Monterey Bay Academy
WHEN: April 10 - April 13, 2025
WHERE: La Selva Beach, California
COST: $100 per person (payments needs to be made in full by March 10th, 2025.
What’s Included:
Three vegetarian/vegan meals/day (if you have food allergies or specific dietary needs, please let us know)
Housing provided on the school campus in the Bunkhouse
What’s NOT Included:
Flights
Any personal expenses, snacks or souvenirs
Hotel, food, and transportation before or after the mission trip
SCOPE:
1. Improve the school facilities by helping to restore and build up different structures and facilities.
2. Update with fresh paint curbs, crosswalks, & parking lines.
3. Improve the facilities landscape; trim shrubs and remove trees on the ground ready to be cut up and hauled to the chipper.
4. Transform and clean up the organic vegetable garden.
5. Volunteers will learn and share different building responsibilities in fixing the school facilities.
TRAVEL:
Arrival: Please plan to arrive April 10th.
Departure: Please plan to depart on April 13th in the afternoon.
LODGING:
We will be staying at the school. No linens are provided. Please bring your own linens and sleeping bag.
WEATHER: The weather will be in the mid 70's in the day and mid 60's at night.
Mission Trip Packing List
Items to Bring
• Bible (Paper Copy) and other devotional/reading materials
• Lightweight back pack
• Personal snacks – e.g., energy/granola bars, nuts, or dried fruit
• Ear Plugs (in case the person next to you snores), sleep mask
• Flip-flops
• Flashlight
• Spending money for personal use
• Personal toiletries (soap, toothpaste, deodorant, mirror, razor, etc.)
Work Clothes and Gear
• Work pants (lightweight cotton preferred, cargo)
• Good working shoes (work boots or hard-soled shoes are safest)
• Socks – (1 pair for each day)
• T-shirts; short or long-sleeved cotton shirts
• Water bottle(s) (Wide mouth, refillable)
• Work gloves (2 pair recommended)
Off-site Clothes
• Casual shirts, pants, and blouses
• Dress shirts, slacks, and shoes (men) for church*
• Dresses, skirts/blouses, and shoes (women) for church*
• Swimming suits (modest, one piece), beach towel
• Socks, Underclothes (microfiber quick dry—optional)
• Hat (to protect from sun)
• Sunglasses
Linens
• Sheets and sleeping bag
• Pillow and pillow case
• Towel and wash cloth