2017 May/June Teams

Deadlines & Reminders

NOV. 30th: Applications due for May & June Mission Trips!

December 2016:Writing {donor letters} Home for the Holidays

*check out to get tips & templates to start fundraising successfully! Also info about Mobile Cause!now’s a great time to start fundraising & writing donor letters!

*Also, if you haven’t already gotten your passport, make sure to get that sent off before the holidays! It takes at least 6weeks!!

  • Dec. 7th: Acceptance emails sent to students!
  • Dec. TBD:Attend your first team meeting before you leave for the break! Get to know each other, chat about deadlines & fundraising!

JANUARY 2017:

  • Jan TBD: Team Meetings! *ask your team leader about dates & times for trainings you need to attend!
  • Jan. 25th: Payment #1 Due!
  • Jan 25th: Copy of Passport Due (or passport application status) (all international teams)

FEBRUARY 2017: Preparing Well, Serving Well

*How much do you know about where you’re going? Who you’ll be serving alongside? What kind of projects you’ll be doing? Now’s the time to be researching! The more you know before you go, the better you can serve while you’re there 

  • Feb TBD: Team Meetings! *ask your team leader about dates & times for trainings you need to attend!
  • Feb. 15th: Scholarship Applications due on BearsAbroad
  • Feb. 22nd: Payment #2 due

MARCH 2017: Project planning & donation collecting

*Keep on fundraising, collecting donations for your site, & learning about your global partners.

  • March NO MONEY DUE! KEEP FUNDRAISING!
  • March TBD: Team Meetings
  • March 1st: Scholarships Awarded
  • March 21st:MATERIALS DEADLINE
  • OGC Medical Release forms (all)
  • Visa Applications/Actual Passport/2 Passport Pics (select countries ask your team leader!)

APRIL 2016:The Final Countdown

  • April TBD: Team Meetings!
  • April 5th: Payment #3 Due: 100% of Total Trip Cost Due
  • April 10th: BUMissions Summit: REQUIRED for all May/June/July teams both Domestic and Global (Foster 250)
  • April TBA: Meet with Baylor Health Services for Malaria prescriptions (as a team!)

MAY 2017 Let’s Go! and be Transformed!

*time to pack up & hit the road! We’re praying for you!

  • May TBD: FINAL Team Meetings! *packing party!
  • May 14th -May 29th: May Mini-Mester Trips!

Summer2017: Reflect, Share, & Say Thanks!

  • Summer TBD: join in on a Team Reunion/Reflection
  • Summer TBD: share stories, pictures, & videos from your team with BUMissions
  • SummerTBD: if you received a scholarship from BUMissions, don’t forget to finish those requirements!
  • Summer TBD: write THANK YOU NOTES to your donors!!

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