At the Sept 14 Tunkhannock Rotary Luncheon, the club had the pleasure of hearing from Leah Rome about her mission to Haiti. The Club provided funds to Leah for her trip. Leah was one of 3 young people that went to Haiti on Mar 9-18, 2017 as part of the Haiti Partnership team. She flew to Port-au-Prince, and then stayed in Hermitage, which is 6 hr way from Port-au-Prince. .jpg)
Leah Rome
She mentioned that there is running water next to the school and church and this is the water system that our global grant would improve.
Before she left for Haiti, she raised money to buy 50 pair of shoes for the kids in town. Shoes were $10 per pair, were used and bought locally.
They also made meals for those working and helped paint the inside and outside of the school. She participated in a pre-school with a girl from VA and taught the children how to write their name and some numbers.
When asked, she commented that she was most surprised about how poor they were and how little they had. Because of her experiences, she remarked that she has changed since she took a lot for granted and now appreciates the small things much more. She intends to go back to Haiti next year.
Leah showed a YouTube video about her time in Haiti (https://youtu.be/fzLtUHFR_SM).
Leah Rome