Application Information
Print out and fill in the Application sheet. Please be thorough with the information.
Print out and fill in the Notarized Mission Trip Contract and Release of Liability form and have it notarized - you and your parent(s) or guardian must sign this in the presence of a Notary. It is permissible for you to have the signature page notarized here at school and your parents to have another signature page notarized in their home town.
Print out and fill in the Consent to Medical Treatment form and have it notarized - your parent(s) or guardian must sign this in the presence of a Notary.
You will not be able to travel if you do not have a passport. If you already have a passport, please send a high quality copy of the picture page to the address listed below or scan it and send it as an e-mail attachment to the e-mail address listed below. If you do not already have a passport, you will need to get that process started right away. Passport information can be found by clicking here.
Important Information-Please read!!
- Please read about the medical insurance that we carry either by downloading the PDF file, [click here to download], or from their website [click here]. (provided for all participants-included in costs).
- For information on travel in Costa Rica consult the CIA World Factbook and the US Department of State.
- For health information regarding Costa Rica please consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recommends that anyone traveling anywhere in Central America has current immunizations for Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and takes medication to prevent Malaria. While we are not aware of these diseases being a problem in the specific areas where we will be working and traveling, you may wish to consult with your physician regarding these medications.
Turn in your completed documents in one of the following ways:
- Fax the completed forms to Thure Martinsen at the fax numbers listed below and mail the originals to the address listed below. You will not be placed on the list for consideration until all the needed paperwork is received (faxed copies are ok for acceptance to the team however the original copies will ne needed for our files and are due by September 29).
- Bring the completed forms (Application & Health Information, Notarized Mission Trip Participant Contract and Release of Liability, and Notarized Consent to Medical Treatment) to the Green Room or the Reception Desk on or before September 12, 2008. Be sure they write the date and time that you deliver it on the top of the application. You will not be placed on the list for consideration until all the needed paperwork is received.
Check the FLA website (or the bulletin board in the Green Room) for the final participant list (it should be posted by September 19).
- If your name is on the list, you will have until September 29 to pay a $100 non-refundable deposit to secure your spot on the mission team. If you fail to do this, your spot will be given to the next person in line on the alternate list.
- You may pay by going to the FLA Business Office, mailing a check to the address listed below, or calling the FLA Business Office at (407) 862-8411 (ask for the business office) and paying by credit card. Please ask that a receipt be placed in Thure Martinsen's mailbox.
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- Application Instructions
- Application & Health Information
- Notarized Mission Trip Participant Contract and Release of Liability
- Notarized Consent to Medical Treatment
- TravMed, Description of Coverage
Thure Martinsen, Trip Coordinator
- 407.772.3749 (office)
- 407.782.2137 (cell)
- 407.862.7050 (fax)
- MartinsenT@forestlake.org
Mailing Address:
Forest Lake Academy
500 Education Loop
Apopka, FL 32703