News for December 2015/January 2016

Meet the Mission Team

From left Rotarians Mel Honig (Sylvania) Robin Kaufman, Kent Iler, Amber Fisher (Elyria)

From left Rotarians Mel Honig (Sylvania) Robin Kaufman, Kent Iler, Amber Fisher (Elyria)

The Mission Team to Belize is set.  Directly participating in setting up the resource centers are 4 Rotarians (with two of their family members) and 4 Belizeans.  Also helping/participating will be over 100 educators, local Rotarians and Belizeans in distributing and setting up the educational materials, preparing the resource center sites and receiving training in their use and care.

Mission dates are from March 11 through March 24 when resource centers will be opened in 18 pre and primary schools.  You can be a part of this mission.  Every day we will update you with text and pictures as we open the resource centers.  It is hoped that you will enjoy and benefit from the day to day activities of the mission team, faculty, students and Belizeans.

The team members are:

Tori Fisher, high school junior and daughter of Amber: 3rd mission

Tori Fisher, high school junior and daughter of Amber: 3rd mission

Mel Honig, Project Coordinator, Rotary Club of Sylvania: 11th mission

Mel Honig, Project Coordinator, Rotary Club of Sylvania: 11th mission

Kent Iler, Iler Computer and Networking, Elyria Rotarian: 4th mission

Kent Iler, Iler Computer and Networking, Elyria Rotarian: 4th mission

Robin Kaufman, Elyria Rotarian: 1st Mission

Robin Kaufman, Elyria Rotarian: 1st Mission

Morlin Bull, Teacher, Dangriga, Belize: 2nd Mission

Morlin Bull, Teacher, Dangriga, Belize: 2nd Mission

Eleanor Carillo, Education Teacher, Corozal Junior College: 4th Mission

Eleanor Carillo, Education Teacher, Corozal Junior College: 4th Mission

Franco Carillo, high school senior, Orange Walk Technical High School: 3rd Mission

Franco Carillo, high school senior, Orange Walk Technical High School: 3rd Mission

Floyd Lino: Ministry of Education, Toledo District: 1st Mission

Floyd Lino: Ministry of Education, Toledo District: 1st Mission

Jo Audinette, Punta Gorda Rotarian: 1st Mission

Jo Audinette, Punta Gorda Rotarian: 1st Mission

Amber Fisher, President of the Rotary Club of Elyria: 3rd mission

Amber Fisher, President of the Rotary Club of Elyria: 3rd mission

Neal Kaufman, First Mission: 1st Mission - Camera shy

Unloading the Container

With no forklift truck available everything had to be unloaded by hand.

With no forklift truck available everything had to be unloaded by hand.

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Donations during the first quarter of 2016

Educational Equipment and Materials

Toys and gamesSports EquipmentSports EquipmentSports EquipmentBooksComputer PartsGames, ToysComputer systemsVHS TapesWood Shelving

Item Donor Expeditor Rotary Club of
Toys and games Gail Odneal Mel Honig Sylvania
Sports Equipment Gary Davis Gary Davis N Baltimore
Sports Equipment David Puckett Mel Honig Sylvania
Sports Equipment Shadow Valley Tennis Club David Puckett Sylvania
Books (20 boxes) Queen of Apostles Mel Honig/Laneta Goings Sylvania
Computer Parts Oregon School System Steve Bialorucki Oregon/Northwood
Games, Toys Members of the Rotary Club of Elyria Amber Fisher/Jillian Riddle Elyria
Computer systems Iler Networking Kent Iler Elyria
VHS Tapes Kent Iler Kent Iler Elyria
Wood Shelving Univ. Of Toledo Terri Miller/Mel Honig Sylvania

Monetary

 

Donor Amount
Balt Juarez $1000.00
Rotary 6600 District Grant $4500.00 (Rotary Club of Elyria)
Rotary Club of Elyria $4500.00

Your donation can be here next month.  Our next mission to Belize this coming March is fully funded.  We now need to seek funding for our mission.

Presentations

  • Foundation Training in Sandusky
  • Foundation Training in Findlay

Invite us to present at your weekly Rotary Meeting. There are lots of changes going on as we move forward and we would like to bring you up to date on our MESA projects.