We are the “Magical Mummies” from Haw Creek Elementary School and we participate in Destination Imagination—an educational program that helps us learn valuable skills like creative and critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork through different STEAM-based (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) Challenges.
We are a team of 3rd through 5th graders and this year, our team competed in the Service Learning Challenge. We are excited to be the top-scoring Destination Imagination team in our state and to have the opportunity to present our Challenge solution at Global Finals—an international academic competition where we will compete against teams in our Challenge from around the globe. During our state competition, we not only won first place in our challenge, but also won a Torchbearer Award for our community service project Chances for Children (learn more at www.chancesforchildrencarolinas.com), as well as a DaVinci Award for a team created hermit crab costume that was made out of all recycled materials. We have been told we are the most decorated team in NC Destination Imagination history with 3 medals! It was so exciting to be recognized for our hard work and we are thrilled to share it on global stage.
We are most excited to share our program, Chances for Children, with other creative changemakers in our world. We have raised almost $2500 and lots of gear thus far to provide access to extracurricular activities to children who, due to financial constraints, would otherwise be unable to participate. We plan to continue to grow this program and would love to see other children help us to expand our reach.
This year, Global Finals will take place in Kansas City, Missouri. Teams that earn the opportunity to attend Global Finals are responsible for their own fundraising to cover their costs. Because getting to the competition is expensive, our team would welcome the opportunity to partner with your business in support of our Global Finals fundraising efforts. All monies that we raise above our goal will go to Chances for Children Carolinas, Inc.
We would greatly appreciate the opportunity to partner with you and look forward to speaking with you more about our journey this year.
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Mary-Hudson Harrelson (5th grade), Hadley Davis (5th grade), Lily Aho (5th grade), Charlie Day (4th grade), Skyler Lewis (3rd grade), Dashiell Griffin (3rd grade) and Laura Cooper Harrelson (3rd grade)
