Haiti is in our Sister Zone and the Zone leadership has been closely tracking activities. Gillainel Warne, wife of our District International Service Chair, was in Port au Prince with a group of agronomists from Virgina Tech and left just 30 minutes before the earthquake hit on January 10. She and Charles run Zanmi Agricol, an organization that produced food for 12,000 malnourished children last year.
Charles flew down a week later, reaching Cange by flying to Santa Domingo and apparently taking a motorccycle loaded down with luggage and medidcal supplies through the backroads of the Dominican Republican. While Gillaine worked the hospitals set up throughout Cange, Charles ramped up cultivated land from roughly 100acres to 500 acres to help meet the food crisis.
Gillaine's e-mails are at the same time humorous and heart wrenching. We will transfer the two of them this afternoon. Stay tuned.
About the DG
George W. Fletcher
Governor, Rotary District 7750
2009-2010
George Fletcher’s Rotary experience includes President of the Rotary Club of Greenville, Assistant Governor, District Secretary and Chair of the Centennial Celebration in 2005. He is a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of both the Bequest Society and Paul Harris Society and a Major Donor.
His real job is Executive Director for the SC Council on Competitiveness, a non profit created to implement a long term economic development strategy in the state. Prior to that, he was President of Fletcher Group, Inc. a group of engineering and environmental management companies. He is a professional engineer and a diplomate in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
He has been deeply involved in the community, having served as Chair of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and Co-Chair (with his wife) of the Greenville County United Way Campaign. He has served his profession as President of the American Council of Engineering Companies - SC. Over his career, he has served on some 15 Boards and Commissions.
He has been recognized as the SC Engineer of the Year in 1999 by the SC Society of Professional Engineers and as Greenville Business Person of the Year in 2000 by Greenville Magazine.
George and his wife Sarah have been married for 38 years. They have two children and three grandchildren.
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