Dominican Republic February 2007

Contact Father Joe McGuckin andRotarian Lionel VanPeteghen

Welcome Wagon HostBus Station - Santo Domingo

This man rememberedRotarian Shirley McRobert from previous trips

Chance McRobert volunteerfor Culture Centre and Library

Taken at the village of Arroyo Hondo wherethe Vermilion Rotary Club Project is located

Shawn Daley Father Joe’s Assistant

Coordinator of the Library Project andCommunication Centre

The library February 2006

The library February 2007

Opening Day

February 2006

February 2007

Opening Day

February 2006

February 2007

Inside the library

February 2007

Inside the Centre

February 2007

Opening Day

February 2006lots of work to get building ready

February 2007

Children using computers

February 2007

Inside Computer Lab

Delivering Water Filters

The first of many water filter deliveries

Chance and Lionel loading

Each unit approximately 300 pounds

Six at a time for delivery

Heavy work

A job for everyone

A responsible Rotarian drives

Delivering

A little help from our friends

Setting up water filter

Alabina trained in set up

Almost done

In total we delivered 18 water filters

Another delivery

What number was that?

Another one

Everyone helps

Be careful

Not to drop

Another house

Another filter

Chance getting water

For our water filter system this is the water we drank

Having lunch

Our safe to drink filtered water

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take

But by the moments that take our breath away . . .