From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE – The Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club hosted a reception on Thursday, July 27, for Bishop Evans Achanga of the Agape Fellowship Center in Kenya.
Bishop Evans has been with Agape since August 2012, holds a bachelor’s degree in theology/theological studies from Covenant Bible College and Seminary, and is the Rotary Daybreak Club’s contact for a Foundations 4 Hope grant through Rotary International (RI) Services.
The Club is working in collaboration with Kitale Kenya Rotary F4H and AFC toward a goal of providing clean water for West Pokot, Kenya.
“The goal is to write a five-year $500,000 grant, which will be aimed at providing clean water in East Africa,” said Diane Poole, Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club.
Foundations 4 Hope will be holding a 5K race in Trussville on Oct. 7, to raise funds for the cause.
“The Rotary International motto is ‘Service above Self,’ and this club lives out this motto by serving the community in many ways,” Poole said. “Proceeds from fundraising events, including the coordination of a golf tournament for 30 years, go toward the club’s many projects.”
Those projects include leadership opportunities for local high school students, ribbons at City Hall in recognition of Veterans’ Day, lunch for campers and staff at Smile-a-Mile, trees planted at Civitan Park, and more.
The Club also funded the new clock tower in downtown Trussville, two solar benches at parks in downtown Trussville, benches at the walking track at Cahaba Elementary, and playground equipment at The Mall in historic Trussville.
The Club meets on Wednesday mornings, at 7 a.m., at First Baptist Church Trussville.
For more information on the Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club, or to help with one of their projects, please email Diane Poole at dlpoole1225@gmail.com.