Pictures from Washington DC

At the Airport in Charlotte

Welcome to DC!

Well after a tremendous effort by our friends and family, a lot of planning and a ton of luck, Tiffany has finally arrived in Washington DC for the NYLC Conference! She flew out of Charlotte today at 1pm and touched down a a little bit after 2pm. I just spoke with her and she is in route on the shuttle to her dormitory and is already filling up the digital camera lol. For the next few days I will update the blog as she calls home to bring everyone up to speed on her activities. Thank you all again!

Chuck

The Final Deadline draws near

Good Morning Friends and Family!

As of Monday the second payment for Tiffany's trip has been submitted. The Final payment of 609 dollars is due on September 3rd. As it stands now we are still a bit shy of this amount, having 200 dollars saved and ready to send.

Tiffany and her MeMaw held a successful yardsale last weekend and we hope to hold one more this coming Saturday, put together with the aid of her Great Grandmother Evelyn, her Grandmother Debbie and Anita and many others who donated goodies to sell.

This will be the final financial hurdle to overcome. We have successfully raised not only the first two payments of over 1200 dollars but also her airfare and shuttle fees which had to be paid up front which was about 300 dollars.

Once we reach that benchmark all that is left is some time, a bit of preparation, some studying on Tiffanys part since she needs to be versed in government roles, some history and some current events, and voila..shes off to DC!!!!

Thank you all for your support, your caring and your enthusiasm as we send Tiffy to DC!

Sincerely,
Chuck

Travel Plans Made

As of today we used Omega Travel Agency, the one suggested by the NYLC and set up Tiffanys travel plans. She leaves Charlotte at 1pm on october 5th and returns at 3pm october 10th. The plans and itenary were submitted to the NYLC and all is good as of right now.

We are still working towards the final payment and we would like to thank each and every single one of you who dug deep and gave during these trying times to ensure that Tiffany gets to experience this wonderful opportunity!

Thank You!
Charles Porter

Details have Arrived

So what the NYLC did instead of mailing a huge package of letters was to create for each individual who is enrolled in the conference their own sub website. Each page has customized PDF files for pretty much every aspect of the conference, from travel arrangement forms to insurance forms to dress code. If you have any questions or would like to see any of this information please dont hesistate to ask and I will send you a copy.

Before I post any of the cool things I am letting Tiffany read up on the paperwork, since she has a bit of studying to do, on the Constitution, on Congress, on our Senators and Representatives, and how the House and the Presidency actually work.
It should be a huge learning experience for her!

Thank You all Again!
Chuck

Update

Just a heads up that I did recieve the official reciept for the first payment and her confirmation into the Conference. I am still awaiting the packet containing all the nitty gritty details. As soon as I get that I will post any new and relevant info.

On the financial side we do have enough to cover the second payment and are chipping away at the final $600ish dollars for her tuition. The all thats left is airfare and food fees.

Thank You all for your support!

Chuck

It has begun!

So it is official. As of this morning Tiffany's first payment has been submitted. I should be getting a more detailed package about all the nitty gritty details today that I hope to share with her as soon as I speak with her today.

Chuck