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Children of Honduras “ An
Accidental Journey”
Bonny Pigeon introduced
Polly Smith the guest
speaker.
Polly
Smith presented slides &
highlights of the trip to
Honduras and the island of
Roatan.
The
trip to Roatan originally
started as a scuba diving
vacation for 22 individuals.
The
trip took on an additional
purpose after Polly’s son
watched the Oprah Winfrey
Show. The 22 scuba divers
decided to give something
back to the community they
were visiting- thus the
Accidental Journey.
Polly
googled Roatan and found a
link to the Roatan
Children’s Fund. The link
provided a contact and that
enabled the group to
understand some of the basic
needs that existed at the
orphanage.
Roatan
is beautiful island but very
impoverished. The island is
isolated, mountainous, and
has a small population that
is spread throughout. The
education system is very
basic and most children do
not go beyond grade 6.
The
coordinated group effort
took 100 pounds of school
supplies and raised $1500
that was donated to the
Mayken Broby Children’s
Home.
Polly
has continued to maintain
contact with the individual
and plans are underway for a
further donation of $2500 to
further upgrade computers.
A
Rotary donation of $500 will
be provided under a basic
grant for their next trip.
It was
a very inspiring
presentation of how one
small group can make a
difference in the world.
 Blake
Vince thanked Polly and
presented a book entitled
“The Caribbean” to be
donated to the library
system in recognition of
Polly Smith.
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