Makemie Woods Online Registration Process 2008
PLEASE PRINT THIS PAGE
We receive a lot of questions, and having this as a reference
will help you through the process. We hope that you will find this process
helpful and convenient for you. We continue to improve this process--if
you have specific suggestions, please
e-mail the director, Mike Burcher
.
If you are using a
glossy printed copy of summer brochure for reference, please
click
here for information about some print errors.
There are three steps--please make sure you do ALL of them, or your
child's registration may be delayed!
- STEP 1: Please fill out the form
completely. Most fields are required, and it won't allow you
to proceed without filling them out. If for some reason you do not
fill it out completely, or do not enter the information correctly, it will
give you another chance without having to re-type it all.
- Pay special attention to the Camp Selection Information.
You are not required to enter a second choice. If you do, however,
wish to sign your child up for more than one session, you will need to submit
a second form. Please indicate if you wish to be placed on a waiting
list if the first choice is full.
- Figure your cost: in theory, most browsers will transfer
the cost of the camp to this box. If it doesn't, then type in the
amount shown next to session you have selected above.
- Select all discounts that apply: (There is no refund for eligible discounts not selected.)
- If you select Advanced Payment discount, you must pay the
full amount your family owes by check or PayPal. When you calculate the
balance due on the form, it should read zero. If for some reason it
doesn't, be sure that you have properly entered the amount your church intends
to pay, and the amount you believe you owe, and then calculate again.
- The EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT applies only if you are registering
on or before April 1. You must select it, it is not applied automatically.
- If you are selecting the Family Discount, please remember
this does not apply to the first child registered, but does
apply to all other children in the family.
- If you are selecting Active Duty Military, please send a
copy of your military ID when you send the release form.
- "First-time
Camper" discount: Available to all first-time
campers, even if siblings have attended in the past.
- If your church has agreed to pay a portion of the fee, please enter
that amount in the box, and be sure the church is listed in the "Church
Membership" box near the top of the registration form.
- Enter the amount you wish to allow your child to spend at the Camp Store
for sodas and souvenirs, and check whether or not your camper should be
permitted to donate any remaining balance. These donations are
used to buy new program and recreation equipment, and most recently
purchased equipment for our new zip lines.
- Select whether you will be paying by check or PayPal,
and enter the amount in the payment box. This amount cannot
be zero. Most camp sessions require a $100 non-refundable
deposit, and persons requesting scholarship assistance must enter at
least $50, ($25 for two-night sessions such "Test your wings"). Tip for
those planning to pay the full amount and take the advanced payment discount:
You can hit the calculate button before filling in this box and find out what
the amount should be. Then enter the balance due amount in Payment box,
and hit "Calculate" again. The Balance due should now read zero.
See, sometimes computers ARE helpful!
- Hit the calculate button. Make sure that the balance due
is what you expected it to be. It should be ZERO if you selected the
advanced payment discount. If the amount is not what you expect, check
your figures and hit "calculate" again.
- Once you are satisfied that the information is correct, please print
the page with the information entered, and save it for your records.
There have a been a few rare instances when we did not receive the
registration, even though it had been submitted properly.
- Hit "Submit." Please be patient, it takes a little while
to process. Errors pop up almost immediately.
- Step 2: Payment Method.
- If you are going to send a check and not pay with a credit
card, click where it says "Continue to Step 3"
- If you are paying with PayPal,
click the button and you will be taken to the Paypal website. You
will need to enter the amount you indicated on the form. You can use
PayPal once to pay for all children in the same family.
Please
note
that PayPal payment DOES NOT guarantee that your child is
registered! If the session you have selected is full, we will
refund through paypal, or refund the difference between first and
second choice sessions. Be sure to click on the link that allows
you to enter camper names and sessions (upper left of PayPal form in blue
print, with a "+" sign.)
- Once you finish the PayPal process
you will be taken to a page that will tell you have successfully
completed the transaction, and it will allow you to download the
release form.
- If you are not sure your child will get into a specific session,
and you prefer to wait to pay until we can verify there is room, please
pay only the $100 deposit and note that you will await verification
before sending the rest. In this instance, we will still apply the advance payment discount to your balance due
if you pay the remainder in full..
- Step 3: Print the release form,
read, sign and mail to us, to attach to your child's records. Two
formats are provided, please use the Adobe form if possible, as that prints
on one page--the other can take several pages. Unfortunately doctors
and hospitals still want that original signature--they aren't ready for
the "But I hit the 'Agree' button" argument when it comes to attending to
your child's injuries and medical records. They want YOUR permission
to treat. If you selected Download confirmation Packet, please don't forget to do that!
(Available in Early February)
- After we have downloaded your registration and checked it over,
we will send you an e-mail verification that we received it--please allow
3 or 4 business days for this (it is NOT automatically generated, but
carefully reviewed by human beings), keeping in mind that our offices are closed on Sunday
and Monday.
If you have not heard from us within one week, please contact us.
You should receive a printed confirmation of payment received from by US Postal Service
within three weeks. If you have asked to receive your packet of
confirmation materials by mail, it will be sent at the same time.
To submit registrations from additional members of the same family:
- Hit the back button on your browser until the registration window appears--you
may need to answer "yes" to the question, "Repost Form Data?" Do not go
to the PayPal form until all campers have been entered.
- Change all of the appropriate camper specific information, including
birthdates, grade, sex, buddy, etc.
- Change the camp selections, and be very sure to hit the "calculate"
button before submitting, or you may pay too much!
- Hit the calculate button. Print a copy for your records.
- You can submit the PayPal information one time for all children
if you desire. Be sure to list all campers, sessions, and camp
store amts in the "Notes" section.
- Send a release form for EACH child!
To submit an additional registration for the SAME camper
- Hit the back button on your browser until the registration window appears--you
may need to answer "yes" to the question, "Repost Form Data?"
- Change the camp selection. Change discounts if appropriate (the
family discount DOES NOT apply when one child is registering for more than
one session)
- Hit the calculate button. Print a copy for your records.
- Hit the Submit button. You
only need to send one release form per child.
If you have questions or problems, please e-mail Mike Burcher at mike@makwoods.org
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