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Newton Student Wants to Travel to Ghana to Study and Give Back

Newton's Melissa Forster wants to travel to Africa to study in the country of Ghana and continue one of her passions - service.

To pay for the trip, she has started a campaign on GoFundMe.com to raise funds.

"I want to study abroad in the country of Ghana because it has so much to offer for me. As opposed to countries like France, Italy, or Australia, Ghana is what we would consider unconventional- and that's what I want. I am so very passionate about service as well as children and I am confident that Ghana is a place where I'll be able to flourish," Forster wrote on GoFundMe.

Find out more about Forster's trip and how to donate by clicking here: http://www.gofundme.com/48jfww

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