<img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/38209682_1554260191767050_r.jpeg" alt="38209682_1554260191767050_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" /> Meet the Bioluminescent Penguins students at Sakai Intermediate on Bainbridge Island in Washington State who have earned a spot to compete at the 2019 Destination Imagination (DI) global championships! Your tax-free donation for their team registration fee will make it possible! (W2 link below)  The Penguins chose the Service Learning Challange and rallied support from community leaders including Sustainable Bainbridge to help them understand the impact of food waste in landfills on the environment  ( methane gas that leads to global warming!) and how other schools have reduced food waste. They wrote and presented their proposal to the assistant principal and janitorial staff for the roll-out of compost bins at their school, Sakai Intermediate.  And with perseverance they got it done! But that is just half the challenge! They put in months of work to write and perform an 8-minute performance based on parameters set forth by the DI challenge masters to tell their story. The kids wrote, costumed, built the set and performed the challenge from the perspective of the produce trapped in the trash can trying to escape to the compost bin. That's them above in the photo as the personified produce: the Tomato Queen, Green Bean, "Bob-colli", Raspberry, Strawberry and "Methane" -- who performed the "methane rap!" The Penguin's unique solution to the challenge earned them the prestigious DaVinci Award offered for exceptional creativity (not skill or talent), for taking a unique approach to the challenge and risk-taking.  This is Destination Imagination’s most prestigious award and is not given lightly. This team is excited to be one of the top-scoring Destination Imagination teams in our state and to have the opportunity to present their Challenge solution at Global Finals—an international academic competition where they will compete against teams in our Challenge from around the globe on May 22nd in Kansas City, Missouri. But they need YOUR HELP to get there. Good news is Destination Imagination, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) volunteer-led non-profit organization so the donation is TAX DEDUCTABLE if you use this website to pay the registration directly to DI. Here is the W2 you will need for your taxes: <a href="https://www.globalfinals.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DI-W-9-1-31-2018.pdf"><a href="https://www.globalfinals.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DI-W-9-1-31-2018.pdf" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.globalfinals.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DI-W-9-1-31-2018.pdf</a></a>  The team registration fee for the three-day event is $5500 and is more than the team families can afford as they also need to raise money for travel, food, and accommodations as well.  Can you help? Please use this gofundme to make your tax-deductible donation to the registration fee. $1500 of the $5500 is due April 15th!   Or contact us via the contact button for more information on other ways you can support this team.  ABOUT DESTINATION IMAGINATION Destination Imagination I is a  STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) competition that encourages creativity, courage, and curiosity through open-ended academic challenges to prepare them for 21st Century workforce.  To learn more about the Destination Imagination Program visit www.destinationimagination.org  and to see more about the events of global finals check out  www.globalfinals.org

Hallie Bowman

The Ho-Fos

Barbara Gordon

Bill  Douthart 

Lynn Gordon

Catherine  Davis 

Catherine Conoley

Trevor Mahnken 

Denise  Harris 

Arlene Kessler

Rodney Sherwood

Heather Pelletier

Lynda Schultz

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Carrie Strayer

Susie Burdick

Eon Nieves

Joanna Arndt

Lisa Kopecky

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