AWESOME NEWS!!!!!! Streator,IL will be represented .......

[angiesdolls]

Summer has not had one donation,she is working and will be paying for the trip herself. Sad her home town did not help.

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May 24, 2015 15:48:04 GMT -6 angiesdolls said:

Summer has not had one donation,she is working and will be paying for the trip herself. Sad her home town did not help.

   A vacation trip for your daughter would be wonderful, I'm sure...but:

Adaptive Sports Foundation


Air Force Enlisted Village


Air Warrior Courage Foundation


Challenged Athletes Foundation


DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust


Fisher House Foundation


Higher Ground Sun Valley


Homes for Our Troops


Hope For The Warriors®


Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund


Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America


Mercy Medical Airlift / Mercy Medical Angels


Navy SEAL Foundation


Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society


Operation Support Our Troops - America


Our Military Kids


Puppies Behind Bars


St. Joseph Center


Southeastern Guide Dogs


Special Operations Warrior Foundation


Thanks USA


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Air Force Aid Society


American Red Cross


American Studies Center


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Armed Services YMCA


Army Emergency Relief


Cell Phones For Soldiers


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Daughters of the American Revolution


David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education


Democracy Now!


Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation


Interfaith Community Services, California


Liberty USO


Loudoun Interfaith Relief


Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation


National Military Family Association


National Veterans Foundation


National World War II Museum


New Directions for Veterans


New England Center for Homeless Veterans


Pat Tillman Foundation


The Shade Tree


Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation


United Through Reading


USA Cares


USO of Illinois


USO of Missouri, Inc.


Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation


Wounded Warrior Project


Coro Northern California


Freedom Alliance


New England Paralyzed Veterans of America


Paralyzed Veterans of America Wisconsin Chapter


Soldiers' Angels


Spirit of America


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TIRR Foundation


U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation


USO


Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children


Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund


Coalition to Salute America's Heroes


Help Hospitalized Veterans


Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America


Blinded Veterans Association


Move America Forward


National Vietnam Veterans Foundation


Paralyzed Veterans of America


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Alaska Veteran Outreach Boxes for Heroes


Disabled Veterans National Foundation


Disabled Veterans of America


National Veterans Services Fund, Inc.


Paralyzed American Veterans


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   ...it's kinda'...well...a low priority with most people.

[no1inparticular]

My son was also "selected" for this program twice...After doing some research, I decided it wasn't in his best interest...As a parent you have to remember a few things -
YOU cannot guarantee your childs safety in a foreign country unless YOU are there...
With the amount of travel warnings in place, the world can be a very dangerous place...
Chaperones on these trips may not be qualified, which also puts your child at risk...
It only takes one faux pas for your child to be detained or arrested in a foreign country, and you may not be able to do anything about it...

I'm not saying this isn't an excellent opportunity, but I am saying that my child simply wasn't worth the risks associated with it...

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No offense, but why would people donate to send a teenager on vacation. A vacation is not a top priority to donate to for most people.

[helencrump]

May 24, 2015 15:48:04 GMT -6 angiesdolls said:

Summer has not had one donation,she is working and will be paying for the trip herself. Sad her home town did not help.

Did you ever contact the boy (and his family) that did fundraising a couple years ago? I remember there were numerous small events for him. I would think that people might have been more open to donating to your daughter, if they had an idea about a positive experience by him. I think the paper did a story about his fundraising efforts, but i don't remember anything after he returned. I would suggest (AGAIN, see pgs 1) you contact him, along with the Times, and ask him if he would discuss his experience with the paper, as a segment in an article on your daughters efforts. Making little digs as above probably won't bring in donors, though