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brought along plenty of donations, which were used to make care packages to share with those in the village who need it the most.” Students from St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in Hammond and from St. Tho- mas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in Russell were part of this year’s Guatemala Services group. The annual overseas aid project, in cooperation with One By One: The Latin America Project , is a CDSBEO program that focuses on the virtue of the Good Sama- ritan parable, and Canada’s responsibility to assist other countries when they need help. Students worked on a village road project, using interlock paving stones, to help reduce muddy conditions during the Guatemalan wet season and also reduce dust problems during the dry season. During their stay, students also visited a local clinic and decided to pool the money they had avai- lable to offer as a donation for the clinic’s
A number of local students spent part of their winter helping out families in Guatemala before coming home to share the self-isolation responsibility of many Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trustees for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) enjoyed an inspirational report during their May 19 teleconference session. CDSBEO student trustee Josephine Purcell reported on the annual Guatemala Service trip in February, during which 30 students from CDSBEO schools helped on community service pro- jects in the little village of Anibal Archila. “The main goal was to begin building the final roads in the village, and to paint over 100 houses for the inhabitants of the village,” Purcell told trustees. “Each group
Students from St. Francis Xavier and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic high schools in Hammond and Russell spent part of their February down in Guatemala as part of the Catholic District School Board of Ontario’s annual community service overseas program. They helped out with laying stones for a village road project, visited at a medical clinic, and made friends with local families during their stay. They returned home in time to join the majority of Canadians in self-isolation and other shared efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. —supplied photo UNE EX-INFIRMIÈRE FAIT DEUX PIERRES D’UN COUP DANS LA LUTTE AU CORONAVIRUS
expansion needs. The students developed strong friend- ships with the families of the village. “The minute we arrived, we were welcomed with a great celebration,” stated Purcell, “that included music, refreshments, and fireworks. They (villagers) willingly shared many parts
of their culture with us, even though we had just met them.” Photos of the Guatemala Ser- vice trip are on the One By One Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ OneByOneTheLatinAmericaProject/.
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