EWB-KC tailgate party fundraiser helps raise money for our trip to the Dominican Republic

On behalf of EWB-KC we would like to thank everybody for coming out for the1st annual KC Wizards game Fundraiser & Tailgate Party last night. We had great weather, great barbeque, great Boulevard Beer, and a really great time had by all. Most importantly the event raised over $1,500 that will be used for supplies & materials for EWB-KC's water project in the Dominican Republic! EWB-KC will be traveling to the DR in Nov 3-10th to install drinking water filters and implement other quality of life improvements for the residents of impoverished communities. Please visit our website; www.ewb-kc.org for more info.  

Lastly, we want to give a special thanks to the GBA grill team for the great barbeque, Black & Veatch for the food, Boulevard Brewery for supplying the refreshing beer, and the Roasterie, Country Club Plaza and the KC Wizards for donating all of the great raffle prizes. Thank you!

Were going to make this an annual event so we hope to see you again next year!

 All proceeds of this event will be used to fund EWB-KC's Dominican republic water project. From Nov. 3-10, EWB-KC will be returning to the Dominican Republic to partner with residents living in Bateys (impoverished rural communities), outside La Romana, DR. EWB-KC is developing sustainable engineering projects and hygiene education programs with the ultimate goal of improving these communities overall quality of life. For more information, please visit the project page here www.ewb-kc.org

EWB-MIZZOU presented on their project in Santarem, Brazil.  

At the last EWB-KC general meeting, the leadership from the University of Missouri - Columbia Student Chapter for EWB presented on their recent experiences in the Amazon.  With rainwater threating the integrity of a local school in Santarem, Brazil, the Mizzou EWB team geared up and began the task of finding solutions.  Their talk at the EWB-KC meeting including the findings of the July assessment trip, current project focus, and a recap of previous project experiences.  

Images (above): Severe erosion issues encountered in Santarem, Brazil. 

Chapter Meetings are tentatively scheduled for the third Monday of each month at Black & Veatch, 8400 Ward Parkway.  (5:30 pm) 

Each of the different committees meets at different times outside of the monthly meeting, email the committee chair from our web contact list to get more details.

The next Technical Advisory Committee meeting will be held on September 4, 5:30 pm at CDM.

Join us as we start developing our project to assist the communities in La Romana, the Dominican Republic.

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The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is currently busy planning for a project implementation trip on November 3rd - 10th, 2007 for the project in La Romana, Dominican Republic . We are having on-going bi-monthly meetings, typically on Mondays at 5:30, at CDM offices (Map ). The next TAC meeting is at 5:30, Tue. July 31st, but check for upcoming TAC meetings on the site calendar. We are always looking for help (especially from non-engineers!) so please stop by for a meeting, submit a news item or link, or email w/ any thoughts or ?'s. If you would like to get on the TAC email list, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We have formed (4) separate sub-committees, each focusing on major components of the project in La Romana. Feel free to contact each sub-committee chairperson.

Drinking Water - Marc Schlebusch ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Education - Dustin Craig ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Food - Toby Grotz ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

 Sanitation - Roxanne Alamos ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

This is video of a great presentation @ TED Conference given by Hans Rosling, Doctor and global health professor and co-founder Médecins sans Frontièrs (Doctors without Borders) Sweden. The presentation uses global health data presented in a unique and insightfully visual way to give some context on the history of development in all nations over the last 200 years. Highly recommended and be sure to watch the ending!   Link:  (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/140)

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