We had a great time at our Engineers Without Borders – San Francisco Professional chapter annual fundraising gala, SFari 2017, at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco on Thursday, October 19th. Our El Llanito Nicaragua project team had a gift basket for the silent auction, a poster, and we showed video and photos about our project to implement a water pumping, storage and distribution system based on an existing well in the community of El Llanito, near the municipality of Santa Lucia, Nicaragua. Our Appropriate Technology Design Team (Research and Development Group) Nicaragua … [Read more...] about Engineers Without Borders – San Francisco Professional chapter annual fundraising gala, SFari 2017
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Fundraising for Engineers Without Borders San Francisco Professional chapter
https://youtu.be/D-AWhhDZnYM Our El Llanito Nicaragua water supply project team is working on our annual Engineers Without Borders – San Francisco Professional chapter annual fundraising gala, SFari 2017, at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco on Thursday, October 19th beginning at 7PM. Our project team is also applying for a $6k grant for the water project from our chapter. The requirements we need to fulfill to obtain the grant include two chapter-wide fundraisers. We are launching these and would appreciate your support. Please consider donating or registering to participate in our … [Read more...] about Fundraising for Engineers Without Borders San Francisco Professional chapter
CWC TVW Critique groups run year round
At our last meeting of the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Writers Branch this season, President, Patricia Boyle, asked me to speak about our STEM critique group. I was happy to. As my members page indicates, in part: Patrick D. Coyle journals and writes memoir and personal stories about travel and sustainable development. His short memoir, Time of Your Life, won first place in Impressions, the Las Positas College 2015 anthology. Other memoirs have been published in the Voices of the Valley: Word For Word, Encore, and First Press, California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch … [Read more...] about CWC TVW Critique groups run year round
Heading for Belize after great week in Nicaragua
This was a very productive week. I'm leaving for Belize tomorrow, returning home Saturday mid-day. With our NGO partner, Alcance Nicaragua, I visited all four of the communities that we are working in. I documented the construction status of our composting latrines in Los Alvarez and El Llanito, near Santa Lucia in Boaco; and El Tunel and La Prussia, near Masaya and Granada. In addition, we were able to talk to the builders, community organizers, and individual family members who are participating in the project. I captured suggestions and observations from the builders to consider for … [Read more...] about Heading for Belize after great week in Nicaragua
Under the bus
I spoke with the guy in the hammock in the baggage compartment of the bus. He assured me that he didn't travel that way, but was just resting for a few hours. Gave me a whole different take on "under the bus." … [Read more...] about Under the bus