Two classification talks
Posted by Stephen Rhodes
Mari-Anne Tate and Dale Flannigan gave classification talks last week. Both are teachers and both came to Rotary through their work with youth and our Youth Exchange committee. Both new members were sponsored by Past President Norm Bindon.
Mari-Anne has been involved in our Club for more than a year. The Tate family hosted our Exchange student Bjarke while their son Branden was in Denmark. Mari-Anne has assisted our Youth Exchange committee by acting as counsellor for Jeed. She accompanied 44 Exchange Students to our Winter Wilderness camp in February.
Mari-Anne teachs Core French, part-time at Herb Campbell Public School and is a the Guidance Counsellor at Caledon East Public School two afternoons a week. She started teaching twenty years ago and retired about five years ago to teach only on a supply basis.
She is a past Youth Exchange student visiting Brazil.
Mari-Anne says she is happy to be a Rotarian. "Becoming a member is a way for me to thank Rotary for all the wonderful opportunities I have experienced as the result of being an exchange student and the mother of an exchange student."
Dale has been a teacher for 25 years. He is the head of the arts department at North Park Secondary School. He started teaching at the Prison for Women inKingston Ontario
Dale was drafted by the Youth Exchange Committee and has assisted the Committee for several months.
Dale said he always enjoyed helping and getting involved with people. He said he was warmly received by the club while driving Fernanda last year and decided he wanted to join when he discovered his interest in helping children fit well with club activities.
Dale is involved in his school's annual trek to Paraguay and he organizes student trips to Europe annually. And recently Dale is a graduate of Humber College's Stand-Up Comedy course, so watch for local appearances.
Mari-Anne teachs Core French, part-time at Herb Campbell Public School and is a the Guidance Counsellor at Caledon East Public School two afternoons a week. She started teaching twenty years ago and retired about five years ago to teach only on a supply basis.
She is a past Youth Exchange student visiting Brazil.
Mari-Anne says she is happy to be a Rotarian. "Becoming a member is a way for me to thank Rotary for all the wonderful opportunities I have experienced as the result of being an exchange student and the mother of an exchange student."
Dale has been a teacher for 25 years. He is the head of the arts department at North Park Secondary School. He started teaching at the Prison for Women in
Dale was drafted by the Youth Exchange Committee and has assisted the Committee for several months.
Dale said he always enjoyed helping and getting involved with people. He said he was warmly received by the club while driving Fernanda last year and decided he wanted to join when he discovered his interest in helping children fit well with club activities.
Dale is involved in his school's annual trek to Paraguay and he organizes student trips to Europe annually. And recently Dale is a graduate of Humber College's Stand-Up Comedy course, so watch for local appearances.