Day 4 Celebrate America's Independence

The first highlight of my fourth day will be when we take a breakfast cruise up the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

The Potomac River is the 21st largest river in the United States. On the average, 486 million gallons of water from the Potomac are used daily in Washington D.C. 

Next we'll be visiting George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate. My group and I will participate in a full day of special events in what's called a "Red, White, and Blue Celebration." 

The Vernon Estate was named after George Washington's half-brother's commanding officer, Edward Vernon. George acquired the estate in 1754 and eventually made it into a 21 room mansion. The link below takes you to a virtual tour of the estate:

Tour of George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate

The final, and probably the most spectacular part of my day and possibly my whole trip, is when we get to see the Washington D.C. fireworks display while taking in the best views of Washington D.C.

Check out this link to a video of the 4th of July fireworks show of 2014:  

  Fireworks Show in Washington, D.C. July 4, 2014

Update on my garage sale:
Due to everything starting to get wet, my garage sale is rescheduled to the following Saturday, May 2, from 7:00 am to 2:00 p.m. 725 Caulks Hill Road, St. Charles, MO 63304  

Update on my financial situation:

Thanks to everyone who donated to my account or even for referring me to someone who did.

The outstanding balance on my People to People Leadership Ambassador Program tuition is now $675.46. 

Originally it was $2495!  

I really appreciate everyone who helped me or is considering helping me.

Here are the payment options.  Choose A or B.
A.  Make a donation through GoFundMe at http://www.gofundme.com/r3r36c

or

B. Make a payment to People to People directly:

Click here to get to the People to People donation page

Enter in this information in the boxes:

My delegate ID: 10228087

Last name: Buehler

Or if you prefer to pay by check, send it to:

PEOPLE TO PEOPLE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS

PO BOX 34902

SEATTLE WA 98124 98124-1902 USA

Be sure to include my delegate name and number on the check.

Again thank you, everyone, for helping me achieve my goal of becoming a U.S. People to People Ambassador.

- Andrew 

Day 3: Philadelphia (revised)

Hello. Today I'm going to explain my third day on my journey which is in Philadelphia. This link takes you to the overview on the official People to People website. You'll see there is a tab next to the overview title where it says itinerary.

Itinerary for my Independence Day Program: 

My group will take a Coach Bus to Pennsylvania.

The first place in Philadelphia we'll visit is the Independence National Historic Park. (Below) Independence National Historic Park 

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence Hall, located in the park.(Inside to the left).

 After walking around the city and learning about the Founding Fathers, we'll visit the National Constitution Center.  This is the first and only place established by Congress where people can learn about the constitution in a non-partisan environment. We'll find out what the word "We" really means in "We, the people..." 

Next on the schedule, we'll visit the acclaimed Liberty Bell, and get to hear from a Thomas Jefferson Impersonator. The Liberty Bell was first used to call lawmakers together for public announcements. Listen to this podcast for the history of the Liberty Bell:  Liberty Bell Podcast

The final activity of our agenda on the third day is when we get to have dinner on the largest four-masted ship in the world, the Moshulu. (Below)

 My tuition for the P2P project began at $2495.  Last week my remaining bill was $1500.  Now I owe $1146.  

I would like to tell everybody thank you for supporting me. My second garage sale raised 282 dollars! 

Also, my grandma made a GoFundMe account for me: http://www.gofundme.com/r3r36c, so be sure to click on the link to check it out. 

I am planning another garage sale at 725 Caulks Hill Road, St. Charles, MO on Saturday, April 25, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have something for me to sell, let me know, and I'll pick it up.  Plan to come over.

Also, if you need some help with anything, I am looking for small jobs to do.

  

-Andrew

P.S. I'm not sure what was wrong before, but we deleted the first version of this post. Hopefully this works. Sorry for the confusion. 

Hello again. I'm not sure why my last blog post is having issues, but we're troubleshooting and trying to find the cause.

Thanks for the Garage Sale Support!

I would like to thank all of the people who either donated to my trip or attended the garage sale that was held to raise money. All donations were greatly appreciated and we ended up raising $163.00. I would also like to inform you that we will be holding another garage sale this upcoming Saturday, April 11, from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm. Once again, the address is 725 Caulks Hill Road, St. Charles, MO 63304. I'm looking forward to seeing you there!


- Andrew

GARAGE SALE!!!!!!

If you live in or near St. Charles Missouri, come to my garage sale at 725 Caulks Hill Road and buy some things to help me try and raise money for my trip! We have things from photo frames to overhead fans. All the money from the items purchased will go straight to funding my journey. Thanks so much!