2008 Woodie Awards
Grad student to scale mountain, help others
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Diana Storch
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: News
"If you totaled up everything you spend on coffee for one week, or one weekend night out on Dickson, give up one luxury just for a week," then donating is easier, Cornish said.
"I find that I don't miss it," she said. "I don't miss the money. The more you're able to give, the more you're able to get out."
Although Cornish said she would love to participate in SFS as a group leader, she isn't able to take a week off because she is starting a new job this summer. Instead, she has focused her efforts on fundraising and the three-day climb.
After three weeks of fundraising, mainly in the form of an e-mail campaign to family and friends, Cornish has raised $225.
To gather the remaining $3,575, Cornish hosted a disc golf tournament April 26, manned a table at the Lewis and Clark Outdoor Fest April 27 and starting a Facebook group called "Help Liz Summit for Someone." Donations can also be made at www.summitforsomeone.org.
For the disc golf tournament, Cornish collected "tons of prizes" from local restaurants, Packrat, and Lewis and Clark Outfitters.
"This has been really time-consuming," she said of training and fundraising for SFS. "Basically, it became sort of a part-time job."
When she has free time, Cornish said she enjoys boating, and her favorite thing about living in Fayetteville is the water. Having spent most of her undergraduate years at Prescott College in Arizona, she appreciates getting out on the Fayetteville lakes and rivers, which she called "amazing,"
Cornish also possesses an artistic side. Proficient in acrylics during her high school years, she seriously considered attending art school, and after a brief stint at Hendrix College in Conway, Cornish was accepted into the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
However, the art school did not offer her financial support, so she chose to pursue her passion for outdoor education instead. Today the outdoorswoman indulges her artistic streak by drawing in her free time.
"I find that I don't miss it," she said. "I don't miss the money. The more you're able to give, the more you're able to get out."
Although Cornish said she would love to participate in SFS as a group leader, she isn't able to take a week off because she is starting a new job this summer. Instead, she has focused her efforts on fundraising and the three-day climb.
After three weeks of fundraising, mainly in the form of an e-mail campaign to family and friends, Cornish has raised $225.
To gather the remaining $3,575, Cornish hosted a disc golf tournament April 26, manned a table at the Lewis and Clark Outdoor Fest April 27 and starting a Facebook group called "Help Liz Summit for Someone." Donations can also be made at www.summitforsomeone.org.
For the disc golf tournament, Cornish collected "tons of prizes" from local restaurants, Packrat, and Lewis and Clark Outfitters.
"This has been really time-consuming," she said of training and fundraising for SFS. "Basically, it became sort of a part-time job."
When she has free time, Cornish said she enjoys boating, and her favorite thing about living in Fayetteville is the water. Having spent most of her undergraduate years at Prescott College in Arizona, she appreciates getting out on the Fayetteville lakes and rivers, which she called "amazing,"
Cornish also possesses an artistic side. Proficient in acrylics during her high school years, she seriously considered attending art school, and after a brief stint at Hendrix College in Conway, Cornish was accepted into the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
However, the art school did not offer her financial support, so she chose to pursue her passion for outdoor education instead. Today the outdoorswoman indulges her artistic streak by drawing in her free time.
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