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MOGO Workshop - Surry, ME

June 21, 2008 - 8:30 am to June 22, 2008 - 4:00 pm

Event Type: Workshops

Live your values. Change the world. Choose MOGO!

Let your life reflect what truly matters to you. Discover ways to choose MOGO (the most good), act on what’s most important to you, and build a better world. Come to our life-transforming weekend MOGO workshop, that offers you:

• Dynamic activities that show you how to help people, animals, the environment and yourself all at the same time, bringing together everything you care about
• Practical tips for your daily decisions, volunteer work, and career, so you can implement change in any and all aspects of your life
• Like-minded people who will support and inspire you, building confidence in your ability to affect change
• Beautiful natural surroundings that provide the setting for new experiences, reaffirming your commitment to the earth and its inhabitants.

You’ll learn about the ways in which your everyday choices, your work, your activism, and your volunteerism can do the most good and the least harm. Part retreat, part educational workshop, MOGO is recommended for anyone who wishes to learn how to make their lives a manifestation of their greatest vision for the world.  Read more about our MOGO workshops.

 “Excellent!  Worth every minute!”
~ Cherie Herne, York, ME

“Thanks to you all for a very stimulating, informative, spiritual, and revitalizing weekend.”
~ Linda Starkweather, Canandaigua, NY
 
“This workshop did something inside of me that I did not expect – I feel such a call to action.”
~ Kim Korona, Detroit, MI

Register for this workshop: 

Special early bird registration rates:

Regular: $150
Student: $65

The early bird deadline is May 19, 2008. 

After the early bird deadline, rates will increase to $195 (regular) and $80 (student).

SPACE IS LIMITED.  PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!

The registration fee includes two lunches and Saturday dinner. Registration DOES NOT include housing.

Register online for this workshop at the early bird Regular rate.

Register online for this workshop at the early bird Student rate.

To pay by check, please send a check, made payable to IHE, to:
The Institute for Humane Education
Attn: MOGO - Surry
P.O. Box 260
Surry, ME 04684

Note: To pay the early bird rate by check, please have your envelope postmarked by the early bird deadline.

Cancellation policy:
We will refund your registration, minus a $25 administration fee, if you cancel by May 19, 2008. There is no refund for cancellations after that date, but you can make arrangements to send someone else in your place.

Financial aid:  
We have five financial aid spots available. If you apply for and receive financial aid, the registration fee will be reduced to as low as $75 - $100.  To apply for financial aid, please download this form and submit it to us as soon as possible.  You can expect to receive a response by email within three business days. 

How to Join Us

The workshop facilitator is Zoe Weil, President of the Institute for Humane Education and author of numerous books.

When?       Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22, 2008

Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. (Registration: 8:30-9:00 am)
Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Meals: 

The workshop includes lunches both days and dinner Saturday night. Our meals will be made with organic and local foods where possible. Although the menu has not been finalized, past workshops have featured dishes such as vegetable lasagna, corn & bean salad and veggie wraps.

Other Information:

Download directions, transportation and lodging information.

• Transportation:

Airports:

The closest airports to the Institute for Humane Education in Surry, Maine, are: Bangor International Airport (44 miles away) and Bar Harbor Airport (15 miles away).  Portland is 3 hours away; Manchester, NH is about 4 hours away, and Boston is 5 hours away.  
 

Bus Stations: 

The Concord Trailways and Greyhound Bus stations are both in Bangor.  Concord Trailways is near the airport, Greyhound is in the city of Bangor.  During summer months the Greyhound Bus goes all the way to Bar Harbor, with a stop in Ellsworth which is very close to Surry.
Concord Trailways: (800) 639-3317
Local number: (207) 945-4000
Greyhound Bus:  (800) 229-9424
Local number: (207) 945-3000
 

Train:

Unfortunately, the closest train station (Amtrak) is in Portland – 3 hours from Surry.
 
NOTE: You can take a taxi from the Bangor airport to your hotel, though this can cost upwards from $90.  Cars can also be rented at either the Bangor or the Bar Harbor airport.  
 

• Lodging: 

Motels:

The Twilite Motel
Routes 1 & 3   (4 miles away)
P.O. Box 633
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
(800) 395-5097
The Twilite is a family-owned and operated motel. We have been offered a discounted seasonal rate of $84 to $104 per night with plenty of options for sharing rooms between 2-4 people. Call and ask for Linda to receive the discount. For those traveling with their animal friends, The Twilite has a limited number of rooms available for guests with dogs ($10 cost). Offers a modest continental breakfast.

The Homestead
143 Bucksport Road (4 miles away)
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
(207) 667-8193
Rates: $55.50-75.00 per night
Next door to the Twilite motel, is The Homestead – another family-owned and operated motel. This motel is smaller, and slightly less expensive. There are cottages available and some rooms have refrigerators. Offers a modest continental breakfast.

Acadia Gateway Motel
329 Bar Harbor Rd, Trenton, ME (8.51 miles away)
(207) 667-9458
The Acadia Gateway Motel is in Ellsworth, just 8.51 miles from the Institute for Humane Education.

Hotels:

Holiday Inn-Acadia Natl Park
215 High St, Ellsworth, ME (5.34 miles away)
(207) 667-9341
1 888 HOLIDAY (888 465 4329)
The Holiday Inn is in Ellsworth.

Comfort Inn
130 High St, Ellsworth, ME (4.87 miles away)
(207) 667-1345
The Comfort Inn is in Ellsworth, just 4.87 miles from the Institute for Humane Education.

Inns:

The Surry Inn
(800) 742-3414
Rates:
Single or double occupancy
$92 per night for a room with a private bath
$88 per night for a room with a semi-private bath
The Surry Inn is within walking distance to IHE, either along the road (1/2 mile) or along the beach at low tide.
This inn is on the ocean and offers a full breakfast to guests. Please be aware that The Surry Inn has a carnivorous menu, but they are happy to provide vegan options for you.   

Blue Hill Farm Country Inn
578 Pleasant St, Blue Hill, ME (8.37 miles away)
(207) 374-5126
Rates:  
Private Baths
Double Occupancy $110
Single Occupancy $90
Semi-Private Baths
Double Occupancy $95
Single Occupancy $80
 
Pentagoet Inn
26 Main St, Castine, ME (10.54 miles away)
(207) 326-8616
Rates: $95 - $175

The Brooklin Inn
PO Box 25 Rte 175 Brooklin, ME 04616 (19.50 miles away)
(207) 359-2777
 

Campgrounds:

The Balsam Cove Campground
(800) 469-7771
The Balsam Cove Campground is located on a very pretty lake (Toddy Pond) in Orland, Maine, and has various campsites available.  Rates:
$18 wooded, no hook up
$25 waterfront, w&e
$50 single room log cabins
If you’d like a waterfront campsite, you must book at least a month in advance. Campers would need to have a car  – the campground is approximately 25 minutes from IHE.
 
If you would like to camp, but this campground does not appeal to you, there are many other campgrounds in the area, including campgrounds on Mt. Desert Island, near Acadia National Park.

• Area Information: 

Blue Hill Chamber of Commerce 

Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce

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For More Information:

The MOGO workshop is about making choices to do the most good. If you have questions, please let us know so we can work with you to determine if this experience offers the most good for you. Contact:

Amy Morley, MOGO Coordinator
(207) 667-1025
MOGO@humaneeducation.org

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