Mission: To get international students and IFI volunteers together in a fun and nurturing setting.

 2 Goals:
1. Help students make friends with other students and American families.
2. Encourage awareness and involvement in IFI (for students and new volunteers)

WHAT IS THE IFI WELCOME PICNIC?
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• The Welcome Picnic is an opportunity for new international students to interact together and with their host. We ask that only those volunteers who are serving and/or bringing their (new) students attend.
• Because we are expecting 300-450 students to attend this year, we need volunteers to bring food.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Help is needed  at 1:30 - 9:30pm. The event is starts 4:00pm - 8:00pm.

If you have questions, contact us at

The entire event will be outside. Indoor restrooms will be available

Different Ways You Can Serve:

Most jobs are 2-hour time commitments. Volunteers may do multiple shifts during the event.

IFI Welcome Picnic-Volunteer Registration

Please sign up each spouse/individual separately so we can contact each volunteer with details about their role.

I am an:

Please select... IFI Volunteer IFI International Student IFI Staff

Hello there!

We are thrilled that you are coming to the Welcome Picnic!

Did you know? There is a form exclusively for students! Use the link below to register for the picnic.

https://ohiostate.ifiusa.org/events/welcome-picnic/

Please CLICK THE LINK ABOVE - do not click submit. Thank you!

This information is used to identify you in our database

First Name

Last Name

Email

Mobile Phone

Your Church

Please select... Church Not Listed All Nations Christian Fellowship Berlin Presbyterian Church Bethel Presbyterian Church Brice United Methodist Church Calvary Bible Church Christian Community Church N Columbus Chinese Christian Church Columbus Intercultural Christian Church Cornerstone Community Church Covenant Baptist Church Dwell Community Church Grace Brethren Church (Powell) Grace Polaris Church Grove City Vineyard H2O Church Haven Community Church Heritage Christian Church Indianola Church of Christ Journey Church of Columbus Karl Road Baptist Church Life Community Church Life in Christ Fellowship Lighthouse Mennonite Church Linworth Baptist Church Linworth Road Church Maize Road Baptist Church Marysville Grace Brethren Church New Albany Presbyterian Church New Life Church of Gahanna NorthPointe Baptist Church Olentangy Community Church Rhema Christian Center Rock City Church Rolling Plains United Methodist Church, Muskingum Upper Arlington Lutheran Veritas Community Church Vertical Church Vineyard Church - Reynoldsburg Vineyard Church (Central) Vineyard Church (Madison County) Vineyard Church (Pataskala) Vineyard Columbus (Cooper Rd) Vineyard Columbus (Lane Ave) Vista Community Church Young Timothy Bible House

Birth Year

Will your spouse attend?

Please select... Yes No

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We love it when married couples serve together! Please tell us your spouse's name and email address. We will send him/her a separate email with their own QR code for fast check in. Please be sure to save that message and bring your QR codes with you to the event.

Spouse's First Name

Spouse's Last Name

Spouse's Mobile

Spouse's Email

Spouses Birth Year

How You Will Serve:

I will be staying for the entire picnic?

YesNo

Can you help before or after the Picnic?

Please select only one option per time slot!

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Set up - Food areas1:00pm - 4:00pm: Set up - Activities (Games, Registration Table, etc.)1:30pm - 2:30pm: Pray3:15pm - 4:00pm: Provide transportation for students to event3:30pm - 5:30pm: Bring Food3:30pm - 6:00pm: Help with registration3:30p - 8:00pm: Help at the food section4:00p - 8:00pm: Interact with students4:00pm - 8:00pm: Medical Team8:00pm - 9:30pm: Clean up - Activities (Games, Registration Tables, Trash, etc)8:00pm - 8:45pm: Provide transportation for students leaving event8:30pm - 10:00pm Load IFI's van and Offload at IFI's office

What Food will you bring to the picnic?

Salad for 12Side Dish for 12 (no potato salad, no food with mayo)Cut Fruit for 12

How can you help during the Picnic?

What Food will you bring to the picnic?

Salad for 12Side Dish for 12 (no potato salad, no food with mayo)Cut Fruit for 12

Please select only one option per time slot!

2 - 3:30pm - Set up - Food areas2 - 3:30pm - Set up - Activities (Games, Registration Table, etc.)3 - 4pm - Food Drop Off3 - 5pm - Sign-In & Register Students / Volunteers3 - 5pm - Food Prep (receive, cut, prepare, and set up received food)3:30 - 4:30pm - Pick up students from Pick-Up locations (if buses are full)4 - 6pm - Games - Help run Games (Shift 1)5 - 6:30pm - Serve Food - Replenish food on serving tables6 - 8pm - Games - Help run Games (Shift 2)6:30 - 8pm - Clean up - FOOD after picnic7 - 9pm - Clean up - ACTIVITIES (games, registration tables, trash, etc)8 - 10pm - Clean up - ACTIVITIES after picnic (games, trash, etc)9 - 10pm - Load and Unload (at IFI Office) vans

Bring A Friend!

Share IFI's Ministry to Internationals with your Friends!

This is a terrific event to invite a friend to attend together with you so that they can see/experience IFI firsthand. If you'd like to bring a friend with you to this event, please let us know their name. We'd like to know who they are in advance so we can give them a personal welcome and introduction to our ministry when they arrive at the event.

Are you planning to bring a friend?

Please select... Yes No

Tell us their first and last name: 

Ministry Region

SF Connector & QR Code Info

Event Name

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Event Date

CampaignID

URL for Check-In form

Contact Information