When it leaves Ross Elementary, the Boomerang Box will go to Cambria, Wisconsin, to be loaded with 44,000 pounds of a high-protein corn soy mixture. From there, the Boomerang Box travels by truck to Chicago, and from there by rail service to Seattle, where it will be loaded on the APL Philippines for the month-long voyage to Vishakhapatnam, a port on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The Boomerang Box, which is painted bright blue and decorated with students' art work, is easy to recognize as it moves around the globe carrying cargo. More than 150 classrooms in 35 states and 29 different countries use the Boomerang Box as a teaching tool for geography, international trade, and transportation. 55 th Anniversary Celebration, which will be held in Washington, DC, on May 11.
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