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Gridley City Councilman Dan Boeger recently accepted a resolution from the City for the City of Gbarnga, Liberia, a city he is very familiar with. The Proclamation states the establishment of a formal Sister-City relationship between the two cities and Boeger will present it to the City of Gbarnga at a future City Council meeting there.
“Whereas, the exchanges between our countries add richness, diversity and the promise of global peace to our lives; and Whereas, our friendship unites people of all ages and backgrounds and surmounts barriers of distance, culture, language and politics,” the resolution read.
This will be Boeger's third trip to Liberia where he will once again represent the Liberian Children's Schooling Project, a project of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, area churches and Rotary International.
As a member of both, St. Timothy's and Gridley Rotary, Boeger has been instrumental in sending clothing and textbooks, he has also sent vehicles, a tractor and his biggest accomplishment - a rice mill.
River Gee County was formed in 2000 after splitting from Gran Gedeh County. Roads, bridges, electricity and buildings such as clinics, schools and government buildings were devastated after 14 years of occasional conflict and are essential to restoring agriculture and commerce.
Massive depletion and misuse of agricultural lands and livestock, forests, minerals and other natural resources is responsible for the lack of revenue and Boeger has not only sent the necessary equipment for a rice mill, he has shown the residents how to use it and see money being made once their crops were planted with this guidance.
"USAID Liberia is working to spur community and market revitalization through cross-cutting initiatives in infrastructure, energy, workforce development, agriculture, food security and forestry. Additionally, infrastructure and energy projects contribute to other USAID-supported education, health, and governance projects throughout Liberia," as stated on the USAID website. For the rest of this story, please pick up a 2/22/12 edition of The Gridley Herald, or call us to subscribe today! The Gridley Herald is the only place for YOUR local news. 530-846-3661
Gridley City Councilman Dan Boeger recently accepted a resolution from the City for the City of Gbarnga, Liberia, a city he is very familiar with. The Proclamation states the establishment of a formal Sister-City relationship between the two cities and Boeger will present it to the City of Gbarnga at a future City Council meeting there.
“Whereas, the exchanges between our countries add richness, diversity and the promise of global peace to our lives; and Whereas, our friendship unites people of all ages and backgrounds and surmounts barriers of distance, culture, language and politics,” the resolution read.
This will be Boeger's third trip to Liberia where he will once again represent the Liberian Children's Schooling Project, a project of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, area churches and Rotary International.
As a member of both, St. Timothy's and Gridley Rotary, Boeger has been instrumental in sending clothing and textbooks, he has also sent vehicles, a tractor and his biggest accomplishment - a rice mill.
River Gee County was formed in 2000 after splitting from Gran Gedeh County. Roads, bridges, electricity and buildings such as clinics, schools and government buildings were devastated after 14 years of occasional conflict and are essential to restoring agriculture and commerce.
Massive depletion and misuse of agricultural lands and livestock, forests, minerals and other natural resources is responsible for the lack of revenue and Boeger has not only sent the necessary equipment for a rice mill, he has shown the residents how to use it and see money being made once their crops were planted with this guidance.
"USAID Liberia is working to spur community and market revitalization through cross-cutting initiatives in infrastructure, energy, workforce development, agriculture, food security and forestry. Additionally, infrastructure and energy projects contribute to other USAID-supported education, health, and governance projects throughout Liberia," as stated on the USAID website. For the rest of this story, please pick up a 2/22/12 edition of The Gridley Herald, or call us to subscribe today! The Gridley Herald is the only place for YOUR local news. 530-846-3661
