Wed Luncheon - Tanzania Project, Peter Ackhurst
20 Feb 2019 |
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Rotary Club of Richmond
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NOTE:
- Luncheon $27 - cash or cheque or Credit Card
- Register no later than Tuesdays 12 noon.
- Contact Antonio at aleechang@gmail.com
- Register car license at Front Desk
Tanzania Tree Planting Project - Peter Ackhurst
Peter is working with the Golden Sunrise Rotary club in Arusha, Tanzania to put together a global grant project in a little town of Karatu. It involves 6 primary schools and tree planting around the schools and the town and the local farmers. The grant has not been approved, 6 Rotary Clubs in BC have offered funds and still working on fundraising for the project.
Peter was the past D5040 Community Service Chair, he is a forester and lived and worked in Tanzania for 2 years. He has been working on several global grant projects in Uganda over the past 10 years