This Situation and Response Report was submitted by Rotary District 3292, Rotary Club of Dhulikhel and the Community Development and Relief Agency Nepal on May 4, 2015. It details current conditions and on-the-ground relief efforts throughout areas in Nepal devastated by the recent earthquake.
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Why do I do volunteer for others when I should be focused on growing my business? Because I’m selfish.
This past week, I dedicated one day of work, and half my weekend, to speak at an American Cancer Society event in Wyoming. Over the year, I’ll commit at least one workday a month, plus additional evening and weekend hours to volunteer activities like this with the American Cancer Society, as well as supporting a volunteer-led symphony that supports Seattle Children’s Hospital. And I’ve been doing this for years.
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This special series from Geekwire, underwritten by the Singh Family Foundation, focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. This installment features Global Washington member Splash.
Eric Stowe’s mission to give impoverished children clean drinking water started 12 years ago inside the back of a McDonald’s in China. Hoping to see how the corporate giant filtered its own water, Stowe used his polished Chinese to bribe an employee and soon later figured out how exactly McDonald’s was providing clean H2O to its patrons.
Fast forward to 2015, and Read More “This Charity Wants to Provide Clean Water for Impoverished Children, and then Disappear”