FREE WEEK OF SUMMER CAMP IN 2012!
Hi! My name is Liane (pronounced Lee-Ann). I'm your Mailbox Club leader this year! I will be grading and mailing your lessons to you. Last year, people asked lots of questions about the Mailbox Club. This year, I wanted to give you some of the answers to help you understand how things work. I hope you enjoy being part of the Mailbox Club and that you learn to know God better.
To get started, read your lesson. Then answer every question carefully (including fill-in-the-blank.) Mail it back to me as soon as possible. If you make a good grade, I'll send you another lesson in a few weeks. Make sure you read everything carefully, so you can learn the most and do well on the lessons.
If you have a friend who might like to come to camp, sign them up for lessons right away so that they have time to finish. Last year over 8,000 lessons were returned to me. It kept me very busy. I look forward to another busy year this year!
Please look through these questions and answers. If you still have questions, please contact me. I will be happy to answer any questions I can.
1. How can I earn a free week of camp?
Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go, located in Watauga, TN is giving a FREE week of summer camp in 2012 to students in grades 3-12 who complete 10 Mailbox Club Bible lessons by mail (a $180 value.)
2. Who is eligible for a free week of camp?
Anyone in 3rd-12th grade who has never attended overnight camp at Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go and who completes 10 Bible lessons by March 31st.
3. What kind of camp discount can I earn?
If you are in K-3rd grade, live in the Tri-cities area, and complete 7 lessons by March 31st, you can earn a $25 discount toward Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go's Day Camp. If you are in 3rd-12th grade and have never attended overnight camp at Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go, each lesson you complete by March 31st earns you a 10% discount. If you complete 10 lessons by the deadline, you earn a free week of camp a ($180 value). If you are in 3rd-12th grade and have attended overnight camp at Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go, each lessons you complete by March 31st (up to 10 lessons) earns you a 5% discount. If you complete 10 lessons by the deadline, you can earn 50% off (a $90 value).
4. When in the deadline for finishing lessons?
The deadline for completing lessons in order to earn a discount for summer camp is March 31st.
6. How many lessons can I do?
You can do as many lessons as you have time to complete. As long as you send the lessons back, I will continue to send more until we finish in March. However, only 10 (or 7 for day camp) lessons can be done for a discount. After that, you will still be learning about the Lord, but you won't be receiving any additional amount off the cost of camp.
7. If I do lessons, does that mean I have to come to camp?
Anyone can do lessons, even if they don't want to come to camp. We even offer lessons for adults.
8. Am I allowed to ask for help with my lessons?
The purpose of the Mailbox Club Bible lessons is for you to learn about God. If you need help with the lesson, it is fine for someone to help you read the lesson and find the answers. However, before you ask for help, why don't you read the lesson carefully to yourself? Most of the answers are easy to find in the lesson. You are not supposed to have someone tell you the answers.
9. Why does it sometimes take so long to get my lessons?
I send lessons out twice a month. If you do not return your lesson fast enough, it will arrive after I have sent a mailing. If that happens, your next lesson will be sent with the next mailing, which is about two weeks later.
10. Why did I start with a lesson other than #1?
It is because that is where you stopped last year.
11. Why did I suddenly go back to lesson #1?
Different courses have different numbers of lessons. If you suddenly went back to #1, that means that you finished the course you were working on, and I started you on the next course or I've started you on a new course that is better for your age.
12. Why did I stop getting lessons?
There are several possible reasons. Your lesson (or the one I sent to you) may have gotten lost in the mail. Or, I may have sent you two lessons, and you returned only one. Sometimes, however, it may just be a mistake on my part.
13. What should I do if I stop getting lessons?
If you have not received a lesson within 3 weeks of mailing one to me, please contact me. I will be happy to send you another lesson.
14. What's the best way to contact you?
You can call Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go (423)543-2201. You can also e-mail me at themailboxclub@gmail.com.
15. I have a friend who wants to do lessons. How do I sign them up?
DO NOT use the spot provided on the lesson. Please write your friend's name, address, grade, and birthday on a separate piece of paper and fold it inside the lesson when you return it. I will send a lesson directly to them. Your friend can also sign up here.
16. Why do I need to write it on a separate piece of paper?
I often receive over 100 lessons in a day. Sometimes I don't see right away if you've signed a friend up on your answer sheet. If you use a separate sheet of paper, I'll see it more quickly and immediately add your friend to our database to be sent a lesson.
17. What happens if I get too many answers wrong?
If you miss too many answers, you will not receive credit for the lesson, and you will have to redo it. We want you to learn about God. I will send you a new copy of that lesson to try again.
18. What should I do to mail the lesson back to you?
Carefully tear or cut out the answer page. Fold it so the label with your address is on the inside and ours is on the outside. If you are sending back more than one answer sheet (including a sibling's), fold them together and use one stamp. Write your name and address in the top left corner. Put a small piece of tape on the three open sides (do not seal the sides completely or glue the lesson closed or I won't be able to open it.) Put a stamp in the top right corner and mail it back. You can also put the lesson(s) in an envelope and address, stamp, and seal it to mail it back.
