“Anyone have the duct tape?”

“ Please pass the paint brush – I need to touch up this spot?” 

“Look at that sewing job – marvelous?”

 If you are hearing those questions then you must be affiliated with a Destination ImagiNation team. Solutions are coming together, props are being made, scripts are being written – it is that time of year in our ILDI world.

Appraisers are getting ready to become experts in their challenges, supplies are getting ordered, tshirt designs are in the making and pins have been ordered. Your regional boards are ALMOST as busy as our teams as they get ready to witness first hand those fabulously creative solutions.

Bring it on Illinois DI, we are excited!! See you soon at your tournament ! Be proud of the efforts you have put into your team. Savor the friendships and memories you have created – they are like no other! 

Enjoy every moment,

Your Illinois Affiliate Board

NEWS

ILDI Scholarship Letter and and Online Application Form are available now- go to http://www.illinoisdi.org/scholarships for all details! Deadline is March 15, 2012

ILDI is in need of photography volunteers to take pictures at this year's ILDI tournaments. Regional Tournaments: Central South  (Pekin) Feb 25, Far North (Waukegan) & North Central (Glen Ellyn) March 3rd. Affiliate Tournament: April 14th (NIU). If you have a reliable dSLR camera and a desire to see many teams perform at one or more of our tournaments, please let us know. During this all-day commitment, you will be able to photograph your own team(s), as well as, many others.  At the end-of-the-day just give us a copy of your photos and we will handle it from there. Interested? To sign up for this duty, please Contact our Affiliate Photographer asap (during January or mid- Feb at the latest) for all the details.

TOURNAMENT INFO

Welcome to the 2012 DI Tournament Season! All around the state our Regions are preparing for Tournament and working to assure their teams have the best experience possible.

It is very important that all your Registration forms are filled out accurately and all parts of the Registration Process are completed!

Part 1: Team Registration Form:

• The form must be filled out completely.
• Each Region has its own form so be sure you are registering for the correct one. If not sure, please email webmaster@illinoisdi.org and we'll confirm which belongs to you.
• Make sure that you have indicated the correct LEVEL for your team.
• Make sure that you put the correct TEAM NUMBER on the form.
• Be sure to indicate if there are any special considerations that we should know about when scheduling your team. If you are managing two teams, if there is a child on the team with special needs, or if one child is on two teams, WE NEED TO KNOW!! Waiting until the schedule comes out two weeks before the Tournament is TOO LATE.

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Part 2: Appraiser Registration Form

·Find a person who is willing to be your team’s Designated Appraiser:

Each team (including Rising Stars) is required to provide an individual who will be trained to evaluate team solutions at the Tournament.

Central South Appraiser Training will be held on February 18, 2012 at LeRoy Elementary.

Far North Appraiser Training will be held on February 11, 2012 at Miguel Juarez Middle School  201 North Butrick Avenue, Waukegan. 

North Central Appraiser Training will be held on February 18, 2012 at Hadley JHS.

This training is mandatory. If your Appraiser is unavailable on that day, talk to your Regional Director to see what options might be available or FIND ANOTHER PERSON TO SERVE AS APPRAISER.

If this person is registered, but does not attend Appraiser Training, your team may be assessed a penalty fee.

If this person attends Appraiser Training but does not fulfill her/his Appraiser obligation at the Tournament, your team will be assessed a penalty fee, and your team may not go on to the next level of competition until it is paid.

We want caring, committed people to validate our teams’ efforts, so please send us Appraisers who are fair, have a sense of humor, enjoy young people, and will appreciate their months of effort.

• The Appraiser you select:

1. Will not be allowed to appraise your team.
2. Will not be allowed to leave the Challenge site, and will not be able to watch your team perform.
3. Must be at least 18 years of age.
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Part 3: Volunteer Registration Form

• EVERY TEAM (including Rising Stars!® must provide one volunteer to work a 1-4 hour shift at the Tournament.
• The types of jobs may include a shift at the concession stand, being a doorkeeper at a Challenge site, helping at the “Prop Drop” zones in the parking lots, etc.
• The volunteer will NOT be scheduled to work during their team’s Presentation time. If they are connected to more than one team and wish to see them all, we might not be able to completely accomodate them but will try our best. 
• The volunteer should NOT BE THE TEAM MANAGER! You have done enough for your DI team – Let someone else do this!!
• The volunteer MAY NOT MAKE SPECIAL REQUESTS. The Volunteer Coordinator will make assignments.

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Part 4: Payment of Fees

EVERY TEAM (including Rising Stars!®) must pay the following fees by the deadline of January 18, 2012:

*$70 Regional Tournament Registration Fee

If the payment is made after that date, the fee becomes $100.

Payments may be in the form of a Check or Money Order. made payable to your Region: Central South IL DI, North Central IL DI or Far North IL DI.  This payment should be mailed before January 18, 2012 to : 

• Central South ILDI c/o Vicki Peterson, Treasurer, 19622 Nottingham Dr. Bloomington, IL 61704 Email: cs-treasurer@illinoisdestinationimagination.org
• Far North ILDI c/o Todd Underwood, Treasurer, 283 S. Collins St.,South Elgin, IL 60177 Email:  fn-treasurer@illinoisdi.org 
• North Central ILDI, c/o Diana Dignan, Regional Director, 875 Smith Street, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137  idodiana-northcentral@yahoo.com

Please be sure a notation is made on the check/money order of which team and membership # it is for. This is especially important when one check is for multiple teams.    

Be sure to complete ALL the Steps. Registration is not considered to be finalized until all parts have been submitted, including all fees paid. Deadline to complete all Forms and pay Fees is January 18, 2012. Please submit the Team Registration Form as soon as possible, whether or not you have the payment or your appraiser and volunteer names yet. Thank you!

Illinois Destination Imagination