Project Children

As Host Families have not been secured for the Summer 2007 program, the Papago Rotary Club will not be participating in the direct sponsorship of Project Children participants this year.  It is our hope to secure hosts in the future for our students and continue participation in this outstanding program in 2008.

The Papago Rotary Club annually sponsors two participants in Project Children, a national program working toward developing peace and understanding in Northern Ireland, two children at a time. 

The national Project Children organization, and its founders Denis and Pat Mulcahy, have been working over the past twenty-five years using a simple and effective method.  Two children from Northern Ireland, one Catholic, one Protestant are matched and visit the United States during the summer.  The children live with a host family, learn about the United States and each other.  Since it's founding, Project Children has hosted more than 14,000 children.  The Papago Rotary Club is proud to support this fine effort again in 2006.

This year we welcomed Niamh and Demi from County Antrim.  The young ladies arrived in the US on June 28th and visited the Papago Rotary Club on July 14th and July 21st.  They returned home July 27th. 

Special thanks to the Montgomery,Taylor, and Sarnicki families for serving as hosts while the girls are in Arizona.