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London Trip 2008

Flights: The airline tickets have been booked.  The flights are on Continental airlines and are as follows;

CO 4     Departs Friday 25^th July 2008 from Houston (IAH) at 6:25pm                    Arrives  London Heathrow Saturday 26^th July 2008 at 9:35am

CO 5     Departs Monday 4^th August 2008 from London Heathrow at 11:15am       Arrives  Houston (IAH) Monday 4^th August 2008 at  3:35pm

Costs:

Reminder of Cost Breakdown

Airfare $1250

Accommodation & Meals $850

Tournament and transport fees $50

Day Trips $150

Academy Fees $200

Total $2500

Payments:

Final Payments of $2000 can be paid in 3 installments:

1^st March           $750

1^st April             $750

1^st May              $500

or full amount on 1^st May 2008.

Anyone organizing their own air travel can pay the $750 balance before 1^st May.

Fundraising information will be available through your team Fundraising Representatives after next Tuesday’s meeting. If you would like to help and have a talent for fundraising, email me and I will get you in contact with your representative. U13 currently has no representative, so we will need someone to step forward NOW!

Passports:

Please remember to check your passport expiry date. All passports will need to be valid until March 2009.

Attachments:

1. The parent consent form is attached for those that have not already completed one. Please complete this and mail it back to me.

2. The 2007 agenda is attached for you to have an idea of the type of schedule that your boy will have for the week. A 2008 schedule will be put together and distributed prior to the trip.

Emails for the Fundraising Committee Heads for each team:

U18 – Ann Moles –                     tact6735@att.net 

ARSENAL INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FESTIVAL 2008

Arsenal Football Club will be holding it’s 17th International Festival from July 26th to 3rd August 2008. The U13 Flying Eagles participated in the summer of 2007, winning the Plate Division of the competition. The experience both to improve their soccer skills as well as personal skills was invaluable. They had a wonderful time and it changed the ways the boys perform on the field as well as creating a strong bond within the team. The Tournament takes place on the fields at the Royal Holloway University in Egham, Surrey, England. Not far from Heathrow Airport. All games and practices will take place on the campus with games being played in the afternoons and weekend. There is accommodation available for the boys on the campus but we will need to reserve this early. Parents wishing to attend the tournament should make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. It is important to understand that Parents and their families will not be staying on Campus with the boys. They will, however be allowed on Campus to watch the games. We have already requested places for a U11, U12, U13 & U14 team to attend next summer's festival. We will need minimum of 13 boys to create a team, maximum of 16. We will have one coach and one parent volunteer (male) staying with each team. Financially, we estimate the cost per player will be in the vicinity of $2,500. This includes accommodation, airfare, breakfast and evening meal , transportation to and from the University and a day trip to the Emirates Stadium. Once we have a commitment of 13 players we will be able to book the accommodation and reserve the airfares.

Obviously this is quite a sum and we will be asking for a group of willing volunteers from each team to try to raise funds to offset some of the costs. A deposit of $500 per player will be required by 1st December 2007. This deposit will only be refunded if your child is not selected to play in the final team. Tryouts will take place during the Spring season. After all your child’s hard work and dedication, this will be a wonderful opportunity to test their ability in an international setting. It will also be, I am sure, an experience they will treasure always.