By Jed Lanyon
The Rotary Club of Healesville are holding a raffle in support of their milking cow and goat project in Kenya.
Healesville Rotarian Wilma Best said, “Food production for entire families and their precious cows and goats will be boosted when much needed and necessary farm machinery driven by a tractor with attachments, will be purchased in Kenya.”
The raffle proceeds will allow Rotarian Father Jason Micheni to manage and supervise the provision of the tractor, which will modernise the cultivation of farmer’s land, as opposed to manual labour.
Mr Micheni is already well known to some people in Healesville, having been sponsored to Australia twice before in 2011 and 2017.
Ms Best said that he will be sponsored again for the month of November where he will share details about this valuable project to improve food security.
“Together we are all making a difference and boosting sustainable food production for poor farmers,” she said.
Healesville Rotarians can be located along Healesville Walk selling raffle tickets for $5 until 30 November.
First prize is a Rover Ride on Mower valued at $3549, second prize is a Weber BBQ valued at $759 and third prize is a selection of kitchen goods valued at $690.
Ms Best said that Healesville High School VCAL students and their teachers had already raised over $2000 towards the tractor to help make this initiative possible.
For more information about the raffle and to purchase tickets, contact Wilma Best on 5962 4326 or wilma.best@bigpond.com
The raffle is a Rotary Australia World Community Service project and any individual donations are tax deductible.
