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australia
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:33 pm
by pv cowgirl
howdy yall
i got somthing in the mail as an official invite to participate in the down under international games in queensland australia to represent the state of louisiana !!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is so kool the only down side is that it coasts like $4500 so i have to ask for donations and do fundraisers which is no problem b/c this is like that trip of a life time i'm so excited to have been asked i guess it was b/c i i hold the state title for 4a in pole vault but i'm so happy the meet is in june/july about that time it is a 13 day trip in which i also get to go to hawaii ( i think i spelled that right) my mom and dad are so proud of me !!!!!!!!!!!
if any one else knows anything about it please, please let me know
i'm so excited !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:57 pm
by breaker
wow i want to go to austrailia.
just go door to door and have people like pledge a certain amount of money for every foot you jump or something??? then ofcourse if you happened to no hight (no that you would!) you'd be screwed.
wow australia thats so awesome, congrats congrats
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:23 pm
by toki
Thats weird, my friend from Lousiana got invited to that too, hes not going sadly because its too much money, and there is no way that he could go. BUt seriously if you raise the money go!! I hear its supposed to be awesome. I know for sure if i was invited i would GO UNDER!! haha.. well good luck, and do as breaker says.. go door to door, come on girl scouts do it.. so, so can pole vaulters.
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:13 pm
by breaker
yea and pole vaulters are WAY cooler than girl scouts...
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:35 pm
by Robert schmitt
Try asking service organizations for $ like kiwannas, rotary, lions club, soropomist.
me too!
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:52 pm
by GirlPoleVaulter87
Hey I got that letter too!! I'm 17 and from NJ and I was really excited about going to it... but i don't think it's USATF sanctioned. SOO much money .. so if you just wanna go for an awesome trip tho it will probably be really cool.
I'm pretty sure i'm gonna turn it down tho
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:04 pm
by jhesch
when my brother was a freshman in high school he got invited to go to australia to run for x-c.......but he wasn't exceptionally fast. My sophomore year in high school i got a letter offering for me to swim down in australia for new mexico, and that's where i knew things went whack. I am a horrible swimmer......i'm sure some of the offers are legitimate, but some of them are just to make $4500 for them....anyone else have this happen to tehm?
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:31 am
by Bonevt
If anyone gets one of these letter i would check it out and make sure its legit, that almost seems like some kinda scam
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 6:05 am
by BritDawg
it's no scam.....I got one my Jr and Sr years but didn't go because of other meets, but my teammate went last year. She had a blast!! If you can raise the money....definitely go!!
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 2:35 pm
by vaultmd
With that same money, one could buy a complete matched set of poles and attend a bunch of the major pole vault clinic/camps.
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:05 pm
by Vault&Flip
vaultmd wrote:With that same money, one could buy a complete matched set of poles and attend a bunch of the major pole vault clinic/camps.
And this would more likely help you to improve.
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:43 pm
by lonestar
I agree with Wilson on the matched set of poles and camps for that money. The trip isn't about improving your skills though, it's about the experience. They give you an effective way to fundraise for it, so it's not just $4500.00 out of your own pocket. Lots of tourist and educational experience in incredibly beautiful and cultural areas. One of my girls's went, had an incredible time, and would go again. It's not about choosing the best people to go, but they do want moderately competitive people representing us at the meet. The only bad part for my girl was that the airline broke all of my poles on the way back - her dad screamed at them though and got them to reimburse us, so it's all good!