Updates in REGISTRATION deadline and COMPETITIONS Guidelines

To: All Concerned Delegations
From: Kirby Llaban
Re: Updates in REGISTRATION deadline and COMPETITIONS Guidelines
Date: April 12, 2008

Peace!

The IKV is fast approaching and preparations are intensifying at each day. We are thankful for the coordinators who continually help the IKV committees serve better through their suggestions. The following are changes that we want to implement in the hope that we may truly bring the best for our dear KFC members:

REGISTRATION

The 11th IKV registration will be extended until April 16, 2008, until 5pm. The reasons for this extension are as follows:
· Banks are closed on the previously set deadline. Provinces will not be able to deposit their registration.
· Payday is on the 15th of the month. It will help the delegates’ parents if the deadline is reset after payday.
We will not be accepting any registrants after April 16, 2008, as this will greatly affect the preparations for food, transportation, ID kits, and accommodations.

COMPETITIONS

As updated in the website: http://www.11thikv.blogspot.com/ and the dissemination of information through your Metro Manila Sector Couple Coordinators and Regional Couple Coordinators, the IKV Competitions deadline is extended until April 15. With this extension is to make sure that all entries must be official delegates of the IKV.

We are also implementing the following changes:

1. The Praise Parade will be open to Junior and Senior kids.

Our guidelines say that only Senior Kids are qualified to join. Many are requesting that the JUNIOR kids join the parade since many delegations are short of Senior kids to qualify for the minimum number requirement. Also, Senior kids who are over 12 years old and have not crossed over to YFC may also join the parade. YFCs may participate as props men.

2. Sports and Creative competitions will strictly be for kids ages 9-12 years old.

In many sports events, there is always an issue of “over age,” specially when a certain player looks mature or taller than usual. We encourage that the delegations bring with them any PROOF OF AGE (ID, baptismal certificate, or birth certificate) in cases that there will be complaints from the competing teams.
There are SAGIP members who are 13 years old. We will still stick with the 12 years old age limit as agreed in consultation with the SAGIP full time workers. Kids who are below 9 years old are also discouraged to compete in sports. They can join the fun games and other workshops.
Creative competitions (except for Praise Parade) will still strictly follow the 9-12 years old age range. The Special Competitions, except for Bible Quiz that requires senior kids participants, will be open to all kids.

3. Participants of the Sports Competitions are highly encouraged to participate in the POWER RUN on Saturday morning of the IKV.


We hope these changes will help achieve our goal of molding kids to become more like Christ by sharing their talents to glorify God.

Thank you and God bless.


Kirby Llaban
11th IKV Event Head