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May 19, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ian Knechtle, a 2010 NCHS graduate, came across a helpless boy nicknamed Zorro in his sophomore year, during a mission trip in Costa Rica that had been organized by a nonprofit that his mother had founded, Pura Vida for Children. Lacking food and shelter, the boy saw Knechtle and others in the organization build him a home and provide the basic necessities that he lacked—items many would take for granted. “We really saved his life,” recalled Knechtle, who would go on that year, 2007, to found the Pura Vida Club at New Canaan High School. Since then, the organization has become an NCHS fixture and one of the most popular school Clubs. The Rotary Club of New Canaan has been a proud partner of this fantastic effort for many years. Club members along with their family and friends will staff a shift on Saturday, May 19th, under the leadership of event co-chairs Cynthia Gorey and Cheri Mazza. |