Please detach and mail this form to:

MDS 2019 All-Unit Meeting583 Airport Road, Lititz, PA 17543

Payment options: mail form and check (payable to Mennonite Disaster Service) or call 800-241-8111.Or register online at mds.mennonite.net/all-unit-meeting

TOTAL REGISTRATION FEES (required)

Full registration:

____ person(s) x $145 (USD) $ _______________

Friday only registration:

____ person(s) x $55 (USD) $ _______________

Saturday only registration:

____ person(s) x $90 (USD) $ _______________

Tours:1. ($15 USD per person)

____ person(s) x tour fee $ _______________

2. ($10 USD per person)

____ person(s) x tour fee $ _______________

TOTAL $ _______________

REGISTRATION FORM 2019 MDS ALL-UNIT MEETING

REGISTERED NAME(S) (required)

Please print name as preferred on name tag.

Registrant 1. Last Name ____________________________________

Registrant 1. First Name ____________________________________

Registrant 2. Last Name ____________________________________

Registrant 2. First Name ____________________________________

Street Address _____________________________________________

City___________________________________State_______________

Zip_________________Phone_________________________________

Email _____________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FEES

Full registration $145 (USD)

Single day registration Friday only: $55 (USD) Saturday only: $90 (USD)

All payments are final. No refunds will be issued.

TOURS

Indicate your tour choice:

Tour # 1 ________ Number of registrants: ________

Tour # 2 ________ Number of registrants: ________

WORKSHOPS

Indicate your two workshop choices:

Workshop #1 ________ Number of registrants: ________

Workshop #2 ________ Number of registrants: ________

Workshop #3 ________ Number of registrants: ________

Workshop #4 ________ Number of registrants: ________

Workshop #5 ________ Number of registrants: ________

MEALS (required)

Meals are included in the registration fee for the day(s) you are registered: Friday evening, Saturday noon and Saturday evening.

Please select your choice of protein for dinner on Friday, Feb. 8:

____ Chicken ____ Salmon__________________________________________________________

REGISTER TODAY!U.S.: 800-241-8111 mds.mennonite.net/all-unit-meeting

FEATURED GUEST: Tracey Jones

MDS ALL–UNIT MEETINGFebruary 8-9, 2019 Tucson, Arizona

Please join us for the annual

THEME: “Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.” Romans 12:12-13 NRSV

Strangers no more

The MDS All-Unit Meeting (AUM) will take place at the DoubleTree Suites located at 7051 S Tucson Blvd., Tucson, Arizona. This schedule is subject to change.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8

3:00 PM Registration

5:30 PM Dinner with Mariachi Band

6:30-8 PM Welcome, singing, devotional

Region 4 Report

Charles Craig, FEMA VAL

MDS Year-in-Review

Special Music from Trinity Mennonite

Meghan Good, Teaching Pastor

of Trinity Mennonite Church

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9

8:30 AM Welcome, singing, devotional

Special Guest Tracey Jones

Region 5 Report

Refreshments

Region 2 Report

11:00 AM Workshops

12:30 noon Lunch

1:30 PM Workshops

3:00 PM Region 1 Report

MDS Binational Report

Refreshments

4:30 PM Region 3 Report

Hesston College Update

Invitation to 2020 AUM

Closing by Tucson Mennonite

Sending Song

6:00 PM Dinner

7:30 PM Evening Concert by Spare Parts

ACCOMMODATIONS

MDS has a group rate with each of the hotels listed below. Group code: MDS All-Unit Meeting. We recommend booking with the DoubleTree first. Should that become full, move down the list. It is important to reserve your room early. All three hotels are within walking distance of each other.

DoubleTree Suites Tucson Airport 7051 S. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85756520-225-0800$139 per night (not including taxes) Breakfast included; double and king beds available

Hampton Inn Tucson Airport 6971 S Tucson Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85756520-918-9000$139 per night (not including taxes) Breakfast included; double and king beds available

La Quinta Inn & Suites Tucson Airport 7001 S Tucson Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85706520-573-3333$159 per night (not including taxes)Breakfast included; double and king beds available

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

Each hotel provides free shuttle service to and from Tucson International Airport. Please contact your hotel to arrange your transportation to the hotel.

SCHEDULE

All of the following workshops will be offered twice:

1. From Party Lines to Face Time: Communicating Across Generations / Facilitators: Ron Guenther and Becky Gochnauer Learn what has shaped every generation, from the silent generation to generation Z, and how that translates to the way each generation communicates with and understands each other.

2. Case Management and Construction: Vital Partners Facilitators: Jerry Grosh and guest from UMCORAs MDS rebuilds in various communities, we look for partnerships with disaster case managers who help disaster survivors plan for recovery. Learn how the roles of case managers and MDS complement each other in the process of getting people home after disasters in the U.S..

3. Stories from Hesston College Students / Facilitator: Cleo Koop What happens when Hesston College students spend eight weeks working with MDS in Pine Ridge? The MDS summer field experience is an opportunity for hands on experiences at an active MDS worksite. Come and hear the stories of Hesston students, and learn how MDS work has both challenged and changed their worldview.

4. MDS Vehicles and Equipment / Facilitator: Brett Troyer Have you ever wondered how MDS coordinates so many vehicles and equipment after disasters across Canada and the U.S.? Come and learn the details and logistics of getting equipment in place after disaster.

5. Collaborative Approach to Recruiting Leadership Volunteers Facilitator: Phil Helmuth Recruiting leadership volunteers is more than asking. Come and explore the elements for a collaborative approach to developing MDS project leadership.

ACCOMMODATIONS

WORKSHOPS

FEATURED GUEST

TRACEY JONESTracey C. Jones is nationally known for her leadership expertise as well as her ability to connect with her audience. She is passionate about inspiring others and believes that community engagement is at the heart of leadership. Tracey brings a message that hospitality is one of the most divine gifts we can share with others. She strives to view others through Christ’s eyes and can testify that when we do, we truly are strangers no more.

Choose one or both of the following tours, which will all take place Friday, February 8.

1. Tucson Botanical Gardens ($15 USD per person) Take a self-guided tour through the Tucson Botanical Gardens, a tranquil oasis in the heart of Tucson that strives to be recognized and respected as the best small public garden in America. You will have the opportunity to explore Butterfly Magic—a favorite for first-time visitors—where you will be surrounded by rare butterflies, tropical plans, and orchids in bloom. This 2 to 3 hour self-guided tour will begin at 9:00am on Thursday, February 8. The shuttle will depart the DoubleTree at 8:30am. Meet in the lobby of the hotel. If you need to be picked up at another hotel, please call Cory Axness at 480-307-0089.

TOURS

2. San Xavier Mission ($10 USD per person) Take a 45-minute guided group tour at a national historic landmark, the oldest intact European structure in Arizona. The Mission was created to serve the needs of the local community in the village of Wa:k on the Tohono O’odham reservation. The tour will begin at 3 pm on Thursday, February 8. The shuttle will depart the DoubleTree at 2:30 pm. Meet in the lobby of the hotel. If you need to be picked up at another hotel, please call Cory Axness at 480-307-0089.

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