Other good news is that I found out I can accept donations for my trip through the Buncombe County Schools Foundation. I am still $2,000 from funding the trip. This is just for the basics of the rest of the plane ticket, my accommodations, driver while there, and some meals in the homestay. I am planning on holding a community event when I get home to celebrate the friendships I make and to get involvement in a quilt we will be creating using fabric from Kenya and pieces of fabric that my own students have screen printed. One quilt will be sent to Kenya and the other will hang in our school. I would love for all of my donors to be a part of this! If you would like to make a tax deductible donation you may do so online. Please make sure you designate it for North Buncombe Middle School in Honor of Laura Norris.
The link to donate:
http://c2.bcsf.schoolwires.net//site/Default.aspx?PageID=189
If you would rather have a piece of art as a gift for your donation you can do that through the "Store".
Just click on Store at the top of the page!
I got a nice write-up in the Insider Employee Newsletter... take a look at page 6!
http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/cms/lib5/NC01000308/Centricity/Domain/3570/BCS%20Insider%20June%202014.pdf