Hi everyone,

We were hoping to not have to do this. Since mid-March, our fingers have been firmly crossed that a few months of sacrifices would allow us all to get back to 'normal'.

We have been communicating with our local organizers and event venues, and monitoring regional and global developments, including travel bans and local restrictions on events.

Unfortunately, with less than 2 months to go for Virginia, COVID numbers are going in the wrong direction. The US / Canada border remains closed. The 4-H camp is accepting small groups (<50) at this point, in accordance with Virginia state regulations, but no meal service.

As we consider risks and impacts, we are aware that the HU demographic skews a wee bit older, and our deepest wish is that your well-being remains intact. We are concerned that the small communities our events are held in have very limited medical resources, and we don't want to bring the virus to them with a large group of people from all over the world.

Last, and certainly not least, we are concerned about our organizing team who have to run it and keep people happy AND safe while staying safe themselves.

After discussing with our local organizers and the venue, we've reluctantly concluded it's not possible to hold the event this year. Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to POSTPONE HU Virginia to April 22-25 2021. The Team is eager to welcome you back NEXT year!

We appreciate that some of you will have made travel arrangements and incurred other costs, and we hope that you can change those plans.

If you want to keep your registration to the new date, we will carry it forward for you. No need to do anything. Many of you will be aware that the income from events helps to fund the website hosting and other fixed costs of keeping Horizons Unlimited going. Carrying your registration forward will help us out a LOT. Thanks!

For refunds, PLEASE REPLY to your original Registration Confirmation email to make it easier for us to find, or if you can't do that, please email a request to: events-c@horizonsunlimited.com with a subject of Refund Virginia 2020

Thanks for your understanding in this difficult time. Positive outcomes grow from staying true to what makes the global HU community special: inspiration, information, and connection through shared experiences, tolerance, and mutual kindness. Please continue to listen to and follow the advice of your local health authorities. Stay healthy so that we can all catch up later.

Enjoy the summer, ride out and find adventures in your own backyard! Take lots of pics and plan to tell some new stories at HU Virginia 2021.

This is what Grant will be doing, exploring BC - what will YOU be doing?


Virtual hugs from Grant and Susan at HU, Steve, Jim and Linda in Virginia, and all the HU family,

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