Back from journeys across our great land . . .
ROTARY CLUB OF NEW CANAAN
BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2, 2006
Back from journeys across our great land was President Jim, swinging the gavel, trying to re-establish his leadership role. He seemed to get his footing despite the snowy day and we settled into a delightful luncheon with great food, random topics for discussion, and the joy of being re-united at the Roger Sherman Inn.
Guests:
Boris introduced former New Canaanite, Ken Bonner.
John introduced his son (who is becoming a regular guest), Andy Kerchoff
Various Announcements, some resulted in gifts to the basket:
-President Jim suggested a visit to Mead Park to see the amazing construction of the Mead Park Lodge, where Boris has helped design the “Rotary Patio.”
-Joe Rucci enjoyed a wedding anniversary.
-Ben Bilus, looking 56 announced his 57th birthday.
Program:
We welcomed Kurt Chesko, Program Officer of The Halo Trust in New York City. Kurt and his colleague in good work, Nigel, have visited our Club before. Always impressive, The Halo Trust seemed particularly important today as Kurt described three areas of focus for the organization: landmine removal, small arms and light weapon disposal, and disposal of ordinance. With an abridged but effective PowerPoint slide show, Kurt showed some of the 6,600 staff of Halo and volunteers (including Cindy McCain) at work in Sudan, Cambodia, and Afghanistan three of the places where the debris of war persists as a threat to agriculture and citizens. Halo harvests 100 mines each day in Cambodia and Afghanistan. This is painstaking work. Kurt showed a map of Cambodia, marked by land mine incidents, with a noticeable “belt” of injuries in the northwest part of the country – legacy of Pol Pot’s Kahmar Rouge. (As part of our Club allocations to significant international projects, we will review a grant request from Halo to fund land mine removal in a portion of that NW Cambodian belt.) The mission and success is impressive. Quality, caring people like Kurt and many volunteers have benefiting people in places where life is harder and made worse by the weapons of war left long after conflict has ended.
Respectfully submitted,
Johnny Pesky
BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2, 2006
Back from journeys across our great land was President Jim, swinging the gavel, trying to re-establish his leadership role. He seemed to get his footing despite the snowy day and we settled into a delightful luncheon with great food, random topics for discussion, and the joy of being re-united at the Roger Sherman Inn.
Guests:
Boris introduced former New Canaanite, Ken Bonner.
John introduced his son (who is becoming a regular guest), Andy Kerchoff
Various Announcements, some resulted in gifts to the basket:
-President Jim suggested a visit to Mead Park to see the amazing construction of the Mead Park Lodge, where Boris has helped design the “Rotary Patio.”
-Joe Rucci enjoyed a wedding anniversary.
-Ben Bilus, looking 56 announced his 57th birthday.
Program:
We welcomed Kurt Chesko, Program Officer of The Halo Trust in New York City. Kurt and his colleague in good work, Nigel, have visited our Club before. Always impressive, The Halo Trust seemed particularly important today as Kurt described three areas of focus for the organization: landmine removal, small arms and light weapon disposal, and disposal of ordinance. With an abridged but effective PowerPoint slide show, Kurt showed some of the 6,600 staff of Halo and volunteers (including Cindy McCain) at work in Sudan, Cambodia, and Afghanistan three of the places where the debris of war persists as a threat to agriculture and citizens. Halo harvests 100 mines each day in Cambodia and Afghanistan. This is painstaking work. Kurt showed a map of Cambodia, marked by land mine incidents, with a noticeable “belt” of injuries in the northwest part of the country – legacy of Pol Pot’s Kahmar Rouge. (As part of our Club allocations to significant international projects, we will review a grant request from Halo to fund land mine removal in a portion of that NW Cambodian belt.) The mission and success is impressive. Quality, caring people like Kurt and many volunteers have benefiting people in places where life is harder and made worse by the weapons of war left long after conflict has ended.
Respectfully submitted,
Johnny Pesky
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