1980
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NEW ROOMING ARRANGEMENT
2 Finding rooming accommodations for the thousands of individuals attending
a district convention has always been a major undertaking. Faithful rooming workers have been willing to offer their services year
after year in behalf of those attending. Many of us remember weeks of
door-to-door canvassing for rooms in preparation for larger conventions in the
past when many of our brothers were accommodated in this way. However, changing
times and habits of those attending conventions have reduced the number staying
in private homes in recent
years to the point where most can be cared for by local Witnesses. Most now
prefer to stay in hotels or motels. While convention rooming departments have been happy to assist
by placing brothers in private homes or in hotels
and motels, in some instances at reduced rates, a growing number of our
brothers have chosen to make their own arrangements directly. This has been either out
of a desire to be helpful or to have a greater selection. Those doing so,
however, often paid the “rack” or highest rate while those obtaining rooms
through the rooming.
3 In order to assist everyone needing accommodations and simplify the overall rooming operation, the
Society has decided to take a new approach to rooming this year for those
attending the “Divine Love” District Conventions. Under the new arrangement it will be easier for you to make your own
arrangements directly with the hotel/motel and yet enable everyone to share in
the benefits, including lower rates, that often come from a single organization
using a large number of rooms in a facility. In order for you to understand the
arrangement so as to cooperate fully with it, the following information should
be helpful.—Rom. 8:28.
1980
CHANGEOVER
TO SPECIAL NEEDS ACCOMMODATIONS ONLY IN PRIVATE ROOMS HANDLED IN THE
CONGREGATION FIRST RATHER THAN CONVENTION ROOMING
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SPECIAL NEEDS: Most arrangements to care for those with special needs have
customarily originated at the local congregation where such ones attend. Elders
and others who are aware of their circumstances have lovingly extended help,
which is commendable. This has often involved taking others with them in their
own group—those in full-time service, the elderly, infirm or needy ones. Also
they have cared for their needs in other ways, such as assisting them in making
arrangements or even aiding them financially, if possible and where needed. (Jas. 2:15-17; 1 John 3:18) We are confident that such loving concern will continue to
be shown. (John 13:35) However, the
convention rooming department will function to provide rooming accommodations for those with special needs who can neither be cared for by themselves nor by those
in the congregation where they attend. Such ones may ask the convention
coordinator in their congregation for a Special Needs Room Request Form, discussing their situation with him
at this time. Those with special needs are the only ones that should use this form. They should fill it out and return it
to the convention coordinator to be checked for completeness, accuracy and
verification of circumstances. Even though he forwards it to the convention
rooming department, the individual(s) will be notified of their accommodations directly by the rooming department. Both private homes and hotel/motel accommodations will be used in caring for those with special needs, according to their circumstances. Please keep in mind that
private home accommodations listed by the convention are usually set aside for
those with limited funds who would experience real hardship if such accommodations were not made available. They are not intended for
those who want free or inexpensive rooms just to save money, such as for a vacation, and so forth.
Also, private home accommodationsare for the convention period only.
1979
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ROOMING: During April the Society will be sending a supply of Room
Request forms to each congregation for obtaining hotel, motel and private home
accommodations through the
assembly organization.
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