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While a typical Grade 12 student in North America spends their last year of high school concerned with their own future, those in Chris McDonald and Kim KoenigB次元官网网址檚 class will spend three weeks next March traveling to Tanzania to build a dormitory for female secondary students in the city of Katesh.

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To finance the venture, StellyB次元官网网址檚 will host their annual on Nov. 29 at the school (1627 StellyB次元官网网址檚 X Road) where a $15 ticket provides entrance to the event where food, entertainment and complimentary childcare await.

A silent auction is also planned, where in years past, close to $30,000 has been raised for previous class trips to places like India, Nepal and Fiji.

Every dollar from the evening goes directly to purchasing materials to build the dormitory B次元官网网址� a necessity for young female students at risk of sexual assault while traveling upwards of 20 kilometres to school each day in the African country.

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There was a lot of excited energy in the room when McDonald and Koenig announced this yearB次元官网网址檚 location, says Lastiwka, who is also looking forward to learning the culture of an African country.

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Students self-fund their own travel when they depart in March, a collaborative effort with the Canadian Harambee Education Society (CHES) and the local government.

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Tickets are available through any StellyB次元官网网址檚 student, at the front office of the school or at .

In a developing country, $30,000 goes a long way, Lastiwka points out. B次元官网网址淎s much as this trip is us going there to help, I think each one of us is also going to be helped.B次元官网网址�

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