Toivontalo-means "Hope House" in Finnish
Lynn and I visited this place for those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. We were met by Anne Babb, a wonderful woman who runs the house, she had also arranged a group tour with some other women from Wales, Scotland, and the US. They are all here bc their husbands work at TVO, the local nuclear power plant. We enjoyed the tour, meeting new friends and as we left feeling...well, hopeful.
Rotary-the official presentation
We met the local Rauma group and gave our typical presentation. It was a lively group, a yummy lunch and at the end we were given a compliment by a Dr. in the group who said we "had the best GSE presentation" he had seen in 6 years. YAY for us.
Sauna and Summer fun at the cottage
Lynn and I had the same host and they took us to their summer cottage for the night. We had a super good dinner, a spin out on the boat in the sea, and then of course sauna and a freezing dip in the water. I'd like to give a special thanks to Henrick our captain, Johannes for translating the concept of the show Punk'd to his parents, Pekka for being a great conversationalist, and Mari for being the best hostess ever and making us feel so welcome!
Lynn and I visited this place for those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. We were met by Anne Babb, a wonderful woman who runs the house, she had also arranged a group tour with some other women from Wales, Scotland, and the US. They are all here bc their husbands work at TVO, the local nuclear power plant. We enjoyed the tour, meeting new friends and as we left feeling...well, hopeful.
Rotary-the official presentation
We met the local Rauma group and gave our typical presentation. It was a lively group, a yummy lunch and at the end we were given a compliment by a Dr. in the group who said we "had the best GSE presentation" he had seen in 6 years. YAY for us.
Sauna and Summer fun at the cottage
Lynn and I had the same host and they took us to their summer cottage for the night. We had a super good dinner, a spin out on the boat in the sea, and then of course sauna and a freezing dip in the water. I'd like to give a special thanks to Henrick our captain, Johannes for translating the concept of the show Punk'd to his parents, Pekka for being a great conversationalist, and Mari for being the best hostess ever and making us feel so welcome!
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