Speaker: Sunday Atara Abraham Agyekum was our guest speaker for today's meeting.
Sunday has been a Rotarian for the past 4 years and for 3 consecutive years, he was the Director of Public Image for the Rotary Club of Cape Coast Central from 2015 to 2018. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and has attended 4 District Conferences and two International Conventions; South Korea 2016 in Seoul and Toronto, 2018.
Sunday migrated to Canada this past January as a Permanent Resident to join his wife Ellen who is a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Moncton City Hospital. They are expecting a baby boy in October.
Prior to his coming to Canada, he worked as the Corporate Affairs Manager of Groupe Nduom, a multi-national company with over 50 companies in Ghana, Togo, Liberia, UK, and the United States. Currently, Sunday is enrolled in two programs, Supply Chain and Logistics at Eastern College and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management at Crandall University, both in Moncton.
Sunday shared with us the wonderful work his Club of Cape Coast Central has accomplished in the past four years since beginning their Rotary Journey.
The Cape Coast Central Club has 35 members, 21 male and 14 female. It belongs to District 9102 which is comprised of clubs from Benin, Niger, Togo, and Ghana. The district has a total 96 clubs and 2465 members.
Annually they have five projects, these include Health screenings, Handwashing campaign in schools, book donations, food item donations, and a car wash fundraiser.
They've also completed five major projects since starting their club. These include:
- The renovation of the dining hall at the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and Blind.
- The construction of a Sanitation project in a rural farming community in Ghana, in partnership with Rotary Club of Essex, Ontario.
- The donation of an SUV Ambulance in partnership with Rotary Club of Bad Driburg Germany to St. Martin Du Porris Hospital in Ekwe, Western Region.
- Medical Equipment and renovation of Elmina Urban Hospital with Association of Ghana Women, Atlanta Georgia, USA.
The current project that the Cape Coast Central Rotary Club is focusing on is fundraising to build a boarding facility for the Aboom School for Special Needs. Currently, many students who attend this school travel a great distance and transportation is a real issue. The land has been acquired and now the club is focused on raising money to build a facility that can house a minimum of 200 children. They are sharing their cause with other Rotary Clubs, in hopes of partnering.
It was amazing to hear Sunday share just a little bit about the Cape Coast Central Club in Ghana. It is remarkable to see what they've been able to accomplish in such a short time. Thank you for sharing your story Sunday!