This article was featured in the District 7610 February 2022 Newsletter and written by our President, Bruce Tinker
Remember Hurricane Iota? November 17, 2020? Actually, I don’t either. But the people of La Guadalupe, Honduras, do. And so does Blanca Vasquez, a member and Past President of Alexandria South Rotary Club. The hurricane was the second of two to sweep through Honduras in two weeks. It devastated the school in the small community in south central Honduras, making it incapable of holding classes. The roof was broken and scattered. There was no shelter from the elements. Electronics could not be protected, so connection to the internet was lost. The children had no place within an hour or more of travel to get their education. The best they could do was meet once a week in a home with internet connection. Blanca actually taught at that school many years ago, before coming to the United States and becoming a community organizer for United Community Ministries and Fairfax County. When Blanca told our club (Alexandria South Rotary) about the children who were no longer able to get an education in that small community, we were very moved. Right away we considered whether we could make a difference with a District Grant.
