Summer 9th Grade YoungLife Trip
June 29th – July 3rd
Benton, TN along the Ocoee River
YoungLife Leaders Going: CJ Stewart (boys) & Danielle Beddia (girls)
Availability: 22 Slots for Campers
Activities: White Water Rafting, Zip Line Course, Ropes Course and Rappel Tower
Accommodations: Large Bunk House Cabin (Boys on 1 end w/CJ, girls w/Danielle), Separate
restroom/shower/changing facilities for each
Meals: Cabin has small Kitchen/Outdoor Grill (We will bring day 1 supplies with us. Purchase food at
local grocery store once we arrive). Two meals will be eaten onsite at O.A.R.
Total Cost Per Person: $390
Deposit: $200 No Later Than Friday May 10th (Student Services)
Remaining Balance: No Later Than Friday May 31st
(Mail Final Amount to)
YoungLife
P.O. Box 79066
Jackson, MS 38263
Cost Breakdown:
Rental of 2 Vans for 5 Days: $1590
Bunk House Rental for 4 Nights: $1400
3 Paid Activities: $135 each = $3240
Food/Water/Gas: $75 each = $1800
Itinerary:
Saturday June 29 – Meet @ 9:00 am, Strawberry Patch Park, Leave @ 9:45, Drive 445 miles to Benton,
Tennessee, Eat supper at 6:00 pm, Arrive and check-in @ 7:30 pm
Sunday June 30 – Breakfast @ 8:00 am, Cowboy Church by the River @ 9:30, Leave @ 11:45 am to go
White Water Rafting, return @ 5:30 pm for supper and small groups
Monday July 1 – Breakfast @ 8:00 am, Leave @ 10:00 for Zip Line Course, Return @ 4:00 pm, Supper
at @ 5:00 pm and small groups after
Tuesday July 2 – Breakfast @ 8:00 am, Leave @ 9:30 for Ropes Course, Return @ 6:00 for Supper
Wednesday July 3 – Breakfast @ 8:00 am, Large Group Meeting, Depart @ 10:00 am, Return to
Strawberry Patch Park @ 5:00 pm
There will be 2 YoungLife leaders, possibly 4 depending on how many kids sign up, going on this trip.
My soon to be wife, Danielle Beddia will be the female leader going. We will stay on Ocoee Adventure
Rafting’s (O.A.R.) camp grounds. They have a 32-person bunkhouse that we will be renting. The boys
will sleep on separate ends with me and have their own restroom, changing area, and showers as will
the girls. We have one big event planned for each day that we will depart each morning for and then a
smaller activity on the schedule each day. The 3 big activities are white water rafting, 1-mile zip line
course, ropes and obstacle course. We will also go to a state park and hike up a trail on one of the
mountains if the schedule goes as planned on one of the days during down time.
Each day, we will cook breakfast and make lunches together as a group and all will participate in
cooking or cleaning. We will grill out for supper on one of the evenings. The other two evenings, we
will eat at the dining hall on the O.A.R. campgrounds.
We will have 5 times that we meet as either a large group or in smaller groups with just guys or girls.
The trip’s theme the leaders will focus on is “The Impact Their Choices Today Have On Tomorrow.”
We love your kids very much and the reason I personally help with YoungLife at MRA is because I was
in their exact shoes 9 years ago and I don’t want any of them to make the same mistakes I did because
of a lack of awareness. We all have different stories and each life is unique, but the same God that
sent His Son for me, did for you and your child as well. We want them to know above all, “Jesus is the
Living Water they need daily” (John 4). We are excited about this opportunity.
Packing List:
Sleeping Bag/Pillow
1 duffel bag person (can carry a small bag in their lap/under their feet on the ride, like an airplane)
Towel/Wash Cloth
Hygiene Products/Showers WILL be daily
1 small jacket for evenings (in case they get cold easy)
3 pair of shoes (1 for walking/activities, 1 that can get wet rafting, 1 that can be worn in the evenings)
Comfortable shorts/t-shirts for each day (5 total)
1 pair of gym shorts/t-shirt to sleep in (guys/girls)
Socks/Underwear
Swimming suit (for when we go rafting)
Bible
Electronics and Cell Phones are allowed for the rides to and from, but upon arrival, I will have a lock
box to place all of them in.
Spending Money for the ride to and from, we will stop two times each way for restroom and snack
breaks. Also, if they wish to buy any t-shirts at the places we go.
There will be 2 leaders, with phones on them at all times. Also, there will be 2 points-of-contacts back
here in Jackson that can be reached.
On The Trip:
CJ Stewart – 601-624-7461
Danielle Beddia/Stewart – 601-624-8258
YoungLife Leaders in Jackson:
Dwayne Neal – Area Director – 601- 214-4328
Jan Moncrief – MRA Leader – 601-842-9951