Houston, TX - March 2019

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Travel Dates: Saturday, March 16 to Saturday, March 23 

(As of 10-29-18, this trip is cancelled and will be replaced with a second Florida trip to the Florida Panhandle. Watch for details on this trip to be posted later this week.

The Gulf Coast was hit in the Fall of 2017 by Hurricane Harvey with high winds and extreme flooding. Livingston CARES Volunteers will be mobilized to engage in basic demolition and construction work to remediate the damages of the storm and support the individuals and families directly impacted.

The trip host for this service week is the Texas United Methodists Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and their disaster response team in the greater Houston area. 

How to Register for This Trip

Livingston CARES trips are filled on a first come, first served basis. Six spaces are available to students for this service trip. Volunteers will leave from Buffalo on Saturday, March 16 on Southwest at 11:50 am to Houston and travel by van to an assigned location for accommodations and service work. The volunteers will arrive back in Buffalo on Saturday, March 23 at approximately 3:55 pm. The fee for this trip is $700.00.  Airfare, transportation in Texas, housing, meals, insurance, training and t-shirts are included in the trip fee. Transportation to and from the airport in Buffalo, food on travel days and incidentals are not included in the trip fee. 

If you  have any questions about registration, contact Tom Matthews (585-245-5857) or Garth Freeman (585-245-5893) in MacVittie Union 353 or email freemang@geneseo.edu. 

Required Forms

Registration for all 11 service trips opened on Monday, October 1, 2018. The Link for the registration forms for this trip is posted on this website on the Service Trip page.  

Trip Fee and Payment 

The total fee for this trip is $700.00. In order to secure a space individuals must complete all registration forms and submit a $100 deposit ($50.00 is non-refundable). You will see that the waiver fee must be notarized. Beth Standish, the Secretary in the Center for Community (Union 353), can notarize your waiver form. When we receive your completed forms and $100 deposit you will be registered for your trip.

We encourage individuals to pay the $100 deposit using a credit or debit card (in person in the Center for Community), with cash, or by check made payable to Livingston CARES when you come in to have your waiver form notarized. The balance of the fee will be due on or before January 23, 2019 and must be paid in person with cash, a credit card, or check (made out to "Livingston CARES") at the Center for Community - MacVittie College Union 353.