LIFT kids, staff raise funds for dual-exchange trip

Eight Suttons Bay High Schoolers will embark on a dual-exchange trip to Guatemala with LIFT (Leelanau Investing for Teens) Teen Center staff and mentors this month.

In partnership with the international nonprofit “Planting Seeds,” the students will serve in preschools and a community center, engage in conversation with local community members, learn about the country’s indigenous culture, and will sample both food and language over the course of a week.

The once-in-a-lifetime trip gives students, some of whom have never traveled out of the country, the opportunity to take in service and learning experiences they otherwise would not have the chance to do before graduating from high school.