ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION


In a beautiful ceremony on August 5th, 2007, friends and family of Priscilla Zamora Trejos celebrated the first anniversary of the inauguration of the library dedicated to her memory. The small school in the community of Los Planes, which houses the library, saw visitors from different parts of Costa Rica and the United States gathering again to remember Priscilla and her enthusiasm for teaching and for the natural world. During the ceremony library books, school materials, and 20 new school desks were donated. Campanario and the Los Planes school children and staff thank all those who continue to remember our dear friend and colleague, Priscilla.




IN DEDICATION TO PRISCILLA


Our dear friend and colleague, Priscilla Zamora Trejos, worked for Proyecto Campanario for two years as resident biologist and course instructor for many students, both local and international. She organized international student programs, worked with local schools, spent hours and hours in the forest, and initiated research projects. Her love of the natural world and enthusiasm for life infected us all.

In October of 2005, Priscilla took a year’s contract with a highly regarded marine science research NGO. We were all expecting her back with the Campanario team the following October. But in February of 2006, on a diving expedition off the coast of Colombia, Priscilla was lost at sea for, still to date, unexplained reasons. This has been a devastating loss for Campanario and her hundreds of friends around the world.

To honor Priscilla’s memory, the school library in the community of Los Planes was dedicated in her name on 5 August, 2006, with a meaningful ceremony attended by over 85 people, coming from many parts of the world. These pictures show Priscilla in her world and the dedication of a project which Priscilla helped to build. We pray that generations of school children and the community of Los Planes will enjoy this library, which carries Priscilla’s name.

Click here for a beautiful description of the
library dedication, written by Kathie Durbin,
special journalist to the Tico Times.

Priscilla, you are missed!



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