Thank you to OIEF and Anders | Letter

Published 12:22 pm Tuesday, October 1, 2013

On behalf of the Paula Towne’s sixth grade class at Orcas Elementary School, we would like to thank OIEF and Valerie Anders for their generous donations to help support the annual field study experience this fall to the Olympic Peninsula’s NatureBridge (formerly Olympic Park Institute). NatureBridge is rated first in the country for science field learning for children. Ms. Anders is a former chairwoman of NatureBridge.

Together with class fundraising activity this summer, the donations have made the trip accessible to everyone. A week at NatureBridge is not only an amazing, enriching outdoor learning experience for the class, it is an important bonding time for the group as they learn and live together at our nearby stunning Olympic National Park. The annual “OPI” week feels like a rite of passage in the sixth grade, eagerly anticipated in elementary school and remembered fondly by upper level students. This wonderful week long trip is often a child’s first significant time away from home. We are grateful for your donations to continue the tradition and help our children learn and build memories with their classmates and teacher. Thank you so much.

Sarah Lyle

Mother of Gabriel and Camryn Thompson