Polk County retired school personnel, Nathaniel Lemmons, grandson of Dottie Beddingfiled, will deliver the program at the March 11 meeting of the Polk County Unit of North Carolina Retired School Personnel (NCRSP).

Lemmons will share his adventures “Down Under” as he traveled with the People to People Ambassador Program. Ambassadors earn terrific insights into other cultures through these hands-on service projects, whether it’s cutting peat to keep Ireland’s elderly warm, replanting a forest in Fiji, sending care packages to U.S. soldiers or sharing smiles and games at a special-education school in China. The accredited travel-study school even ensures that students take home service-learning credit for their efforts.

Lemmons’ trip was made possible by the Isenhour Foundation and other generous donors, including Polk NCRSP.

The luncheon meeting will be held March 11 at noon at Calverts in Columbus. Members are reminded to bring poundcakes for the March Service Project. NCRSP is open to all categories of retired education personnel, certified and non-certified. The organization gives its members the opportunity to stay professionally and socially involved with colleagues. The group always welcome new members.

– article submitted by Judy Banks