Hello Everyone!
This is Ana and Micaela from Up with People! We just want to talk to you about and exciting
opportunity to bring the world into your home this summer!
Up with People is a global non-profit organization that brings 100 young leaders from 15 different countries together for a 6-month tour through parts of the US, Canada, and Europe. Our mission is to inspire youth to be positive agents of change through music and action. While on tour the cast will visit a different city each week, participate in community service projects, stay with local host families, and perform a live show.
This upcoming summer we have our group of 100 participants coming to Denver for their
month-long staging period where they will spend most days learning their new show,
learning to spread the mission of Up with People, and getting to know their fellow
cast members . Staging B‘19 will begin July 26th (with some staff members arriving
earlier on July 15th and study abroad participants on July 23th). Staging will end on August 26th, and the world tour will then begin!
We are very excited to start off Cast B 2019 this summer and are still in need of
host families! If you are interested in hosting one or more participants from our program,
here’s all the information you might need:
LOCATION
While we are still confirming the location of our final week performance venue, we have confirmed
our return to New Hope Baptist Church (3701 Colorado Blvd Denver, CO 80205) as our primary operation facility! We are very excited to continue our partnership with this central Denver
community.
SCHEDULE
Our participants will be working Monday to Friday from 8:00am till 6:00pm with a few Saturdays and
later pickup times which we will let you know about in advance.
Sundays are our days off. We get to spend the whole day with you!
TRANSPORTATION
Daily morning and evening shuttles are being arranged for this summer as before. We are assuming shuttle stop locations along the South (Parker/Highlands Ranch/Littleton) route and North (Longmont/Broomfield/Thornton) route as before.
• Daily transportation to and from the shuttles/facility is required.
• Drop off times at shuttle stops will be determined by stop locations.
• We will revise these stop locations and times as necessary once we have confirmed all the host
families for this summer. If we have a big number of host families in your area, we will revise the
shuttle stops to fit the needs of that community.
• If it fits your schedule and needs better, you can drop off your guests at 8am and pick them up
at 6pm at the facility.
• Carpooling is a great way to make this happen! Invite your neighbors to host and take turns on
drop offs and pick-ups!
• Uber. Up with People will only provide shuttle transportation into the facility but if you
choose to do so, Uber is another tool you can use for transportation. For you to have a price
reference; going from Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church to New Hope Baptist church is a 7 minute drive and it costs $7.65 on Uber X and $4.38 on Uber Pool.
MEALS
You will be providing all breakfasts and most dinners, Up with People will cover all lunches during the week and every Saturday when we are working with our participants. We are hopeful that the details for this staging will enable you to partner with us as a host family for Summer 2019.
As a reminder, here are some key dates:
Monday, July 15: Staff arrival Tuesday July 23: Study Abroad Participant Arrival
Friday, July 26: Participant arrival Saturday, August 24: Cast B 2019's Premiere Show Monday,
August 26: Cast B 2019 departs
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or ideas for the summer. You can reach
both of us via email at
staging@upwithpeople.org
Sincerely,
The Staging Team
Ana Gutierrez & Micaela Ferwerda