Who says a brand new club can’t take on an international project? Not us! Tri-Lakes Dynamic Rotary Club, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Callao Peru, provided 120 new desks to the Naciones Unidas Ventanilla Callao school in order that they can enroll more students.
 Tri-Lakes Dynamic Rotary Club was formed in July 2022 by Khurshid Qureshi in Monument, CO. From the moment we all met and talked about our interests, our team came together with a passion for international aid. Several of our team members had done previous work overseas, and we all quickly realized we share a passion for women, children and education. | |
 One of our members, Marianella Medelius is originally from Peru, so we decided to focus our first project near her home town. A quick call to the Rotary Club of Callao, and we found a need to get more children in school. Our area of focus became Ventanilla. Ventanilla has a population of 441,860. 38.8% of the population is under 18 years of age. 29.2% of the population lives under poverty levels. | |
 Each of our members hit it into high gear with a plan to provide 120 new desks to the Naciones Unidas Ventanilla Callao school in order that they can enroll more students. We worked in partnership with the Rotary Callao Club Peru to communicate with the school, raise funds, apply for match grants from the district. Our committee succeeded in raising $4,560 to purchase the desks, and Marianella Medelius flew down to Peru and delivered them, so that 120 students will be able to be enrolled and have the opportunity to learn. After months of hard work and coordination, our very own International Committee has officially delivered 120 desks! This project could not have been possible without our entire international committee working diligently as a team. Special thank you to Russell Chun, Anna Fish, Marianella Medelius, Nicole Schoolsky, Bob Shinn, Julia Avellaneda and Khurshid Qureshi! |
