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Today's Club Meeting
Jan 28, 2020 11:45 AM

The RITE (Rotary Intercountry Teacher Exchange) program is a joint project of the Rotary Clubs of West Wichita and West Sedgwick County – Sunrise. The inbound portion of the project includes receiving teachers from Panama and Argentina for 4 weeks, mid-January to mid-February. This year, we have 3 teachers from Panama and 2 from Argentina. Today, they will share a little about their backgrounds and their visit here. A special thanks to Shelli Kadel and Dalia Hale (Sunrise Rotary) for all their work in organizing this project. And, thanks to those who have volunteered to host!                          

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2020 INBOUND RITE TEACHERS

Carla Minchilli                                     Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina                       Carla owns a school where she teaches English skills and works as a teacher of English for kindergarten students in a Catholic school as well as adolescents and teens in secondary public and private schools. She is involved in a leadership role with young people though her church and community connections. She has traveled to Brazil and Chile and sees it as an excellent educational experience traveling to the US for the first time and being in constant communication with English native speakers. She is excited to share her new knowledge and experiences with future students and colleagues. Carla is married.

Cecilia Santillán                                            Boulonge, Buenos Aires, Argentina                        Cecilia has worked as an English language educator since 2017, teaching at the primary and secondary level in Boulonge. She has traveled throughout the provinces in Argentina but this her first trip outside of Argentina. She enjoys her time with family and friends and is dedicated to campaigns to help people in need and for the rescue of domestic animals. She is excited about learning the US culture and customs, daily routines and educational methods through her interaction with people in host homes, schools and across the Wichita community.                  

Susana Moreno                                                  David, Chiriquí, Panamá                                          Susana has taught English at the elementary level, as well as, the university level for the last 10 years. She participated in the 2019 RITE Seminar for Teacher of English in David. This is her first time to travel outside of Panama. She is excited to experience and improve her fluency of the US English language through interaction with host families and teachers and students in the schools. She also wants to learn new and effective teaching techniques to help her students learn English, manage her classroom while improving her teaching methodologies. Susana is married and has three sons ages 14, 6 and 1.

Marggie Morales                                 David, Chiriquí, Panamá                                                Marggie has taught at the elementary level since 2015.  She participated in the June 2019 RITE Seminar sponsored by the Rotary Club of David. In 2016, she was a part of the Panama Bilingüe Program as a participant in an immersion teaching program at American University in Washington DC.  In 2017, Marggie attended a four-week Seminar on Excellent Teacher Training from Developing Countries through the Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China at Zhejiang Normal University in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China. Marggie is excited to be a part of the RITE program because she wants to improve her teaching methodologies though observation and interaction with teachers and students in the schools. Marggie was recently engaged.

Arcenio Romero                                           Boquete, Chiriquí, Panamá                                       Arcenio first traveled to the US in 2009-10 in an exchange student program to study Intensive English Course and to participate in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN. In 2018, he participated in the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program at Appalachian State University. Boone, NC. In 2019, he participated in an immersion teaching program, Panama Bilingüe Program at American University in Washington DC. He has taught five years in all grade levels at public and private schools. Currently, he works with students in a school in Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca, an indigenous region in northwest Panama and has become a part of the indigenous community by living in teacher housing during the school week. Arcenio participated in the last RITE Seminar and plans to grow professionally by learning new techniques, methodologies, strategies, and activities to help motivate his students to learn English and help his colleagues as well. Arcenio is married and has a 5 year old son.

Club News
BOOKSHELF DELIVERIES
We had a nice turn out of our members to help hand out bookshelves last week to the first graders at Lawrence and Benton Elementary schools! Our thanks to the Lawrence staff for treating us with a nice box lunch after the delivery! It's always fun to hear the comments of the 1st graders as they receive their bookshelf, 2 books and packet of decals. We heard many "thank you's" along with several boasting that they now have their very own bookshelf since their friends or siblings already have one. Some carefully decorated their new bookshelf with the decals, while others were anxious to start reading one of their new books. 
Thanks to Mark Chamberlin for taking pictures and posting them on our club's Facebook page! To see more photos, go to: https://www.facebook.com/rotaryofwestwichita/photos 
   
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MEETING INFORMATION

ATTENDANCE & MEMBERSHIP 

Last meeting: 36%  Membership: 61

Last year: 59%         Membership: 59

HOLIDAY RAFFLE & HAPPY BASKET

The pot will be worth over $38 if an Ace is drawn. Proceeds from the raffle are used to purchase groceries for needy families at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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JANUARY & FEBRUARY
Member Birthdays
Rod Brown
January 3
 
Mark Hansen
January 9
 
Brock Lofgreen
January 14
 
Ed Frey
January 18
 
Patrick Walden
January 29
 
Zella Newberry
February 1
 
Michael Phipps
February 23
 
Grady Goff
February 27
 
Stan Krehbiel
February 27
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS
RITE (Rotary Intercountry Teacher Exchange)
Jan 18, 2020 – Feb 16, 2020
 
STAR Class
Rolling Hills Country Club
Jan 28, 2020 11:30 AM
 
Rotary Club Meeting
Rolling Hills Country Club
Jan 28, 2020 12:00 PM
 
Wine Committee Meeting
Rolling Hills Country Club
Jan 28, 2020
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
 
Rotary Club Meeting
Rolling Hills Country Club
Feb 04, 2020 12:00 PM
 
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