The Chattanooga Girls Choir

Last update: 5/6/2003

Wardrobe:
WARDROBE REQUIREMENTS HAVE JUST BEEN ISSUED.
For a copy of the wardrobe handout, click here.
(Note: requires the free Adobe Acrobat reader, available at the Adobe web site.)

Tour Information handed out on May 5, 2003:

* Luggage Dimensions: 
    The airline limits the checked piece of luggage to 62 inches(height + length + width) 
    and 70 lbs.  The carry-on piece is limited to 42 inches (height + length + width)
    and 20 lbs. Since 9/11/01, if the carry-on is over this size they will take it from
    you at the gate and check it in. Each person is allowed one check piece and one
    carry-on due to the motorcoach size in Europe.

* Medical Release Form:
    I forgot to include the section for having the Medical Release Form notarized. Please
    copy your information to the new form and have it notarized before returning it to me.
    These forms must be completed and given to Tarbell by Monday, May 12th. When these forms
    are turned in, you should also include a copy of your current insurance card. 

* Immunizations:
    For travel vaccinations, the following are recommended:  Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and
    Typhoid. These are just recommendations and not requirements.  There are NO requirements
    for travel into Austria, Germany or the Czech Republic. Everyone should have had a tetanus
    booster within the past 10 years.  If it has been more than 10 years they should have this
    booster.  This is a standard recommendation, not just for travel.

* Wardrobe:
    A copy of the wardrobe requirements was handed out on Monday, May 5th.

* Passport/Insurance Card:
    You will need to have your passport, and an original insurance card to Tarbell no later
    than Friday, May 30th. We do not want anyone showing up on the morning of June 6th without
    a passport or insurance card.
 
* Spending Money:
    The following is the recommendation of the tour company:
       "Regarding the spending money - I would suggest $20 per day for lunch and snacks. You
        never know how much things will cost or what the girls will eat!  All the entrances
        are included so you don't have to worry about that. Have everyone take their money
        in American dollar travelers checks - they can change them into Euros when they arrive,
        either at the airport or at the hotels as needed. They really don't need any Euros
        before they arrive. I am not aware of any place that will take American dollars. You may
        also have them tuck away about $20 in cash for use at the airports in the U.S. in case
        they need to make a call or pay for something else. It doesn't hurt to have some dollars
        on hand."
    Keep in mind that this does not include money for shopping. We should have opportunities for
    shopping in Vienna, Linz, Czesky Krumlov, and possibly Salzburg.

* Shopping:
    Keep in mind that the girls will need to travel as light as possible. Please do not send them
    with extensive shopping lists.

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Other Important Information:

• Luggage: Remember that girls are responsible for carrying their own luggage, so avoid packing any unnecessary items. Also, please follow the rules for the size of the baggage and avoid packing any restricted items.
• Shampoos, liquid soaps, and any other liquid item should be packed in individually sealed zipper-seal plastic bags.
• Electronic items may be carried at your own risk.
• Each girl should have a copy of the day-to-day wardrobe list.
• Sunglasses and rain gear or umbrellas may come in handy.
• Girls should bring enough cash and/or travelers checks for some lunches and dinners and any snacks or souvenirs.
• Girls bringing cameras may wish to bring extra rolls of film as well as whatever batteries the camera needs.
• Girls who wear contacts should be sure to bring an extra pair and enough contact solution. It would be wise to bring a pair of glasses also.
• Girls are required to follow strict safety rules provided by the chaperones. Also, smoking (or even possession of cigarettes) is strictly prohibited at all times. Discipline will be enforced at the discretion of the chaperones, director, and tour director.
• The phone tree list is provided to communicate with parents, during the tour, about the day-to-day activities. When you get the message, please call the next person in line. If you get an answering machine, please leave the message and then call the next person in line until you speak to someone personally. They will in turn call the person next on the list. If you are going to be out of town and would like another relative's name to be called, please inform our tour director. We also plan to leave messages in the choir office machine, and we intend to update the web pages with a daily journal.
• We will call with an estimated time of return once we are headed back to Chattanooga, and the phone tree will spread the message.
• NO PHONE CALLS will be accepted for the girls during the tour except in an emergency situation.
• The Girls Choir web page is an excellent source for parents and friends to use to monitor the tour progress. Each day we will try to post an account of the day's activities. The journal page is at chattanoogagirlschoir.com/2003tour/03index.htm. Bookmark it and check in on your girl daily!

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