GoFundMe: Two local elementary Destination Imagination Teams going to Globals!

The Mountain Eagles are a Destination Imagination team from Elk Creek Elementary school in Pine, Colorado. The team is made up of 3rd and 4th graders. This is their fourth year together as a team and they have learned a lot together and worked very hard. They meet every week for the duration of the school year and every year they have improved from Rising Stars as Kindergartners to advancing to the State Tournament last year. This year they advanced to States again and got 3rd place which grants them a coveted spot at the Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee!

They created a story about families in need in our area, and their performance highlights the community programs that help those families. It tells their own story about planning and executing a food drive at their school for a local resource center that raised 1,025 food items to help feed 100 local families. The performance is also full of high energy acting, impressive posters, flyers, stats, umbrellas, soda can chairs, and a huge box made from 2x2 lumber that stores all of their material!

They have lots of expenses to cover in order to get 7 kids, 1 team manager, 1 parent chaperone and all their props to Knoxville. Registration for one child or adult is $750 and covers lodging, food, and entry to all the activities and ceremonies.

The kids are extremely appreciative of your help and are incredibly excited to be traveling to Tennessee to compete against 18 other countries in the Global Finals!
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The South Park Destination Imagination team, The Carrot Crusaders, took third place at the State Tournament held on April 7th earning a spot to compete at Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee in May. They previously took the first place title at the South Metro Regional Tournament in March. They are one of 60 teams from Colorado who will make the journey East to participate in what's known as the Olympics of Destination Imagination.

Global Finals is a week-long event that will showcase 1,500 teams from around the world. This is an opportunity of a lifetime for these students! Earning an invitation to Global Finals, “the world’s largest celebration of creativity,” is a huge accomplishment and something that will be remembered forever.

The Carrot Crusaders will be participating in fundraising efforts over the next several weeks to help offset costs associated with tournament fees, travel expenses, and lodging. The team is asking for your help in these efforts.

Breakdown of Expenses:
Flights from Denver to Knoxville, 7 team members, 1 team manager, and 1 chaperone =$3,283.60
Airport transfers =$360
Tournament participation, 6 nights lodging, and 3 meals per day =$6,975*
*this price is set by Destination Imagination at $775 per person
T-Shirts required by Colorado State affiliate for opening & closing ceremonies =$360
Pins for trading (optional, but a huge part of the Global Finals experience) =$130
Light up devices (optional for opening & closing ceremonies) =$90
Total=$11,198.60, DUE MAY 1st, 2018

The GoFundMe is set for $4000 because this is the remaining balance after we use existing funds from other fundraising efforts and after each team member contributes $250.

More about Destination Imagination
The Purpose: DI is an educational nonprofit that prepares students for a future that is rapidly evolving. DI does this through a project-based learning experience that applies the creative process across seven different STEAM-based (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) Challenges. Through the DI Challenge Experience, students acquire and practice the skills needed to thrive in school, careers and beyond.
The Process: The DI Challenge Experience is 100-percent kid-driven. Over the course of the school year, students work together in teams to generate ideas, research different topics and techniques, and plan and build a solution to their preferred DI Team Challenge.

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