{"id":19059,"date":"2013-02-06T22:05:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T08:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=19059"},"modified":"2013-02-06T22:17:41","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T08:17:41","slug":"kapolei-middle-school-student-selected-for-exchange-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/kapolei-middle-school-student-selected-for-exchange-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapolei Middle School Student Selected For Exchange Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editor\u2019 s Note: This letter is special to MidWeek\u2019 s West Oahu Islander from 11-year-old Sara LaCalamito, who is a sixth- grader at Kapolei Middle School. She has been invited to participate in the international exchange program People to People Student Ambassadors, which seeks students who excel in academics or leadership activities for its trips. LaCalamito, a soccer player and former Junior Police Officer captain, recently was invited to travel to England and France this summer with the group.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The day I received the invitation to travel with People To People, I really didn\u2019t know what it was all about.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19060\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/02\/020613TMC_D6-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19060\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19060\" title=\"020613TMC_D6-9\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/02\/020613TMC_D6-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/02\/020613TMC_D6-9.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/02\/020613TMC_D6-9.jpg?resize=450,409 450w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/02\/020613TMC_D6-9.jpg?resize=335,304 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kapolei Middle School sixth-grader Sara LaCalamito hopes to go on what she calls her \u2018dream trip\u2019 this summer with a student ambassador program, and she is asking for help to raise funds. Here she is on a recent trip to Kauai. Photo from the LaCalamito family.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But after attending an introductory meeting with my mom and dad, we knew it was a worthwhile program. People to People Student Ambassador Program was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956. It\u2019s purpose is to give young citizens of the United States an opportunity to travel and meet people from other countries in order to learn about different places and cultures<\/p>\n<p>President Eisenhower once said, \u201cI like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments.\u201d The program\u2019s motto is \u201cpro- moting peace through understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Eisenhower, along with other leaders, created the program as a way to ease tensions and provide a diplomatic alternative to future wars.<\/p>\n<p>I was very flattered to know that I was invited to travel with them! I wondered why they picked me. We were told People to People contacts schools and sports groups asking for outstanding students and future leaders. Hard work and determination do matter!<\/p>\n<p>This year, our P2P delegation will go to England and France. The trip is called \u201cTale of Two Cities\u201d because we are going to London and Paris. We will visit important monuments like the Eiffel Tower, Normandy Beach, The Louvre, Big Ben, and the English Parliament. We will go into the Parliament and get a behind-the-scenes tour in exclusive places!<\/p>\n<p>This might sound like a vacation, but it\u2019s not; it\u2019s an educational journey. We will even learn some French and experience Shakespeare.<\/p>\n<p>These days, students have a lot of educational travel options, but this trip is designed to create global awareness in a fun-packed two-week summer adventure.<\/p>\n<p>As President Eisenhower knew, it\u2019s the meeting of two different cultures, face to face, that builds true understanding and global awareness.<\/p>\n<p>I am so excited for this trip, but I need funds to help me get there. My parents can\u2019t afford to pay for the whole trip.<\/p>\n<p>So they offered to help me fundraise and to pay for half, if I can fundraise the other half.<\/p>\n<p>So if you want to help me reach my dream &#8230; My donation website is <a href=\"https:\/\/gofundme.com\/SaraDreamTrip\" target=\"_blank\">gofundme.com\/SaraDreamTrip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the site, you also will find more information about People to People and the trip. 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