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Student travelers, their families and the trip leaders will be organizing a variety of fundraising events because all told they will have to pay nearly $60,000!
If you would like to donate to the Conservation in Costa Rica Trip Scholarship fund you can do so like this:
If you would like to donate to the Conservation in Costa Rica Trip Scholarship fund you can do so like this:
- Send a check made out to Colchester High School - CCR-2018 to Colchester High School attn Ms. Robinson· 131 Laker Ln, P.O. Box 900 · Colchester, VT 05446 .
- Donate on-line at our GoFundMe.
Current events:
Current events:
We are selling 'Pura Vida' bracelets hand-made by artisans in Costa Rica for $5 each. Contact a trip leader to buy one.
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for your support!
Completed fundraising events:
Completed fundraising events:
- Car wash at CMS in August! Students raised $300+
- Donation table at CHS Open House evening, September 14
- Williston North Bound Rest Area donation table - Sunday, September 17. Travelers raised $400
- Colchester Ski & Skate swap donation table- September 30.
- Sold chances to cut off Profe Turner's hair at the pep rally at the end of Spirit Week - October 13. Thanks to your support money was added to the scholarship fund and 8-10" of hair was donated to Children With Hair Loss.
- Coin drop - Homecoming football game - Friday, October 13. Travelers raised more than $400.
- T-Shirt Sponsorship - ended November 31 - raised $1,300. Travelers will wear matching t-shirts with the trip logo on the front and the logos of local businesses on the back.
- On-line Silent Auction - closed on December 3 - raised $1,400 which was dispersed to the travelers who gathered the auction items.
- Vermont Teddy Bear volunteer event December 9 - travelers and their supporters earned $11 per hour worked. More than 20 people participated.
- A traveler applied for and received a grant from Colchester Lions Club / Rotary Club in the amount of $1000, which will be divided among all the travelers.
- A trip leader applied for and received a $500 grant from Vermont NEA which will be divided among all the travelers.
- Colchester Winter Carnival Concession Table - CHS Feb. 2 - approx. $380 raised.
Tentative Future event:
- Donation table on Town Meeting / Election Day, at CHS March 6, 2018
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