We welcomed guest speaker, Jeanne Knopf deRoche, who served as leader of the Education VTT to Ghana.
Club President, Gord Faas, installed new members, Theresa Schuurman and IgorDzaic. Theresa and Igor gave a capsule “This is My Life” presentation and were welcomed to the Satellite.
Following the installation ceremony, Rick Caron introduced Jeanne Knopf deRoche, who served as leader of the Education VTT to Ghana. Jeanne’s presentation featured a video of the construction of a village school as seen through the eyes of a young student named Precious. Precious tells us that one day a group of people called, “Rotarians” arrived and said that they were going to establish a school in her village. Up until that time, classes were held under a large shade tree in the village. Precious takes us through the process of building the school and training the teachers who will work there.
Jeanne then reviewed the challenges that had to be overcome before local authorities were brought on board. Members were encouraged to participate in World Community Service activities. A question period followed the presentation.