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NCCAT alum tackles John Muir trail to raise funds for her school

From The Asheville Citizen-Times - NCCAT alumnae and Evergreen Community Charter School teacher Karen Lechner tackles John Muir trail to raise funds for her school. Good luck Karen!

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Karen Lechner has long dreamed of backpacking the 211-mile John Muir Trail through the high Sierras of California. The Asheville schoolteacher has even gotten her coveted permit for the solo trek starting in June.

But while she's living her dream, she wants to make sure her students fulfill their dreams as well.

Every step of the way through the high country of California, she hopes she can raise up to $100,000 for Evergreen Community Charter School where she teaches seventh and eighth grade math.

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