Clarence Teams go to D2K7 Globals
Amazing Kids!
May 2007
Five teams of creative Clarence youth raise funds to compete in
Destination ImagiNation® Global Finals
Five teams of creative Clarence youth raise funds to compete in
Destination ImagiNation® Global Finals
Five teams of elementary- and middle-school
students from Clarence earned the right to
represent New York State and participate in the
competition of a lifetime at the Destination
ImagiNation® (DI) Global Finals May 23 – 26,
2007.
It was a fun, tough, exciting and rewarding time for
these kids as they worked their way through
several levels of competition in order to win a shot
at the biggest challenge of them all – Destination
ImagiNation’s Global Finals. To advance to
Globals, the Clarence teams first competed with
dozens of other local teams at the Western New
York Regional competition (held March 10 at Erie
Community College). Next, they advanced to the
New York State Championship, held April 21 in
Binghamton, where they faced the top teams from
three New York regions.
All five Clarence teams placed first in their age
group categories, earning them the right to travel
to Knoxville, Tennessee to participate in DI Global
Finals. The Clarence teams competed with over
8,000 other students at Global Finals at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. The DI
Teams who went to Global Finals emerged from a
field of more than 200,000 students worldwide.
students from Clarence earned the right to
represent New York State and participate in the
competition of a lifetime at the Destination
ImagiNation® (DI) Global Finals May 23 – 26,
2007.
It was a fun, tough, exciting and rewarding time for
these kids as they worked their way through
several levels of competition in order to win a shot
at the biggest challenge of them all – Destination
ImagiNation’s Global Finals. To advance to
Globals, the Clarence teams first competed with
dozens of other local teams at the Western New
York Regional competition (held March 10 at Erie
Community College). Next, they advanced to the
New York State Championship, held April 21 in
Binghamton, where they faced the top teams from
three New York regions.
All five Clarence teams placed first in their age
group categories, earning them the right to travel
to Knoxville, Tennessee to participate in DI Global
Finals. The Clarence teams competed with over
8,000 other students at Global Finals at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. The DI
Teams who went to Global Finals emerged from a
field of more than 200,000 students worldwide.
To finance their trip to Tennessee, the group
organized several activities, including car
washes and bake sales, and several local
businesses stepped up to support the
group. But Clarence’s DI kids are also used
Sabres Spirit to help them get to Globals.
Coach Lindy Ruff (whose sixth-grade
children are members of one DI team) and
his family donated a signed jersey and two
signed, game-used hockey sticks for auction,
and the proceeds benefited the Clarence DI
group. A white (away) Sabres jersey was
signed by the entire 2006-2007 Sabres
team. The hockey sticks (which were both
autographed) were used by co-captains
Daniel Briere and Chris Drury in playoff
games vs. the Islanders in April. Chris Drury
scored a goal with his stick.
The Destination ImagiNation program runs
annually, and presents teams of up to seven
students with the opportunity to choose from
five mind-bending Team Challenges. While
each Team Challenge integrates a variety of
chances to learn by doing, Challenges
usually feature one prominent task, such as
building a load-bearing structure, creating a
vehicle, writing a performance piece or
exploring history.
organized several activities, including car
washes and bake sales, and several local
businesses stepped up to support the
group. But Clarence’s DI kids are also used
Sabres Spirit to help them get to Globals.
Coach Lindy Ruff (whose sixth-grade
children are members of one DI team) and
his family donated a signed jersey and two
signed, game-used hockey sticks for auction,
and the proceeds benefited the Clarence DI
group. A white (away) Sabres jersey was
signed by the entire 2006-2007 Sabres
team. The hockey sticks (which were both
autographed) were used by co-captains
Daniel Briere and Chris Drury in playoff
games vs. the Islanders in April. Chris Drury
scored a goal with his stick.
The Destination ImagiNation program runs
annually, and presents teams of up to seven
students with the opportunity to choose from
five mind-bending Team Challenges. While
each Team Challenge integrates a variety of
chances to learn by doing, Challenges
usually feature one prominent task, such as
building a load-bearing structure, creating a
vehicle, writing a performance piece or
exploring history.
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