Warren Easton revisited

Rotary International News -- 11 May 2011

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Students arrive at Warren Easton Charter High School on a December morning.

R otarians from Berkely, California, USA, recently joined New Orleans Rotarians for a tour of Warren Easton Charter High School, and the renovations completed as part of several service projects following Hurricane Katrina. In June 2006, about 30 Berkeley Rotarians toiled alongside locals in the Louisiana heat, restoring classrooms and offices on the school’s upper levels. The next year, Rotarians from seven U.S. states and Canada returned to Warren Easton to build and upgrade science labs, renovate the library, and complete work on classrooms and common areas. Less than two years after Rotarians took up the cause, the beleaguered school that almost didn't reopen was back -- and in better condition than before the hurricane.

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At 4:00PM on 13 May 2011, Ron Smith, PDG 2006-2007 wrote: This is a great story of many clubs coming together to assist. Please note that Rotarians from D-7430 in Eastern Pennsylvania also assisted in restoring and improving the Science Labs, completing a $10,000 Matching Grant for equipment and supplies and sending some Rotarians to renovate and repaint alongside other Rotarians from the US and abroad. Great examples of the Rotary world coming together.

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