Come experience life on the Bayou Teche through presentations, site visits, music, dance, and cuisine! Learn about the various cultures in the area and the contributions and influence of the Acadians (Cajuns), Native Americans, Creoles and the African Americans in Louisiana. The event will include visits to the oldest rice mill in the United States as well as the Governor’s plantation home, a Cajun restaurant with music and dancing. You will also travel to Avery Island – one of the five salt dome islands which rises above the gulf coast and is home to the Tabasco industry.

Primetimers will learn more about the work of the United Methodist Committee on Relief and its commitment to "provide immediate relief of acute human need and to respond to suffering of persons in the world caused by natural, ecological, and civil disasters or political turmoil." You will also learn about the history of the Sager Brown site, which opened after the Civil War in 1867 as a school and orphanage for African American children. Take a tour of and work in the UMCOR Depot where material resources are processed for worldwide relief and national disaster response.

MISSION SERVICE:
Participants will have the opportunity to serve in mission work on the UMCOR Sager Brown campus in outreach ministries to local residents. Primetimers will be able to select from activities such as: making kits in the depot, sewing school bags, housing rehabilitation, distributing food to seniors, cooking meals, or assisting in a classroom at a local school.

EVENT LOCATION:
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Sager-Brown
Baldwin, Louisiana

EVENT DATE:
October 24-30, 2004

EVENT CODE:
6SBD

COST PER PERSON:
$450.00 [includes housing, food, local transport for events, program and accident insurance]. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the event.

ROOMS:
Double occupancy rooms with shared baths only. Facility is handicap accessible and provides housing for handicapped participants upon request. Delicious meals are served in the large dining facility. Large and very beautiful campus located on the Bayou Teche, has level ground and is wheelchair accessible.

MEALS:
The first meal is dinner on October 24, 2004 and the last meal of the event is breakfast on October 30, 2004.

TRANSPORTATION:
For those traveling by air, please use the New Orleans airport or the Lafayette, Louisiana Airport. Car rentals are available at both airports. Transportation to the Sager-Brown campus can be arranged ahead of time by contacting UMCOR Sager-Brown at (337) 923-6238 ext. 203. Participants are responsible for the planning of such transportation as well as the cost. For participants who are driving, directions will be given as you register.

REGISTRATION:
The registration deadline for this event is: September 10, 2004

Please send completed registration and $150 deposit to:

Primetimers
Mission Volunteers, GBGM
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 330
New York, NY 10115

EVENT CONTACT:
Pat Howard, UMCOR Sager Brown
Telephone: 337-923-6238, ext. 203
E-mail: phoward@sagerbrown.org

For additional information, visit:
http://www.sagerbrown.org
http://www.umcor.org
http://www.vermilionville.org
http://www.chitimacha.com
http://www.cityofnewiberia.com
http://www.conradricemill.com

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The United Methodist Church
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