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| Jim (fourth from left) and his nephew Christian (third from left) with the Avon for Nicaragua group. |
When I
reflect on our trip to El Sauce and the adventure of assisting the local
populace building a much needed rural school through Enlace Project I
become very emotional. Yes, “choked
up.” Why? Because it was a life changing and life
affirming event for me. I was part of a
twenty member group from Avon, New York, the “Avon for Nicaragua” group, made
up of six high school Interact students, various teachers, principals, a
librarian, counselors, an engineer, a tile installer and three youth ages 11,
11 and 13, plus myself and another dedicated Rotarian. I took my 11 year old granddaughter, Olivia
and 13 year old nephew, Christian. They,
along with Ella, daughter of the other Rotarian raised $1100.00 for building
materials for the school. We all paid
our own expenses. Everyone worked
hard. The children contributed a great
deal in terms of work, energy, emotional and psychological support. We feel so affirmed in our efforts as the
residents were very gracious, friendly, helpful and thankful.
Much
credit goes to the Enlace Project support team in country. These folks are diligent, dedicated and
extremely well organized. May God Bless
all those involved.
Dr. Jim Tompsett
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