Important Info
CAMP DATES
Camp runs from Sunday 9 December 2012 to Friday 28 December 2012.
Please note:
• The Johannesburg channichim will be flying to Machaneh on the morning of 9 December
• The channichim wishing to return to Johannesburg after Machaneh will be flying on 28 December
MACHANEH FEES - 2012
PLEASE NOTE THE COSTS BELOW ARE THE 2011 CAMP COSTS - PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR 2012 FEES
This year we have decided to include all costs, except travel, into one complete camp fee. For a breakdown of costs please see the online form.
| Camp Fees | |
|---|---|
| Camp fee | R5995 * |
| Shtilim 11 Day | R 3300 | Travel Fees |
| Cape Town – Cape Town | R 600 |
| Cape Town – Plettenberg Bay | R 1000 |
| Johannesburg – Cape Town | R 1400 |
| Johannesburg – Johannesburg | R 2200 (We are flying to and from camp) |
| Johannesburg – Johannesburg (Shtilim 11 day) | R 2200 |
| Johannesburg – Plettenberg Bay | R 1800 |
| Durban – Durban | R 2200 |
| Durban – Cape Town | R 1400 | Merchanise and tuckshop: |
| Habonim chultzah | R 150 |
| Habonim jersey | R 210 |
| Camp T-shirt | Free! |
| Camp memories (photos and DVD) | R 110 |
| Communal tuckshop | R 120 |
- For a detailed breakdown and explanation of the 2011 camp fees, and for other travel options, please see the online form.
- There is a separate fee, available online, for Bogrim applicants.
- The camper’s machaneh fee will not be refunded, nor reduced, if the camper arrives late/leaves early for any reason whatsoever.
- We will be charging a 10% cancellation fee after the 1st of November.
Please note:
Should you sign up and pay before the 30th September the Machaneh fee is R5700, however if you pay after the 15th November the fee is R6200 .
ACCEPTANCE AT MACHANEH
- The Va’ad Poel (Central Organising Committee) of Machaneh Bonim Atid reserves the right to reject any application.
- All applicants must have a minimum of one Jewish parent.
- All applicants must be in at least Grade 5 or above for the year 2011.
- All applicants must complete all sections of the online form and make payment before acceptance to machaneh.
- All applicants must attend camp for the full three weeks, unless an alternative arrangement has been made (exceptional circumstances permitting) with the Camp Va’ad Poel.
- All Shomrim applicants must complete a special Shomrim motivation form – available as part of the Shomrim online application
All applicants must attend machaneh in the shichvah that corresponds to their school grade:
| Shtilim | Bonim | Amelim | Sollelim | Sayarim | Shomrim | Bogrim |
| 5 & 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12+ |
Habonim Dror has placed limits on the maximum number of channichim that we can accept for each shichvah, and places cannot be guaranteed for applications received after the 15th of November. Campers who apply after this date may be placed on a waiting list. Please ensure your form is correctly completed online and that payment has been made in full to avoid disappointment. Payment will be due according to the date of payment NOT of signup.
INFORMATION BOOKLET
Please note that before machaneh begins, a detailed Information Booklet will be available from our offices and website providing further details for machaneh. Information regarding luggage, travel, what should be brought to machaneh, and contact details will be provided. This booklet contains vital information and must be obtained before machaneh. The Information Booklet will be available in October 2011.
MACHANEH MERCHANDISE
This year, the following machaneh merchandise is available. Please ensure that if you want to purchase any merchandise, you order this before camp as you will not be able to order it during or after camp:
Official Machaneh T-shirt (every camper will receive one free of charge)
Habonim Dror Long sleeve Chultzah (the Habonim Dror official uniform: blue shirt with red string)
Habonim Dror 2011 Jersey (warm sweatshirt)
CAMP TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
Campers must use the official camp transport, unless otherwise arranged beforehand with Sgan Rosh Machaneh Jayson Lazar. Please see FAQs on page 30 for further details.
- Zimbabwe and other foreign countries must arrange their travel requirements in writing with S'ganit Rosh Machaneh Gabriela Altamirano before 20 November on travel@habo.org.za or by fax to the Johannesburg office on +27 11 786 7047.
- Durban: We will be booking the flights to and from Durban. Please be in touch with S'ganit Rosh Machaneh Gabriela Altamirano on travel@habo.org.za with regards to your flight arrangements.
- Eastern Cape: EC parents will be requested to book their child’s own aeroplane ticket, as has been the case over the last few years. Please be in touch with S'ganit Rosh Machaneh Gabriela Altamirano on travel@habo.org.za, as she will advise on which flight to book.
TUCKSHOP MONEY
As in previous years, we will pool R120 from each camper into a communal tuckshop fund in order to increase the overall standard of the tuckshop as well as going to more needy children who cannot afford a tuckshop allowance. We recommend R350 for each channich’s individual tuckshop allowance. Money unspent by the end of camp will not be refunded, but donated to the Alec Rogoff Assist-A-Camper Appeal.
CAMP MEMORIES
We want to ensure that our channichim don’t forget this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Each channich will receive a number of printed photographs, the camp DVD and a photo CD containing hundreds of camp photos as part of the camp memories package. The printed photographs will be distributed during camp, and the CD and DVD by September 2012.
RULES AND INDEMNITY
All applicants must sign the Rules and Contract form, and must submit a signed Indemnity form to our offices before acceptance. These are available as part of the online form application process.