We went to Ed Hightower to present our idea. He liked it.

We went around house to house and asked the people if they liked the idea.

I always liked the story of Noah's Ark and the idea of starting anew by rescuing the things you like and leaving the rest behind.

I'd like to encourage other kids to think of ways to get active and make a difference.

We had yard sales, we asked for donations. We did a kite festival.

There were 17 kids in the junior division and five of them were Kyle's present or former students. Kyle was a little relieved that he didn't have to compete against his students. He had won (the junior division) a couple years ago and he wanted one of his students to win it.