Please help my 12 year old Granddaughter, Hayley, reach her goal to be able to take an educational trip with her school. Below is her letter to you. Any and every little bit helps and is greatly appreciated! Let's help her to continue being the great saver that she is, by allowing her to keep her life savings :-)

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My name is Hayley, and I am extremely excited to go to New York, Paris, and London for the trip of a life time in June, 2017. I am visually impaired with cerebral palsy along my right side, and this trip will increase my independence and make me better equipped to get around in the world. The trip is offered through an outside company, but chaperoned by Lincoln Middle School teachers. We will go to a lot of fun and interesting places that are filled with history. These places include the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and The Louvre. In New York we will see a Broadway Way show. This trip is an amazing opportunity to learn about other places, there culture, history, cuisine, and language. I will also gain more independence, knowledge, and confidence in being out in the world. I am raising money for the trip. It will cost four thousand dollars, and I will put my life's savings of one thousand dollars towered the funds. I am asking for donations in lieu of Christmas and Birthday presents to help reach this goal. I will also be selling my art.  Thank you so very much for helping me participate in this trip of a lifetime!