Warwick Odyssey of the Mind: Heading to the World Finals in Iowa
WARWICK — Next week, three Warwick teams will travel to Iowa to compete in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Competition and they want to thank the community for their support.
The teams have been actively fund raising to help pay for their travel expenses for the four-day competition.
“On behalf of the Warwick Odyssey of the Mind teams we want to thank the Warwick Valley School District Administration and Board of Education for their continued support of this outstanding program,” said Donna Denny, a teacher within the district and the coordinator of the Odyssey of the Mind program in Warwick. “We also want to thank the Warwick Rotary Club for their generous donation, The Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce for their support at the Community Showcase and Leo Kaytes Ford for hosting us this past weekend.
"In addition," Denny added, "we want to thank all of our sponsors: The Acting Out Playhouse LLC, Benito’s Pizzeria & Café, Blanket Boss, Crystal Run Healthcare, Goals! Design & Marketing Services, Harvest Restaurant, Hillside Trading LLC, Kid’s Club House, sew-cology, Sustainable Warwick, Tina’s Pizza, Wadeson Home Center, The Warwick Foundation for Excellence in Learning, the Warwick Performing Arts Center, and Warwick Valley Travel.”
The teams have a GoFundMe page set up. Visit www.gofundme.com and search Warwick Odyssey of the Mind. All donations made go directly to the team’s travel expenses.
For more information on helping the Warwick Odyssey of the Mind teams get to Iowa, contact Denny at ddenny@wvcsd.org.
Donations can also be mailed to Warwick Valley School District (memo: Warwick Odyssey of the Mind) P.O. Box 542, Warwick NY. 10990.