HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR FEBUARY MEETING AT CEDAR GROVE COFFEE

Thank you Lauren Smith for the wonderful news about the young man in Kenya we sponsored last year. For those of you who could not be at the meeting here is what Lauren shared with us.

Late last year, many club members supported the Pink Elephant organization by donating toward the educational sponsorship of a young man named Ezekiel. This young man is from a small Masai village on the Kenya-Tanzania border. He comes from a community, and even culture, in which education is not of top priority. In order to stay in school, he faced many challenges, included rejecting pre-arranged marriages and going against his families wishes in order to continue his education. Each day, he walked 4.5 hours each way to school and studied at night by fire light. Even though he was 20 years of age, he was only in Class 8, which is our equivalent of the 8th grade. He wanted nothing more than to continue his studies and attend secondary school. In order to do so, a large sum of money would be required to cover the cost of boarding, tuition, books, uniforms, etc. for an entire year of schooling. Fortunately, with the help of BCWC, Pink Elephant was able to fulfill the educational sponsorship that would allow him to continue to secondary school in a larger town in Kenya. As of the first of February, Ezekiel began school and was more than excited at the opportunity before him. His departing words were “You all have done your part, now it is time for me to do mine, and I will.” Congratulations and best wishes to Ezekiel as he embarks on this new journey in his life, one that will forever change his future. We couldn’t be more proud to have invested in such an inspirational young man! 

Here are a few of the pictures from our last meeting. 

Member Spotlight ... Lori Puchino...

I would like to introduce you to one of our  members in the Bullitt County woman's Club. her name is Lori Puchino, She joined in 2010 during our Annual  Salad Supper Membership Drive. Lori is a long time Bullitt County resident and has lived in Mt. Washington for most of those years. Lori is married with two grown children. She is the Director of the Mt. Washington Main Street Program where she is employed. 

Lori is very active in our community she serves as the Chair of the Conservation Committee with the Bullitt County Woman's Club, they are working towards bringing awareness of the needs to conserve our natural resources and the great need in recycling in our community. There long term goals are to have recycling centers in each of the cities in Bullitt County. 

Lori also is a part of the CASA Board of Directors and The U of K Cooperative Extension Office family and Consumer Sciences Council. Lori is a member of the Bullitt County Hospitality and Tourism Association and she is a Lioness with the Mt. Washington Lions Club.

The women in our club are active in the community and are working hard to make Bullitt County a wonderful place to raise a family. Thank you Lori for all the hard work you are doing for Bullitt County.