Hi Guys, I have had a tremendous response from people at RCTN and RCTQ. I now have six hosts the other side of the pond and six (counting my DSis) this side of the pond! I can't thank all of you enough for agreeing to help out with this project. I'll be sending an e-mail to everyone who has volunteered but wanted to share the info with others here who are interested but not able to host GeoBear. The teacher has asked those who host GeoBear to send the class a post card if possible letting them know where he currently is. A journal will accompany him on his travels and each host is asked to add a photo of GeoBear in a place that is descriptive of the area -- maybe next to a sign with the name of the town on it, etc. I want my DSis (Betsy, in TX) to be the last one to have him and she will take his photo with the Texas wildflowers if they are in bloom at that time. I hope to take him to the Forsyth Co. courthouse and take his picture there. I already have taken his photo sitting on the big pumpkin that is displayed in my front yard. GeoBear needs to be back home at the school in Lizard Land by 10 May
2010. This way all the kids can see where he has been and what he has done. They also have time to find the different locales on the map which is the main purpose of the project. Raechel's GeoBear is not the only one being sent around so that class should get a pretty good cross section of geography locations to study. I think I will make up address labels for all the hosts and that will make things a bit easier for everyone when mailing time comes. All of the hosts (except my DSis) are regulars at either RCTN or RCTQ so I'm not worried about sharing the addies. Of course, if someone doesn't want me to include their address, I will make sure that I don't. GeoBear is NOT a round stuffed bear. He's more like a dog toy and is fairly flat and floppy -- 8" x 4" and maybe 2" thick. He does have a roundish head but he & his journal fit nicely in a smallish padded mailing envelope so he should be easy to mail. I'm going to ask that each host try not to keep him more than a week or two. It can take several weeks for a small package to get from one country to another so half the time he is gone will be used up in the mail! I would really like for him to get to all of the hosts so that he has visited many different countries and states. Here is the list of folks who have volunteered: Joyce - Rep of South Africa; Di - Victoria, Australia; Mirjam - Israel; Claudia - Guadalajara, Spain; Kate - Great Britain; Roberta - Munich, Germany; Lena - Malmo, Sweden; Sheena - Nova Scotia, Canada; Dawne - Saskatchewan, Canada; Cheryl - Londonderry, NH; Lucille - Port St. Lucie, FL; Betsy - Austin, TX; Sue - no info yet. As you can see, GeoBear has his travels cut out for him and doesn't have a lot of time to see all of the wonderful things that will be available to him. VBS -- wouldn't it be nice to be able to go along on his world travels? Thanks again & CiaoMeow >^;;^<PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at