Highbridge Voices Chamber Choir Houghton, Toronto, Niagara Falls Itinerary

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1 Highbridge Voices Chamber Choir Houghton, Toronto, Niagara Falls Itinerary Emergency Contact Numbers: Ms. Clementi (612) Ms. Turnbull (917) Sunday, April 13, 2014 Wear comfortable clothes 2:00 PM: Arrive at Highbridge Voices 3:00 PM: Departure via BUS to Houghton, NY. 8:00 PM: Dinner in Houghton, NY 10:00 PM: Arrival at Microtel Inn & Suites, Wellsville :00 PM: LIGHTS OUT! Monday, April 14, 2014 Wear polos and khakis 7:00 AM: Wake-Up Call 8:00 AM: Meet in hotel lobby with bags packed, ready to check out! Load bags on bus. 8:30 AM: Depart for Houghton College 9:00AM: Begin workshop day at Houghton College 2:00 PM: Load bus, drive to Toronto 7:00 PM: Dinner in Toronto, evening activity 10:00 PM: Arrival at Holiday Inn, Toronto Downtown Centre :00 PM: Lights Out Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Wear formalwear in the morning, bring change of casual clothes 7:30 AM: Wake-up call 8:30 AM: Meet in hotel lobby with bags packed, ready to check out! Load bags on bus. 9:00 AM: Breakfast near hotel, depart to Casa Loma 10:00 AM: Arrive at Casa Loma 11:00 AM: Performance & Tour at Casa Loma 1:00 PM: Lunch and Sight Seeing in Toronto (change into casual clothes). Students are responsible for this meal. 5:30 PM: Dinner in Toronto 7:00 PM: Depart for Niagara Falls

2 10:30 PM: Check into Great Wolf Lodge :30 PM: Lights Out! Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. You might get wet! 8:00 AM: Breakfast at hotel 9:00 AM: Sightseeing in Niagara Falls. Optional activities include: visiting the falls, boat ride, skylon tower Lunch and Dinner as a group in Niagara Falls 9:00 PM: Return to hotel 11:00 PM: Lights Out Thursday, April 17, 2014 Wear swimsuit! 8:00 AM: Breakfast at hotel 9:30 AM: Meet in hotel lobby with bags packed, ready to check out! Load bags on bus. Free Day at Great Wolf Lodge water park (breakfast and lunch included) 4:00 PM: Depart for Highbridge Voices (stop for dinner on the way students are responsible for this meal). 11:30 PM: Estimated Arrival Time at HBV

3 Suggested Packing List Average April temperatures in Toronto: degrees. Comfortable clothes for the bus ride Pajamas Swimsuit (hotel will provide towels) Formalwear (black socks/black tights, black shoes) Khakis or dress pants Belt (for boys) Highbridge Voices polo 1-2 warm sweaters or nice sweatshirts 1 warm jacket Gloves, scarf, hat, umbrella Change of clothes, socks, and underwear for length of trip Rain coat or rain poncho Comfortable walking shoes Medications Toothbrush and toothpaste Deodorant and other necessary toiletries Alarm clock/watch (perhaps your phone?) Chargers for electronic items Wallet/Purse for personal items Small backpack Entertainment for the bus ride (ipod, itouch, iactualbooks, ihomework, etc.) DVDs for the bus (G or PG ONLY!) Camera Chamber Choir binder Spending money Spending Money: All meals and entertainment are paid for by Highbridge Voices. However, if a student would like to buy souvenirs or an extra soda or snack, that would come from his/her spending money. It is a good idea to get Canadian currency ahead of time from your bank. Another option would be to use an ATM card, as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express are accepted most places. Cell Phones: Please check with your cell phone provider about fees for using a phone in Canada. No one likes surprise cell phone bills! You may want to get a phone card for emergency calls.

4 CHAMBER CHOIR SINGERS: As we prepare for our trip to Canada, we need each of you to bring in your ORIGINAL birth certificate or passport for us to use at the border crossing. No photocopies are allowed. Your birth certificate may look something like this: Please turn in your birth certificate by March 31, 2014 What if I can t find my birth certificate? Come see us ASAP! We will help your family get a second copy.

5 Highbridge Voices Consent Letter for Children Travelling Abroad To whom it may concern, I / We,, full name(s) of parent(s) / person(s) / organization giving consent Address: street address, city province/state, country Telephone and telephone am / are the parent(s), legal guardian(s) or other authorized person(s) or organization with custody rights, access rights or parental authority over the following child: Information about travelling child Name: child s full name Date and place of birth: Number and date of issue of passport (if available): Issuing authority of passport (if available): country where passport was issued Birth certificate registration Issuing authority of birth certificate province / territory where birth certificate was issued Information about accompanying person (leave blank if child is travelling alone) city, province/territory This child has my / our consent to travel alone or This child has my / our consent to travel with Name: Relationship to child: Number and date of issue of passport: Issuing authority of passport: Contact information during trip I / We give our consent for this child to travel to: full name of accompanying person mother, father, grandparent, sister, brother, relative, friend, other country where passport was issued Destination(s): Travel dates: to stay with / at (if applicable) at the following address(es) name of destination country / countries date of departure to date of return name of person with whom child will be staying / hotel or other accommodation street address(es), city (cities) Telephone and province(s)/state(s), country (countries) This letter may be signed before a witness who has attained the age of majority (18 or 19, depending on the province or territory of residence) OR certified by an official who has the authority to administer an oath or solemn declaration (recommended). Signature(s) of person(s) giving consent Signature of witness or Signature of official full name of witness signature(s) of person(s) giving consent signature of witness by city, province/territory Signed before me on this day of,, month year name(s) of person(s) giving consent signature of official name / title of official Questions regarding information in this consent letter should be directed to the person(s) or organization giving consent. (seal)