Guest speakers - Jeff & Gayle Buzza
- Jeff & Gayle travelled to Kenya recently to Umoja Children's Home
- The tripwas broken into two parts, volunteering & safari
- Umoja runs the safari's (Surprise Tours & Safaris) and profits are put back into the Children's Home
- The volunteer group was made up of 4 males and 8 females from all over Australia
- There was lots of fun and making of new friends
- Jeff showed photos and videos of the compond and and the farm
- There was a big project started whilst there to build a brick fence around the perimeter which still requires funding to complete
- Future projects is to build a chicken slaughter house to meet a demand in high end restaurant trade
- Jobs that were completed byt he volunteers included tractor work, removing old playground tyres, moving cattle, plumbing, fencing, dehusking maize seed, adjusting & mending childrens clothing, building new shelving, repairing fly wire and mosquito nets in the workers hut, welding up gates and playground and assisting with homework
- The R.C club funds provided a new TV for the boys house and money contributed to building of path between the two houses
- The farm was currently selling the following items to local markets: 260 eggs per day, fresh vegetables, chicken meat and maize
- The second part of the trip was a Safari through Amboseli Natinal Park, Lake Naivasha and Massai Mara
- The 5 cats were seen and was an amazing experience
- Jeff showed photos and videos of the highlights of the safari
- Jeff acknowldeged previos volunteers experience as life changing and 'gets in your blood'
- Jeff and Gayle would both like to return in a few years time