Guest Speaker for March 15th, 2010, was Bridgett Ryan, Sussex Middle School Community Coordinator. She is a wife and mother of 2 teenagers who have lived in Sussex for 16 years, 13 of which she worked for the Royal Bank of Canada.
Bridgett took her present job as a part-time job, which eventually turned into full time. She is in her first year in her new position following our fellow Rotarian Rhoda Wilson, who was the first Community Coordinator in Sussex...
The Sussex Middle School is open as a venue or location to different groups for meetings and community events, and Bridgett assists with that at and other projects.
Projects include junior achievement, foreign exchange, science and career fairs and more. She is involved in the Breakfast Club that feeds breakfast at the school to 40-50 children a day. Another valuable program comprises the tutoring and mentoring program, and there are plans to launch a program this fall that helps students learn and experience the value of volunteering.
Fundraising is required for many of these programs and other programs in which she is involved. Bridgett concluded her talk letting us know that the Sussex Middle School and High Schools will represent Sussex at the Provincial Drama Festival from April 28th- May 5th and have done very well in the past.
Projects include junior achievement, foreign exchange, science and career fairs and more. She is involved in the Breakfast Club that feeds breakfast at the school to 40-50 children a day. Another valuable program comprises the tutoring and mentoring program, and there are plans to launch a program this fall that helps students learn and experience the value of volunteering.
Fundraising is required for many of these programs and other programs in which she is involved. Bridgett concluded her talk letting us know that the Sussex Middle School and High Schools will represent Sussex at the Provincial Drama Festival from April 28th- May 5th and have done very well in the past.