Student recounts trip to Africa

Click to Enlarge Chris Proctor, right, president of the Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe, with South Tahoe High School senior Brittney Cummings after a presentation during a recent club meeting about her trip to Africa. Provided to the Tribune Get Your Town Feeds

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March 26, 2008

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Inspired by a presentation on polio prevention and immunization at the 2007 Rotary Youth Leadership Academy, South Tahoe High School senior Brittney Cummings recently shared her remarkable experiences on her two-week trip and National Immunization Day participation in Nigeria with the Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe.

Brittney presented her remarkable story and photos of her 2007 trip to Africa with the club, describing her efforts in raising $4,000 for the trip, securing outgoing Rotary International travel information and locating an outgoing Rotary female mentor to accompany her on this incredible trip.

Drawing a standing ovation from the club's membership, Cummings thanked the Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe for its $1,000 sponsorship toward her trip.

Some of her remarkable photos and accounts of her trip can be found on the club's Web site at www.sltrotary.org.

For more information, contact Rob Quadri at (530) 543-5540 or e-mail webmaster@sltrotary.org.