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All home-school families in the Lancaster, PA area are invited to join Adventure Club. We don't mandate families to attest to a specific statement of faith for membership. Nonetheless, it's important to recognize that the majority of our families approach education from a biblical perspective and we ask that all families are respectful of the Word of God and teachings of Jesus.

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Our calendar year runs from July 1 - June 30. First time members can join Adventure Club at any time of the year; however all membership terms end June 30 of the school year. You are expected to plan an event to be eligible to participate the following year no matter what month you join in the year. It is best to join by August 1 each year so not to miss the ice cream social. Returning members are expected to join by July 1 every year.

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There is a $40 membership fee per family. $30 of this pays for your membership in CHALC and $10 goes to the Adventure Club treasury to pay for member wide events like the kick-off ice cream social. If you are a member of two CHALC groups, CHALC will issue a partial refund automatically in the Spring.

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We require all members to pay the registration fee, submit a participation agreement, and to plan one “event” each year. Members will create their own events on our website calendar and will manage sign-ups and payment if necessary.

You are expected to be at the event you plan to greet the people that have signed up to join you.

At events, we ask that you make sure your family behaves in a way that is respectful of the presenters of the event, the location, and other Adventure Club families.

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Events will vary and may include: traditional field trips, tours, hikes, story/craft time, book clubs, meet-ups of students around a common interest, or monthly clubs. What makes our group special is the opportunity to explore everyone's unique ideas and interests.

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No. You can pick and choose which events interest your family and fit your schedule.

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Since events are member planned, dates and locations will vary. Most events are local, with a few requiring members to travel 30-60 minutes.  If you would like to plan an event over an hour away, you may want to use the forum to gauge interest before planning the event. 

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Members can post/manage their own events on our secure website. Once an event is entered, our events coordinator will review the event to check for time, place, date, and contact information before making it live. Please see the "How to Post an Event" Tab for more directions.

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If your trip requires payment, you will have to arrange how to collect money. You can have people mail you money, send funds electronically or pay the day of the event. Please know not all our families use electronic fund transfers so please be flexible with how to plan to collect funds. Please Note: If your trip requires a down payment to secure, you will have to handle this independently. Adventure Club is not able to facilitate payments or provide loans to hold events.

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Yes, you can limit ages or number of participants. To limit ages, please write that in your description. To limit participants, you can set the “Max Number Allowed” on the calendar.

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Members who don't plan events will not be eligible for membership the following year. Extenuating circumstances will be considered.

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We encourage you to post your events as soon as possible to allow families to plan attendance. It's great to post things months in advance! However, at a minimum, events should be posted one month prior to the date of the event. Adventure Club reserves the right to reject an event if it is posted less than 4 weeks in advance. This gives our families time to see the events and sign-up. It also gives your event time to appear in the weekly digest emailed each Sunday. Remember, we have a forum for last minute meetups that all families are welcome to post on. This is where you post events that are less than 4 weeks in advance or even the same day. Those families that have signed up to receive the forum posts will get an email when you post on the forum.

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Your CHALC membership helps pay for our website. CHALC also supplies website tech help as needed. As a member of CHALC, you will receive The Scrawls newsletter to your home each month (June/July are combined). The newsletter will let you know about home-school happenings in the area. Members are eligible for a discount code to join HSLDA. In addition, CHALC hosts varying events throughout the year. Some past examples included a Hershey Bears Game, Lancaster Barnstormers night, Roller Skating Party and a Home-school Dads Seminar. You are also eligible for senior year and graduation activities through CHALC. Please visit their website for more information.

If you are a member of two CHALC groups, you will be automatically issued a $15 refund in the Spring of the school year.