Welcome to Phoenix

We made it this far and we are getting ready for our drive to Tuba City!


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Location:E Sky Harbor Blvd,Phoenix,United States

Tentative Day-to-Day Itinerary

Here is our Tentative day-to-day itinerary with some more links.... subject to change of course...

Sunday 2/20:

Volunteers arrive Tuba City, Arizona

Pizza / Program Orientation

Team Building Event

Monday 2/21:

Grand Canyon Field Trip with packed lunches

Dinner at Cameron Trading Post

Group Meeting – preparing for tutoring/service week

Tuesday 2/22:

7:00 - 7:30: Breakfast

8:00 - 3:00: Tutoring at Tuba City Boarding School

3:30 – 5:00: Visit to Navajo Interactive Cultural Museum

6:00 - 8:00: Navajo Taco Dinner and Discussion with Sina Zohnnie

8:00 - 10:00: Open for Group Discussion and Reflection

Wednesday 2/23:

7:00 - 7:30: Breakfast

8:00 - 3:00: Tutoring at Tuba City Boarding School

5:00 - 5:30: Dinner

6:00 - 9:00: Sweat Lodge Experience with Eric Kee

Thursday 2/24:

7:00 - 7:30: Breakfast

8:00 - 3:00: Tutoring at Tuba City Boarding School

4:15 – 5:15: Navajo Arts/Jewelry/Flute Demo by Eric Kee

5:30 – 6:45: Dinner

7:00 – 9:00: Songs/Stories/Dances by James Bilagody

9:00 - 10:00: Open for Group Discussion and Reflection

Friday 2/25:

7:00 - 7:30: Breakfast

8:00 - 12:00: Tutoring at Tuba City Boarding School

12:00 – 2:00: Visit Outdoor Navajo Market/Swap Meet

4:00 – 5:00: Visit Coal Mine Canyon

5:45 – 7:00: Dinner at Hogan Restaurant

8:00 – 9:00: Open for Group Discussion and Reflection

Saturday 2/26:

9:00 – 9:30: Breakfast

10: 00- 4:00: Visit National Monument/Monument Valley (Packed Lunch)

5:30 – 7:00: Dinner at Blue Coffee Pot

8:00 - 10:00: Hogans Clean Up/Final Reflection

Sunday 2/27:

Early Morning Departure for Phoenix

Let It Be

Here is the FPUUA Youth group performing "Let It Be" at the benefit this past Saturday night.

Raffle Prize!

In addition to the art that will be for sale during the Music and Art Benefit, there will also be a raffle of a wall hanging created by members of the youth group.  Special thanks to Carolyn Hodges and Peggy Gardiner for their guidance in the creation of this piece as well as Luke Jaffe and Andy Winslow for their aesthetic advice!

Tickets can be purchased at the event on February 12th as well as during coffee hour!   Below are a few pictures of the piece in progress..

Inspiration for the Nation

Here are the details on the February 12th fundraiser....please join us...

Inspiration for the Nation

A Music and Art Benefit

Featuring Music By:

To Be Announced

Physion

Molly and the Whatnots

Dr. B and Mr. M

Youth Group

Silent Auction of Art by the Youth Group and community.

Burritos from Anna’s Taqueria and yummy desserts!

Saturday, February 12th, 7:00 pm

First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church

630 Massachusetts Ave.

Arlington, MA 02476

Tickets: $10 ahead of time

$12 at the door

All proceeds benefit the FPUUCA Youth Group’s service trip to

Tuba City, AZ to volunteer on the Navajo Nation.

click here for the facebook event 

Update on Fundraising

We’ve been doing a lot of fundraising for this trip and we have not too much more to go to reach our goal. We have a great music event coming up in February so stay tuned for more details. In the mean time we have set up a way for people to donate online via Paypal. Please forward this link on to anyone that you think might be interested in helping our fundraising effort.

More Where

One more link on where we will be going. This Google Map will be updated as we get more information on exactly where we will be and what we'll be doing.


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