Meeting April 19th, 2016

GUESTS: 

Vinay Thama (Rotaract)

Gem Munro- Amarok society

Linas Pilypaitis - Ottawa West Rotary Club

 

- We are currently looking for a candidate to sponsor to participate in RYLA. If anyone has a name, please contact Howe.

- Board of Directors Meeting will be Monday April 25th at Mike's store.

- Our Golf Tournament will be June 15th

 

 

- Vinay Thama is a student from the University of Ottawa. He is a member of the Rotaract Club in Ottawa. He shared with us how he initiated his interest in Rotary, first participating in Adventures in Citizenship, thenas a participant of the Leadership Camp, later he became a volunteer of the Rotary Club and later on as a member of the Rotaract Club. He explained to us that this young club meets every other week at the City Hall. One of their main projects is to raise money for a shelter box. This objective has already been achieved. 

 

- Gem Munro visited our Club to give us an update on his organization's projects in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria. He explained to us the challenges that young women and mothers go through in countries with the worst educational systems. He is the founder of a non-profit organization called Amarok Society. Gem has devoted his life to improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged people across the world. Currently, his projects are centered on providing education to young mothers in Bangladesh. These young mothers commit themselves to disseminate his learnings among their children and family members. This has proven to be a successful approach to bring peace and development to disadvantaged societies.

 

We thanked Gem for his visit and for sharing with us his experience.