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Meredith Bury, daughter of Grosse Pointe Rotarian Robert and Mary Ann Bury, reported on her recent trip to Granada, Nicaragua, as part of the University of Michigan’s Rotaract Club. The on-campus club consists of 70 students, 15 of which spent their spring break helping to refurbish the Margarita Urbina School, a school of 600 students from kindergarten through sixth grade. Their projects consisted of helping to fax the roof so that insulation and fans could be installed to cool the classrooms, fixing desks, painting, and affixing a hanging garden on an exterior wall.  Meredith was able to receive an unusual tour of the city in the back of a pickup when running errands with the contractor with whom they were working. The pictures and video that Meredith showed strongly supported her statement that the time spent with the students (painting and playing games) made the biggest lasting impression.  The Rotary of Grosse Pointe club helped sponsor Meredith’s trip. Above, following her presentation, is Meredith with her parents. Photo by John Minnis