Aloha fellow Localizer! Enjoy the weather in Washington Bill Is This Happy To See YOU! Fraternize with stellar company at LocalizeThis! The Localize This! 2013 team is excited for the July 31st start of our Fifth Annual action camp. We all have a great deal to learn from each other, and inspiring actions and collaborations are guaranteed to result. Check out the mostly final schedule HERE and please share our excitement and anticipation. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND IT IS NOT TOO LATE. Just have them register online and indicate what day(s) they will be attending (it might be helpful for them to check out LocalizeThis.org). OR they can call the office at 206-408-8058. Remember - NO ONE will be turned away for lack of funds. Localize This! 2013 will be held at the former Vashon International Hostel. WARNING - It does have a slightly offensive/tacky Cowboy and Indian motif, but the location and facility is perfect for us. Many will be arriving on Tuesday, July 30 to join us in the camp setup. We welcome you to come set up your camp space on that day, and pitch in with our preparations and explore Vashon. The beaches and trails nearby are beautiful. Regardless of when you arrive - we are more than happy to arrange a pick up at the ferry. Important information follows. Camp Welcome & Check-In Camp Schedule Work-Trade and Volunteer Sign-up What To Bring Transportation 1. Camp Welcome & Check-In: When you arrive at camp, give us a ring (805) 776-3862, so we can welcome and orient you to the camp and where to find all the resources you may need during your stay. We'll do a final registration at noon everyday to make sure we have complete information to send useful post-camp materials and resources back to you. BUILDING COMMUNITY AT CAMP Your contributions, and openness to engage and build connections will determine how strong and vibrant our community at camp is. By building a strong foundation we can challenge each other, grow together, and model the world and thriving communities we so desperately want to create. Camp is the organizer incubator. Make the most out of camp by coming with reflections on the campaigns your already engaged and action ideas to workshop and test out among participants and trainers! What do you want to bring back to your community and how will you share those insights and inspiration? 2. Camp Schedule: Please find the 2013 Draft Schedule here. Sadly, less than a week simply isn't adequate to fit in everything an organizer needs in their tool-belt. We did our best to lift up trainings we thought you wont have access to in other venues or we felt were especially important. There is an opporrtunity for you to share your own skills and best practices where it says participant offerings. 3. Work-Trade and Volunteer Sign-up: We welcome you to contribute back to the camp and help sustain it and our ability to make it happen by signing up for work-trade shifts HERE. We need help setting up the camp on Tuesday the 30th, painting overpass bannering materials, supporting the kitchen crew, and packing up post-camp, etc. 4. Bring: Sleeping Bag, Blankets, Pillow Sleeping Pad Tent (if you don't have the gear let us know, we'll have a very limited supply to borrow) There are a few Tee Pees available and even fewer home-stays for those who camping is not an option. And YES! there are hot showers AND some web access. Fabulous food will obviously be provided according to your dietary preference noted during registration. DO NOT BRING peanut butter into the kitchen space or you'll send a member of the kitchen crew on an ambulance ride! Our kitchen crew would appreciate it if you brought your own dinnerware, utensils, and cups to keep down the trash and help everyone be responsible for their own clean-up. Flashlight Clothes for the warm weather Jacket for cool morning and evenings Raincoat for unlikely weather Whatever you need to chronicle your experience and bring the lessons home (pen, notebook, laptop, etc) Something fun to share during rare downtime or at the campfire like musical instruments, glow-in-the-dark frisbee, etc A open, positive attitude, eagerness to learn and share, and build connections with other passionate change makers. 5. Transportation: We've got all the transportation tips below to ensure you arrive at Vashon hick-up and hang-up free! To get ahold of transportation advice give a ring to (805) 776-3862. If you are coming from out of town we will do our best to pick you up at a Seattle transportation hub on Tuesday the 30th and return you there on Monday or Tuesday August 5th or 6th after camp-wrap up. We will pick-up folks flying in to SEATAC airport. We can pick up anyone from the Vashon Ferry Terminal and give you a lift to the camp, please call before you disembark so we can send someone. If at all possible please try to arrive before opening circle in the AM. Remember, the ferries wait for no one!- Arrive early and relax for an enjoyable boat ride on beautiful Puget Sound. 2013 Localize This! camp is being held at: 12119 Southwest Cove Road Vashon, WA 98070 The Camp is at the old Youth Hostel on the left side of Cove Road. Cove Rd is West off of Vashon Highway/99, the main road runnning North and South connecting both the Vashon and Tahlequah Ferry Terminals. Utilizing the trip planner by King County is a great resource for non-locals. Bus- The Rapid Ride C bus will bring you right to the West Seattle/Fauntleroy ferry terminal from downtown Seattle and except for late night hours runs every 15 minutes. $2.50 If you are arriving during the weekday from Seattle and would like to leave your car behind, you can walk or bike onto the passenger water taxi located at: Pier 52, 801 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104 By utilizing this resource, the 7:40 AM ferry, you'll arrive at camp in perfect time catch a cup of coffee and some breakfast. The cost is $5 each way and no extra for your bike. The ferrys that run from West Seattle can take cars and passengers & are located at: SW Barton St/Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal FARE $21 for car, $5 per passenger (walk-on too) West Seattle Ferry to Vashon Schedule (Weekday) West Seattle Ferry to Vashon Schedule (Weekend) If you are coming from the south near Tacoma area you can grab the vehicle and passenger ferry to the southern end of Vashon Island at Point Defiance. FARE $21 for car, $5 per passenger (walk-on too) We Can't Hardly Wait For You To Join Us!