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The Scholarship Fund also funds the education of about 100 other students in Sindh province. For the past eight years Saloma Smith Smith wrote a book about her life, inhas spent nearly half of each year running cluding her long service in Pakistan enan English school in a poor community in titled Out of the Schwemmly. All profits Pakistan. from sales of the $20 book go to the scholThe 81-year-old Georgetown woman, a arship fund. retired Toronto teacher, enjoys All of the instruction at the volunteer work there, but the Christian English Immerat her age is looking for somesion School is in English said one else (a retired teacher perSmith. haps) to step in and take over "To get a good job, you her role at the school. have to know English. That Smith first visited Kunri, gives them so much mileage," the small town where she later said Smith. started the school, after spendThere are five teachers at ing several years doing literacy the school along with Smith. work in Pakistan. She stopped She said the students are getthere for a brief vacation before ting a very good education. heading home to Canada. She would love to have SALOMA But while she was there she some Canadian teachers at SMITH was convinced by the comthe school and needs somemunity's residents to start an one to take over for her, "beEnglish school. cause I'm not going to be able to go much "So many people came to persuade me longer." to start an English school. They said, `it She said there needs to be a Canadian will be easy, we'll help you. All you have there administering the funds from Canto do is run a school,'" said Smith, who ada. Residency can be arranged for those comes from a Mennonite background in who volunteer. St. Jacob's. "The houses are nice for that area," said So each year since, Smith flies to Paki- Smith. She said there are no behavioural stan in the fall to run the Christian Eng- problems at the school. lish Immersion School, which often also "I can't get Canadians to go over there," involves her teaching as well. she said, adding "It's far removed from the The school has grown, and grades are war with the Taliban." added, as the children have grown up. It costs about $200 per year to fund a Currently it now offers up to Grade 9. youth's education. She said there are about 50 students in She is always attempting to raise funds the school, and many of them are "hungry and any donations can be sent to the Sapoor." loma Smith Scholarship Fund c/o Harolyn The Saloma Smith Scholarship Fund Panetta, 38 Castlegrove Blvd., Don Mills, funds the education for about 19 of the ON, M3A 1L2. A receipt will be issued. To students at the school, including uniforms, purchase a copy of her book contact Smith shoes and books. at 905-702-8651, email her at saloma21@ "We try to collect a little something from gmail.com or visit http://stores.lulu.com/ them, even if it's 20 rupees a month." SalomaS. By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer Teacher, 81, seeks replacement to aid impoverished Pakistani students Summer is Here Air Condition - Now! REPLACE YOUR OLD AIR CONDITIONER WITH A 15 SEER HIGH EFFICIENCY 5 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, July 29, 2010 AIR CONDITIONER WITH A 10 YEAR WARRANTY FOR AS LOW AS $ 2,590 1967 years 00 (AFTER REBATE) INSTALLED* · 10 YEAR PARTS WARRANTY DON'T PAY `TIL MARCH 2011!! ** 43 2010 *Limited Time Offer. 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