300 Club Winners and Recent Fundraising Updates!

Letters have been sent to local businesses as I continue my fundraising efforts. I am hoping by the end of this month all of my fundraising will be done depending on how all turns out! We had a a great fundraiser in February at the DuBois Mall doing a bake sale and we raised over $1000.00 to fund my trip.

here's a pic of me at the bake sale...

We has a 300 club raffle that we did and here are all the winners....
Doug Mitchell
Toni Tomaski
Bob Robinson
Steve Wenner
Dave Boschert
Bonnie Young
Steve Dubler
Norb Cassady
Elaine Phillips
Howie Dezanet
Michelle Leuschel
Jill Jovenitti
Stacy Johnston
Brayden Walters
Jesse Poague
Bev Keneske
Paula Constable
Scott Horchen
Annie Torrell
Rhonda Woods
George Johnson

Congratulations to all and thanks so much for helping to raise another $500 towards my trip!

Other news, we had our second meeting in Altoona with our group. We talked about what it means to be an American, learned about our govenment, and had the opportunity to meet with State Representative Rick Geist. Here's our group with him...





Thanks for stopping in!

Layton

First Meeting in Altoona!

I had my first meeting with my fellow delegates in Altoona this past weekend. Got to know my fellow delegates a little better, and learn some geography and history about the area in Canada we will be traveling. Got 5 homework assignments to do before the next meeting in March to me busy and learning about Canada. Should be fun!
Here are me and some of the delegates that made it to the meeting (a few are missing):

Some other news, I got to meet one of my State Representatives, Matt Gabler. He wrote a support letter for me to send to local businesses asking to help sponsor my trip! Here's a picture of me with him receiving that letter:

Ongoing fundraising:

Saturday February 12th, 2011
Bake Sale @ the DuBois Mall Community Booth
10 am til 3pm

and

Hoss's Community Day 11am til 9pm
*A portion of your Hoss’s bill will be donated to help Layton travel to Western Canada as an ambassador July 14th -25th, 2011.

Contact Kerri Yarus for more community day tickets @ 814-372-2440 or klyarus@verizon.net
If you are not able to use your ticket please, pass it along to someone who can!

*People to People Student Ambassadors was founded by President Eisenhower in 1956 to further international goodwill and understanding.

PS...we will be drawing the first round of 300 club ticket winners this weekend.!!

On a side note, keep your fingers crossed for me. I applied for a $1,000.00 scholarship to help fund my trip and will find out on Tuesday, February 8th if I was lucky enough to win one of those scholarships!

Thanks for stopping by again!

Layton

Hoss's Community Day!

I want to thank all my friends, teachers, and families who helped me out on Saturday, December 4th at our local Hoss's Steak and Sea restaurant with my community day. Hoss's donated 20% of the check total of those who presented my fundraiser card. I raised another $89.37 towards my trip which is greatly appreciated! We are probably going to do another one in February.

Here are some pictures of me with some teachers and friends who came to help support me while I was out eating with my family.

Me and Hoover Family

Me with Mr. & Mrs Richko

Me, Mrs. Montana, Mrs. Raiford, & Mrs. Schmidt

In some other news, we are currently selling 300 club tickets. Cost of tickets are $5.00 each and will be on sale until December 31st or until tickets last. We will be holding weekly drawing for the first three weeks in January beginning on January first in the amounts of $50, $25, $10, $10, and $10. The final week of January will be $200, $100, $50, $50, $25, and $25. If you are interested in buying a ticket please let us know!

Thanks for stopping by!

Layton

Local Rotary Club Helps Fund My Trip!

On November 1st, I had the chance to speak at the Rotary Club in Johnsonburg about my trip to Canada. They made a nice contribution to my trip and I will get to go back and speak again in June after my trip to share my expeiences while in Canada.
Here's the article in that was in the Johnsonburg Press (newspaper) about me.


People To People Student Ambassador Layton Yarus At Rotary Monday
Pictured is Jack Fowler with Layton and Kerri Yarus. Layton has been nominated and selected to be a student ambassador to western Canada in June next year.
The son of Kerri and Cory Yarus of Treasure Lake he is the grandson of Joyce and Aljoe Maletto of Johnsonburg, Sue and George Yarus of Treasure Lake. Layton is a 5th grade student at the Oklahoma Elementary School in DuBois.
After a nomination from an anonymous person he was called for an interview and selected to be a student ambassador in the People to People organization. People to People was founded in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower to enhance international understanding and friendship through educational, cultural and humanitarian activities involving the exchange of ideas and experiences directly among people of different countries and diverse cultures. People to People Student Ambassador Programs offer students in grades 5-12 life-changing educational journeys that foster friendship, build the foundation for personal success, and offer unique access to people, places, and activities. Over the next few months he will be attending training sessions in Altoona with many of the students and chaperones he will be traveling with.
The program that Layton has been accepted into will travel to western Canada. While there the students will visit an Indian Reservation where they will build a teepee that will become their home for the next three days. They also will have the opportunity to tour glaciers in the area, and go on a whale watching tour. They will have a dinner meeting with Parliament to learn how the Canadian government transacts their business. Rotarians thanked Layton for coming, wished him well on the trip, and are looking forward to having him back to share his adventure.

Thanks for stopping by,

Layton

Canada Here I Come!!

Back in September, Layton had his interview and got the phone call he was dreaming of telling him that he has been accepted into the People to People Program to travel to Western Canada for two weeks in June 2011. Now, the race is on to raise $4,000.00 to fund this chance of a lifetime. We've begun some fundraising....Layton has spoke at Rotary Club in Johnsonburg which made a wonderful donation to his trip to get him started. I have ventured out into the craft fair circus to try and sell some of my scrapbooking items and did very well this past week, but we still have a long way to go. I decided to create this little blog for family and friends to keep track of Layton's journey and also to share with everyone what we will be doing to raise money for him!

here's Layton at the Holiday Fest in Johnsonburg this past weekend!
Some upcoming fundraising:

*Saturday, December 4th at the Hoss's in Dubois all day long we will be having a "Community Day". Just show up present the card with Layton's information on it and 20% of your check will be donated back to him! If you are in the area and can help out please let me know so I can get you a card to present with your check!

*We will also be selling tickets for a 300 Club. Tickets cost are $5 each and we will have weekly cash drawings through the month of January. Tickets will be sold until December 31st, 2010.

* If you are not able to help out in the fundraisers here's another way you can contribute to Layton's tuition:

You can easily donate online at http://payment.peopletopeople.com, or simply mail a check made out to People to People Ambassador Programs. Don’t forget to include my name and Delegate ID#!

Name: Layton Yarus
Delegate ID#: 10087257

Mail to: People to People Ambassador Programs
P.O. Box 34902, Seattle, WA 98124-1902
Questions? Call 800.669.7882

Check back often and I will share pictures and updates on fundraising as often as I can!

Kerri