Friends, I wonder if you'd mind helping me with a situation. My son called me this afternoon to tell me he'd gotten a letter of recognition from some kind of leadership foundation. One of his teachers nominated him and he's be asked to join a rather large group of kids from around the country to Washington for a week long tour and activities thing. Really cool stuff! BUT... it's like $3000 plus to go. I've thought of asking if maybe one of the local civic clubs might pitch in but I'm not sure if that's necessary. Have any of you ever had a child attend one of these things? Besides the thrill of going to our nation's capitol, is there a real purpose to this trip? I guess I sound skeptical but I know a lot of things are tossed at kids in the guise of being "good for them" but that's a lot of money to toss at a parent just so some crowd to make a profit. I'm hoping some of our teachers can enlighten me about it. I know I can't afford it but I might could get something worked out if it's for a beneficial purpose.

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