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Mamou High School seniors asking for help replacing stolen class trip fund

Earlier this week, Mamou High School seniors learned money being saved for their senior trip in May had been stolen. Class sponsor Rachel Israel said she came home and found her house had been broken into through the air conditioning unit from a window and the money was taken.
Israel had been holding the student's $3,500 down payment for the senior class trip to Panama City, saying she planned to put the money into an account the next morning to secure hotel rooms. She had been working with the students since seventh grade doing various bake sales and activities to raise the money. After realizing the money was stolen, she called the Mamou Police Department and made a full report. She says, “It was definitely my own neglect for not having the money locked up. Someone pulled my a/c unit out of the window and entered my home while I was not home.” She added that the only reason she took the money out of the bank was to make a deposit on the trip, but the money was stolen before she had a chance to make the deposit.
While hoping for the money to be returned, Israel and some of the parents have set up a Go Fund Me account and are asking for donations to help re-raise the money. If you would like to donate to the Mamou Senior Class Trip account you can visit: www.gofundme.com/mhsclasstrip.
The investigation is ongoing, and if anyone has any information, you are asked to call the Mamou Police Department.

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