Telecom Samoa Keeps In Touch With Rotaract as Principal Sponsor for Secondary School Quiz!

President of Rotaract, Ofeira Faasau and Advertising Manager for Telecom, Henry Tunupopo at the Telecom Samoa office, 1st August 2006.

One of the most anticipated events in the school year is about to begin! The first ever project of its kind to be undertaken by the Rotaract Club of Apia in partnership with SBC TV One, and sponsored by none other than Telecom Samoa.

Being a fairly new and young club, re-established by the Rotary Club of Apia just two years ago, this will be Rotaract’s first major Community Service project and one that has been in the pipelines for the last six months.

Advertising Manager for Telecom Samoa, Henry Tunupopo, expressed their full support and best wishes to the Club for the successful running of the project, on Tuesday, 1st August, when they presented Rotaract with a sponsorship cheque of $10,000 tala. Telecom will also be providing prizes for the event to the value of $3,000 tala.

President, Ofeira Faasau, accepted the cheque on behalf of Rotaract and conveyed their gratitude to the management and staff of Telecom Samoa for their generous help and support not only for the Club project, but their on-going interest in the education of Samoa’s youth – an area that the Club has decided to pay particular attention to this year.

Says Tunupopo, “this is an excellent initiative by the Rotaract Club of Apia, and it comes at a prime time where there is a high need to motivate and drive secondary school students to study and work hard for their School Certificate Exams. Studying by self or groups can sometimes be a tad repetitive and boring; and this quiz should bring out not only the competitive edge in the students, but also challenge the participants to strive for nothing short of the best”.

The “Telecom Samoa College Quiz” will see twelve (12) Secondary Schools in Upolu battle it out for the title as well as an array of prizes! Tailored towards getting the competitors ready for School C at the end of the year, three students will represent their school and get the chance to vie for one of three academic scholarships up for grabs in 2007.

Working closely with the Ministry of Education and SBC TV, Rotaract hopes to “foster competitive spirits amongst the participants in a fun environment as well as provide a quality learning experience not just for the students taking part but also the viewing public,” says Faasau, as the quiz will be screened live on SBC TV One every Saturday at 10:30am. It will be running for eight weeks and is due to start on Saturday, 12th August.

Rotaract is a network of motivated young professionals united by a passion to make a difference through charity work in Samoa and the Pacific Region. This will be the first of many good things to come from this young Club and its dedicated members; one that we should keep an eye on as the quiz progresses within the next two months!