Happy Valley - 2006 Odyssey of the Mind

Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving competition for students from K-12 to college. Through solving open-ended problems, students develop creative-thinking skills that can be applied to real-life situations. Both Happy Valley teams took 1st place in their respective State level competitions and will be joining teams from throughout the U.S. and more than 20 other countries. "Jungle Bloke" and "Ancient Egypt" teams of the world, you are hereby put on notice: we're coming to Iowa.

We have 14 kids from 12 families, 4 coaches and equipment to transport and house for almost a week in Ames, Iowa. Each family is going to be paying about a minimum of $1,200 per child plus the coaches' expenses. We've set our fund raising goal at $20,000 to help defray the costs of this endeavor. On top of that are mounting expenses for transport and housing of supporting parents and siblings, it's not difficult to imagine this becoming an expensive proposition!

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Kids Band Together Supports Happy Valley OM!

The Happy Valley Odyssey of the Mind teams are grateful to Kids Band Together for their support! Proceeds from the sale of wristbands supplied by Kids Band Together will support the Happy Valley Odyssey of the Mind fund! Look for OM team members (and their siblings) offering you an opportunity to buy wristbands at your local baseball and softball games, at local events and at Happy Valley Odyssey of the Mind Lemonade Stands around Lafayette in the weeks ahead!