Organizing Your Retreat Group

 

March 27, 2011

 

Few of us have the financial resources to incorporate and support a vast number of people in our retreat groups. When you figure that a family typically consists of the husband and wife plus perhaps an average of two children we are looking at a huge number of people. This would necessitate sizable facilities just to house that many people in an emergency, therefore most groups will limit their membership to a maximum of five families.

 

Every group requires a leader and the leader’s job can be really tough. They must be capable of diplomatically blending a cluster of diverse people into a well oiled machine competent of surviving anything that life throws at them. The leader will need to devote a ample amount of time to the project in order to keep everything on schedule and proceeding as planned.

 

Speaking of timetables the group will need to establish a schedule for getting all of the necessary tasks taken care of in a coherent manner. This to-do list must be kept to and followed strictly. The leaders will need to synchronize any planning among the various members in order not to duplicate efforts. Each group member should be appointed a separate project and held accountable for its completion. Follow-ups should be conducted on a regular basis by the leader or his representative to guarantee progress is being made with the assignment. Leaders should ensure that each member is becoming an expert at one of the group’s essential tasks and they should report to the group as a whole their progress in what they have learned.

 

When purchasing supplies for the group those purchases should be reserved for items required specifically by the group as a whole. Personal equipment, etc should be bought by the respective member and not from group funds. Each family should be required to have a specific amount of stored food to ensure that they do not become a burden to the group during hard times. Bulk purchases could be accomplished and divided amongst the members.

 

In the military we had operating procedures and backup plans in place for every type of potential emergency. This would be a perfect technique to insure that each emergency is covered adequately. In the military it was essential for us to initial the plans, etc to indicate that we had read them and fully understood what they contained. Similarly this can be done for the plans composed by the survival group as well. These plans are vital and of extreme importance since they will enable the group to function even though they may encounter the worst circumstances ever. Lives could be saved with proper plans in place.

 

The definitive retreat would be for the members to combine their resources and purchase a small farm in some isolated rural area. Along with being available for physical security an emergency farm and land could also serve as recreational locations during the summer for the various members.

 

An interesting proposal brought up concerning the people who rush from the city to live in the local woods. This theory does not hold water and is actually dangerous. It would take only a few weeks before those people are found dead. Most of the times they do not realize that someone owns the woods that they plan to live in.

 

Surviving can be done effectively but it takes time and proper planning. Individuals will have a complicated time getting all the necessary work accomplished therefore a small group would be of value in this respect. Having friends and allies is always an asset in emergency conditions.

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As Manila becomes more congested and pollution becomes frustratingly intolerable, many families opt to spend a few quality nights and relax in this hotel in Angeles City Clark Pampanga.

 

Comparison of crime rates between Philippines Angeles City and Clark Pampanga sheds light on the difference between the twin cities of Pampanga. Regular guests of Angeles City Hotels begin to migrate on base into hotels inside Clark Philippines not only for peace and quiet but peace of mind and a sense of safety and security.

 

While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list.  It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone.

 

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Getting to this fine dining restaurant of Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga Philippines

How to get to this fine-dining restaurant in Clark Philippines?  Once you get to Clark Freeport, go straight until you hit Mimosa.  After you enter Mimosa, stay on the left on Mimosa Drive, go past the Holiday Inn and Yats Restaurant (green top, independent 1-storey structure) is on your left.  Just past the Yats Restaurant is the London Pub.

 

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Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,

Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023

 

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