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LATEST NEWS
FROM KENYA
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SPECIAL
MESSAGE FROM
WHWF
PRESIDENT
STEFANIE
POWERS
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It
is with great sadness that I have to report the loss
of our great friend, supporter and foundation
director, Tom Mankiewicz.
Tom was well known for his exceptional wit and for
his talents as both writer and director of Films and
of Hart to Hart which he created.
Although the creation credit goes to Sidney Sheldon,
Mank re wrote Sheldon's idea and gave birth to
Jonathan, Jennifer, Max and Freeway. He further
insured the criteria for the style of the show by
directing the pilot and many of the hour shows.
More recently, Mank served as chairman of the board
of GLAZA, the greater Los Angeles Zoo association,
helping to bring the zoo and their facilities into
the modern age and well on its way to privatization.
He was the proud owner of several winning race
horses and he was given a full professorship at
Chapman College where
he taught film to a grateful student body for the
past five years.
He will be adoringly remembered by all of his
friends, to whom his loss is enormous. For my part,
I have lost a piece of myself.
Thank you
Stefanie Powers
President |
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SPECIAL
MESSAGE FROM
WHWF
PRESIDENT
STEFANIE
POWERS
As
you may have
read, Kenya
and most of
East Africa
is
experiencing
the worst
drought
since that
of 1962.
Rivers are
running dry,
grasslands
cannot
support
traditional
herds of
cattle,
sheep and
goats
forcing
tribal
migrations
to higher
altitudes in
search of
grass where
the colder
climate and
weakened
condition of
the domestic
animals
causes large
numbers to
die. Power
sources,
mostly
hydroelectric,
have been
forced to
engage in
blackouts
twice a
week. We at
the WHWF's
education
center have
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also suffered
from these
conditions.
There is little
if no water in
the river from
which we derive
the water to
serve our
kitchens and
flush our
toilets. Power
outages cause us
to run our
generator at
great expense in
order to operate
essential
equipment. These
reasons coupled
with the effects
of the last
difficult
financial year
have greatly
effected our
financial
health. In order
to prudently
manage our
donors
generosity we
have had to make
a difficult but
necessary
decision. Since
we have already
served nearly
8,000 students
this year we
feel it
appropriate to
close the
education center
grounds
temporarily to
groups while
continuing with
all our outreach
programs and the
rural libraries
inclusive of the
pen pals ongoing
correspondence.
It has also
become necessary
to downsize our
staff whose
services will
not be necessary
in the
forthcoming
months. Since we
opened our doors
in 1982 we have
served over
300,000 students
and visitors of
all ages free of
charge as a
result of our
donors ongoing
commitments. I
personally have
also committed a
great deal of my
own income to
our project and
have always
taken pride in
the knowledge
that we over all
other
organizations
can actually say
that 100% of
each donation we
receive goes to
our work in
Kenya and that
nothing is
deflected for
directors
expenses, or
overheads in the
US. We are also
proud of the way
our money and
expenses have
been carefully
managed and
overseen by
David McConnell
in Kenya, who
has been able to
consistently
prevent waste
and find ways to
cut erroneous
costs. I hope
you will bear
with us while
continuing your
support in the
hopes that we
may ride out
these difficult
times and emerge
successfully to
reopen and
continue the
vital work of
the foundation.
Thank you
Stefanie Powers
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JULIE. D. POWERS
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
PROJECT
COMPLETED
We are delighted
to share with
you that the
Julie D. Powers
Memorial Library
is now
completed. The
library is
located at the
Guara Primary
School, built
from the funds
raised from
those loving
friends of our
chairman to
honor her
beloved Mother.
The dedication
ceremonies will
be conducted
later this year
when our
chairman returns
to Kenya.
The
headmistress,
teachers and
parents of Guara
are thrilled to
have the
long-awaited
library, which
also contains
offices for the
Headmistress,
Anne Muricki,
and the Deputy
Head.
Given that
construction
began in January
of 2010, we are
extremely
impressed with
our contractor,
Charles Kingori
Gitonga, who
managed to
complete the
project in
record time.
Charles also
built for us the
library and
kitchen at Mlima
Primary School
and the kitchen
at Wathituga
Primary School.
For more photos,
please visit the
Julie D. Powers
Memorial Library
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WHWF MOURNS THE PASSING OF JULIAN
MCKEAND
DIRECTOR OF THE WILLIAM HOLDEN
WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
ORIGINAL FOUNDER OF THE MT. KENYA
GAME RANCH
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Julian
McKeand was not only a
beloved friend of William
Holden and Stefanie Powers,
and a director of the
William Holden Wildlife
Foundation, but he was one
of the trio of partners
(along with William Holden
and Don Hunt) who purchased
and founded the Mt. Kenya
Game Ranch.
Julian was a renowned
professional hunter turned
conservationist, who
organized the first camel
safaris in Kenya, leading
his clients into the bush
and imparting to them his
love of nature and wildlife.
His knowledge of Kenya and
his understanding of animal
behavior were unparalleled.
But over all his life's
achievements, he was first
and foremost a loving
husband and soul mate to his
wife Jane, and a dear and
loyal friend to those who
had the privilege of that
position in his affection.
We will miss him very much. |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
JOSEPH NGETHA GATHOGO
WHO WAS HONORED BY
WHWF DIRECTORS FOR HIS
21 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OUR
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN! |
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