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Rent-a-kid to help fund students' European trip
By JILL MEIER
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EmailJune 25. 2009 6:00AM
Do you have a lawn that needs mowing, a dog that needs walking or windows that need washing?
If so, a group of kids in Brandon and Valley Springs may be just the help you’re looking for.
Gifted education students in Brenda Waterbury’s classroom at Brandon Valley are finding ways to raise funds for a 14-day trip to Europe next spring.
“We don’t want the kids to feel that they don’t have to work for this experience, so we are setting up several ways they can earn their way to Europe,” explained Waterbury. The rent-a-kid promotion is just one of several fundraising efforts. They also plan to sell tickets for a July raffle, bus tables at Pizza Ranch, carry out groceries at Sunshine Foods, staff a “parent’s night out” on New Year’s Eve and more.
The trip has a $4,000 per student price tag, plus spending money. “We don’t believe the kids should just be handed this,” Waterbury said. So they’ve devised a plan to raise funds by performing odd jobs, anything from mowing lawns to walking dogs to babysitting, dog sitting, house sitting, cleaning and washing cars. “(We can do) pretty much anything a 9- to 13-year-old can do,” she said.
One of the 10 student registrants, Waterbury said, earned nearly half of her $4,000 through a dog-walking job.
“I’m good at mowing lawns,” said another student, 12-year-old Keenan Ernste.
Ernste is excited to see the places he’s been studying. “We learned a lot about the concentration camps and stuff like that and learned a little bit of German. It’s not the easiest language to learn,” he said.
Ten students in grades fifth through eighth and five adults have registered for the trip. Waterbury, who hopes at least 21 will register, said sign up continues through March. The 21-traveler minimum guarantees some private tours, Waterbury said.
The European trip is not school sponsored, and it is the first time Waterbury has headed up a trip of this kind.
“Everyone tells me this is the age to take them because they’re going for the right reasons. They really want to know,” she said.
During their 14-day journey, they’ll visit London, Paris, Versailles, the Louvre Museum, Lucerne and the castle of Neuschwanstein. Munich, Prague, Dresden and Berlin also are included on the trip’s itinerary.
If so, a group of kids in Brandon and Valley Springs may be just the help you’re looking for.
Gifted education students in Brenda Waterbury’s classroom at Brandon Valley are finding ways to raise funds for a 14-day trip to Europe next spring.
“We don’t want the kids to feel that they don’t have to work for this experience, so we are setting up several ways they can earn their way to Europe,” explained Waterbury. The rent-a-kid promotion is just one of several fundraising efforts. They also plan to sell tickets for a July raffle, bus tables at Pizza Ranch, carry out groceries at Sunshine Foods, staff a “parent’s night out” on New Year’s Eve and more.
The trip has a $4,000 per student price tag, plus spending money. “We don’t believe the kids should just be handed this,” Waterbury said. So they’ve devised a plan to raise funds by performing odd jobs, anything from mowing lawns to walking dogs to babysitting, dog sitting, house sitting, cleaning and washing cars. “(We can do) pretty much anything a 9- to 13-year-old can do,” she said.
One of the 10 student registrants, Waterbury said, earned nearly half of her $4,000 through a dog-walking job.
“I’m good at mowing lawns,” said another student, 12-year-old Keenan Ernste.
Ernste is excited to see the places he’s been studying. “We learned a lot about the concentration camps and stuff like that and learned a little bit of German. It’s not the easiest language to learn,” he said.
Ten students in grades fifth through eighth and five adults have registered for the trip. Waterbury, who hopes at least 21 will register, said sign up continues through March. The 21-traveler minimum guarantees some private tours, Waterbury said.
The European trip is not school sponsored, and it is the first time Waterbury has headed up a trip of this kind.
“Everyone tells me this is the age to take them because they’re going for the right reasons. They really want to know,” she said.
During their 14-day journey, they’ll visit London, Paris, Versailles, the Louvre Museum, Lucerne and the castle of Neuschwanstein. Munich, Prague, Dresden and Berlin also are included on the trip’s itinerary.
NEED A HAND?
If you have an odd job that needs to be done, consider renting a kid. Contact Brenda Waterbury at 553-5251.
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