Unique Experiences
Authentic Zambian Dinner with President Moono
- Item Number
- 162
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 300 USD to tt54fd2c1
- Number of Bids
- 7 - Bid History
Item Description
Enjoy an evening of authentic Zambian cuisine, prepared by Dr. Moono himself! You and your guest will dine with President Steady and Mrs. Kelly Moono at their Mohawk Harbor home. This delicious meal will be paired with fine wine and lively conversation!
This listed item is a dinner for (2) guests to dine with President Steady and Mrs. Kelly Moono at their Mohawk Harbor home; includes a signed copy of "Rules of the Road: The Tonga Proverbs" written by Dr. Steady Moono.
Date and time to be mutually agreed upon and must take place after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
A little bit about President Moono:
Dr. Steady Moono began his tenure at SUNY Schenectady County Community College on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
Dr. Moono came to the United States from Zambia in 1981 to get an education, and education has become his life’s work.
Dr. Moono earned a bachelor’s degree from Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where he says that before he found two mentors who helped him feel at home, he struggled as a “young, lost African kid struggling to make it work at a U.S. college.” That experience helped shape his educational philosophies, as he would later found and oversee a nationally recognized mentoring program for minority students during his nearly 10 years at Montgomery County Community College’s West Campus in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he most recently served as Vice President.
Dr. Moono's work to establish the Minority Male Mentoring Program has been widely recognized. He is the recipient of the Yaffe-Smith Civil Rights Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Education and was named “Outstanding First Year Student Advocate” by the National Resource Center. He was awarded the 2011 Innovation of the Year Award at Montgomery County Community College. He and his wife are deeply involved in a non-profit project in Zambia that concentrates on rural drip-irrigation projects.
In 2009, Dr. Moono co-authored a textbook titled “Thriving in the Community College and Beyond (Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development).”
In 2013, Dr. Moono published “Rules of the Road: The Tonga Proverbs,” with the goal of sharing with his children and others the traditions and rituals that he experienced growing up in southern Zambia.
Dr. Moono has earned a B.A. in Education from Messiah College, an M.A. in Counseling and Theology from the Biblical Theological Seminary, an M.A. in English from Arcadia University and a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from Immaculata University.
Item Special Note
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If shipping is required, item(s) will be shipped with Prepaid Forever Priority Mail Flat Rate™ Packaging and every effort will be made to ensure the most economical shipping cost. You must be 21 or older to purchase and receive alcoholic beverages. Positive identification required. Wine and other alcoholic beverages may not be shipped.
Donated By:
Dr. and Mrs. Steady Moono
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