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2B | SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS Little from 1B paragraph of my high school accom-plishments. Th e infor- mation looked very much like you would see in a graduation program and hardly an “award” you would mention on a college application since there were ap- proximately 6,500 names in the book. Clearly, some people made money on this book. Th at same year, another “op- portunity” made its way to our doorstep when I received an of- fer to play a single game of foot- ball in England. I was selected with sever- al other graduating seniors to practice for one week in England and play a game at week’s end. All I needed was to raise $2,700 dollars.In 1970 — and even to- day — that is real money. I could not, nor could my parents, aff ord to spend that money on a single game. I was also not going to ask the community of Warrenton for the money through various fund- raising ac-tivities. I return the invitation with the boxed checked “Not interested.” Fast forward to 2002 in Flor- ence. Brandon, our son, received a similar letter to play football. Th e game he was invited to play was also in England. I wondered at the time if the same organiza- tion was still active in sponsor- ing this game. By this time, the price tag had grown to $4,500. Th e game was to take place during spring break. Since he was playing baseball — and we weren’t rich — it was not an op- tion for him. Charnae, our oldest daughter, as well as our youngest daugh- ter Alaura, each received their senior year off ers to play volley- ball in Australia. Th e price tag this time was a “mere” $3,000. Miranda, our middle daughter, received off ers to join a team to play soft ball in Hawaii. She summed up her answer in her typical manner, stating if she ever goes to Hawaii she does not want to be playing soft ball. If I was rich, I probably would have sent my children to play in these games had they wanted to play. I would have encouraged them to meet other athletes and see diff erent places they other- wise may never have a chance to see. But I’m not rich and most cer- tainly would never ask the Flor- ence community to give money so my children can “go and play” because there are many, more important and needed areas for our community to support. Over the years in Florence I have read occasional articles about students and or athletes attempting to raise money to do just this. In my opinion, the parents and their sons or daugh- ters are not seeing clearly: Th e athletes on the team formed and coached may not resemble the coaching methods and strate- gy of their high school coaches; they may spend all the money and see limited game time; and in the end, it is just a money maker for someone at the ex- pense of player or parent ego. I would caution parents of the growing number of organiza- tions off ering the excitement of overseas travel to entice young people to participate. Your son or daughter may very much want to join one of these teams. If you can aff ord it, then you have the right to do whatever The best kept secret in Florence, also has the best view of the Bay and Siuslaw River in town. you choose. I would just caution you to make sure your young athlete can diff erentiate between what they want and what they need. For just $75, I was listed as a “Who’s Who” in America’s high schools. For just $75, I got a single paragraph in a 600-page book containing over 6,500 oth- er “Who’s Whos.” Trying to fundraise for a sin- gle student or athlete to attend and participate outside the country for thousands of dollars will only use funds that could have been better spent on more important causes in our com- munity to benefi t others. 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