DUNWICH State School prep teacher Marie Goebel has been acknowledged by Capalaba Rotary Club with a Green Frog Award and Trophy for transforming lives through literacy.
The award recognises her many years of work within the North Stradbroke (Minjerribah) community, especially at Dunwich State School.
She was also presented with a Paul Harris Fellow certificate and pin.
The Paul Harris Fellow is in recognition of a $US1000 donation made on her behalf by the Capalaba Rotary Club to the Rotary Foundation.
This contribution will be used for programs allaying suffering, improving living conditions and providing educational opportunities for young people somewhere in the world.
The club has been working with Ms Goebel for 10 years by making annual donations of books to each prep student.
Club president Annette Richards said recognising Ms Goebel as a Paul Harris Fellow meant Capalaba Rotary believed that her life exemplified the humanitarian and educational objectives of the Rotary Foundation.
A donation of $750 will be made by the Capalaba Rotary Club to a literacy development project of Ms Goebel’s choice.
