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I am Michele Peyton, a parent, grandma and great grandmother who loves children. I attended the University of the District of Columbia studying early childhood education; graduated with dual BS degrees from Johns Hopkins University in Business Management (magna cum laude) and Legal Studies. I seek to launch a non-profit organization to give "parents a break" by providing weekend day travel excursions and a special week-long overnight trip for kids ages 5-8. Destinations for the weekend day trips will be local to DC, MD and Virginia. The special week-long trips will be to other locations throughout the United States. I want to give kids opportunities to experience exciting, fun-filled places that I enjoyed as a child.
As a child, almost every day after school, I ran to Calvary Baptist Church recreation center. There I learned to do ceramics, skate, play basketball; but my excitement came when I, along with other kids went on weekend trips and summer camp. We would pile into a van heading to all kinds of sites, such as local parks, museums, swimming pools, nature centers, libraries, the Mall, the White House, amusement parks, the Shenadoah Valley and the movies. I've never forgotten the fun, the learning of new things and making new friends. These experiences I want to give to children who may have never ventured out of their own neighbors. I have a great passion for this work and it is my purpose. One of my daughters and a former co-worker are joining me in this endeavor. We hope to offer this service to parents of a few school children that I sometimes chaperone and reach out to young parents in my neighborhood.
I am raising money to take four kids on a special week-long trip to California and to Disney Land. The money would be used for roundtrip airline tickets, condo rental, amusement park fees, van rental, and meals.
I need your help and ask you to contribute money and share in my campaign to make this a reality for the four kids.
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