Club speaker - Penelope Milner - Leeds Rotaract

Mon, Feb 20th 2023 at 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm

Club speaker - Penelope Milner - Leeds Rotaract

Birstall Luddites Rotary Club
Club Speaker Penelope Milner
Leeds Rotaract

On Monday 20th Feb Penelope visited the club and gave a talk about her 6 weeks visit to

Mexico City working with Ecolander..

Penelope is in her last year at Leeds University studying for a Geography degree.

whilst at University Penelope enrolled in the Laidlaw Foundation this enabled her visit to Mexico City looking at environment and city planning there.
In her free time Penelope set up a University Rotary Rotaract club which now as 25 members.
Litter picking, supporting rough sleepers, collecting for Syria and tree planting are some of their projects.
Penelope is planning to enter the Prison service after gaining her degree.

President Steve gave thanks to Penelope for her visit and talk.

LINK Penelope at Laidaw Foundation

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