Alternative Schoolies 2015
President Penny Sayer, Past Presidents Ross Bird and Judy Rebecca from the Rotary Club of Frankston Long Island led a group of eleven Year 12 Graduates on the 6th Alternative Schoolies trip to Cambodia. Students came from Carrum Downs, Monterey, and Mornington Secondary Colleges plus one from Deer Park and the only male from Mt Alexander College, Flemington. We also had two members of the Rotaract Club come along as Trainee Team Leaders, Alex Lang and Erin McBride. They all experienced the culture and history both recent and ancient and had many rewarding experiences such as riding 13 in the back of a ute and carting mulch at Green Gecko Project’s Farm and still having the energy for a game of soccer with the Gecko kids.One of the highlights was 3 days spent teaching at the Junior High School for which we will be fundraising to buy computers (Contributions from other clubs welcome! US$50 will buy a computer!) This school has 400 students and only one computer. Another highlight was a 31/2-hour journey into the countryside to visit a school built by the Landmine Relief Centre using money donated by last year’s group. This school was operating under a piece of shade cloth until the 2 wooden classrooms were built. Our students decided to donate $4000 to help build 2 more classrooms. We also donated 15 bikes and 90 Sports Uniforms at Krasang Roleung Primary School. We all agreed this was the best and most productive trip ever!!
