Just got a check from Kathy Rodrigues! Thank you so much, we're up to $200 now! We only need 57 more people to donate $100 to reach the goal of $5900, and I'll be all set to go to Africa!

I received two more checks for the trip! Thank you so much Marianne Pernold and Caroline Herter!

I got my first donation from my aunt and uncle! Thank you so much guys!

Fundraising Update

I just met with Sarah and we brainstormed some ideas for fundraising! None of these have been finalized, but you can look for these events in the coming months:

• Calendar pre-orders for 2013, with pictures from my trip
• A yard sale. To help us make the most we can from this, you can donate most anything you want to get rid of so we can sell it!
• An online auction-we may collaborate with the New Outlook Teen Center to raise money
• My mom's artwork being auctioned/sold in stores and at a farmer's market
• The sale of home-made fleece blankets

With all these activities for supporting my trip with Global Routes, there is one little idea with big results to keep in mind.  My goal is to raise $5900.  We need only 59 people to donate $100.  Be one of the few to help reach this goal.

Summer in Morocco

I am going on the Morocco trip with Global Routes! I will be in Morocco, Africa for four weeks with 17 other students and four trip leaders. The first week, we will stay in the city of Fez, one of the few remaining medieval cities that's still functioning. The next two weeks are the focus of the trip. We will stay in a village, teaching English and building a school or community center. The last week will be spent traveling around Morocco and spending time with the people. This trip will be a bit of a challenge, but I am so excited!
 For more details on this trip, go to:
http://www.globalroutes.org/hs_programs.htm?country=morocco

As you can imagine, this is an expensive trip. I need to raise $5900 to go on it. This will go towards tuition, airfare and the service project we do with the host village. If you would like to help me reach this goal, please donate using the button that says "Donate". This is a link to PayPal.

I will be doing lots of fundraising, as well. I will be selling pre-orders of pictures, calendars or cards with pictures from the trip. I will also hopefully be partnering with a couple restaurants to help raise money.

Thanks to Sarah Illingworth from the New Outlook Teen Center for telling me about this program, and helping me raise money!

Global Routes
"As peoples of the world become increasingly interdependent we must all recognize that we live in a global community. The future of this community depends upon our self-knowledge as well as upon mutual understanding and respect among diverse cultures.  Global Routes deepens these roots of our shared community as we foster personal and international development. Undertaking voluntary work overseas allows North American youth the opportunity to push past stereotypes and misconceptions to build strong relationships and self-understanding, as well as buildings."