At the Sept 21 Rotary Luncheon, Sandy Lane shared her Rotary Moment at the Club Assembly. Sandy talked about her time hosting inbound exchange student Diana Siraki. Dia came from Hungary although she lived in Serbia. Dia stayed with Sandy while on exchange and decided she wanted to attend Drexel University after her time in Tunkhannock. However, she needed funding for college. Rotarian Don Sick got 7 people in Rotary/Tunkhannock to sign for a loan of $14K for her to go to Drexel.
She graduated from Drexel and she had several jobs, so she was able to pay back the loan early. She got married in Las Vegas with Sandy and her husband Donny in attendance. Dia and her husband then bought a home in Philly and she became a US citizen.
Her son Robert Walter Rudderrow III was born in April 2017. Sandy was named as his "grandmother". She has been to Philly several times to help Dia with the baby.
Therefore, Sandy related that her Rotary moment has lasted 22 years, since Dia first came into her life through the Rotary Exchange Program
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Sandy Lane