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Shelburne Free Press https://shelburnefreepress.ca/?p=1096 Export date: Wed Jul 3 13:21:26 2024 / +0000 GMT |
Speaker notes something good in every day In a society where we are bombarded each day with instant media, how could a person voluntarily want to give up her summer vacation to spend two months in a remote village in Africa with limited resources and two hours of daily electricity created by a generator? Kristine Soufian, a 22-year-old OISE student who aspires to be a high school teacher, has spent the last five summers volunteering her time in an Ethiopian village called Ropi. In Ropi, despite the limited resources, children take advantage of the English as a Second Language (ESL) classes that are offered by people like Kristine and her fellow volunteers through the Ethiopia Summer Program. The Ethiopia Summer program is affiliated with Consolata Missionaries based in Toronto. This program offers the children of Ropi hope for a better tomorrow through education. Kristine Soufian has been invited to speak to many groups throughout the GTA about her experiences in Ethiopia. She will be giving a power point presentation sponsored by the Nobleton Women's Institute at the Nobleton Community Hall on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. Her topic is entitled “Something Good in Every Day.” During her presentation, Kristine will introduce you to the children of Ropi, to her work at the village and to her philosophy that “each day may not be good but there's something good in every day.” Kristine will inspire you to action – a desire to do something. What is this something? Kristine will answer that question by saying: “You don't have to go half way around the world to do “something good in every day. This something good can be as simple as a smile or a nod to a stranger passing by or the opening of a door for a person behind you.” Admission to the presentation will be by donation. For more, watch the video at YouTube Video: YouTube.com/watch?v=JXm6lQafE9M 1 |
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