Is there still space available on a trip?

Since our expeditions are filling up quickly this year, you might be wondering how many spots are still available on a particular expedition. Checking the availability is easy:

• Go to the expeditions tab on our website (www.hefy.org/expeditions)
• Underneath each trip you will see numbers next to "Young Women:" and "Young Men:"
• These numbers show many spots are STILL AVAILABLE on that trip

Once all the spots are filled, it will say "FULL." Each trip starts with 12 available spots for young women, and 6 for young men. Every year we have double the number of young women apply compared with young men, and so we reserve more spaces on each trip for young women. This means that a trip could fill up for young women before it fills up for young men (or vice versa). We won't fill young men spaces with young women because we like to keep a fun group dynamic with no more than a 2:1 ratio.

How soon should I sign up?

Spaces on our trips are very limited, and we've been having record sign-ups this year. You can only sign up as long as spots are available on the trips, and after they all fill up you will be placed on a waiting list. There are a number of benefits to registering as soon as possible:

1. You get your first pick of the locations (although they are all great).
2. You have much longer to fund raise. The participants who sign up early are the ones who have time to fund raise enough money for their trip to cover the costs of the entire trip.
3. If you are a young man, you get first pick of the Eagle Scout projects.
4. If you are paying for the trip yourself, you can pay smaller amounts over a longer period of time.
5. You receive a texting donations code when you sign up to start getting donations via text messages.
6. You get to be in touch with us to hear about the trip details!

We already have a two trips that are full for young women, one trip that is full for young men, and the other spots are filling up faster this year than ever before. Don't hesitate to sign up this year, or you might miss the chance!

Please also feel free to contact us in the office 801-900-4111 with any questions or concerns you might have. We are here to help!

Sally

Fund Raise with Text Messages

Each year, we are impressed with the number of participants who fund raise enough money to pay for most or all of their expeditions. These youth work hard all year long writing letters, seeking donations and engaging in their own fund raising efforts. Now, we have a new, faster, and easier for participants to fund raise: you can ask friends and family to text donations directly from their cell phones.

Text HEFY +your individual code to 20222 to donate $10.00 towards the HEFY projects and your fund raising goal. 

Note: All donations must be authorized by the account holder. User must be age 18 or older or have parental permission to participate. By texting YES, the user agrees to the terms and conditions. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers.  Donations are collected for the benefit of the Humanitarian Experience by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at www.hmgf.org/t. Message & Data Rates May Apply. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to short code 20222; text HELP to 20222 for help.

How to get text donations: 

1. Text your friends asking them to donate to HEFY by making a text donation.
2. Specifically ask them to text “HEFY XXX” to 20222  (replace  XXX with your personal code - see below*)
3. Make sure they reply YES to the confirmation message they receive so that the donation will be complete

How it works:

• You will receive a $10.00 credit toward your fund raising attainment which counts toward a discount on your trip cost.
• Their $10.00 contribution will be added to their cell phone bill.
•  Each phone number is limited to a maximum of 5 text donations.
• Make sure they include your personal code so it will count toward your fund raising. See how to find your personal code below*.

*To find your personal XXX code, log in to www.HEFY.org and click on the "Finances" link in the "My Stuff" menu and find the "text code" in the "Donations" section. If your friends and family don't include your individual code, the donation will not count towards your individual fund raising attainment.

Donations will appear in your finances account on www.hefy.org within 48 hours.