Meredith-Dunn School ‘walks’ to Quito, Ecuador

How long does it take to walk to Quito, Ecuador? Well, the students at Meredith-Dunn School can tell you it takes one week and lots of friends to help you!
The school recently held a Virtual Walk to Quito. Entrants wore pedometers for a week, tracked their mileage, and walked the equivalent of the approximately 4,086 miles to Quito.
"It’s a new twist on an age-old fundraiser," said Carol Morrison, Development Director at Meredith-Dunn. "We’ve held traditional walks in the past but wanted to do something more exciting and interesting this year."
"We are so very grateful to Sister Cities of Louisville for working with us and introducing us to the beautiful culture of Quito," said Kyle Pierce, the school’s marketing director. "They have been so gracious…providing resources for our students, introducing us to a dance troupe in Quito, giving us bags and artwork to use as prizes…. They’ve been wonderful."
The students who raised the most money during their Virtual Walk to Quito met with Mayor Jerry Abramson in the Mayor’s Gallery at Metro Hall and presented a new Ecuadorian flag to him. The bright new flag now hangs in Jefferson Square alongside the flags of the countries of Louisville’s other seven Sister Cities.
Meredith-Dunn School provides individualized education to students with learning differences in grades K-8. Proceeds from the Virtual Walk to Quito will provide tuition assistance, helping children who otherwise would not be able to attend the school. For more information about the Walk to Quito, or Meredith-Dunn School, please visit their website at www.meredithdunnschool.org.
Submitted by Kyle Pierce