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[Garry Krischock]

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1. 1627: Past RI Director Asbjørn Austvik dies <>  From: Sunil K Zachariah 

 

2. 1626: Tony's Backpacks - Interact club sends school <>  supplies to Mexi
From: Sunil K Zachariah 

 

 

1.
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Asbjørn Austvik dies 

 

Fri Jan 9, 2009 9:53 pm (PST) 

Past RI Director Asbjørn Austvik dies
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Past RI Director Asbjørn Austvik.
Asbjørn Austvik, who served on the Rotary International Board of
Directors from 1990-92, died 1 January.

Austvik, of Trondheim, Norway, joined the Rotary Club of Trondeim in
1955. In addition to serving on the RI Board, he was governor of
District 2300 in 1977-78 and aide to the RI president in 1998-99. He
held other RI positions, including International Assembly discussion
leader, committee member and chair, and vice chair of the European
Regional PolioPlus Committee, and served as Rotary Foundation trustee
from 1992-95.

Austvik retired as director of the Thomas Angell Foundation, in
Trondheim. Chair of a housing development company, he was a member of
the Fulbright Alumni Association of Norway and was active with the Royal
Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. He was also a
former assistant professor at Dartmouth College, in New Hampshire, USA.

Funeral services will be held on 9 January at the Cathedral of
Trondheim. Austvik is survived by his wife, Eva, and son, Dag.
Condolences may be sent to Eva Austvik at Bispegaten 4, NO-7013
Trondheim, Norway.

Source: Rotary International News / Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

 

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- Interact club sends school supplies to Mexico

 
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Fri Jan 9, 2009 9:53 pm (PST) 

Interact club sends school supplies to Mexico By Donna Polydoros
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Students in Tixkokob, in the Yucatan region of Mexico, with their new
backpacks. Courtesy of Javier Hansen
U.S. Interactors are honoring a classmate who died in a car accident in
2006 by fulfilling her vision of distributing school supplies to
children in Mexico.

The Interact Club of Etna Union High School
<http://clubs.district5110.org/scottvalley/interact.htm> in Northern
California has distributed over 400 backpacks filled with crayons,
scissors, paper, and other supplies to grade school students in places
like Ensenada and Tixkokob.

The project was first envisioned by club member Antonia Cornell-Banke,
who came up with the idea after several trips to Mexico with the
school's Spanish club.

"I knew her as a really caring person who was really involved in the
community," says Javier Hansen, president of the Etna Interact club and
member of the Spanish club.

After Antonia's death, her fellow Interactors carried out her vision,
naming the project "Toni's Backpacks" in her honor.

Members of the Spanish club have helped out, distributing the school
supplies during their annual trip to Mexico.

"It's become a favorite part of their trip. When they finish handing out
the backpacks, they want to be a part of Interact too," says Davie
Martin, a member of the Rotary Club of Scott Valley (Ft. Jones) and
adviser to the Etna Interact club. Martin helps the Interactors connect
with Rotary clubs in Mexico to find schools in need of the supplies.

The Interact club raises funds to support the project by organizing
charity basketball games between the school's varsity boys' team and a
local law enforcement team. They also solicit support for the project
throughout the community; US$20 sends a backpack loaded with supplies to
a student in Mexico.

Toni's Backpacks is now in its third year. The project has inspired
other regional Interact
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ridefault.aspx> clubs to start their own backpack programs.

Source: Rotary International News / Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

 

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