Glanmire Supporting Kenya Water Project
For the past eight years, the Rotary Club of Glanmire and District has
been supporting the Poor Sisters of the Mother of God (SMG) of Carrigtwohill,
at their mission in Kitue, Kenya. The club donated approximately 1,300
euro per annum, a sum which was worth about tenfold in Kenya.
Over a year ago, the sisters advised that they were building a home
for homeless boys in Mwingi, Kenya and hoped that Glanmire Rotary would
be able to provide additional support towards building storage facilities
for rainwater.
On Thursday 10 January Sr. Mary Dunlea (from Knockraha) attended the
club at their weekly meeting at Fitzgerald's Vienna Woods Hotel, She
spoke about the project and brought photographs of it under construction.
Dave Reidy, Past President of Glanmire Rotary and Project Co-ordinator,
presented Sr. Mary with a cheque for 5,000 euro on behalf of the members
of the club and supporters of the project.
Efforts have been made over the years both from within the club and
by district, to try and co-ordinate support of the SMG in Kitue through
a Rotary club in Kenya (eMail's were not even replied to), unfortunately
Glanmire Rotary were unable to qualify for matching grants and get osupport
formalised within Rotary Foundation.
(Photograph by Kevin Dwyer - Dave Reidy presenting cheque to Sr Mary
Dunlea) |
