Honesdale Highschool Students Support Africa Sports & Youth

The student council and faculty of Honesdale High School (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) have answered the call to action, and contributed a range of sports equipment for the Community Sports & Youth program in Kumbo. These donations will join sports equipment given by Himalayan Institute members from around the country, all bound for Cameroon.

Congratulations- Milano Kumbo Sports Academy

 

Congratulations to MilanoKumbo Sports Academy runners who placed 14^th and 40^th out of a field of 15,000 at the Dallas White Rock marathon, qualifying for the Boston marathon. We’re proud to have helped sponsor the runners to travel all the way from Cameroon to Dallas, and wish them luck in their next races!

 

Milano Kumbo Sports Academy

We’re proud to announce the HI Community Center has formed a local partnership with MilanoKumbo Sports Academy to support community sports and youth programs in Kumbo. The Sports Academy is a leader in community sports programs in the whole region, offering training to over 300 children in soccer, basketball, and running. Their running program is one of the best in the entire nation. Not only have participants won races internationally, they include the current Cameroonian 10,000 meter champion and winners of the prestigious Mt. Cameroon race, a rugged cross-country race up Africa’s 2^nd highest mountain!

Several runners from the Academy are pictured here, with president of the Sports Academy, Roland Mbenkum (center, wearing a red shirt), after winning a race in Nigeria.

Honesdale Rotary Joins Himalayan Institute Extended Family

The Himalayan Institute extended family now includes the Honesdale Rotary Club. In support of the Kumbo (Cameroon, Africa) Public Library Project, the Honesdale Rotary has challenged Rotarians worldwide to join hands with them to help in fundraising. If you are a member of Rotary, and would like to learn how your club can help support this and other Help Africa Move Forward projects, contact Brian Fulp at bfulp@himalayaninstitute.org or 570-647-1514.

• To learn more, the full Honesdale Rotary Club press release is available here
• Also view local media coverage of Rotary support for the HI Community Center.