Tim discovered the cause through his father. A South African doctor who works in Africa, Tim’s father was working to establish a fishing lodge near Silumbu when a friend asked if he wanted to financially support the School of Silumbu. He said, “Most students are aware of what’s going on in Africa, but most don’t have a direct link to help out, so we could make it more accessible for them.” Maytom has visited the school once before with his father, and hopes the tangibility of seeing the results of helping the school will encourage people to contribute. Traveling to the district around twice a year, Maytom’s father provides the opportunity to easily transport goods to the school. “I’m sure everyone has those old children’s books sitting on the shelf collecting dust at home, and they’re relatively easy to transport,” said Maytom. The club asks for light-weight, gently-used elementary school books and textbooks, which can be dropped off in Mrs. Rosalie Wisniew’s room in Drexel Hall 119.Though Maytom’s father will be traveling to Zambia sometime this month, the drive does not have a specific deadline and will continue throughout the year. Eventually, the club wants to accumulate enough books to establish a special CCHS library at the School of Silumbu.įor the remainder of the drive, Tim encourages students to be altruistic. He said, “I think everyone needs to learn to help others, and live out their Christian values, and this is just another opportunity to do that.I remember in that moment understanding the often-cited description that Wiesel believed in taking sides – someone who knew what he was for as well as what he was against. He understood, as well as anyone, the power of knowledge and truth in the battle against ignorance. His descriptions of his first visits to Germany, and his meetings with German youth who used education to overcome their own country’s past, are not just moving, they are testimony to an openness of mind even in the midst of the worst memories. Wiesel’s enduring legacy will not only be his story of survival through the darkest hours of humanity amid the unspeakable horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
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