Marlene is survived by her husband, her son Alexander and his wife, Susan; her son Marc and his wife, Lara; her two grandchildren, Jack and Sadie; her sister-in-law Sarah Fambrough; her niece Susan Fambrough, and daughter Anne Estelle; her nephew John Fambrough and his wife, Sandy, and son Josh Hitt; her relatives in Düsseldorf; sister-in-law Rebecca Oberföll; and niece and nephew, Sophie and Max Oberföll. Marlene will be missed dearly by her husband, sons, grandchildren, relatives, friends far and wide, neighbors and community for her nurturing, caregiving, loving and maternal nature.
Marlene is survived by her husband, her son Alexander and his wife, Susan; her son Marc and his wife, Lara; her two grandchildren, Jack and Sadie; her sister-in-law Sarah Fambrough; her niece Susan Fambrough, and daughter Anne Estelle; her nephew John Fambrough and his wife, Sandy, and son Josh Hitt; her relatives in Düsseldorf; sister-in-law Rebecca Oberföll; and niece and nephew, Sophie and Max Oberföll. Marlene will be missed dearly by her husband, sons, grandchildren, relatives, friends far and wide, neighbors and community for her nurturing, caregiving, loving and maternal nature.
Sustainable Education: Library for students
Under this project, both Sunshine NY Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Chittagong North jointly distributed books and educational supplies among several hundred students of an elementary school in a small remote, underprivileged village.
Both clubs jointly contributed towards the Installation of a water filtration system for students and faculty of Social Science Faculty of the University of Chittagong,- the second largest public university in Bangladesh. This initiative has benefitted more than 500 students and staff vt to providing them access to purified water. Sunshine NY Rotary Club’s International Director, Ashfaque Salim was present during the formal opening of the water filtration system.
Subsidizing low-cost housing for the homeless.
The third joint project being implemented by the Sunshine NY Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Chittagong North is also in Chattogram where a donation is going to be made for housing of homeless people. Twenty homeless people are to have their own shelters for living under this project.
50 illustrated children's books were distributed to the young girls at the Monu Mia and Sultana Girls Orphanage in Chandpur. The books written by a veteran teacher, and purchased by the Club Charter President were each stamped with the Sunshine NY Rotary stamp. They were picked up by Rotarian Nazrana Yeasmin of the Rotary Club of Dhaka Phoenix for distribution to the children.
Rotary Club of Chinatown hosted a full-day Community Training on Mental Health Wellness on Saturday, December 9th. The program, attended by Rev. Dr. J. Loren Russell, District Governor 2023-24, District 7230, featured a comprehensive agenda addressing early recognition, warning signs, coping with stigma, stress, depression, and anxiety. Chinatown RC co-presidents Dr. Evelyn Isaacs and Ester Yip and National Alliance on Mental Illness- NAMI representative Evelyn Graham-Nyaasi led the program. The training employed interactive methods, including group work, role-playing exercises, information-sharing questionnaires, video presentations, and therapeutic activities, fostering a supportive environment for participants.