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TREATING.
24 HOURS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
SCRAMBLING TO TRY TO SAVE
HUNDREDS OF LOCAL STUDENTS AND
THEIR PARENTS FROM LOSING OUT
ON TRIPS TO WASHINGTON D.C.
NEW AT 5-30...PAM ELLIOT
FOLLOWS UP ON THE STORY WE
FIRST BROUGHT YOU AT 10 AND 11
LAST NIGHT.
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SAFETY CONCERNS TIED TO
SANDY FORCED THE CANCELLATION
OF TRIPS TO WASHINGTON D.C. 4-
SCHOOLS HAD PLANNED THROUGH A
COMPANY OUT OF CELINA CALLED K
& K TOURS. THOSE SCHOOLS ARE
IN MERCER, CHAMPAIGN,
AUGLAIZE, AND LOGAN COUNTIES.
LAST NIGHT WE CAUGHT UP WITH
TIFFANY KIMBLEY FROM GRAHAM
MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY AND HER MOTHER CHERRI.
BOTH WERE DISAPPOINTED THEY
WEREN'T ON THEIR WAY TO D.C.
AND CHERRI EXPRESSED CONCERNS
LIKE OTHER PARENTS WHO
CONTACTED US TODAY... THAT
SHE'D LOSE HER DEPOSIT.
WELL I CALLED K& K TOURS AND
SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE OWNERS
WHO SAID SHE IS HOPEFUL THE
TRIPS CAN BE RESCHEDULED FOR
MARCH OR APRIL.
REGARDLESS...PARENTS WITHOUT
TRAVEL INSURANCE..WON'T GET
THEIR MONEY BACK.
KATHY MACWHINNEY/CO-OWNER: WE
ARE UNDER CONTRACT WITH OUR
SUPPLIERS AND THEY CLEARLY
HAVE THAT IT'S NON REFUNDABLE
AND NON TRANSFERABLE. IT WAS A
MAJOR STEP FOR THEM TO AGREE
TO TRY AND MOVE THE TRIP ONE
POINT AND ALSO THE EXPENSES
FOR ALL OF THESE SUPPLIERS IS
PREPAID. KATHY MACWHINNEY
WHO CO-OWNS K & K TOURS WITH
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS SAYS HER
COMPANY WILL ABSORB ANY
ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT MIGHT
COME WITH RESCHEDULING THE
TRIPS. SHE IS ASKING
PARENTS "NOT" TO CONTACT HER
DIRECTLY AND LET HER COMPANY
WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS AND
VENDORS TO TRY TO ARRANGE
TRIPS FOR NEXT YEAR. REPORTING
LIVE, PAM ELLIOT, 2 NEWS.