Trip Details

June 28th – July 3rd – Wildwood, New Jersey

Location & Community

Heatwave is produced by Youth For Christ and is held annually at the Wildwoods Convention Center, a state-of-the-art facility located on the famous Wildwood Boardwalk directly overlooking the ocean.

Cost: $525

Registration must be submitted with at least a $60 nonrefundable deposit.  Fundraising opportunities and scholarships are available. Please contact your Campus Life Director for more information.

Payment Plan Options:

• Register and pay the full amount.
• Register paying the nonrefundable deposit. A final payment link will be sent to you by email. (This is good for those planning on fundraising.)
• Register paying the nonrefundable deposit. Receive a payment link by email to make four additional payments of $100 each.

Please note: Final payment deadline is June 15th. Service fees are calculated by percentage, fee amount will be the same for one or multiple payments.

Cost Includes

Transportation, hotel accommodations, Heatwave T-Shirt, beach & field sports tournaments, admission to all general sessions, boardwalk challenges, small group breakouts and whatever else we can dream up. COST DOES NOT INCLUDE FOOD.

Fundraising & Trip Scholarship

Talk to your Campus Life Director about active fundraisers and the availability of scholarship funds!

Briefing Meeting

Every student attending Heatwave is required to attend one of the trip briefing meetings with a parent or guardian.  During these meetings, we will review important details such as travel information, rules & expectations, what to pack, food, etc. If a student or parent is unable to attend one of the briefing meetings, the family is responsible for making arrangements with their Campus Life director.

Briefing Meeting Dates:

• 7pm June 11th Peters Creek Evangelical Presbyterian Church
• 7pm June 18th The Table Church Boyce

An email reminder with dates and locations will be sent to registrants to RSVP

Travel Information

Travel information (departure and arrival times and locations) will be posted here as the trip date gets closer!

All students will be transported to Wildwood via coach bus driven by professional drivers.

Packing List

This obviously isn’t a complete list, but it’s a great place to get started. You are permitted one suitcase & one smaller carry on bag.

General

• Money for meals and souvenirs. Venmo or other money apps are very helpful! Most ATM’s along the boardwalk charge a service fee.
• Extra towels for the beach (You do not need towels or linens for the motel).
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses
• Refillable water bottle
• Cell phone charger. One person in each room may want to bring a plug strip.
• Drawstring bag (or similar) for going to the beach
• Medication – Must be in the original container

Toiletries

• Shampoo & conditioner
• Toothpaste, toothbrush, floss
• Soap or body wash
• Facial cleansers
• Deodorant (Be kind, other people have to smell you).
• Brush or comb
• Hair dryer
• Sunscreen

Clothing

• Swimsuit
• One nicer outfit for dress-up night
• Comfortable shoes & sandals
• Pajamas
• Undergarments
• Jacket, windbreaker, sweatshirt, pants (the ocean breeze makes things cooler in the evening)
• Sunscreen

Other Considerations

• Students are responsible for keeping and self-administering their own prescription medications and any OTC they bring with them. Upon request, we will have our trip nurse administer your child’s medication. Also, any prescriptions that are considered a controlled substance (ex: Adderall), may be collected and administered by the trip nurse.
• Do not keep all of your money in one place.
• Be smart with valuables
• There is a coin laundry facility at the motel, but who wants to do laundry at the beach?

Did we mention sunscreen….?