The Rotary Club of Grand Island donated $2313 to “Water for South Sudan,” a project supported by the 7th grade students from the Veronica E. Connor Middle School on Grand Island.The students and their teachers were inspired by “A Long Walk to Water,” a “middle grade, young adult” book written by Linda Sue Park.
The book is part of their ELA (English Language Arts) curriculum and supported by their wonderful teachers, who discuss the book and how difficult getting water is in South Sudan. This creates a new understanding of the world for these young people.
Our club had some funds earmarked for a water project in Congo, but we decided to support our home-grown initiative and our local students and teachers.
Our donation and their fundraiser in May will allow them enough money for a new well.
PHOTOS: 1) Faye Teluk, current president; Sherry Miller, past president; and Dr Brian Graham, board member and Superintendent of the school system, presented the check.
2) students who helped to raise the money last year and their teachers.