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Kenya Meeting Minutes 10-8-09

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EWB notes – Kenya break-out

10/08/09

General information about Kenya project

-deforestation

-water treatment

-selection process for interested members

-heavily based upon club involvement

-communicate with the community about once a week by phone

December assessment project

-GPS surveying

Last Thursday phone call

-late between 10 and midnight

-if interested in participating contact Aparna

-tonight or Monday night

New developments from phone call

-community contacted municipality in Migori (closest town)

-got price estimates on digging and installing a well through municipality

-1 million shillings (1 dollar = 70-80 shillings)

-very simple farmers, not sure about having them help by making crafts

Banquet check for venue due

Fundraising ideas

-Krispy Kreme sale Monday 12th

Brainstorming:

• Pledges for a bike/marathon

• Water challenge

• Basketball or sport tournament

• Ask companies to have a “donate change to SWE” box

• Percent donations at Jamba Juice or other restaurants

• Intermission of events to sell baked goods, OSU theater group

• 13 gallon challenge, live with 13 gallons of water a day with sponsors

• Grants

Break into groups

-NGO, groups doing help in Migori

-places to find NGOs

-Idealist.org/ independent NGOs

-U.N., WHO, Oxfam, Water for All, CARE, Save the Children, MSF,                                                             Kiwanis

branches in Migori or Kisumu

-NGO tasks

-peace corp

-rotary contacts

-EWB USA

Fundraising

Change donation jars

Make jars and flyers next week to have when asking company.

Intermission project

Look into different events that will be happening soon

Raffle

Find prizes that could be donated from companies

Percent Donations

First Alternative Co-Op: Elan Edgerly

Jamba Juice: Shanyil

Safeway and Albertsons: Blake Inglin

Fred Meyer: Craig Lada

Winco: Adam August

Lifesource Natural Foods: Luke Frels

Banquet food and décor ideas