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WorldWide Drilling Resource ® is proud to be a member of these international associations. New Zealand Drillers Federation, Inc. +03.324 2040 Ontario Groundwater Association Tel: 519-245-7194 Fax: 519-245-7196 ogwa@ogwa.ca www.ogwa.ca Australian Drilling Industry Association adia@adia.com.au British Colmubia Ground Water Assn. Tel: 604-530-8934 Fax: 604-530-8934 isecretary@bcgwa.org • www.bcgwa.org Alberta Water Well Drilling Association Tel: 780-386-2335 awwda@xplornet.com Atlantic Water Well Association Tel: 888-242-4440 Fax: 902-435-0089 nsgwa@ns.aliantzinc.ca • www.nsgwa.ca 43 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® FEBRUARY 2014 Water for Life International by Tim Rasmussen It was clear and cold on Wednesday, the 4th of December, when the truck and empty container pulled up to the door of Bartholomew’s shop in Spokane to be loaded for shipment to Guatemala. We had decided to load from inside the shop this year rather than facing the sometimes brutal outdoor conditions. We had the use of David Morrill’s forklift and Gary had worked hard to palletize most of the material we are sending. There was a great deal of med- ical equipment donated by Deaconess Hospital which is being sent to the local Government Hospital in Poptun. We have shipped items before to the hospital, but this was by far the most we have been able to send. This material con- sisted of bedside monitors, examination tables, stainless steel racks, bedding, a manual operating room table, other oper- ating room equipment, patient care items, and other things I cannot describe. This will proba- bly make the hospital the best-equipped facility in all of Peten. I would like to be there when Dr. Lopez of the Ministry of Health receives these items. The things we are sending for the drilling efforts consist of steel casing, pipe, and pallets of bentonite for well seals. Another item being sent is a fuel tank for the well service truck. It has been boiled out and the inside coated so we should not have problems when we put it in service. There are also solar panels for solar pumps, a pallet of hand pumps, several spools of wire, as well as boxes and boxes of things to support our drilling projects. We also have a pallet of Bibles for distribution to villagers. The items we send have been collected over the course of an entire year. After everything was loaded and the doors shut, we gathered about the container with the driver and asked the Good Lord to protect the container as it travels to our shop in Guatemala. The trip will take about one month. It will be loaded on a ship in Seattle, off-loaded in Panama, loaded again on a smaller ship, and then unloaded at the port of Quetzal in Guatemala. From there it will clear customs, then go by guarded truck to our shop. We want to thank all our donors and volunteers who have given money, time, and effort to our project over the years. This is our tenth year. We are growing, but we still need help. We especially need well casing, a down hole camera, volunteers, and financial assistance. We are serving 40 villages and nearly 20,000 people with clean water. Villagers con- stantly call Berny Leonardo and ask when we can come help them. Please help us say yes, we will be there soon. If you would like to help, please contact Gary Bartholomew at 509-466-5075 or 509-939-1941 Tim Tim Rasmussen may be contacted via e-mail at admin@ worldwidedrillingresource.com California Groundwater Association (CGA) Appoints Interim Executive Director CGA President Gary Mickelson announced the CGA Executive Committee has named John Hofer as the CGA interim executive director on a part-time basis replacing former Executive Director Mike Mortensson, who officially left CGA on December 31, 2013. John is a CGA past president and vice president of Geoconsultants, Inc., a longtime CGA member. His appointment was effective January 1, 2014, but he began working with CGA staff to make a smooth transition from 2013 into 2014 during December. Plans are .... Read the rest online! Get the latest information with E-News Flash by WorldWide Drilling Resource ® . Sign up today by calling 850-547-0102, or e-mailing: e-news@worldwidedrillingresource.com If you aren’t receiving our E-News Flash e lash you missed this great article. Sign up today!