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April 23, 1998
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April 24, 2008
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April 24, 2008
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April 24, 2008
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Lenawee Country Club
4110 Country Club Rd
Adrian, MI  49221
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Patty Clark introduced Adrian Dominicans Sister Kathryn Cliatt and Sister Christa Marsik who were on hand to present details about their visit to Africa and the work of a Kenyan priest to establish schools for impoverished boys and girls there.
 
Sister Chris, who spent three years in Kenya and returned last summer, spoke first and told members that in 2000 it was Fr. Francis Riwa (pictured below), an ordained priest, who was credited with getting impoverished boys in Meru off the street, give them an education and a home so they could eventually make something of themselves. Meru is a very poor city in Kenya near the equator.  The St. Francis Boy's Home was eventually built and is in full operation to this day.
 
Work expanded to include girls as well many of whom had been abused physically and sexually, she said. They began by attending a makeshift school that started "under a mango tree". They were brought meals from the boys school daily just one mile down the road from where they were gathered. Due to the violence in this area, Fr. Riwa undertook to build a school for them which also served as their living quarters. It later accepted young girls who were orphaned due to the AIDS epidemic there, or from very poor homes, or from homes where it was too violent to live.
 
In 2004, Fr. Riwa established the St. Clare Centre for Girls (K through 12). The first group of seniors will graduate this year. Sister Kathryn continued the presentation by showing photographs of the female students particularly who were benefitting from the work of Fr. Riwa in Meru. All of the girls carry out normal household duties, retrieve drinking water, wash clothes, gather firewood, etc. Their only way out of poverty, she said, was through education. Typically when they start school, they know only their native language and are taugh to speak English by the time they graduate. They also learn Swahili. The girls read their English Bibles every day and attend church services on Sunday! Liesure time includes reading, singing and tribal dancing and playing various board games. She said that she was amazed at how positive these girls were inspite of all that had happened to them.
 
It was about four years ago, Patty said, that the club heard that Siena Heights University had a connection with schools for boys and girls in Meru, Kenya. Just this year the club met with president Sister Peg to explore the possibility of establishing a scholarship fund that would be given to a student there wishing to further their education there.
 
Sr. Kathryn said that her heart was still in Kenya and that she would not soon forget the students she worked with. When she and Sr. Chris arrived home late last year and at the urging of a colleague, persuaded Sr. Peg to grant a scholarship to one student from the school for one year which she did. An anonymous donor also came forward and pledged room and board for one student for four years (that is $36,000). Because of this generosity, then, SHU will be accepting one of the femal graduates from St. Clare's Girls Center in Meru, Kenya Africa into their Freshman class this fall!
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

 

April 5 – Eggs-travaganza – Bronson Gonzalez, Program Director for the local YMCA announced that he was on hand today to recruit volunteers for this annual event. He will be attending next week’s meeting to do the same. The event begins at 12:30pm at Heritage Park in Adrian.

 

May 8-11 – District 6400 Conference – Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel.

May 19- Strokes for Students.  Team #1- Chip, Kevin K., Rod P. & Gerry.  Team 2- Need one to golf with Kathy W., Steve and Nate.  Contact Rod Pender.

 

GUESTS
Junior Rotarians Paige Haufman and Allie Mohr both from AHS. 
 
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Raffle tickets are being sold by the Rotary Club of Westland for a suite at Comerica Park complete with 3 parking passes, $300 food allowance for the Tiger Game with the Cleveland Indians on July 10th. Tickets are being sold for $10. The Adrian Rotary Club gets to keep $4 for each ticket sold by our members. See Kathye if you would like a crack at this great prize!
     
  • Kathye passed out order sheets and envelopes for the Vidalia Sweet Onion Sale today.  If you are unable to sell/buy six bags, please plan to make a cash donation toward this important fund raiser.
  • An updated Club Directory is available at the attendance table.  Contact Allen so that any errors or omissions can be corrected prior to the next publishing.
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Mike was challenged by Rhonda to to bring in more in fines than the 50/50 sales today.  He called on the following members to assist with that goal.  Kevin K., Lisa, all of the UofM and MSU basketball fans, Patty, Dane 2, Brent, Kevin M, Chip 3, Rhonda 2, Greg A, Rod P, the "No bling" group, Frank D, Kathy W.

 

HAPPY BUCKS:

Gerry- Lenawee Life Long Learning has 150 participants in 10 courses.

Nate- Concert "Grand standard Time"  which supports the Tecumseh Center for the Arts is April 12th at 7:30.  $10

Chip

Bobbi

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50-50 Raffle:
The tickets of Rod Pender and President Theresa were drawn but neither came up a winner of today’s more than $300 jackpot.

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Chip collected today and donated it to the onion sale

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TABLE VOLUNTEERS:   Kathye & Rhonda

INVOCATION:  Kevin Keller

SONGS:  Rod Pender

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