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Students at Richmond's MacNeill Secondary School are gathering in support of their vice-principal Sarah Garr. This summer, Garr will be making her first climb with Summits of Hope in Peru, in support of BC Children's Hospital.
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MacNeill VP set to climb for BC Children's Hospital
A Richmond school administrator hopes to
reach new heights this summer in support of BC Children’s Hospital.
Sarah Garr, vice-principal at AR MacNeill
secondary, will be making her first climb this summer in Peru with Summits of
Hope, a local not-for-profit association.
She heard about the opportunity through a
fellow administrator and friend in West Vancouver, who has previously climbed
with the group.
“Ultimately it’s a way to combine two of my
passions: hiking and supporting kids,” she says.
While Garr has personally been raising funds
for several months to cover expenses (all climbers pay their own airfare and
accommodations), MacNeill students began supporting her cause through
school-based fundraising efforts this month.
With climbers paying their own way, 100 per
cent of all donations go directly to BC Children’s Hospital.
”I have committed to raising $5,000,” says
Garr, whose efforts so far have been mostly through word of mouth and social
media. She is also planning a pub night at the Landing in Ladner on June 9 from
6 to 9 p.m. Individuals can purchase a burger and drink for $15, with $10 of
that going to BC Children’s Hospital.
At MacNeill, student council is still
planning additional fundraisers, considering such activities as raffling gift
cards and selling donuts and bubble tea.
None of the students will accompany Garr on
the trek (all of the climbers are adults), but will, along with patients at BC
Children’s Hospital, be able to track her progress via live updates on the
Summits of Hope website tinyurl.com/summits2018. She said the climbers will
also have a satellite phone with them and take turns calling in updates.
In her third year in the Richmond School
District, after working in Surrey for 17 years, Garr says she is always trying
to expand students’ perspectives beyond the school community “to the larger
local and global community.”
“In addition to raising money for BC
Children's Hospital, the Summits of Hope team will be bringing school supplies,
clothing and other items to a village in Peru. This way we are able to support
children both locally and globally,” she says.
Garr begins her actual journey to Peru Aug.
12, with the trek to Machu Picchu along the Inca Trail taking place over four
days from Aug. 16 to 19.
Garr is blogging about the project at
tinyurl.com/summitsblog
She has also set up a donation page at
tinyurl.com/summitssarah
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