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RI Representative and Speakers to the Conference
Dear Brian:
Please accept my best wishes for a productive and successful district
conference. I would like to inform you that Young and I have invited
Byung-Rak Tak, Past District Governor, D3670, and his
spouse, Jeom Soon Lee, to represent us at your district conference on 24-26
April 2009, Bremerton, Washington.
Rotary will keep the service emphases we have had in so many of our past years, the emphases
that are solidly grounded in our knowledge and experience: water, health and
hunger, and literacy. You play a key role in our efforts to focus in each of
these areas on children, and on reducing the terrible rate of child mortality in
our world. Together, we will all Make Dreams Real.
Kind regards,
D.K. Lee
President, Rotary International, 2008-09
Letter from D.K. Lee to
the District Conference
RI Representative Byung-Rak Tak, Past District Governor, D3670, and his
spouse, Jeom Soon Lee
 Jim
and Susan Bodenner are passionate about the plight of developing countries,
especially when it comes to the need for potable drinking water in underserved
communities.
Six years ago the residents of Bishop Hills Elder Care Community in Rockford,
Michigan contributed $400 to help fund a pilot program designed to test the
effectiveness of a practical BioSand Water Filter in the Dominican Republic. The
pilot was so successful that Rotary Club resources across the United States and
Canada, including Michigan, contributed $800,000 to help fund the program. The
success of the BioSand Water Filter has been dramatic and this simple affordable
technology has now been expanded to include Haiti and Honduras. “It’s a story
that is worth hearing about,” say Jim and Susan, “and we’re on a mission to
share it.” During the past two year Jim has spoken twice about the BioSand Water
Filter at the United Nations and the project has attracted international
attention.
Jim is employed by International Aid as the Director of Water Initiatives and he
holds a masters degree in business and a law degree from Northern Illinois
University. Jim is involved in the global distribution of the plastic version of
the BioSand Water Filter – the HydrAid™ filter to developing countries around
the world. www.HydrAid.org
In addition, Jim and Susan own and operate Bishop Hills Elder Care Community in
Rockford, Michigan. Susan, who holds a masters degree in social work, is Bishop
Hills’ administrator. Like Jim, she is an evangelist for clean drinking water in
developing countries.
The Bodenners are members of the Rotary District 6290 World Community Service
Committee and the Rockford Rotary Club. Jim is a Past President of Rockford
Rotary and is currently the Vice Chair of the Rotarian Water and Sanitation
Action Group.
For more information or to schedule the Bodenner’s for a speaking engagement,
contact Jim at 616.866.8180;
bodennerj@internationalaid.org
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95th ANNUAL
ROTARY DISTRICT 5020 CONFERENCE
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