Treasure Hunt Supports Military Family Scholarships

Treasure hunts are all of the rage, from Disney’s hit movie, “country wide Treasure,” to NBC’s new show, “Treasure Hunters.” This summer time, absolutely everyone can take part in a treasure hunt and earn a threat to win prizes at the same time as donating to a purpose: academic scholarships for the children and spouses of U.S. squaddies.

A choice to thank the troops inspired Rachel and Kelsi Okun, sisters from McLean, Va., to create ThanksUSA, a national treasure hunt to gain army households. a few of the prizes are a Harley-Davidson bike; a huge-screen domestic theater system; and trips to the 2007 awesome Bowl, the Daytona 500, London and Cairo, Egypt. All prizes have been donated by sponsors.

The Okuns’ virtual treasure hunt consists of 12 “chapters,” which might be posted online in a clue ebook. every chapter exams contributors’ know-how of yankee history, popular lifestyle, geography and trivialities bearing on a sure state. individuals who correctly answer the questions in each chapter are eligible to win a prize.

gamers who effectively solution all 12 degrees are eligible to win the $one hundred,000 grand prize bundle which includes a Washington, D.C., adventure to look for a treasure chest filled with earrings, uncommon gem stones and centuries-old coins.

ThanksUSA is brief for “Treasure Hunt assisting needs of children (and spouses) of those Serving the usa of the us.” the search is open to any U.S. citizen and lasts thru Sept. five. Participation is free, however donations toward the scholarships are strongly recommended.

“The least we may want to do for the ones heroes of the united states is to assist their youngsters and spouses have a brighter future as they're supporting all the U.S.’s spouses and youngsters have higher futures, too,” writes Rachel, 10, in an essay describing how the idea got here to fruition.

Rachel and Kelsi came up with the concept after studying Michael Stadther’s e book, “A Treasure’s Trove.” The sisters designed ThanksUSA’s brand and helped with research for the questions. The clues have been a collaborative attempt most of the ladies, their dad and mom, a teacher and different volunteers.

“We desired to say thank you to our troops and wanted to expose that we care about them,” says eight-12 months-old Kelsi.