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Target Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ Quilt Project Update
by Jane Blaile
All of you are outstanding! I'm overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and willingness you have shared to be part of the Common Thread Quilt Project. Right now, I have 43 quilts going to schools in the Anchorage area, along the northern and southern routes of the trail, and to villages and towns all over Alaska from Juneau to Kotzebue! I can't believe a few months ago I was worried about getting enough quilts to cover the schools I'll visit. Now we have made connections with classrooms and homeschoolers from all over the country to all over Alaska. 43 quilts - 16 different states AND Japan! Wow! What a message you educators are sending to your students - that global communication is vital to our success today, that others in the world matter just as much as we do, that learning about other people is important. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
As I spend the next 3 weeks preparing my gear, presentations, classroom and home for my journey to Alaska, I'm going to put the quilt project on hold for the time being. As I enjoy seeing some of the quilts along the trail, I will consider each of you an ally in education, and hope that you find your way to stay involved in the Iditarod. And perhaps the quilt project or some other connection will be a way for me to continue my journey after I finish my time as the Target ® Iditarod Teacher on the Trail TM.
Keep your nose to the website where you'll get updates from the Iditarod Education Department, the ITC, and through my journal postings. Get geared up for an exciting race of a record number of entrants!
Wag more, bark less,
Jane
