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BORE HOLE PROJECT:

At Linda West Basic School there has been no potable drinking water for the children. In addition the lack of drinking water, this situation has other consequences. Imagine the school toilets being used without water to flush them.

The school also has a large plot of land for growing vegetables. In the past they could only plant a small section during the rainy season. In anticipation of the bore hole the students and staff have now cleared a large area and will be able to offer an agriculture training program. Food will also be grown to distribute to the families of destitute students and some may be sold to raise much needed funds for the school.

This project would not have been possible without the assitance of Bob's brother Dennis of Calgary. When Dennis heard about this situation at Linda West, he was touched by the plight of these students and undertook to raise money to install a bore hole at the school. Generous donations from some of Dennis' friends and business associates in Calgary have been collected to bring fresh water to the 1400 students of Linda West. Our heartfelt thanks to Dennis, Doug Hassell, Larry Best, and Paul Stout, who are making this possible and allowed us to bring the "good news" to the school. A very special celebration will take place at the school in June 2009 when the tap is turned on.

Headmaster Owen & Bob at the drilling site and David Sichilima, project coordinator at the tower