OAMC Ukraine Mission Trip Cost

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1 OAMC Ukraine Missin Trip Cst Cst in additin t Airfare $1,500 This cst includes: Bus transptatin within and between cities 14 nights ldging (based n duble ccupancy) All meals and entry fees Airfare estimated at $1,200 *Yu may chse t be included in the grup flight make yur wn airfare arrangements Ttal trip cst including estimated airfare $2,700 Additinal cst t jin RAMC f their 10th year Reunin Cncert In cuntry expenses $300 This cst includes: Bus transptatin frm airpt t cncert lcatin, then bus t Kiev 3 nights ldging (based n duble ccupancy) All meals Airfare estimated extra cst f pen jaw PDX Bucharest Kiev PDX $150 Ttal trip cst including extra days in Rmania $3,150

2 Basic Travel Infmatin Passpt If yu dn t yet have yur passpt, please apply right away, even if yu re nt certain yu are ging. The prcess can take several weeks. G t: visit the main pst ffice in yur city. Name n passpt must exactly match the name n yur airline ticket. Expiratin date: Must be valid until after yu arrive back hme. Sme cuntries require that the passpt be valid f 6 mnths past yur planned return date, s make sure it is valid until January 1, 2018, later. We will need a cl cpy f yur passpt befe the trip. Visa F citizens f the USA and mst cuntries, Ukraine des nt require visas if yu are staying less than 90 days. Time Znes At the time f year we will be traveling, Ukraine will be 10 hurs ahead f us. (F the technical amng us, their time is UTC/GMT +3 n DST). Weather We will be there in their early summer, which can be rainy. Me detailed infmatin can be fund n the Internet. Currency The currency is the Ukrainian Hryvnia, abbreviated as UAH. We plan t supply yu with a small amunt f Hryvnia befe yu arrive in Kiev, s that yu can purchase incidentals until yu are able t change me mney. Our mney exchange will be handled by the Ukrainian Unin f SDA.

3 Grup Travelers Wh shuld read this: Thse interested in jining Grup Travel If yu are traveling individually, there is a different infmatin fm f yu. What yu need t knw Grup 1 travel dates PDX t Bucharest t Kiev: OUTBOUND: Depart PDX Thursday, June 1, arrive in Bucharest June 2 Sing in Alin s 10 th year Reunin f RAMC Cncert Jin Rmanian singers n Sunday and travel t Kiev by bus HOMEBOUND: Depart Kiev and arrive PDX Sunday, June 18 Grup 1 current estimated airline ticket: $1,350, including taxes & fees, subject t change until ticketed available f the first 40 wh sign up Grup 2 travel dates PDX directly t Kiev: OUTBOUND: Depart PDX Sunday, June 4 HOMEBOUND: Arrive PDX Sunday, June 18 Grup 2 ticket cst: $1,200 available f the first 40 wh sign up In cuntry expenses csts is $1,500, due n the payment schedule belw. This includes supper June 5 breakfast June 18. Arriving early lengthening yur stay will be at yur wn expense. What yu need t d 1. Apply f yur passpt. Or renew it, if expiratin is earlier than January 1, us at registratin@amc.g t let us knw yu interested in grup travel, and which ptin yu d like 3. Befe March 4: Give us a cpy f yur passpt pages with picture and name. Either a scanned image t us at registratin@amc.g, Bring yur passpt t rehearsal s we can scan it Snail-mail a cl cpy t OAMC by March 1 s we receive it in time 4. By January 8, 2017: Depsit f $ 150 due t OAMC refundable until March 1 AS LONG AS it isn t a dnatin; see fundraising packet f me inf. 5. By March 5, 2017: Depsit f $ 495 due t OAMC f in cuntry expenses. 6. By April 10, 2017: Depsit f abut $1,350 (Grup 1 via Rmania) $1,200 (Grup 2, Kiev direct) due t Butler Travel f airfare (mail by April 5) 7. By May 15, 2017: Balance f $ 855 due t OAMC f in cuntry expenses. Questins Call Dnna Schmidt at , registratin@amc.g

4 If yu re making yur wn airline reservatins Wh shuld read this: Thse making their wn airline reservatins (If yu are traveling in Grup travel, there is a different infmatin sheet f yu.) What yu need t knw Travel dates PDX t Bucharest t Kiev: Arrive Bucharest n befe Friday, June 2, Cdinate arrival time with thers as there will prbably be nly ne bus pick-up, heading directly ut f twn f cncert lcatin. Me detailed inf later. Sing in Alin s 10 th year Reunin f RAMC Cncert Jin Rmanian singers n Sunday and travel t Kiev by bus Depart f hme n after June 18, Travel dates PDX t Kiev: Arrive Kiev n befe Mnday, June 5, 2017 at 7 pm. Buses will nly be picking peple up apprximately every 4 hurs, with the last pickup at abut 8 pm. Getting yur wn transptatin is highly discuraged f safety reasns. We ll publish a bus schedule later. Depart f hme n after June 18, Yur ttal amunt due t OAMC is $1,500 f in cuntry csts, due n the payment schedule belw. This includes supper June 5 breakfast June 18. Arriving early lengthening yur stay will be at yur wn expense. What yu need t d 1. Apply f yur passpt. Or renew it, if expiratin is earlier than January 1, As sn as yu have yur passpt, give us a cpy f yur passpt pages with picture and name. 3. Purchase yur airline ticket in January/February f lwest prices. As sn as yu have purchased yur airline ticket, give us a cpy f yur itinerary. Either a scanned image t us at registratin@amc.g, Bring yur passpt & itinerary t rehearsal s we can scan/cpy them Snail-mail cl cpies t OAMC. 4. By January 8, 2016: Depsit f $150 due t OAMC refundable until March 1 AS LONG AS it isn t a dnatin; see fundraising packet f me inf. 6. By March 5, 2017: Depsit f $ 495 due t OAMC. 7. By May 15, 2017: Balance f $855 due t OAMC. Questins Call Dnna Schmidt at , registratin@amc.g

5 OAMC Ukraine Missin 2017 Cnflict area Tentative Itinerary: June 5-8 (Mnday Thursday) Arrive in Bucha, rehearsals with Ukrainians and Rmanians Friday, June 9 Travel t Pltava, evening cncert Saturday, June 10 Travel t Kharkiv, church and evening cncert Sunday, June 11 Travel t Dniprpetrvs k, evening cncert Mnday, June 12 Travel t Zapizhzhya, evening cncert Tuesday, June 13 Travel t Mariupl, evening cncert Wednesday, June 14 Travel t Kramats k, evening cncert Thursday, June 15 Travel back t Kiev Friday, June 16 Sightseeing in Kiev Saturday, June 17 Church and grand finale cncert in Kiev Sunday, June 18 Fly hme

6 OAMC Ukraine Missin 2017 Backup Plan Cnflict area Tentative Backup Plan Itinerary: June 5-8 (Mnday Thursday) Arrive in Bucha, rehearsals with Ukrainians and Rmanians Friday, June 09 Travel t Luts k, evening cncert Saturday, June 10 Travel t L vv, church and evening cncert Sunday, June 11 Travel t Vinnytsya, evening cncert Mnday, June 12 Travel t Uman, evening cncert Tuesday, June 13 Travel t Odessa, evening ff Wednesday, June 14 Sightseeing in Odessa, evening cncert Thursday, June 15 Travel back t Kiev Friday, June 16 Sightseeing in Kiev Saturday, June 17 Church and grand finale cncert in Kiev Sunday, June 18 Fly hme