Rally Preparations
Activities – will take place on Friday April 16, 2010 at the south
Exhibit Hall side at 7:00 p.m. Board Games, Texas Hold'em, Wii Challenge (tentative), "So you think you can dance"
gifts will be awarded to the winner. Registration forms can be downloaded at www.covenantteen.com The dance will take place
at the same time as the other activities.
Housing–
On your own. Simple accomodation: Franciscan Convent - Sister Inez Lopez at 806-383-5769 & Kwadi Kiva Museam - Charles
Ritchie at 806-335-3175 both at $4.50 per person and $3.50 for second night. Hotel: Room Blocks under Diocese of Amarillo
for the Holiday Inn only; call Keith or Sabrina 806-372-8741 $69.00 w/breakfast ---- Hilton Garden Inn - Mauli Sarkaria 806-355-4400
$96.00 w/breakfast. You have to make your own reservations; The Diocese does NOT have any kind of discounts with any motels
in the area.
Transportation – On your own. Laidlaw (school buses) 806-371-5697, Kincaid 800-998-1903, Red Carpet Charters
888-878-5100 B&G Transportation 806-799-3246. Suggestion: get together with another parish and look into transportation
using buses.
Banners – Parishes are encouraged to bring banners to be used
on Saturday morning with the theme of the Rally. The banner will be used during our opening entrance with the WYD 2011 Cross.
Ads
– you can help us by selling some ads so we can provide scholarships for
youth who otherwise would not be able to go. So let’s sale these ads with pride! PLEASE if possible purchase one for
your parish or youth group. Deadline – April 5, 2010
Scholarships – Our scholarships will be part of the EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION depending on total teens pre-register. Deadline
March 15, 2010.
Registration –
Use the Pre-registration Form as a sign up sheet for the extra activities
that will take place on Friday. Send registration forms and total fee POSTMARKED by April 5, 2010: Group Forms “A” & “B”;
Youth Registration Forms “E”; Adult Registration Forms “C”. No one will be let in without the Registration
Forms.
Cost – POSTMARKED by
April 5, 2010
Youth Rally registration is $30.00 per person.
Registration & Wonderland Park is $40.00
After April 5, 2010
ADD $10.00 per participant to the registration fee. (bring all forms to the rally with you as late registrations)
(T-shirt and
rally material not guaranteed)
Pre-registration includes: registration fee, two meals, t-shirt and gifts. (Wonderland
Park is optional and an additional $10.00)
Wonderland – The last day to buy Wonderland tickets will be SATURDAY APRIL
17, 2010 during registration. Extra tickets for non-participants are $15.00 per person
(free
miniature golf, free drinks from 3 - 6 p.m. and pizza from 4:30 - 6:00p.m.)
$5.00 tickets are available for non-riders
purchase at Youth Rally ONLY
Sunday's Mass & Meal: The
Amarillo Parishes will provide Sunday’s lunch meal for teens going to Wonderland Park on Sunday. Sunday’s lunch
is for any parish coming from outside the Amarillo area.
Call Oscar by April 5, 2010,
to assign your youth group to a parish so that you can attend Mass and eat with your parish host community.
Poster – generic poster are on the web, please put these up in traffic
areas so everyone can see the dates. (Sent to the Youth Minister/Contact)
Service Project/Collection – Remind participants
that the Diocese of Amarillo will be collecting women's clothing, toiletry items and household cleaning supplies for the
Downtown Women's Center in the Diocese of Amarillo. Items: Hygiene products, Toothpaste and Toothbrushes, Shampoo/conditioner,
Deodarant, Com/brushes. Drop off bins will be located by the registration booth. Please turn in the count of goods for your
parish at the registration desk.
Community Building – Make a goody bag with the following: candy, pecans and other
nuts, fruits and exchange items (crosses, prayers cards, hometown pins etc.) one bag per participants. Make at least 5 to
10 extra for late registrations. The bags will be given out during the rally. No more than $2.00 or $2.50 per bag. Groups
might want to decorate the bags as a youth group.
Interepretation for the deaf
- If needed call the Office at ext. 118 (asap)
DATES TO REMEMBER
Early Bird registration deadline - March 15, 2010
Registration deadline - April 5, 2010
(after deadline, please
register at the door)
Deadline for ads - April 5, 2010
Youth Rally: April 16-18, 2010
