Rotary District 6440 is planning at least two hands-on missions in the 2009-10 year. The first will be to work at a Mayan school in the eastern part of Guatemala, either at Ak'Tenamit where we have been the last two years or at a new school being developed to expand the program. The details are not complete, but it will be the third week of January 2010. Please send your name to Larry Kanar (lpk471@gmail.com)if you are interested and he will keep you informed as the plans develop.
If that week doesn't work for you let Larry know if you are interested in other missions when they come up.
Showing posts with label international. Show all posts
Showing posts with label international. Show all posts
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Guatemala Service Trip
You can view photos of the district's service trip to Guatemala by clicking Guatemala.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Thank You to Guatemala Team
Our service team to Guatemala received the following:
First and foremost, I hope this e-mail finds you all in good health and condition after your time and travels to visit us down in Guatemala. Somehow I imagine back in the Chicago area, some of you might already be thinking about coming down for another week or two until the summer decides it is ready to hide itself away for good.
For a brief re-introduction, my name is Jesse Schauben-Fuerst. I am a volunteer who was fortuante to meet all of you at Ak'Tenamit during your trip. My current work is centered on teaching English and developing our educational model for the future.
For me, I must start with a personal thank you. The impact of people - who in the eyes of our students have so much - taking time out of their lives to give back was a truly special experience and sparked some wonderfully insightful conversation on their part. Many important seeds were planted during your trip in regards to service and I hope to be around long enough to watch them grow.
Throughout your week in Guatemala I was fortunate to speak with you all in a variety of capacities and contexts, and share both our stories and visions of the world. Doing a year of volunteer work with Ak'Tenamit has been one of the more rewarding experiences of my life. While I do not exactly know where my next stop on the journey will be, I am concentrating on the present, learning from the past, and envisioning the future. As each of you had mentioned to me in our conversations, it just might be that Rotary and I could work together to create some more positive change in the world.
However, this e-mail would not be just if I did not reiterate how much it meant to the entire Ak-Tenamit community (one that you too are a part of) the work, energy, and attitudes your entire group brought to us. It was a well needed reminder of how a small group of people can do so much with the right attitude and in turn inspire others to do the same.
My very best wishes to you all and safe journeys,
Jesse Schauben-Fuerst
Professor of English and International Development Advisor
Ak'Tenamit
First and foremost, I hope this e-mail finds you all in good health and condition after your time and travels to visit us down in Guatemala. Somehow I imagine back in the Chicago area, some of you might already be thinking about coming down for another week or two until the summer decides it is ready to hide itself away for good.
For a brief re-introduction, my name is Jesse Schauben-Fuerst. I am a volunteer who was fortuante to meet all of you at Ak'Tenamit during your trip. My current work is centered on teaching English and developing our educational model for the future.
For me, I must start with a personal thank you. The impact of people - who in the eyes of our students have so much - taking time out of their lives to give back was a truly special experience and sparked some wonderfully insightful conversation on their part. Many important seeds were planted during your trip in regards to service and I hope to be around long enough to watch them grow.
Throughout your week in Guatemala I was fortunate to speak with you all in a variety of capacities and contexts, and share both our stories and visions of the world. Doing a year of volunteer work with Ak'Tenamit has been one of the more rewarding experiences of my life. While I do not exactly know where my next stop on the journey will be, I am concentrating on the present, learning from the past, and envisioning the future. As each of you had mentioned to me in our conversations, it just might be that Rotary and I could work together to create some more positive change in the world.
However, this e-mail would not be just if I did not reiterate how much it meant to the entire Ak-Tenamit community (one that you too are a part of) the work, energy, and attitudes your entire group brought to us. It was a well needed reminder of how a small group of people can do so much with the right attitude and in turn inspire others to do the same.
My very best wishes to you all and safe journeys,
Jesse Schauben-Fuerst
Professor of English and International Development Advisor
Ak'Tenamit
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Guatemala Trip
Rotarians and guests representing 15 clubs in our district will spend the first week of March on a service trip to the rain forests of eastern Guatemala. The 42 people will work under the auspices of Ak'Tenamit, an indigenous community development organization (www.aktenamit.org). This is the second year that we've sent people and supplies to the region to help with the group's mission of providing long-term solutions to poverty.
You can follow the service team's adventures on the team blog at Guatemala.
You can follow the service team's adventures on the team blog at Guatemala.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Guatemala Trip Openings
From February 29th to March 9th, people from our district will be working in Ak' Tenamit, Guatemala, on a service trip. The trip filled up quickly, but there are now two openings. Please read the information at http://www.clubrunner.ca/dprg/dxprogramhome/_programhome.aspx?did=6440&pageid=8109&sid=27509 to see if you'd like to join the group. Past trips have proven to be rewarding experiences for the Rotarians, family members and friends who've done so much to help people on the east coast of Guatemala.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Rotary UN Day November 8
Each year, Rotary International and the United Nations celebrate their longstanding ties with a special day at the UN. This year it will be November 8th.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will give a special presentation to Rotarians and there will be special panel discussions and presentations on topics of particular interest to Rotarians. During the morning, there will be a program specially designed for youth.
Registration is open until October 24th at www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/un_day08_reg_form.pdf. The day's schedule is also available on RI's web site.
Forty-nine Rotarians helped draft the United Nation's Charter and many Rotarians became international delegates to the UN. Rotary was one of the original 42 non-governmental organizations and that affiliation continues today.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will give a special presentation to Rotarians and there will be special panel discussions and presentations on topics of particular interest to Rotarians. During the morning, there will be a program specially designed for youth.
Registration is open until October 24th at www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/un_day08_reg_form.pdf. The day's schedule is also available on RI's web site.
Forty-nine Rotarians helped draft the United Nation's Charter and many Rotarians became international delegates to the UN. Rotary was one of the original 42 non-governmental organizations and that affiliation continues today.
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