WHEN: August 13 - August 18, 2023
WHERE: San Bernardino, California
COST: FREE
What’s Included:
Three vegetarian/vegan meals (if you have food allergies or specific dietary needs, please let us know)
Local transportation
Local housing during the project
What’s NOT Included:
Flights
Any personal expenses, snacks or souvenirs
Hotel, food, and transportation before or after the mission trip
SCOPE:
1. Build a community garden from the ground up.
2. Do landscaping.
3. Volunteers will learn practical skills they can take home to start more gardens as they handle various responsibilities.
TRAVEL:
Arrival: Please plan to arrive Sunday, August 13th in the morning.
Departure: Please plan to depart on Thursday, August 17 in the evening or Friday, August 18th in the morning.
Closest Major Airport: Ontario International Airport
LODGING:
We will be staying at the church. No linens are provided. Please bring your own linens and sleeping bag, air mattress or sleeping pad.
WEATHER: The weather will be in the high 90's-100’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
• Swimming suits (modest, one piece), beach towel
• Socks, Underclothes (microfiber quick dry—optional)
• Hat (to protect from sun)
• Sunglasses
Linens
• Sheets and sleeping bag, air matress or sleeping pad
• Pillow and pillow case
• Towel and wash cloth
More about the project...
Daily Schedule
6:30 AM Breakfast
7:00 AM - 11:00AM Work in the Garden
11:30 AM Lunch
12:00 PM Recreational Time
4:30 PM Worship
5:30 PM Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:30 Work in the Garden
10:00 PM Lights Out