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Parents' ManualSECTION FOURTransportationIntroductionDetailed information about transportation will be mailed to you upon complete payment of all financial obligations. Bus passes will be mailed to you when you have completed all requirements -- financial, camper evaluation form and the medical form. Please be advised that no child will be allowed to board any Camp Moshava bus without the proper pass. For your convenience, Camp Moshava has bus pick-up points in central locations in the Greater New York and New Jersey area. We are unable to make any stops other than at these central locations. Your child will be assigned to a bus at the location closest or second closest to your home, based on considerations of space and scheduling. If you have other arrangements for the transportation of your child, please call the camp office at your earliest convenience. This information will allow us to properly adjust our rosters and schedules, and ensure the easiest trip possible for all children. Each Camp Moshava bus is accompanied by at least one trained bus counselor. Bus counselors are present to check bus passes, assist your children, provide safety supervision, answer questions and help with any difficulties which may arise. We ask that you have your child at the assigned bus pick-up point at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure. This will ensure that there is plenty of time to say goodbye, to ensure that children are properly seated and to leave on time. This also allows you sufficient time to speak to counselors should your child have difficulty in traveling or in parting company from you. BaggageNo camper baggage can be transported on Camp Moshava buses. Please do not ask the bus counselor or bus driver to make any exceptions as they do not have that authority and can not accept that personal responsibility. While transportation of your luggage is solely your responsibility, we do offer some suggested options for transportation. Please understand, however, that in using any of the options suggested, you will be dealing directly with the respective company in question, which is a shipper independent of Camp Moshava. Camp Moshava assumes no responsibility for baggage. In case of difficulties you will have to contact and deal with the company directly.
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Enclosed in this package you will find luggage information. Pickup dates for luggage are set and announced by the company approximately two to three weeks before camp. Usually, this luggage company picks up luggage from your house five days or less before camp. Please have your baggage ready when the shipper calls for it, properly tagged with the provided shipper tags. Please make sure that these tags are completely filled out. We reiterate that this shipper is independent of Camp Moshava. We assume no responsibility for baggage. Please contact them for further information. United Parcel Service (UPS)UPS provides service directly to Camp Moshava from anywhere in the United States. Please make sure that all baggage tags are securely fastened, and are properly addressed as follows:
Your Child's Name Luggage sent via UPS requires approximately three to five days to arrive in camp. Please note that UPS does NOT insure the container so do NOT use expensive trunks or suitcases. In fact, it is possible to use a cardboard box to ship clothes and to buy a similar box from Moshava for the return shipment. For return shipment via UPS, please send funds with your child to cover the return shipment cost. Please make out the check to Camp Moshava. Moshava will the ship the luggage.... Please do NOT have UPS issue a call-tag. A check made out to Camp Moshava should be put in an envelope labeled UPS with your child's name and turned into the office upon their arrival at camp. You also have the option of sending a check to the camp office or pay on Visiting Day at camp to cover the UPS return shipment cost. Your nearest UPS office can tell you the cost of return shipment. Camp Moshava will address the luggage to your homes and insure it for $400 per bag. Do NOT arrange directly with UPS for pickup of the luggage at camp. Rather, all return shipment via UPS should be made directly with Camp Moshava. Campers will bring this luggage to the office at the end of the session, where it will be shipped the same day. Camp Moshava assumes no responsibility for luggage shipped via UPS. Please note:
Other arrangements or self-transportationShould you opt to personally transport your child's luggage to or from camp, or make other arrangements, please call the camp office, well in advance, to inform us of these arrangements. We will inform you about the days and times that staff are available to accept or release luggage. In general, no luggage can be accepted earlier than four days before camp. Luggage must be picked up the day that the session ends. Camp Moshava accepts no responsibility for luggage transported via your own arrangements. Please make sure that all pieces of luggage are properly labeled with:
Your Child's Name Please remove all other names and old labels. We also suggest that you use sturdy, rugged luggage, and that you do not use fancy or fragile bags. We can not be responsible for damage to luggage or its contents. Please do not include liquids, fragile items, potentially messy items, electronic equipment, cash, valuables or breakables in your child's luggage. We can not assume responsibility for missing or damaged items. Click here to return to Parents' Manual Index
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