ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2010 - Gedung Kuning
ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2010 - Gedung Kuning
ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2010 - Gedung Kuning
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By Linda Rissel<br />
InternatIonal executIve<br />
Board chaIrman<br />
“Do you think your organization<br />
would like to make<br />
a donation to help build a<br />
school in Vietnam?” I could<br />
never have imagined the<br />
impact this question from Bud<br />
Bruton, member of the Board<br />
of Directors for VVRP (Vietnam<br />
Veterans Restoration Project)<br />
would have for me or for Alpha<br />
Delta Kappa.<br />
A proposal was submitted,<br />
unanimously approved and<br />
Project S.A.V.E (Sisters Aiding<br />
Vietnamese Education) was of-<br />
The Vision<br />
of WE<br />
ficial. We turned to our membership<br />
to raise $50,000 and<br />
fully fund the five-room school<br />
in Ta Rinh, located in the Nam<br />
Dong District, Thua Thien-Hue<br />
Province of Vietnam. From<br />
the first announcement, flyer,<br />
S/P/N conventions, DVD and<br />
Regional Conference presentations,<br />
the support of this<br />
project has been overwhelming.<br />
The excitement Project<br />
S.A.V.E has generated in our<br />
members hasn’t happened in<br />
many years!<br />
So now, it is time to share<br />
with you, my sisters, the wonderful<br />
experience of traveling<br />
to Vietnam for the dedica-<br />
tion of the Alpha Delta Kappa<br />
School on September 3, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Where to begin?<br />
In the words of Dr. Seuss’s<br />
“Oh the places you’ll go” came<br />
to mind when our itinerary arrived.<br />
I’m sure when we plan<br />
our travel to destinations we<br />
have never been before we visualize<br />
what we can expect to<br />
see. My expectations certainly<br />
didn’t anticipate how different<br />
this trip would be.<br />
Landing in Hanoi . . . So,<br />
this is the famous city that so<br />
many of us have heard about.<br />
Hanoi, originally named Thang<br />
Long, is nearly a thousand<br />
years old, but for many it has Ø<br />
International Executive Board Chairman Linda Rissel, center left, and International President Jane Miller, center right, join<br />
Alpha Delta Kappa School teachers, Vietnamese dignitaries and VVRP members for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.<br />
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Excellence in Action for World Understanding
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