1) Information and Questions to Consider as You
Prepare for the Retreat!
As you know, the time is fast approaching for our
retreat together.
Do you
know when to arrive and how you will get there?
Our retreat begins at 5 PM Friday, September
28th and will last until Sunday, September 30th at 3
PM. It is important that you make
arrangements to arrive at Bradford Woods prior to 5 PM on Sept 28th
so that we can begin on time (e.g.-leaving IU at 4 PM). If you plan to drive to the
retreat please let Lee Ann Jourdan know at l.jourdan@insightbb.com If you need
to coordinate a ride, please let her know that as well and she will
help!
Do you
know where you are going?
Bradford Woods is a wooded retreat complex managed
by Indiana University, but located in
right off of Indiana Highway 67 (you shouldn’t get lost in the woods trying to
find it.) The best directions and map
can be found at their website: www.bradwoods.org. We will meet at Griffith Village. Once you turn on Bradford Woods’s property, turn left past the Manor
House. Go to the second road to your
right. Turn right, and follow the signs
for IU-Journey/Griffith Village. Please
park in the visitor parking lot on the left after you go up the
hill.
Do you
know what to pack?
Part of our retreat will be outdoors and … it is
fall. Which means, in Indiana, the weather
could be anything. Therefore…bring
layers of clothing and outdoor gear that you can play and stay warm / dry
in. Be prepared that it could be cool
inside and hot outside. Our retreat
doesn’t require special gear, just clothes that allow you to be cool / warm and
comfortable both inside and out. You
will also want to have comfortable athletic shoes, and remember, you are in the
woods, so hiking boots might also be a viable second
option.
Also…since we are not staying in a hotel, think
“camping,” and bring toiletries and sleepwear appropriate to staying in a group
cabin for a couple of nights. Bedding will be provided, but if you have a
favorite pillow, blanket, sleeping bag etc. you could bring that as well. Remember to bring anything that will make
your stay more comfortable.
Do you
have all of your forms turned in (Commitment form, MEDICAL
WAIVERS)?
Bring your insurance information to complete the
medical emergency form. Please also
bring your medical emergency forms, and your waivers if you have yet to turn
them in.
Reminder:
Please check your email
regularly in the days before our retreat. If there is any last minute information we want to get to you…it will
likely be in your email inbox.
