at the last
two DLC’s that this tax would be in
place and even gave the percentage
rate
at several points of detail.
This information was also included
in the NYC reference guide that we
sent to all district leadership both
in November and again in February.
This is a tax the city imposes on
all hotel room nights for everyone
who stays in the city at any hotel.
·
Rooming List – Your updated rooming
list is due March 15. This update
should include shifting of names
within rooms,
if applicable, plus
adding complete
names to blank registrations and any
adjustments/transfers of Adult
Sponsor names.
·
Deposit – Your deposit on rooms is
due now by March 30, 2007. Checks
can be made out to “General
Treasurer, Church of the Nazarene”
and sent to Attn: Jenny Nielson, NYI,
6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO
64131.
Forms
Copies of the following forms are
due to the NYC office by May 15,
2007. Please help us by having
those forms in our hands by May 15!
·
Student Medical Release (Notarized)
·
Adult Sponsor Application
·
Adult Sponsor Medical Release
·
Adult Sponsor Background check
·
Volunteer Application
·
Volunteer Medical Release
·
Volunteer Background check
These can be mailed to Attn: Jenny
Nielson – District forms, NYI, 6401
The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131 OR
faxed to 816-333-4315.
Feeding of the 5000
This is an incredible opportunity
for your district to begin raising
awareness
of the problem of hunger in St.
Louis and around the world,
as they join with the participants
of NYC in providing 5000 families
with enough food for a week.
Bringing the Food to NYC:
·
We
have asked that every
person bring a
suitcase full of food to NYC for the
Feeding of the 5000 project.
·
While this may prove a challenge and
an uncomfortable sacrifice at times,
please use this as a teaching
opportunity to help your students
understand that the sacrifice of
brining the food is nothing compared
to the trouble and hardship involved
for families who have this need. Be
sure to talk about how bringing this
OFFERING of food is not about us,
but about others.
·
By
sharing in this experience
through walking their suitcase of
food with
thousands of other participants,
students will be joined to this need
and to this project
in unity.
Please do not "cheapen" this
experience by removing the unity and
commitment of every person bringing
a suitcase or case of food to St.
Louis.
·
Students will have the opportunity
to donate their empty suitcases
after they drop off their food if
they desire to do so. Please be
sure to communicate this
is an option to
your students.
Here are a few things that some
districts are doing to involve their
entire district or community in the
project:
·
All district food drive for hunger –
Some districts are asking their
entire district to help them gather
food for the hungry. They are then
taking
some of
what is raised and using it on their
home district and then taking
the rest to NYC
with their students.
·
Local
grocery stores –
some districts are going to local
grocery stores and volunteer their
time to help bag groceries on
Saturday morning in exchange for the
right to accept tips to help buy the
food and to pass out fliers/cards
explaining what they are doing. The
grocery stores have also agreed to
sell the food to the group at
wholesale cost. This raises
awareness among the entire
community!
Tracks
I know that in the midst of planning
for NYC, many things do not go as
you plan. We in the NYC office have
certainly had times where we under
communicated, missed deadlines or
just plain made mistakes. We have
also had plenty of times where
things have gone perfectly and
planning has hit the mark right on.
The truth is that all of us at times
do not execute everything to
perfection. We would ask that as we
work together to make this event a
great one for “the kid in the seat”
that you continue to view this event
as a partnership.
God is indeed already at work
through this event and will continue
to be! We know that God is faithful
and that he will move in students’
lives through this incredible
event. We know that some students
will be called to full-time ministry
at this event. We know that some
students will come to faith in
Christ for the first time at this
event. We know that some students
will commit the whole of their
lives, their God given gifts and
dreams, to Christ at this event. We
know that students will come back to
their community and local churches
more engaged and passionate about
the kingdom than ever before. We
know these things because God is
faithful. We know that God has used
this event since 1958 and will
continue to do so. We know that in
our planning God has moved in some
incredible and indescribable ways.
We know that as we pray together
that God is at work bringing hearts
and passions together for His
kingdom!
No event of this size has ever
attempted this kind of undertaking
with specialized interests and
specialized tracks.
Many people who are part of
Christian youth events around the
country told us that while it was an
amazing idea,
it would be next to impossible to
pull off. With much prayer and
planning we continued to implement
tracks as a part of the overall NYC
event. We have seen an overwhelming
response to this part of the event!
While we know many participants did
not get in their first choice of
tracks, we truly believe that
whatever track they are in will be
an impact filled part of their
week. We also know that the tracks
are only
12 hours
out of the five full great and
life-changing days
including the over 70
hours of programming
they will be at NYC.
Prayer
As you continue to plan for NYC and
you continue to interact with your
students, adult sponsors,
volunteers, parents and others,
would you please continue to partner
with us in communicating and praying
for this event? We know that things
are not always easy. We know that
ministry is hard. Thank you for
loving students and loving God!
Thank you for making a difference in
the lives of teenagers and their
families!
Peace,
Brian Hull
NYC Coordinator
January
12, 2007
Hello All NYC
2007 Adults,
As each of you
know we are required to submit a
background check on every adult.
Some of you already have those with
the district and others do not.
Wilda Swisher the WVN District
Office Administrator is asking that
you download a new release form from
the District and submit it to her.
I am asking that you also send the
one from the NYC site. Please mail
these directly to the District
Office. This will give her
permission to update or do a
background check as they must have
been done after 7/10/06 and give her
permission to forward the results to
Kansas City.
Thanks for your
help.
Jael
January
10, 2007
Hello All,
As you can see
I just received this email and
registration for tracks has been
postponed until February 15, 2007.
That is why those of you who took me
at my word and tried to register
today have had difficulty. I'm so
sorry but don't see how this could
have been prevented! Thanks for all
of your efforts to get to NYC!
Jael
----- Original
Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January
10, 2007 5:36 PM
Subject: Track
Information!
NYC Coordinators!!!
We are so excited about NYC! It’s
exciting to see what God is already
doing through this event!!
Track Registration
We want to give your students more
time to prayerfully consider which
Track you wish to participate in at
NYC. Why? Because we think the
Tracks at NYC will be foundational
to the rest of their life as a
Christian. Giving them more time to
pray and consider where God would
have them participate will help make
NYC one of the best weeks of their
life. So, we’ll begin Track
selection online February 15, 2007
and will conclude March 15, 2007.
Just to remind you, there may be
costs associated with some of the
Tracks (only a few Tracks have
additional costs!). So be prepared
to make the best decision when you
sign up. Also, if no specific Track
is chosen you will be assigned to
the Multi-topic Track which features
breakouts and workshops on a variety
of topics.
You can look forward to more
information and more comprehensive
descriptions on the tracks in
February.
Thanks for being you!!
Jennifer L. Nielson
NYC Assistant Coordinator
Nazarene Youth International
(816) 333-7000 ext. 2213
jnielson@nazarene.org
November
18, 2006
Hello
Adult Sponsors & Volunteers
You will have until January 10, 2007 to
register. A $200.00 deposit is required
at that time. You will be given a
password and can access your account and
make payments as you are able. Your
account must be paid in full ($450.00)
by February 15, 2007.
You and your teens may register for
tracks from January 10, 2007 through
March 15, 2007. They will be filled on a
first come first served basis. Some of
the tracks like One Audience will have
an additional fee. These will be noted
on the web site at the time you
register.
The District portion has unfortunately
increased due to some unforeseen
circumstances and the addition of some
activities. We will be traveling and
arriving in St. Louis on Monday rather
than Tuesday. Monday night we will be
walking (everything is in walking
distance) to a "fun museum" to
fellowship and eat with the rest of our
MVNU Region. We will all go to register
for NYC on Tuesday. Total District
Cost is now $450 to Kansas City + $470
to WVN = $920.00. Payment in full for
all costs are due by April 30, 2007.
We will have plenty of luggage space on
the buses which is very good because . .
. the Feed the 5000 Project is asking
each person to bring a suitcase of food
(canned or dried goods - no glass).
I will be contacting each of you
separately regarding any additional
paperwork that is needed.
Please contact me if you have further
questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Jael Fulton; 3152 25th Street;
Parkersburg, WV 26104; 304 482-8617
February
23, 2006
All
Youth Pastors and Workers:
My name
is Jael Fulton and I will be your
District NYC 2007 Coordinator. I am
also a member of the NYI Council and
plan to work very closely with them on
this project.
You are
receiving your initial NYC 2007 packet
today. Set aside July 10-15, 2007 for
this great event with your youth group.
NYC 2007 is being held in St. Louis,
Missouri at the AM Center and the Edward
Jones Dome. The schedule is packed –
worship, feeding 500 families, concerts,
electives the kids choose (even praise
and worship band), and fun time. If you
have not already done it please visit
the NYC 2007 website at:
www.waterfirewind.com. I have
included at least one copy of most of
the information there in case your
church does not have Internet access.
However, new and updated information
will appear at this site frequently.
There are also promo videos and power
point presentations you can download.
This letter, links, and other
information pertaining to NYC 2007 will
be available on the NYI website at:
www.wvnnyi.com.
There
are two costs involved: $450 conference
fees (payable to Kansas City) and $330
travel and accommodation fees (payable
to WVN District). The total cost will
be $780. Your teens must register for
NYC 2007 on line at the NYC website. A
$100 non-refundable deposit is
due at the time of registration. The
final payment is due in December 2006.
Your teens can register up until
December 2006 but the payments that
would have already been due will be due
at that time (if they wait until
December 2006 to register the whole $450
will be due at that time). Once the
December date is past all registrants
will be considered to have committed to
the project and cancellations will not
be permitted (you may however sell your
spot to another teen). We will begin
collecting the district fees in October
2006. Each participant’s district fees
must be paid in full no later than March
2007.
NYC 2007
is not just for teens . . . youth
pastors, youth workers, parents, and
young adults are also welcome. There
will be adult electives available at NYC
also! Our district has a policy of
having one adult for every seven teens,
so you can see that your assistance is
necessary to make this event a reality
for our teens. There is an application
for Sponsors in your packet. All
Sponsors and NYC Volunteers must be at
least 23 years old. If you have a young
adult who wishes to attend the youth in
mission’s projects will all be centered
in St. Louis for the summer. Everyone
enrolled in them will be pulled in to
work at NYC for that week.
Your
packet of information includes:
1.
NYC 2007 Poster
2.
FAQ (frequently asked questions)
for Students – 3 Pages
3.
How to Prepare for Students – 2
Pages
4.
Draft Letter for High School
Students
5.
Draft Letter for 7th
and 8th Grade Students
6.
How to Raise Support (Funds) for
Students – 4 Pages
7.
FAQ for Parents – 3 Pages
8.
FAQ for Pastors – 3 Pages
9.
FAQ for Sponsors – 4 Pages
10.
Application for Adult Sponsor – 1
Page
11.
Medical and Liability Release
Form – 1 Page – Must Be Completed by
Every Sponsor or Volunteer
12.
Personal Reference – 1 Page –
Must Be Completed by Every Sponsor or
Volunteer
13.
Definitions of Types of
Volunteers at NYC – 1 Page
14.
FAQ for Volunteers – 3 Page
15.
Application for Volunteer – 1
Page
16.
Volunteer Information – 1 Page
17.
Bulletin Insert with NYC 2007
Information
Please
don’t hesitate to contact me with
questions or concerns.
In
Christ’s Love,
Jael
Fulton
3152 25th
Street
Parkersburg, WV 26104
304 482-8617
Home:
Jael@Fultonian.com
Work:
Jfulton@cmsstl.com
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