The check and the registration material (three forms) can be sent or brought to Monte Gomke, UMD Housing & Residence Life, Lake Superior Hall 149, 513 Niagara Court, Duluth MN 55812-3046

Click here to access downloadable Registration, Release of Liability and Health forms.

• Geography, history, demographics, and socioeconomics of the area
• Causes of the devastation: National/regional decisisons and politics, natural occurances, poverty, disparity, contractor availability, home insurance policies, etc.
• Areas affected and hardest hit/impacted
• What causes poverty? Despair?
• Personal motivations for involvement

• Cultural and personal sensitivity
• Appropriate conduct when assisting
• Expectations: Group (not self), in camp, in freetime, alcohol
• Camp orientation: Set-up, responsibilities to camp/group, lights out
• Schedule orientation:
      Itinerary (including evening events and activities,
      seeing the area).
      A typical day (wake up, meals, work, camp
      responsibilities, evenings, lights out).

• Travel plan (to New Orleans, in New Orleans)
• Travel expectations: Packing (amount), what to/not to bring, rest stop intervals
• Work sight orientation
• Length of day and type of work (physical effort)
• Tool orientation: What it is, how to use it
• Personal information and privacy
• The home/property owners
• The camp staff
• Last minute questions