To all of our Volunteers, thank you for registering for the Ann Arbor Give Camp. We look forward to seeing you there this weekend (September 16-18)!

The event will be held at the Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, MI. There is a map of the campus at the WCC Visitor’s site.

Registration is open at 4:00pm on Friday, September 16th. Please arrive between 4:00-6:15 pm to register at the North Entrance lobby of the BE Building. After registering, there is a short walk to the auditorium in LA 275 for the kick-off. The opening ceremony begins at 6:30pm.

The weekend will be structured as follows:

Friday 9/16 from 4:00-6:30pm – Registration

Participants should plan to arrive between 4:00 – 6:15pm, and should park in lot #4, just to the north of the Business Education Building. Registration is at the information desk just inside the northwest building entrance. Please sign in and then there is a short walk to the kick-off gathering in the next building (there will be signs directing you where to go).

Friday 9/16 at 6:30pm – Opening Ceremony

The event kick-off will be held at the Washtenaw Community College LA 275. At this time, we’ll briefly go over event logistics and the non-profit organizations will be introduced. After the opening ceremony, we will break into development teams, introduce ourselves, begin discussing the project, and get an opportunity to speak directly with the charity representative, clarifying their needs. Dinner will be served during this time.

Friday 9/16 at 7:30pm

Throughout the weekend, developers work on the projects in a number of classrooms in the BE building at Washtenaw Community College. Room BE 158 is the “Break Room”, where we will have snacks and drinks, as well as games set up for when you need a break.

Sunday 9/18 at 11:00am – Hand-Off

Project hand-off from the developers to the nonprofits will begin.

Sunday 9/18 at 2:00pm – Closing Presentations

The event wrap-up will also be held at the Washtenaw Community College LA 275. At the kick-off presentation, the spotlight was on the non-profit organizations. At the wrap-up, the spotlight is now on the volunteers, who will demonstrate the website or software that they have created. The event will end at 4pm at the latest.

There is a map of the Washtenaw Community College campus at the WCC Visitor’s site.

Q & A

Q. Plans changed and I can’t make it. What should I do?

Please, please, please let us know as soon as possible! Reply to this email to let us know.

Q. What should I bring?

A laptop or computer to work on.

If you plan to spend the night, bring a sleeping bag and tent if you wish. Note that we aren’t allowed to drive stakes into the ground. If you have a tent requiring stakes, please being another means to secure it (heavy bags or something). We will have big event tents set up also. Meals, snacks, and drinks will be provided, but you are welcome to bring food of your own if there are particular snacks you want.

Q. Where will I sleep?

Sleep? What’s that?

Last year, we had one dedicated room for sleeping and plan to do the same this year. There are also a few hotels within a short distance of the campus. You are also welcome to go home in the evenings to sleep rather than camping out all weekend long.

Q. What about showers?

We will have access to the WCC showers. Please contact one of the Give Camp staff for details during the weekend.

Q. I am camping out all weekend. What do I need?

We will have a small kitchen with microwave and sink. If you have anything you’d like to keep cool, please bring a cooler. Again, no tents which drive stakes into the ground.

Any other questions?

Please contact us at info@annarborgivecamp.org.