IMPORTANT INFO about the Spring Break Trip

SPRING BREAK TRIP 2008 - FCA is going to San Antonio!

DATES and TRAVEL INFO:
Option #1: Saturday March 15th to Saturday March 22nd
Option #2: Saturday March 15th to Thursday / Friday March 20/21st (to get back in time for Easter)
Note - these dates are somewhat flexible; we will try to accommodate your schedule.
We will drive from Ithaca to the Philadelphia area, where we will hop on a plane to San Antonio.
Feel free to research flights yourself, but we've found that Northwest Airlines from Philly to San Antonio is the cheapest flight plan.
We will coordinate flights to keep people together.

The DEADLINE for deciding if you would like to come on the trip is this Thursday, January 31st.
For planning purposes, we need to know by the 9PM meeting if you are definitely coming.
Note - there will be a separate but brief meeting after FCA on Thursday with all those signed up to go.

People coming on the trip are asked to pay for their own plane ticket - we estimate this will cost each person $200-275.
FCA will cover food, transportation, and lodging expenses.

If you have specific questions about the trip, contact the following people regarding:
- plane ticket and travel information: Mike Mackie mjm266@cornell.edu
- activities and service work in Texas: Josh Gonzalez jrg67@cornell.edu
- food & financial concerns: Rachael Sands rbs28@cornell.edu or Mere Odato mao33@cornell.edu
Note - don't let the expense prevent you from coming! Talk to us and we'll work with you to make it happen.

GENERAL FCA ANNOUNCEMENTS

These announcements were made at the 1/24/08 FCA Meeting:

FCA Shirts are in! Many of you pre-ordered a shirt, and if you didn't do so - we have extra shirts available for sale. TSHIRT - $10 and LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT - $12. Payment is required before we can release your shirt. We will bring these to weekly meetings for you to pick-up.

FCA Soup-er Bowl Party - Sunday February 3rd at 5:00PM - MOTT HOUSE

FCA Spring Break Trip - San Antonio, Texas - Week of March 17th
- If you're seriously interested in joining us for this trip, e-mail the leadership team: cornellithacafca@gmail.com... we'll start a separate e-mail group to discuss trip details.
- We estimate that the trip will cost each member between $200-300 (includes plane ticket, food, etc) and encourage you to start fundraising on your own... perhaps request donations from your home church?
- Don't wait! We need to get things rolling to save money... so let us know if you want to come!

Special Olympics Bowling on Fridays - Every Friday of the semester - 4:30-6PM Helen Newman Lanes on Cornell's North Campus
- The local area Special Olympics group needs students to volunteer to keep score and cheer on the athletes. It's a lot of fun and can count towards 'service hours' required for Tradition, etc.

Help FCA Sponsor an Education - Our very own Kolby Hoover has pledged to gather support for a friend he made in Honduras. This young lady is one of 9 children in a loving Christian family and she needs your help! She is excited to attend college someday but cannot afford to do so. If you'd like to make a donation e-mail: cornellithacafca@gmail.com or talk to Kolby

Midnight League - Every Friday 11:00pm Wal-Mart Parking Lot (despite low temperatures)

Welcome back to Cornell / Ithaca!

Hello FCA family! Welcome back to Cornell and IC for Spring Semester 2008! Your Leadership Team has already begun planning activities and fun times for this year - we promise there is a lot to look forward to in the months to come.

Our first meeting of the semester is this Thursday, January 24th at 9:00pm at the Schoellkopf Hall of Fame Room. Coach Howley will get the semester off right with a brief pep talk and then we'll spend some quality family time together.


Things to note and keep in mind:

FCA Shirts are in! Many of you pre-ordered a shirt, and if you didn't do so - we have extra shirts available for sale. TSHIRT - $10 and LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT - $12. Payment is required before we can release your shirt.

FCA Soup-er Bowl Party - Sunday February 3rd at 5:00PM - location TBD

FCA Spring Break Trip - San Antonio, Texas - Week of March 17th - Details to follow...e-mail the leadership team if you're interested: cornellithacafca@gmail.com