[Gocamino] High School students on the Camino.

[patrush1 at verizon.net]

The way to verify this request is to get in touch with the high school.  I 
checked on-line; there is a James March, history teacher at Springfield H.S. in 
Oregon who has taken several students on a bicycle trip on the Lewis and Clark 
Trail.  Google his name or the high school's name.

James, if you read this, a good place to try to get backpacks for your students 
is from one of the outfitters out west, such as REI.  Or, from a pack maker such 
as Jansport.  These companies outfit expeditions all the time.  Taking American 
high school students on the Camino de Santiago qualifies as an expedition, in my 
mind!  


Patricia, from cold and snowy upstate New York


 



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From: Rosina <blaroli at aol.com>
To: melissa at mswest.com; GoCamino at oakapple.net
Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 3:15:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] High School students on the Camino.

Is this a solicitation for the backpacks or for the money to buy them?  How can 
one find out whether the solicitor is legit? Is an independent verification 
possible?





-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa West <melissa at mswest.com>
To: Rosina <blaroli at aol.com>
Cc: GoCamino <GoCamino at oakapple.net>; saintjames <saintjames at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 8, 2010 3:03 pm
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] High School students on the Camino.


this is the specific link
ttp://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=479177


n Dec 8, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Rosina wrote:
>
Hello you all,
Some one just sent me the message below; while I am not, in any way,  
vouching for its veracity, I thought I'd pass it along.
Hugs!
Rosina


High School Students on the Camino



Hi, everybody. My name is James and I am a teacher in Oregon. I have  
had the pleasure to take my students on various outings in the past,  
most recently a 47 day bike ride across the United States. I now  
have a new group of students interested in taking part in a new  
adventure. I gave them several options and they quickly set their  
sights on the Camino. Our school is in a high needs community in  
Oregon and I want to make sure our students can go, regardless of  
family income. They are working hard with fundraisers and other odd  
jobs, but I was hoping to surprise them with some nice backpacks for  
the trip. I know it is not much, but it is one less thing they have  
to worry about.

If you feel so inclined, please visit our project request on donorschoose.org 
.

Millers on The Camino (Classroom Project at DonorsChoose.org)

Thanks and we look forward to setting off this summer!

James March
Springfield High School




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