Parents, Family, Friends

Jim Hanson, Director of WNDI

Hi! We’re glad that your camper has joined us for the Whitman National Debate Institute. We want to provide helpful information, so, here goes . . . DROPPING OFF YOUR CAMPER?

· We recommend you arrive at Whitman between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 20 (unless your camper is a work scholarship student—you should arrive by 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19). Campers can also arrive on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. Arrival at these times will give your camper time to check-in, move in to his or her room, and begin the camp ready to go.

· For registration, go to Hunter Foyer. Details are available at: Travel Info

· NEED A PLACE TO STAY WHEN YOU DROP OFF YOUR CAMPER?
Walla Walla has some nice hotels. Information at: hotels.htm
We can also rent you a room for $30. The room has two twin beds, desks, cabinets. You’ll need to bring your own bedding. Our bathrooms are setup for one person to use the shower at a time so you maintain your privacy and we do our very best to place you in a separate section of the residence hall from the students.

PICKING UP YOUR CAMPER AT THE END OF THE INSTITUTE?

· The times noted below will give your camper a chance to pack, checkout and say goodbye.

· Go to Lyman or Douglas Hall to pickup your camper (same place you dropped him/her off)

· For picking up Two Weekers, arrive anytime on Friday, August 1.

· For picking up One and Three-Weekers, arrive anytime Friday, August 8.

TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT OR BUS STATION

· We will work with you and your camper to make sure he or she gets picked up and taken to the airport or bus station at the right time.
We pickup people at Walla Walla airport for free on the designated dates (you can get a taxi for other dates for about $12).
We pickup people at the Pasco airport or bus station for $20 one way on the designated dates at specific times. Full details at Plane-Bus Pickup Detailed Information

· If you have concerns, questions, changes about your camper’s travel plans or actually whatever, please e-mail Jim at hansonjb@whitman.edu

THINGS TO DO WHEN VISITING WALLA WALLA

Check out the great wineries in the Walla Walla area. Check out information at this site: www.winesnw.com/walla.html

Visit the Whitman Mission and learn about the history that formed the basis for our school’s name. Located about 4 miles west of Walla Walla right off Highway 12, the mission is an interesting visit. See information at: www.nps.gov/whmi/

Take a walk around Whitman’s campus. I recommend walking along the creek that runs through campus, check out Ankeny field, the exteriors of Memorial building with the clock tower as well as the Library (with the huge windows looking out at Ankeny) and the new Science building, and go inside Reid Center, the campus center right across the street from Hunter where you checked in (where food will be served during camp). I think you will agree our campus is beautiful and well worth a look. www.whitman.edu

Consider visiting downtown Walla Walla. Downtown Walla Walla, a Sunset magazine winner for best small town downtown, is really cool. Check out the art galleries, wineries, coffee shops, Macy’s, Merchants, and its small town yet contemporary feel. Parking should be no problem. Information at: www.downtownwallawalla.com/

GETTING FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN TOWN

· Our newly renovated downtown Safeway is located on Rose Street a few blocks northwest of campus.

· A huge Albertsons is available down the street east on Isaacs (on the east end of town, about 2 miles from campus).

· Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell are on Rose Street about a mile and a half west from campus (Rose Street is the west side continuation of Isaacs street).

· McDonalds, Burger King, Arby’s, another Taco Bell, and Wendy’s are on Isaac Street about two miles east of campus.

· For finer dining, try the Marcus Inn (high quality meals), El Sombrero (great Mexican), the Whitehouse Crawford (4 star meals), the Golden Horse (Chinese), Creektown Café (contemporary food), the Backstage Bistro (upscale ribs, steaks, chicken), Grapefields (upscale metro food, good wine selection), Bangkok 103 (Thai), Applebee’s (American grill), or the Homestead (traditional upscale meals). Ask Jim for directions or go to this web page: www.sourceguides.com/restaurants/Washington/WallaWalla/WallaWallaRestaurants.html

· Staples, Albertsons, Rite-Aid, and K-Mart are all two miles east of campus on Isaacs Street.

CONTACTING YOUR CAMPER DURING CAMP

· CALLING: Jim will email your camper’s room phone number to you (he’ll also tell you what room number your camper is in). If you come to campus, he’ll also give you a print-out with the phone and room number.

· Good times to call: It can be hard to reach campers as students are in labs or at meals for almost the entire day but here are times that are generally good: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 6:45 to 7:15 p.m., 10:45 p.m. to 12:15am plus Saturday evening and Sunday morning.

· Problems getting a hold of your camper? Just e-mail Jim Hanson and tell him that you want your camper to contact you. He’ll then make sure your camper is personally contacted to get a hold of you. Jim’s email is hansonjb@whitman.edu

SENDING MAIL TO YOUR CAMPER DURING CAMP

Send mail to this address:

Jim Hanson
Please give to (camper’s name)
345 Boyer Avenue
Whitman College
Walla Walla WA 99362

Jim will e-mail you to confirm that your mail has been received and delivered to your camper.

NOTE THESE THINGS ABOUT SENDING POSTAL MAIL:

· MAIL TAKES AN EXTRA DAY TO GET TO WALLA WALLA. Always add one day for the time it takes to mail something via the U.S. postal service. For example, first class mail usually takes three to four days to get to Walla Walla.

· LAST DAY TO MAIL 2 WEEKERS: MON. JULY 28. Please do not mail items to two week campers after Monday, July 28 unless you use one day express shipping (NOTE: U.S. Postal service “Priority mail” takes three to four days to get to Walla Walla--NOT one to two days as is typical).

· LAST DAY TO MAIL 3 and 1 WEEKERS: MON. AUGUST 4. Please do not mail items to three week campers after Monday, August 4 unless you use one day express shipping--again, priority mail does NOT take just 2 days to get to Walla Walla; it takes 3 to 4 days.

WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW?

· Please ask Jim. We want to provide information you want and need. E-mail Jim at hansonjb@whitman.edu