Athens
Junior on Her Way to China
Kali
Bringolf, a junior this school year, leaves June 26 for a seventeen day
adventure to China with a delegation of thirty students and three leaders. In October 2011, Kali attended an orientation
with many other teens from the Springfield and surrounding areas. The orientation was given by People to People
Ambassadors. When the orientation was
over, Kali knew this was a chance of a lifetime for her. She knew this trip would take funds. Kali started a letter writing campaign asking
for donations.
The trip
to China hits close to home for Kali as she was adopted from China in
1997. This will be her first trip to
China since she was four years old. She
will be experiencing the culture by staying with a host family, helping in the
orchards, spending time in a high school helping students with their
English. Helping out children in a
special needs school, and experiencing the wonders of China with trips to see
the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi’an, The Great Wall, Tiannemen Square, and The
Forbidden City in Beijing. She will
experience an acrobatic show and the Peking Opera. She will be learning cooking skills at an
elite cooking school in Shangahi. The
delegation will be experiencing Kung Fu
with students at a school and playing ping pong with children of all ages. She will be floating on a bamboo raft through
the canals of Hangzhou. A trip on the
high speed bullet train overnight.
There are so many adventures to be experienced with 29 other students
from the area and California
Contributors
were Forte International Exchange Association, The Athens Lions Club. Thank you to these organizations for their monetary
donations. Kali had two Scentsy party
fundraisers, Thank you to Ronna Lewis for your assistance in our fundraising
endeavors. There was a Tupperware
fundraiser. Thank you to Lisa Marcure for your time in this fundraiser. There was a combined Garage Sale and bake
sale! Thank you to Nancy Spellman for
your donations to the sale. There were
babysitting jobs. Thank you to Susan and
Curt Reichling for seeing the potential.
A very dear friend’s family, the Thomas family donated to her trip. Thank you so much to the Thomas family. Thank you also to Cindy and Jeff Eicher for
your donation. Without your
contributions this trip would not be just around the corner.
