WaterAfrica leadership changes at the Annual Board Retreat in October:

After 8 years of dedicated service, founding board members, Linda Favero and Greg Chandler both stepped down from their board positions. Additionally, Sharon Reichle and Jennifer Searls transitioned off the board. Terry May, who served as Chaplain, has also stepped down. These individuals each brought unique energy and vision to WaterAfrica’s mission and efforts. We are grateful for their years of service and look forward to their continued presence in the WaterAfrica Community.

In the transition, we welcome new board member Mary Austin. Mary works as Donor Liaison Manager at World Vision and is not new to WaterAfrica! She traveled to Zambia with WaterAfrica in 2008, and has been on the Walk4Water planning team from the beginning. We also welcome Bill Hall, a retired engineer. Bill brings lots of volunteer experience, energy, and expertise and we are glad to have him join us. Judi Mittelstaedt is another familiar face joining the Board this year. She and her husband, Gary, traveled to Zambia with WaterAfrica in 2010, and Judi has been a faithful WaterAfrica volunteer. Gary joined the Board in 2012.

Speaking of Gary and Judi, Gary recently retired from Intel Corporation having served in many global business development roles in the US, EU, China, and India. Judi is retired from the West Linn-Wilsonville School District where she served as an elementary and middle school counselor.  Along with her various roles in Lake Grove Presbyterian Church’s music programs, she’s been an active volunteer with International Justice Mission and related justice ministries in the Portland area. We are delighted to announce that Gary and Judi have agreed to serve together as new co-Presidents of WaterAfrica. 

We had much to celebrate at this Board Retreat:

  • clean waterIn 2010 we set a goal to raise $500,000 in five years. We met this goal in four years!!
  • 2014 marked our seventh successful Walk4Water. This has been our signature fundraising event and has served as a powerful means for community engagement.
  • Through World Vision’s Development Programs, we have provided sustainable Water, Sanitation, Hygiene resources for more than 26,000 Zambians!

 

Focusing the vision and setting new goals:

  • We are targeting a new fundraising goal of $1 million in five years!
  • We will be exploring ways to engage more communities, churches, organizations, and small groups, inviting them to join us in supporting the World Vision challenge to provide water to ALL Zambians in World Vision’s Development Programs by 2020.

At a recent Donor Event we celebrated WaterAfrica’s important, transformational work over these past eight years and we look forward to continuing this good work in the years ahead. We are busy preparing materials for our upcoming End of the Year Campaign. Please watch for it and join us as we work together to Raise Awareness, Raise Funds, and Transform Lives.

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