At our business meeting Thursday, President Chris Havens discussed the possibility of continuing to aid the area in Lesotho served by Qholaqhoe Mountain Connections, which is winding down its operations. QMC's Linda Gorham told Chris in a Nov. 6 email that "there is definitely a need for donations for the food/hunger crisis in the area", which has been stricken by drought. Linda suggested that donations for that purpose could be arranged via wire transfer to St. Charles High School in the QMC area, and club members agreed to pursuing this option.
Later Thursday, our member Bob Conner spoke about Juneteenth to the Southern Rensselaer County Rotary Club, and sold and signed copies of his books with all proceeds (about $140) donated to the club's planned water project in Kenya.
Bob was invited to the Rensselaer County meeting by Phil Kellerman, who spoke to our club last month.