serving the next pennsylvania

We promote service to our communities, our commonwealth and our country as the key to developing effective leadership, responsible government and global awareness and we aim to encourage informed and informative discussion about the responsibilities of our democracy at the local level and on the world stage.

This is The Bisbee Project.

STEVE BISBEE, President
DAN BISBEE, Managing Director

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Help Ryan go Down Under

Travel abroad changes your life. If you are lucky enough to have the opportunity to see other nations and meet other peoples you never look at your own country the same way again. It’s just a great experience that can truly broaden your understanding of the world. A local student from State College High School is making plans to travel to Australia this summer and get a good look at the land “Down Under.” Ryan Snyder, 17, hopes that this trip will be an outstanding head start on his studies on foreign countries before he heads off to Penn State in the fall to major in political science and join the Army ROTC program.

Ryan Snyder, student ambassador to Australia
Ryan has been selected to participate in the People to People student ambassador program, an organization started back in 1956 by President Eisenhower to promote peace and goodwill around the globe. A group of travelers from central and western Pennsylvania will head to Australia this summer for an extensive trek that includes home stays with Australian families, immersion in Aboriginal culture, explorations of the Great Barrier Reef, living the life of an Aussie farmhand and seeing a whole lot of a pretty big country. 

Ryan dropped us a note and let us know about his upcoming trip, and his plans to attend Penn State and participate in Army ROTC. He knows that serving in today’s Army means that you really need to know a whole lot about foreign places and people; we couldn’t agree more. There are insights that you can get only by traveling abroad and seeing how people live their lives, and getting to know how they see the world.

That's far away! Yes, it is...
Travel costs money, there’s no getting around it. Ryan has launched a fundraising campaign to help him raise the $7000 he needs to cover the costs of the program. He’s out there washing cars, doing odd jobs and really showing some solid initiative in setting some tough goals and making a plan to get there – good work, Ryan! The Bisbee Project salutes this future leader and we support Ryan’s project!

Can you help?
If you want to help Ryan achieve his goal, please drop him a line at [rms17@scasd.org] or contact us at [contact@thebisbeeproject.org].