peacecamp 2017: Strangers? Looking beyond walls 
in Lackenhof, July 4th – 14th, 2017

Dear participants of peacecamp 2017
We are very glad to host you at peacecamp 2017 in Lackenhof/Lower Austria.
Please note that your participation commits you to do some preparatory and a few follow-up assignments, to participate in ALL the activities of the peacecamp and to adhere to the 10 rules of the peacecamp.
Preparations before the peacecamp:
Please send us till January 30th
-	your completely filled in participation sheet, signed by yourself and your parents
-	a photocopy of your passport (please make sure that it is valid!), if you are a member of one of the two groups from Israel
-	your photo and a few words describing who you are, why you want to join peacecamp, what you will contribute and what you hope taking home from peacecamp
-	your filled in questionnaire 4questions4peace* 
Please prepare and bring to the peacecamp
-	your own individual Life Story Book*
-	your group’s posters and video film for the talks4peace*
-	your group’s culture evening
*exact instructions/assignments/questionnaires will be given to you by your teacher
Please pack in your suitcase: 
-	an inexpensive 100% white cotton t-shirt
-	your Life Story Book
-	your talks4peace posters and videos
-	any music instrument you play that you could bring: flute, guitar, drum, castanets, accordion, triangle, etc.
-	anything you can do well (making tricks, painting, a poem you love, a text that inspires you, anything that makes you happy or is fun to show, to do perform or to teach others)
-	your favorite music
-	your own photo or video camera
-	anything you would need for your culture evening
Clothes:
-	underwear
-	plastic slippers
-	long sleeves/long legs pajamas
-	jeans
-	trackies
-	a spare outfit that can get dirty, wet
-	shorts
-	light short sleeve t-shirts
-	long sleeve shirts
-	1 warm sweater
-	good waterproof shoes/sneakers
-	rain cover
-	waterproof jacket
-	head cover
-	towels
Miscellaneous
-	mosquito repellent
-	sun protection
-	tooth brush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, etc.
-	if you are a girl: sanitary napkins/tampax or the like
-	some favorite snacks you couldn’t do without
-	if you need medication, don’t forget to bring it
More things-to-bring or to-prepare could be added:
Please inform yourself regularly in http://2017.peacecamp.net/tags/PREPARATIONS4PEACE/
Please remember:
We, the peacecamp team, will do our best to give you a great and challenging time.
This is going to be YOUR own personal peacecamp: In order to get something out you must put something in :-)
Hope to see you soon in Lackenhof.
Your host4peace, 
Evelyn
 

