How To Be A Billet Family
Thanks for considering being a host billet family for CSLC 2017, September 26-30!
Here’s what’s involved, how to register, and some frequently asked questions…
How to volunteer:
To become a billet family:
- Complete the application form
- Check your email for verification from CSLC 2017
- Receive your Vulnerable Sector Check, provided by the Waterloo Regional Police Service (Free of Charge).
- Submit Vulnerable Sector Check to:
Dan Steckley, Billeting Co-Chair
Mailing:
Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School
Attn: Dan Steckley
650 Laurelwood Drive
Waterloo, Ontario
N2V 2V1
Fax: 519 880 9718
Email: billeting@studentleadership.ca
Your commitment:
- Provide breakfast each morning
- Provide transportation to and from the conference each day
- Organize dinner and activities with your students for one special evening with billets
- Provide a bed/air mattress for each student, and sufficient personal privacy
- Provide a criminal record check (free of charge) for all residents 18 years and older
Billeting 101:
what you need to know for CSLC 2017 – Startup Leadership
Drop-Off/Pick-Up Schedule:
All SJAM pick-ups/drop-offs must be made in SJAM’s REAR PARKING LOT. Thank-You!
Wednesday:
Drop-Off 7:00-8:00am at SJAM
Pick-Up 8:30pm at SJAM
Thursday:
Drop-Off 7:00-8:00am at SJAM
Pick-Up 10:00pm at SJAM
Friday:
Drop-Off 7:00-8:00am at
CINEPLEX (Conestoga Mall)
Pick-Up 6:00pm at SJAM
Evening with Billet Families
Saturday:
Drop-Off 7:00-8:00am at SJAM
Pick-Up 3:30pm at SJAM
Drop-Off 5:30-5:45pm at
Bingeman’s
Pick-Up 11:15pm at SJAM
Sunday:
According to each student’s
travel plans
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Offer breakfast
- Sleeping area with bed/mattress
- Showers (around your schedule)
- Transport/carpool to and from conference (morning/evening)
- Snacks (evenings)
- Accommodate dietary needs
- House Rules apply
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- Consider them your children
- Drug-free, Alcohol-free
- Be clear about your needs and expectations (morning departure times, where to find things, etc.
Contact
- Call Student’s Advisor if needed – exchange name(s) & cell #s when you meet
(feel free to list contact info below for quick reference)
2. Disciplinary issues:
Paul Moffatt (519) 897-9417
Dan Steckley (519) 635-4869
Q: How many students can I host?
A: You must host at least 2 students, but you are free to host as many students as you can
house and transport comfortably!
Q: Does each student require their own room in my home?
A: Students can share a room, as long as each has his/her own bed or air mattress to sleep on.
Q: Can I carpool my students to and from the conference with another host family?
A: Absolutely! Carpooling is fun, earth-friendly, and will ease traffic flow at the conference site.
Q: What is expected for the host family dinner and activities on Friday evening?
A: Please provide your students a simple dinner and some enjoyable activities, at home or in the
community, that will allow students to become more familiar with your family and the KW area.
Q: I provide a criminal record declaration to my employer each year. Do I still need to have a Vulnerable Sector Check done for CSLC?
A: Yes. All residents of the home age 18+ require a Vulnerable Sector Check for CSLC (current within the past 6 months). WRPS will provide this service for CSLC volunteers free of charge.
Q: I have further questions about being a host family at CSLC 2017, who should I contact?
A: Please contact our billeting co-chairs with any further questions about becoming a host family:
Paul Moffatt Billeting Co-Chair 519-885-4620 ext. 1149 paul_moffatt@wrdsb.on.ca |
Dan Steckley Billeting Co-Chair 519-880-9979 ext. 2101 daniel_steckley@wrdsb.on.ca |
Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who might be interested in this experience.
It takes a whole community coming together to offer authentic hospitality and showcase our region.