My 30th high school reunion

Hello. I am Matt McKee, a member of the class of 1986 of Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. I am  attempting to raise money to fund my trip back for my class's 30th reunion. Unfortunately I now live 10,190 miles (16,399 km for my Aussie friends) away from the destination. If I reach my goal, I will use the funds to pay for my airfare. If I do not successfully reach my goal, I will donate the money raised to the Landon Fund. The reunion takes place during the second weekend of November, so I need to raise the funds as quickly as possible to allow enough time to arrange flights and other logistics.
Making it back for my class's 30th reunion would mean so much to me. I have not seen most of my Landon mates since 1996 - so it has been twenty plus years! I'm unable to fund the trip myself as my family and I just made a trip back to the US last year, so money is tight for us at the moment. I will be forever grateful if I reach my goal and am able to catch up with the Landon crew!