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| Inviting - Inviting Help Love Float 2006 Bruce & Veta Hungerford Dear Lovers, THE LOVE FLOAT-AN INVITING EVENT! Yes it is that time of year again when we begin thinking about plans for the annual “Love Float”. Love Float 2006 is the 23rd annual LOVE FLOAT weekend. It’s a weekend to come together to celebrate the strength of couples and families. This year the Love Float is scheduled for the weekend of JULY 21-23 , 2006. Once again we are working to begin a new tradition. Love Float 2006 is an opportunity to INVITE that special (un-encountered) couple/family to -accompany your family. YES IT IS AN INVITING EVENT!! Bring someone with you to experience the love and acceptance of the Marriage Encounter community. We plan to have a short informational about the Marriage Encounter Weekend on Saturday evening. YOU WILL FIND TWO REGISTRATION FORMS, ONE FOR YOUR FAMILY, ONE FOR YOUR INVITED FAMILY. We are leaving it up to you to work out the details with your invited guests concerning payment for the family costs. We do ask that you put your name as inviting couple on the other registration. You are welcome to attend the Love Float even if you don’t bring an un-encountered couple with you, BUT we ask that you seriously consider offering this opportunity to someone. Once again we will gather at Keller State Park, near Long Pine, on Friday evening. For those of you who have never attended we are enclosing a map. Most families camp at the park in tents or camper trailers. Water and electricity are available. As with most state parks, there are camping fees, the amount varies according to the type of site and services selected by you. If you are not a camper, there are motels in Ainsworth and cabins in Long Pine. Park permits are required by all that enter the park. If you are unable to get one before you come, park permits are available at the Rock County Sheriff’s office in Bassett, the Nebraska Game & Parks office in Bassett or Cody’s in Ainsworth. “One Day” passes can be purchased in the park. Park permits are available online also at www.outdoornebraska.org. Saturday morning we will travel to the Niobrara River via buses. After floating down the river on “supertubes”, we will return to Keller Park for an evening of fun and relaxation. Saturday evening will include supper and church services (Catholic Mass and an Interfaith service) AND the ME information presentation. Sunday is a day of fun and fellowship. Families are invited to stay as long as you like or leave when you need to. We will have group activities if you wish to participate as well as hiking and fishing (bring your fishing gear and fishing license). Even though we try to keep costs to a minimum, we continue to deal with rising costs. The price of the “supertubes” and the buses continue to rise. We assure you that the “Love Float Circle” is not making money from this event. We remind you to request the number of tubes to meet the needs of your family. Capacity of the tubes is two adults or three children, or two adults and a small child. Mark the reservation with the number of tubes needed by your family. The cost of the food and transportation are combined and figured per person, 5 years and older. You do not pay this charge for children under 5. It is important that you make your reservation as early as possible. We cannot accept “last minute” reservations. The deadline for reservations is July 1. Because we realize that sometimes plans must be changed, we will make refunds up to July 1. We regret that we will not be able to make refunds after that date, due to being locked into our costs. Reservations will be accepted on a “first come-first served” basis in case the numbers exceed the capacity of the buses or the number of tubes available. If you do not want to float the river, we invite you to join us for the fun and fellowship. Your cost would not include the cost of the tubes. As the “Love Float” circle we decided that we must keep safety in mind. We have been very fortunate in the past years that we have not had any severe injuries, however we have had some “close calls”. We are not comfortable when young children sit on the edge of the tubes, with feet hanging in the water or are allowed to float along beside the tubes. We also ask that you talk with your “children” (years of age may not be a factor) about the dangers of standing and walking on the tubes as we float. We do not want to make anyone think there are great dangers lurking in the waters of the Niobrara River however we believe a healthy respect for the river is important. While our main concerns center around the “float” we appreciate your awareness of safety issues for your family members at all times during the weekend. We as a love circle cannot accept responsibility for injury during the weekend. The “Love Float” circle is excited to once again host special families from around the region. We want you to relax and enjoy your weekend. We also like the chance to spend time with all of you and enjoy the weekend and we welcome your offers of assistance. Some of the tasks that we would welcome your help with are packing coolers for the river float, setting up for meals, clean up after meals, on-going trash detail. If you don’t know what to do but would like to help, just ask one of the hosting couples. As in the past, the float will be “dry” until after we eat lunch, meaning ABSOLUTELY no water fights allowed. As in the past, if there is interest, we will divide into “dry”, “damp” and “wet” groups after lunch. We understand that there are some people who do not like getting caught “in the line of fire”. If you have any questions, you may contact one of the following couples: Bruce & Veta Hungerford Doug & Leanne Fox Dave & Barb Crooker We are looking forward to spending the “Love Float” weekend with you. Click here for a printable version including registration forms (PDF, 51KB)
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