Beds for a Cause
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do we reserve rooms?
- Contact the person listed for the desired organization located under the college or university in which
you are interested. He or she will match you with a host who will take into consideration, if possible,
any special needs or circumstances.
- Is it safe to stay in a ‘strangers’ home?
- Contact your host to confirm availability and to find out more about the accommodations. Good communication
at this point is essential so that unrealistic expectations can be avoided. If you or the hosts are not comfortable
with the arrangements, either party may elect to withdraw from the process with no penalty. However, most likely you
will exchange a number of phone calls and/or emails. By the time of the visit, you and the host will not seem
like strangers.
- Liability issues
- In most insurance policies, people staying with hosts would be covered as invited guests. Hosts should check
with their insurance companies for policy details. Some hosts may request that guests sign a form outlining
appropriate conduct and behaviors that would be expected in the home. As a general rule, guests should treat the
home and belongings of the host as they would their own.
- What if we need to cancel or make changes to the reservation?
- Contact the host you have been given by the organization contact person.
- How do we pay for the rooms?
- Your check for $50 per person per night should be made out to the local civic, charitable, or non-profit
organization of which your host is a member—he or she will give you the exact name of the organization.
You may give the check to your host at the conclusion of your visit.
- How will the funds that are collected be used?
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Your host's organization keeps all of the funds that are collected and pays an annual fee to
the Rotary eClub of 15% of the revenue that is generated during the year.
Contact your host to find out how his or her organization will use its portion of the funds. The Rotary
eClub
will use the funds it collects to contribute towards a number of vocational, community and international
service projects that it supports.
Please
contact us for specific information on how the funds are being used.
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