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IGNITE Fall Camping Retreat |
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Nov 5-7, 2010 (Fri nite - Sun) (2 Days / 2 Nights) |
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COST PER PERSON: |
$49 (HALF OFF!! Usually $99) |
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TO REGISTER: |
Call or email to sign-up! Pay online or by check to lock-in your spot. |
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Southcreek Group Campsite at Southwest Florida Water Management District |
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MAP & GPS: |
Click here for MAP | GPS: 28°08'53.80"N, 82°15'55.60"W |
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CANCEL DATE: |
No Cancel Date! |
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MIN. PEOPLE NEEDED: |
5 |
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MAX. PEOPLE: |
60 |
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AGE RANGE: |
16 & older |
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ACCOMMODATIONS: |
- Tent Camping w/ Cots
- Restrooms
- Cool Showers Available |
TENTS: Large Coleman 14´x12´ Evanston tents with hinge door system.
(Sleeps up to 4 with cots) | |
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ADVENTURES: |
- Camping
- Canoeing
- Team Sports |
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DEPARTURE INFO: |
WE WILL BE MEETING AT THE BASE CAMP IN TAMPA. RETREAT BEGINS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 6PM. |
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RETURN INFO: |
IGNITE RETREAT OFFICIALLY ENDS ON SUNDAY AT 2PM. |
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REQUIRED WAIVERS:
[Please print & complete prior to arrival] |
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(Any participant under 18 must
also have parent/ guardian
sign each waiver) | |
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PHOTO ALBUMS: |
Click here to see some pictures from previous trips. | |
| ABOUT OUR BASE CAMP |
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For TEAM GTD assembling a Base Camp is more than just randomly setting up a few tents, chairs and a mess hall. We want to create an environment that you love. We want to create a Base Camp that is inviting & fun. We want your first impression of your Base Camp to be, "Wow! Sweet! I love hammocks! Who wants to play volleyball! You've got cots, cool! This place is awesome!" Those kind of responses are the kind of responses we get when we set up a Base Camp The GTD Way. The GTD Way is deliberate, creative, functional and fun. At TEAM GTD, our objective is to create a temporary playground that promotes spiritual growth, recreation, community, sound sleep, physical renewal, outdoor dining, fun times, adequate hygiene and warmth while preserving a feel of being in God's amazing creation (which reveals the evidence of God). We hope you love it as much as we do! |
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| ABOUT OUR MAIN ACTIVITIES |
OUR CANOES:
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Mohawk has been building fiberglass canoes since 1964. Only the latest in construction techniques are used in building their up-to-date contemporary designs. GTD uses the Mohawk Blazer 16 which is an excellent general purpose canoe. The shallow-arched bottom offers good stability, yet a fine entry, and a little "V" gives it ample tracking ability. It is designed to accommodate the needs of the beginner, as well as the seasoned paddler. Ideal for cruising. camping or just recreational fun. |
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BLAZER 16 - Length: 16', Beam at gunwale: 36", Beam at 4" waterline: 33.5", Depth: at bow 18",
at center 12.75", at stern 18".approx. weight: 67lbs. Estimated capacity: 700 lbs.
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| BASIC CANOEING GEAR SUPPLIED BY GTD: |
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| Canoe |
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Canoe Paddle |
Life Vest |
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(See Clothing & Gear Checklist below for items you need to bring) |
ABOUT THE RIVER:
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AN EXCERPT FROM CANOE ESCAPE ABOUT THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER: |
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"Explore Tampa's premier attraction for bird watching, photography, canoeing, kayaking, and family memories.
Escape to nature on a downstream, quiet-water, paddling adventure through a 16,000-acre wildlife preserve. In all seasons the Hillsborough River astounds with its beauty and abundant wildlife. From the thousands of white ibis in the fall, the sightings of deer, wild hog, and turkey in the winter, the proliferation of songbirds in spring, and its cooling shade on a summer's day, the Hillsborough River brings a new surprise and delight around each bend. |
| Bring your sense of adventure and paddle through this cypress swamp full of Florida's unique flora and fauna. Perhaps paddling close to a sunning 'gator, a threatened limpkin, turtles congregating on a log, or overtop of a large-mouthed bass will be the most prized memory of your trip. Whether this is your first-time, you are an experienced paddler, a vacationer or a local resident, the Florida you're looking for is just a short paddle away!" |
ABOUT TEAM SPORTS
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We will be playing volleyball, ultimate (frisbee), and a variety of team building games. It's going to be a fun time around camp! | |
| DAILY AGENDA OVERVIEW |
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FRI |
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GTD Team Departs for Tampa
Base Camp Pre Set-Up
Retreat Begins @ 6pm
Welcome & Intro
Tents & Cots Set-Up
Dinner
Impact point
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Breakfast
Morning Devos
Canoeing
Lunch
Team Sports
Dinner
Impact point
Outdoor Movie |
Breakfast
Morning Devos
Team Sports
Lunch
Break Camp
Depart | |
| ABOUT OUR MEALS |
Our participants love our meals... they're not your typical camp meals... they are so much better! The following menu is an example of what you may find on a GTD Adventure Trip:
BREAKFAST: Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs w/ Biscuits & Gravy, Cereal, Fruit & Bagels
LUNCH: Pizza Quesadillas!!; Sandwiches & Chips; Hamburgers
DINNER: Tacos, Fajitas, Chicken Fettucine Alfredo, Spaghetti, Fish & Pasta
DRINKS: Lemonade, Water
We don't supply many snacks so bring them if you need them. If you are a vegetarian or have special dietary needs we will try to accommodate, but we need to know in advance (you may want to bring a few supplemental meals). |
| WHAT IS INCLUDED |
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Full time guides, all activities listed, all equipment for each activity, accommodations (tents & cots), up to 6 meals, devotions & spiritual emphasis, a God-awesome lifelong memory! |
| WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED |
Transportation, snacks, individual sleeping bags, water bottles, meals during transit, items listed on checklist (see below). |
| PAYMENT OPTIONS |
GTD events can be paid for with cash, checks, or debit / credit cards (online only). To pay online with a debit or credit card scroll to the top of this link and click on the Pay Now button. Click here for cash & check payments.
GTD ALSO OFFERS PAYMENT PLANS |
| EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS |
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GTD
1.888.697.2479 (GTD Main Office - Toll Free)
727-394-9483 (GTD Main Office - Tampa Bay area)
727-692-0250 (GTD On-Call cell phone)
727-692-5296 (GTD cell phone - Doug Garner) | | |
