ROTARY CLUB HEARS FROM LOCAL STUDENT

MAY 3, 2016

   The Ville Platte Rotary Club today (Tuesday ) heard from a local Ville Platte High student who attended the rotary sponsored youth leadership camp known as Camp Rylla.

   McKenzie Fontenot thanked the local rotary club for sponsoring her attendance to the week long camp. She said “The camp changed my life for the better. I made new friends and I am so happy I was able to go.” She and her mother were the guests of Rotarian Kip Manuel.

   Club President Mitch Fontenot reported on the following:

--the Walking trail cleanup was a success with 13 members of the Sacred Heart Interact Club along with local rotary club members in attendance;

--heard from  Rotarian Leonard Glen Fontenot urging club members to consider becoming a first time Paul Harris Fellow. The designation is bestowed upon a club member when they contribute $1000 or more to Rotary International. The Ville Platte club is offering to contribute half or $500 to Rotary International. All of the funds go toward the international organization to promote the eradication of diseases and to promote peace and good will;

--the club will be donating $1000 to the tele-medicine project in Central America coordinated by Dr. Don Hines.