Sweet Pickle Tours! 2024 Tour Schedule - Local travel for adults with developmental disabilities

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Sweet Pickle Tours! 2024 Tour Schedule - Local travel for adults with developmental disabilities
Sweet Pickle Tours!
           2024
       Tour Schedule

Local travel for adults with
 developmental disabilities
            800-800-9979
     245 E. Old Sturbridge Rd • Brimfield, MA 01010

       Operated by Search Beyond Adventures, Inc.
Sweet Pickle Tours! 2024 Tour Schedule - Local travel for adults with developmental disabilities
Sweet Pickle Tours!
About Sweet Pickle Tours...
Sweet Pickle Tours are fun and simple three           Tours begin from
or four day weekend tours departing southern          Springfield, MA
New England. Since all are van tours they             and Boston and
eliminate the hassle of airport pick-ups,             can pick up
flights, and larger group travel. All meals,          along the Mass
activities, lodging, assistance (1:4 ratio of staff   Pike, or en route
to participants) are included. If you need a          to the destination
higher ratio of 1:2 staff to participants you can     without charge.
request this for an additional $130/day.              We also pick up throughout CT for our PA
Personal care attendants or family members            destinations, and in northern New Engand
can attend for $195/day above the base price.         for our NH and VT destinations.
These are small-group tours, generally limited
to eight participants.                                Tours are operated as a component of
                                                      Search Beyond Adventures, Inc. Banking
In keeping the costs low, there are no packing        and accounting are separate, however, so
lists, detailed tour itineraries, or monthly state-   please use the Sweet Pickle applications
ments. Minimum 35% payment is due with                and make checks payable to Sweet
registration; balance due 30 days before tour.        Pickle Tours.

                                         2024 TOURS
Boston                                                Cape Cod: Provincetown
! See great marine life at the Boston                 ! Go off-road on an escorted seashore dune
  Aquarium                                              tour
! Step back in history with vists to Faneuil          ! Tour a pirate museum to learn about pirate
  Hall and Old State House                              life and the pirate shipwreck off Cape Cod
! Shop at historic Quincy Market                      ! Hike at the Cape Cod National Seashore
! Tour Boston in the famous Duck Boats
                                                      ! Swim or sunbathe at one of the beaches

May 30-June 1, 2024                   $790            June 27-29, 2024                    $790

Burlington, Vermont

!   Sample ice cream flavors at Ben & Jerry’s
!   Tour the Vermont Teddy Bear factory
!   Cruise on Lake Champlain aboard the Ethan Allan II
!   Watch chocolatiers at work at Lake Champlain Chocolates

July 15-18, 2024                                      4 Days!                            $995
Sweet Pickle Tours! 2024 Tour Schedule - Local travel for adults with developmental disabilities
2024 TOURS, continued
WooSox Worcester                                     Salem & Gloucester
! Watch the Boston Red Sox AAA affiliate             ! Ride out in the sea to watch for whales
  WooSox paly a AAA team at Polar Park                    (weather permitting)
! Tour Old Sturbridge Village, a recreated           ! Tour the Salem Witch Museum for a 1692
  1830s era New England town with cos-                 history lesson about the witch trials and
  tumed historians showing their skills                superstitions
! Listen to live music at a country creamery         ! Visit the Salem Maritime National Historic
  (ice cream!)                                         site, including Custom House

August 3-5, 2024                      $790           August 22-24, 2024                         $790

Niagara Falls                                   (passport not needed-we do not go to Canada)

!   Ride the Maid of the Mist boat for a close up of the falls
!   Tour Old Fort Niagara overlooking Lake Ontario and the Niagara River
!   See the exhibits at the Aquarium of Niagara, including sharks and penguins
!   Take a guided tour of a winery

September 8-11, 2024                                   4 Days!                                  $995

New York Finger Lakes                                                                          New!

!   Make your own glass and watch glass blowing at the Corning Museum of Glass
!   Tour the National Women’s Hall of Fame Museum
!   Hike amidts the fall foliage along the lake at Sampson State Park
!   Visit an apple cider distillery for a walking and taste tour of apples and cider

September 21-24, 2024                                   4 Days!                                 $995

Hershey and Pennsylvania Amish

!   Watch chocolate made at Hershey Chocolate World
!   Visit the Amish Experience Theater and Amish Homestead
!   Visit an Amish farm and their farm animals up close
!   Shop for handicrafts and sweets at Kitchen Kettle Village

October 12-15, 2024                                     4 Days!                                 $995

                     (413) 245-3100 or (800) 800-9979
Sweet Pickle Tours! 2024 Tour Schedule - Local travel for adults with developmental disabilities
Sweet Pickle Tours
                                                       2024 Tour Application
                                      APPLICANT'S NAME: ___________________________________

            Tour Choice (check any for which you wish to register)
            ❍ Boston, May 30-June 1, 2024                                        ❍      Salem & Gloucester, August 22-24, 2024
            ❍ Cape Cod: Provincetown, June 27-29, 2024                           ❍      Niagara Falls, September 8-11, 2024
            ❍ Burlington, VT, July 15-18, 2024                                   ❍      New York Finger Lakes, September 21-24, 2024
            ❍ Woo Sox Worcester, August 3-5, 2024                                ❍      Hershey and Pennsylvania Amish, October 12-15, 2024
            ❒    Cancellation Insurance, All tours: $6/day (allows cancellation up to 24 hrs before tour for 1 year future tour credit)

STAFF RATIO: ❑ Regular (1:4 ratio typically) ❑ Extra-Assistance (1:2 ratio typically) ❑ Your Personal Care Attendant or Family Member (1:1 ratio)
Note: Extra-Assistance tours have a surcharge of $130/day. Personal Care Attendant options have a surcharge of $195/day.

GENERAL INFORMATION:                    (Please Print!)
  Age: _____________ Birthdate: ____________________ Height: __________ Weight: __________ Gender: Male_____ Female_____
  Home Street: ______________________________ City: _________________ State: _____ ZIP: _________ Phone: (____)__________
  Agency Name: _______________________________________________ Phone: (____)________________ Contact: _______________
  Agency Address (if different from home address): Street: ___________________________ City: _____________ State: ____ ZIP: _______
  To which address should trip information be sent? ________________________________________________________________________
  Person completing this application: __________________________ Relationship or Title: _______________ Phone: (___)____________
  E-Mail: _________________________________                Best Way to Reach: _____ By Phone              ______ By Email
  Agency Fax: (____) _______________________            Emergency phone # (for nights or weekends): (_____) ___________________________

PHYSICAL INFORMATION:
  Blind?__________ Eyeglasses?_________ Deaf?__________ Hearing Aid?__________ Control of bowel and bladder?_____________
  Autism?__________ Diabetic?___________ If diabetic is insulin taken? __________ If insulin taken is this self-injected? ____________
  Language/Communication difficulties ____________________
  Fully ambulatory?___________           If no, what aids do you use? Man. Wheelchair_____ Walker_____ Cane_____
  Medication list and instructions (or attach) (Check here if no medications:) ❑

  Medication Supervision: ______ completely independent ______takes meds with reminders ______ tour staff must keep possession
  Seizures? _________ Known Allergies ____________________________ Diet restrictions ___________________________________

SPECIAL NEEDS INFORMATION:
  Please describe any physical problems or physical disabilities, activity limitations, special equipment needed.

SPENDING MONEY/MONEY MANAGEMENT: (check one)
  ______ can independently handle all money                   _____ leaders should keep control of all money
  ______ can have some money (amount: ____________), but needs assistance with purchasing

SELF CARE SKILLS:
             Independent      Needs Assistance*                                            Independent        Needs Assistance*
Dressing      _____               _____                               Street Safety         _____              _____
Bathing       _____               _____                               Eating                _____              _____
Toileting     _____               _____                               Hygiene                _____             _____
  *Please describe how much assistance is needed in any of the skill areas listed above:

RISK & WAIVER: Participants, or their guardians or agents if applying on participant’s behalf, agree to participate at their own risk,
and release and hold harmless Sweet Pickle Tours dbw Search Beyond Adventures, Inc. plus its staff and volunteers from liability for any
harm to person or property that may occur due to self-injurious behaviors, actions by any other tour participant, voluntarily departing
from the tour group, or malfunction of adaptive equipment. Sweet Pickle Tours will not be responsible for loss or breakage of personal
items brought or purchased on the tour. Completion of this application and registration for a tour explicitly concedes agreement to these terms.
                                                  Mail application with at least 35% payment to:
  Sweet Pickle Tours • 245 E. Old Sturbridge Rd • Brimfield, MA 01010 • (413) 245-3100 • (800) 800-9979 • Fax: (413) 245-3600
Sweet Pickle Tours! 2024 Tour Schedule - Local travel for adults with developmental disabilities
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