I was blown away on Monday by what “So they can” have done and continue to do for communities so much less fortunate than ours. I am excited to be involved in an organisation like this and look forward to further opportunities to work with them in the future. They will be a part of our stall at the fair on Sunday, selling goods made by the women they in Kenya they support. On that note, we are still looking for support to man the stall on Sunday so that we can enlighten the community on what we do. This coming week we will not have a speaker and will use the time to discuss club projects. Please think about nominees for RYLA and Pride of Workmanship Awards and bring them to the meeting. See you all on Sunday/Monday.
Alon
Meeting on MONDAY the 16th of October - The Speaker will be,,,,, US !!
As readers are aware from news in previous Bulletins, the Club is spending much more 'face to face' discussion time during it's meetings, on Club Projects. Therefore the Club has changed it's format so that every other week the meeting will have a Speaker presentation, and on the other week, the Club will spend time receiving reports from Club Directors and members, to update the Club members upon progress made with Club Projects during the previous fortnight.
This Monday we are hoping for news of progress of our Kenya Project Grant application and application of monies to Taldumande Youth Services - https://www.taldumande.org.au/
Crows Nest Fair, which is to be held on Sunday the 15th of October,
Pride of Workmanship Night, 16th of November at Northbridge Golf Club. Also involving North Sydney Sunrise Club. All nominations to Tom Sweeney.
What a presentation we had today!!!!
Keri gained her Bachelor of Business in Land Economics and went on to work in the area of property development with Lend Lease. Following this she spent four years travelling independently throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Upon returning to Australia she used her project management skills working as an Event Producer for the leading events company in Sydney culminating in the position of Executive Producer and General Manager. She has produced and managed well over 500 events ranging in scale and complexity both locally and internationally including at 4 Olympic Games.
As co-founder of the organisation 'So They Can' she draws on all her experience and skills in the roles she undertakes. Keri currently oversees a team of 80 in Kenya implementing the projects, as well as overseeing the fundraising events and helping guide 'So They Can' on its future direction as a Board Member on both the Australian and Kenyan Boards.
Keri has been instrumental in developing the organisation from its inception 7 years ago to the organisation 'So They Can' is today supporting over 5,600 children.
For her work Keri was honoured with a Paul Harris Fellow award from Northbridge Rotary Club in 2013. In September 2015 Keri was selected as one of the Wesptac / Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence for 2015.
Keri is based in the 'So They Can' head office in Sydney and is married to Peter, together they raise their two children. She sponsors three of the children at the Aberdare Ranges Primary School in Kenya and has been actively involved in charitable work though her events experience and personally for many years.
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