Northwest group to collect pennies for peace
By LaJuan Tallo, public relations assistant
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:42 PM CDT
A penny may not seem like a lot of money to us, but as Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Reading Roundtable group found out, it can make a world of difference to a child in need. Last November, Northwest Director of Learning Resources Margaret Rogers shared a special book with the Reading Roundtable that spurred the group to get involved in an effort to promote literacy in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The book, which was written by humanitarian Greg Mortenson and award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin, is entitled “Three Cups of Tea.” It is the story of Mortenson’s mission to promote peace in Central Asia by building schools in poor villages. According to Mortensen’s Web Site, in 1993 he was descending from his failed attempt to reach the peak of K2, the second highest peak on earth. Exhausted and disoriented, he wandered away from his group into the most desolate reaches of northern Pakistan. Alone, without food, water, or shelter he eventually stumbled into an impoverished Pakistani village where he was nursed back to health.
This week Rogers will send a check for $111.68 to Mortenson’s effort.
The purpose of the Reading Roundtable program is to provide a forum for senior adults to read and discuss a variety of books during the course of each semester. Discussions are led by faculty at Northwest. For more information about “Pennies For Peace” visit the website at www.penniesforpeace.org. or call Rogers at 662-562-3277 or e-mail mrogers@northwestms.edu.
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