What we will need from you: We have currently created committees (see below) and need help with various tasks. Please note, we will only be selecting a few people to help coordinate the following committees.
Registration: Create original form, collect attendee information and help assign housing & groups
Sponsorship and Fundraising: Find sponsors and create fundraisers to cover costs for our volunteer effort
Praise Night Event: Coordinate the Praise event for the conference between all the churches
Activities: Organize activities to keep the audience entertained and preoccupied
Social Media/Promo: Promote the conference through all forms of social media and design flyers and logos
Liturgy: Organize altar servers, readers, etc. for mass
Technical: Coordinate audio, video, and lighting
Photography/Videography: Capture photos and videos of the various events happening throughout the conference
Decorations: Design the decorations for the venue. Plan and coordinate logistics for hall setup and clean up.
Intercession: Organize different ways to pray for the conference
Dance: Organize an opening dance act and find dancers from all the churches
Please take a moment to read over the Waiver/Release & Code of Conduct below. Afterwards, you must click "I agree." below.
As a participant of the CONNECT 2022 Youth Summit, the first Joint Conference between SyroMalabar Youth Movement (SMYM) Canada of the Mississauga Eparchy and Diocesan Youth Apostolate (DYA) USA of the Chicago Eparchy, taking place on October 14, 2022 to October 16, 2022 at Firemen's Park, located at 2275 Dorchester Rd, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6S4, Canada and Ramada, located at 6045 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 3Y3, Canada, I agree to adhere to all policies (see code of conduct below) and rules set forth by SMYM Canada and DYA USA.As a participant and representative of my community, I agree to exhibit Christ-like and professional behavior at all times and to be cooperative with CONNECT 2022 coordinators, SMYM Canada and DYA USA leaders, and the Diocesan curias.I also agree to be on-site for all sessions, activities, and recreational time taking place at Firemen's Park (2275 Dorchester Rd, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6S4) and Ramada (6045 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 3Y3) from check-in on October 14, 2022 until the program ends on October 16, 2022.In agreeing to these terms, I reserve the right for the CONNECT 2022 coordinating team, SMYM Canada and DYA USA leadership and the Mississauga/Chicago Eparchies to take any necessary action in response to inappropriate behavior or violation of CONNECT 2022, SyroMalabar Youth Movement (SMYM) Canada and Diocesan Youth Apostolate (DYA) USA, and Mississauga/Chicago Eparchies policies – which may include returning to my respective hometown at my own personal cost without refund of paid registration fees or travel-related expenses.I also agree that I am liable for all my actions and personal property, not SyroMalabar Youth Movement (SMYM) Canada and Diocesan Youth Apostolate (DYA) USA and its affiliates, Firemen's Park and Ramada (Niagara Falls, Ontario in Canada), or any volunteers or individuals responsible to the Mississauga/Chicago Eparchies, SyroMalabar Youth Movement (SMYM) Canada and Diocesan Youth Apostolate (DYA) USA, and/or Firemen's Park and Ramada (Niagara Falls, Ontario in Canada).
CONNECT 2022 YOUTH SUMMIT CODE OF CONDUCT & POLICIES:
The registration fee is $195.00.
(All monetary amounts are in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise stated)
Once you click submit, your payment will be processed by Stripe. Shortly after, you will receive a confirmation email to verify that it has been in fact submitted. Please contact smym@syromalabarcanada.org or info@stthomasdya.org for any questions or concerns.
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