Invitation to the European Blessing and Matching Preparation WS for Older Second Gen

To : All Regional Leaders, National Leaders, City Leaders and Youth Leaders From : European Second Generation Blessing Department Refer : Invitation to the European Blessing and Matching Preparation WS for Older Second Gen Date : 13 October 2016 Pages including this front page: 2

Please ensure that a copy of this letter is given to all Second Generation over 24 years of age and their Parents in your country.

Invitation to the European Blessing and Matching Preparation Workshop for Older Second Generation (age 24+) and Parents

We are pleased to invite you to a Blessing and Matching Preparation Workshop for Second Generation and Jacob Children who are at least 24 years old and their parents. First such WS was held in April 2016 and based on its success we are doing it this winter. The WS will be tailored to the needs of young adults in this age group who would like to be matched and blessed. Those in this age group have had a variety of experiences with regard to the Blessing. Some have never been matched, or are only now seriously thinking about it, whereas others have had the unfortunate experience of broken matching or blessing. Blessing candidates are asked to participate in a Blessing Preparation Workshop as one of the requirements to attend the Blessing, this workshop fulfills the requirement and it will also qualify as a ‘top-up’ if you have attended such a workshop in the past. During the workshop there will be talks for parents and young people together about the meaning of the Blessing and advice about the matching and Blessing process. There will then be separate programmes for parents and young people, which will be a mixture of talks and activities to enable people to get to know each other in a supportive environment. There will also be opportunities to receive support in using the website and developing your blessing profile, and time to discuss personal situations with members of staff on a one-to-one basis.

European Blessing and Matching Preparation WS for Older Second Gen:

Invited are: All Second Generation and Jacob Children over the age of 24 (born on or before 1st December 1992) and their parents. Dates: 8-11 December 2016 Arrival: by 19:00 on the 8 December 2016 (Thursday) to Bad Camberg (train station) Please plan your arrival to Frankfurt (Main train station or FRA airport) latest by 17:30 on 8 December Departure: after 13:30 on the 11 December 2016 (Sunday) from Bad Camberg (train station) Please plan your departure from Frankfurt (Main train station or FRA airport) after 16:00 on 11 December. Place: Seminarzentrum Neumühle, Bad Camberg 65516 (near Frankfurt), Germany WS fee: Early bird 105 EUR per person (if you register by 10 November) Regular 120 EUR per person and 115 EUR (for the 2nd and 3rd person of the same family)

Registration: Register latest by 25th November online at https://esgdmedia.org/registration/ Local transport: Please plan your trip to Bad Camberg, there is regular connection from Frankfurt Airport and Frankfurt Main train station by the train. We will arrange pick up from the Bad Camberg train station. You can find more details at the end of the letter. Please bring: House shoes, notebooks

The Blessing preparation workshop is organized and will be directed by the ESGD and the BFED staff, including ‘matching supporters’. Note: you can access the BFED homepage www.bfdeu.org, there you will find all information concerning the Blessing qualification and Application process. If you have any questions feel free to contact the ESGD at blessing@esgd.org. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

Yours Sincerely,

Orlande Schenk Geros Kunkel Co-director Co-director European Second Generation Blessing Dep. European Second Generation Blessing Dep.

Travel information We will organize pick-ups from Bad Camberg train station, which is a 15-minute drive from the workshop site. Bad Camberg is located 60km north of Frankfurt. If you want to create your individual schedule to print, go to the local transport website: http://www.rmv.de/en/

1) Travel from Frankfurt (Hbf) Hauptbahnhof (Main train station) to Bad Camberg train station There is regular train connection. The one-way ticket from Frankfurt Main train station to Bad Camberg train station is 11.80 EUR and takes about 45min. Group day tickets for the journey are available for groups of up to 5 people and cost 34.50 EUR.

2) Travel from Frankfurt international Airport Take an S-Bahn (local train) to the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (Main train station) – which will take 10- 15 minutes, from there you will need to get another train as explained above. The one-way ticket from Frankfurt Airport to Bad Camberg train station is also 11.80 EUR. When you get off S-bahn at Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (Main train station) you will need to walk a few minutes to enter into the main station area above ground.

3) Travel from Frankfurt Hahn Airport If you arrive at Hahn Airport, please take the Shuttle Bus to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (Main train station) - this is the last stop. From there, take the train to Bad Camberg as explained above. A single bus ticket from Frankfurt Hahn to Frankfurt Hbf costs 15 EUR and the ticket can be purchased on the bus. If you book the ticket online it will cost 14 EUR. The timetable and information for this service is online at http://www.bohr.de/en/scheduled-services/bus-routes/summer-timetables/hahn-frankfurt

4) Travel by Car If you are travelling by car, please use the address: Seminarhaus Neumühle, 65510 Hünstetten, Beuerbach (near Bad Camberg), Germany. Page 2 of 2