Dear Work Study Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in attending Born to Drum 2012 on a work-study award.  The work-study program is intended to help women to attend camp who otherwise would not be able to attend for financial reasons.

Applications are due by May 14, 2012 (postmark or email date). 
	•	For email (preferred), send as an attachment to workstudy@womendrummers.org
	•	For U.S. Mail, send to: Work Study, Born to Drum, P.O. Box 3715, Oakland, CA 94609

Please keep this page. 
Eligibility and Responsibilities:
Selection for the Born to Drum work-study program is based primarily on financial need. 

If you wish to do work-study and have any physical or health restrictions on tasks you are able to do, we will work with you to identify work study jobs that meet your physical and health needs.

To be eligible for Work Study, participants must:

	¬	Submit a completed application by May 14.
	¬	Pay the work study fee by June 15.
	¬	Attend all three days of camp.
	¬	Stay at camp overnight.
	¬	Arrive promptly by 10 am on Friday June 29 to help prepare the camp.
	¬	Stay until 5pm on Sunday July 1 to help close the camp.
	¬	Help with outreach before camp (e.g., sending emails; distributing cards).
	¬	Perform assigned tasks before, during, or after camp (depending on assignment).
	¬	Work approximately 15 hours 
	¬	Attend a pre-camp meeting in mid-June.

Fees:  Women attending on work-study pay a reduced fee for camp as follows. (Fees are due by June 15.)
	¬	Camping:	$160
	¬	Dorms:	$205
	¬	Semi-private and private accommodations are not available for work-study participants. 
 Important dates:

	•	May 14:  Applications due (postmarked by May 14 if sent by U.S. Mail)
	•	May 21:  WDI notifies applicants of work-study awards 
	•	June 15:  Registration and Fees due
	•	June 29, June 30, July 1—DRUM CAMP!!!

We will acknowledge receipt of applications within a week of receipt. We ask that you wait until after the notification date to contact us about the status of your application. Note: WDI will extend the early registration date for anyone who has applied for work study and is not accepted.

If you have any questions, please email us at -- workstudy@womendrummers.org. If you don't have access to email, you can leave a message at 510-464-5902. 

Sincerely, Neena McNair, Work Study Coordinator
 Please complete all information.

1. Contact Information

Name		
Phone Number(s)		
Mailing Address		
Email Address		

2. Financial Information
	A.	Income

Please check the category that best describes your income level. Include all sources of income and financial support or subsidies.

	Less than $20,000	
	More than $20,000 but less than $25,000	
	More than $25,000 but less than $30,000	
	More than $30,000 but less than $35,000	
	More than $35,000 but less than $40,000	
	More than $40,000 but less than $45,000	
	More than $45,000	

	B.	Financial Responsibilities and Expenses

	a.	Are you financially responsible for any children 18 years old or younger? How many?

If yes, do you share this responsibility with anyone else? Please explain.

	b.	Are you financially responsible for an elder or an adult child with disabilities?
How many?

If yes, do you share this responsibility with anyone else? Please explain.

	c.	Other—Is there anything else you want us to know about your financial situation when we consider your application (for example, unusual financial responsibilities)?

	

	

3. Skills and Restrictions
These questions are intended to help us to assign work study jobs. Note There are no jobs that require cooking or kitchen work as the wonderful Walker Creek Ranch takes care of all the food prep, serving, and clean up. We do not have work study positions for doing body work, teaching yoga, or teaching other disciplines.

Below are some specific areas that are needed but there are many other jobs so don't worry if these don't apply to you.

	A.	Please check any of the following that you are able to do:
  Construction -- We will need skilled people to put together the stage.
  Truck Driving -- We are bringing a moving truck and need a driver.
  Packing the truck and helping to put drums, sound equipment, etc., in classrooms and performance room
  Sign making
  First Aid or other health care
  Firekeeping (requires late night, and training by camp staff)
  Retail:  Selling t-shirts & teacher's CDs & DVDs or handling the camp store 

	B.	What other Skills and experience do you have that might be useful at camp?

	
	
	C.	If you have been at camp previously, and know of a job you would like to do, please let us know that.

	D.	Are there any physical or health restrictions we should know before assigning your work-study position? (There are many different tasks and we will do our best to accommodate any such restrictions.)

4. Anything else you’d like to tell us?

	

	

	
	
Thank you for your application.