April Morganti - Partnership with the School Board

Today we welcomed April Morganti, a resident of Dundas, who is the Partnership and Community Engagement Manager with the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board. Jessica introduced April with some very nice words about her work.

April's main purpose in visiting us was to say thank you for the work done by Rotary in the community. She noted how many things the different Rotary Clubs in Hamilton do with, and for, students and thanked us for programs such as Rotary Student Exchange, RYLA and Career Days. April encouraged us to work with her to plan in areas that was of interest to our members. She has a wide ranging job involving,  for example, enabling Literacy programs, access to arts and a "girls only" program to enhance their self esteem and avoid bullying. 

Two example areas where volunteers are needed are

-  in the pre-Kindergarten to grade 2 literacy program; elsewhere in Hamilton this one-on-one volunteering has resulted in great improvements in reading skills

- in Hamilton Partners in Nutrition, which could benefit from some committed consistent volunteers with coordination and management skills.

A fairly vigorous Q&A followed where we all tried to put Jessica, as our very own school board trustee, on the spot.