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FIRST AID and EMERGENCIES
Onsite First Aid – During class time go to the Registration Desk. Outside of class time if you cannot find the identified First Aid person(s), visit the local hospital. Penticton Regional Hospital at 550 Carmi Avenue, Penticton.
Emergency Situations: Call 9-1-1 The Naramata Centre address is 460 Ellis Ave, Naramata and can be found at the registration Desk.
Housekeeping Rules and Information
Parent/Guardian Responsibility – Outside of daytime workshop times (Blocks 1,2,3,4,5 and 6) children are the responsibility of their parents/guardians. Parents/guardians are responsible for their children during meals, breaks, recreation times, all ages workshops and during the nights.
Beach – There is no lifeguard at the beach and parents/guardians are responsible for their children. No classes should go to the beach during Blocks 1,2,3,4, 5 and 6)
Registration Desk – Please register and pickup your name tag (and return them here Sunday when you leave!). You can also find the Lost and Found Box; the Cost Recovery Donation Box; and Mosquito repellent and sunscreen here if you forgot yours.
Cell phones – put on silent mode during workshop times.
Spirit of Volunteerism – We rely on the spirit of volunteerism and the proven theory that ‘many hands make light work’. Please help out where you see a need. The washrooms are an area that requires constant upkeep. Please be sure to clean up after yourself – drying off the counter with your hand towel when you’re finished makes a big difference throughout the day. If you notice more supplies are needed, please let someone at the registration desk know.
Service in the Kitchen – Our hardworking cooks, Bahar and Mohabat Janfada, need our assistance. Please share the load and sign up to prepare, serve or clean up for a lunch / dinner meal and snack time and to help with breakfast duties. Sign up sheets are by the Registration Desk. Other than volunteers, the kitchen is off-limits to others due to Food Safe requirements.
Meals – At around 160 attendees, and a dining room capacity of 120-140, please help elders, parents with small children, and kitchen helpers to the front of the line. If the weather is nice you may take your plate outside but please return your dishes promptly for washing. If the weather is not nice please be aware that some of us will need to eat and then make space for others.
Prepare for the Outdoors – Prepare for hot, cold, dry or rainy weather with sunscreen, hats, etc. Bring your own water bottles for hikes or beach time. There is a beach so bring beach wear.
Games and Sports Equipment – There are some games and sports equipment for your use. Please bring them back to the Great Hall each time you are finished with them.The equipment is both borrowed and rented so please treat it carefully.
Schedule
All Adult programs will be in the Great Hall/Gym. All Youth programs will be in Maple Court 200*. All Junior Youth programs will be in Maple Court 100*.
* On Sunday at 10AM the Youth and Junior Youth will move to the Dining Room or outside as it is accommodation check-out time.
Workshop Titles, Descriptions and Presenter Biographies
Friday evening – All Ages
Symbiotic Relationships – The Art of Living Together
Georgia Lesley
Block 1 Saturday morning
Elements of the Ridvan Message
Auxiliary Board Member Lori Mason
Block 2 and 3 – Saturday morning and afternoon
Family Life and Ḥuqúqu’lláh
Block 4 – Saturday afternoon
Land Stewardship and Food Security in Urban Settings
Block 5 and 6 – Sunday morning
The Gift of Consultation in a Polarized World
The key goals for this workshop are:
- To explore the Baha’i Writings and deepen our understanding on the nature of consultation in the context of a maturing humanity.
- To examine truthfulness as the ‘foundation of all human virtue’ in light of societal misinformation, disinformation and polarization.
- To demonstrate how one can take divided narratives and turn them into shared understanding and a shared future.
- To survey current research on what helps people be open to exploring unity and consensus.
This will be a highly interactive workshop with paired or small group activities.
