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Welcome to the Project: Barba Rubia!

WELCOME TO PROJECT: BARBA RUBIA!

Welcome to Project: Barba Rubia
, a group of professionals and students from over 20 countrie sponsored by rotary Club La Reina Alta in Santiago, joined together with one common goal - to rebuild an earthquake-damage school in the rural stretches of Chile's 7th region, 4 hours south of Santiago.

Project volunteers and donors: Stay tuned to this site to find out about recent developments with building, fundraising, and other project news as it breaks.

For more information, contact Mike Thompson at mthompson22@gmail.com, or +56.9.7472.2180.

¡FUERZA CHILE!



Wednesday, July 21, 2010

RC La Reina Alta joins locals to inaugurate the container-house at Barba Rubia School

BARBA RUBIA - Community members from all reaches of Hualañé joined the Rotary Club La Reina Alta to celebrate the arrival of the container-house from California Saturday, July 10. The Rotarians were joined by teachers, students, and administrators of the school, as well as the mayor of county of Hualañé to participate in a lunch to communicate the further reconstruction work needed in the community and the challenges facing the people of Hualañé. In these talks, we discovered that although the main dirt road of Barba Rubia is planned to be paved, the community continues to rely completely on wells and stream water for its water supply, which is subject to inconstancies in quality and potability.

Also in attendance were representatives from Voluntary Horizons, a non-profit agency that brokers community service opportunities for travelers, which was rebuilding the community center in neighboring village of Los Coipos.



Above: Pancho, a Rotarian of Rotary Club La Reina in Santiago, strikes a pose and covers up "Alta" while joking around with his colleagues from neighboring RC La Reina Alta.

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