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當月故事
報 導j布瑞德‧韋伯 Brad Webber
翻 譯j總監月報編輯委員 鳳山南區扶輪社 張延惠 Daniel Chang
資料來源j國際扶輪網站新聞及多媒體報導(2026年3月)
https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-projects-around-globe-march-2026
Rotary Projects around the Globe
扶輪計畫遍佈全球
美國
United States
Everett Singleton was an educator who helped integrate schools in Collinsville, Illinois, in
the 1950s. When Interactors from Collinsville High School learned that Singleton's gravesite
lacked a marker, they organized a Dine-to-Donate event to raise the $1,700 needed for a proper
headstone. Honoring Singleton, who died in 1970, was second nature to the civic-minded
students, says Brad Skertich, the club adviser. Singleton, who grew up in the town's Black
neighborhood during segregation, served as a teacher at various schools and as a principal. "Our
students have been eager to get involved, give back to their community, and help others," says
Skertich, a member of the Rotary Club of Collinsville, Maryville, Caseyville.
埃弗雷特g辛格爾頓是一位教育家d他曾在20世紀50年代幫助伊利諾伊州柯林斯維爾的學校實現
種族融合f當柯林斯維爾高中的扶青團成員得知辛格爾頓的墓地沒有墓碑時d他們組織了一場餐會
捐贈活動d募集了1700美元d為他豎立一塊合適的墓碑f社團輔導老師布拉德g斯克蒂奇表示d對
於這些具有公民意識的學生來說d紀念1970年去世的辛格爾頓是理所當然的f辛格爾頓在種族隔離時
期於鎮上的黑人社區長大d曾在多所學校任教並擔任校長f斯克蒂奇是柯林斯維爾e瑪麗維爾和凱西
維爾扶輪社的成員d他說j我們的學生一直積極參與d回饋社區d幫助他人f
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