Guest Speakers- a Zoom chat with Sharon and Pete Crean who are working with Beyond Water projects in East Africa.
Sharon & Pete Crean have been in the East Africa region since 2012—Kenya, Nairobi, Uganda and Rwanda—installing 10,000 l water tanks, solar pumps for deep water wells, toilets (long drops), handwashing facilities in schools and medical centres to promote hygiene and working with the Girls Project to ensure girls are able to continue their education without interruption due to menstrual cycles. There are many cultural issues to work through, and due to the cost factor, all the digging is done manually without the use of machinery. They are continually chasing funding to continue their valuable work in the East African region.An interesting question session followed, with David Anderson passing on his Rotary Foundation contact in the region for global funding.
Three Minute Speaker—Sam Wright
Introducing “The Man Behind the Badge”. A quick snapshot of the life of Sam!
Sam was born in 1951 to a farming family in the Christchurch area. He completed his secondary edu-cation and went on to Agricultural College. He was called up for National Service, though did not see overseas duty. Sam travelled the world, working on farms and in various agribusiness jobs and settled in Australia, marrying Margie in 1978, and together they have 2 children, Amy and James, Moving to Yea in 1987 Sam continued to work in agribusiness, enabling a lifetime of experienced in the job.
Introducing “The Man Behind the Badge”. A quick snapshot of the life of Sam!
Sam was born in 1951 to a farming family in the Christchurch area. He completed his secondary edu-cation and went on to Agricultural College. He was called up for National Service, though did not see overseas duty. Sam travelled the world, working on farms and in various agribusiness jobs and settled in Australia, marrying Margie in 1978, and together they have 2 children, Amy and James, Moving to Yea in 1987 Sam continued to work in agribusiness, enabling a lifetime of experienced in the job.
Induction of New Members
President Penny conducted the formalities of inducting our two newest members, Lochie Fletcher and Alicia Little, who were both sponsored by Liz Fletcher.
