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School fundraiser gets family hiking

Nancy East, a member of Shining Rock Classical Academy’s board, has rallied her family to an experience-full fundraiser to gather dollars for the school’s planned focus on experiential learning. 

The family, which includes East, her husband Larry and their three children, has set out to hike 1500K for Shining Rock — equivalent to 932 miles —and ticked off 85.5 miles toward the goal with a first-place finish in the Smokies Scavenger Hunt at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. The 25-hour event ranges over trails and roads park-wide, assigning point values for a whole list of questions that teams must hike to answer. 

1500K for Shining Rock has raised $300 so far with pledges for just over $10,000 more, plus a $5,000 matching donation from the East family. The fundraising goal is $25,000. 

East is recording the adventure on her blog, www.hopeandfeatherdays.blogspot.com. Checks made out to Shining Rock Classical Academy can be mailed to 222 Methodist Drive, Lake Junaluska, N.C., 28745, or given online at www.crowdrise.com.

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