If you're an Early Career Engineer, please come join the ASME Section for lunch on Thursday, April 26th at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon will be held at the Whitewater Grille in Idaho Falls. We have a great speaker!

Mr. Benjamin Baranko is our speaker. His talk will focus on the pump project at Haiti.

If you were unable to attend our other luncheons, hopefully you can make it this time. We have a few new members that we hope to see there as well.

Location:
Whitewater Grill
355 River Parkway
Idaho Falls, ID
208-523-3355

If you are not an Early Career Engineer, then you are welcomed to go but you need to pay for the lunch.

Please RSVP (by Tu. April 24th) to Ali Siahpush at ali.siahpush@inl.gov.

Topic of the presentation:
The presentation will address the December 2011 follow-up trip for the ASME Handpumps for Haiti project. This effort has allowed the town of Les Anglais to become self-sufficient in the maintenance of their handpump operated wells, which are the only clean water source for the town due to damage to other water systems from the most recent severe hurricane. Other examples of where engineering projects can provide a direct impact on quality of life in Haiti at the grassroots level will be discussed as well.

To donate: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214559.

Simply purchase as many $25 "tickets" as desired to equal your entire donation amount. E.g., for a $250 donation, buy 10 tickets. This site will remain open through December 31, 2011. Donate now and reduce your 2011 tax bill come April.

A benefit for ASME Idaho Chapter Hand Pumps for Haiti effort.

The event is a fundraiser to support our humanitarian efforts in Les Anglais, Haiti. The Idaho section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) endeavors to equip and train local plumbers to maintain the pumps that provide access to water wells in Les Anglais, Haiti. These actions would resolve issues with wells and pumps installed by aid agencies with good intentions during past relief efforts. Wells are drilled and pumps are installed, and then they are left to degenerate to a state of uselessness for lack of simple maintenance measures.

Location:
Diversified Metal Products
3710 North Yellowstone Highway
Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Date:
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Time:
5:30 - 6:30 - Social hour with complimentary heavy hors d'ouerves and a cash bar
6:30 - Hand Pumps for Haiti presentation by Karen Moore

The event is free, but donations are encouraged. To donate money to the cause:
Prior to the benefit on December 2: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/211639
After the December 2, 2011 event: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214559. This site will remain open through December 31, 2011.
Simply purchase as many $25 "tickets" as desired to equal your entire donation amount. E.g., for a $250 donation, buy 10 tickets.

The evening at Diversified will include a presentation by Karen Moore about the project and what was learned by Mark Slovak on his exploratory trip last spring that was funded by the Idaho section of ASME.

Click HERE for PDF of presentation.

In addition to securing tools and replacement parts for maintaining the wells, we need to raise money to cover the cost of sending an engineer back to Haiti. Local engineer Ben Baranko will travel to Haiti on December 5th to deliver tools and spare parts and to train local tradesman on maintenance of the pumps.

Les Anglais, Haiti Well Restoration Presentation

This spring the ASME Idaho section sponsored a trip for two mechanical engineers to travel to Les Anglais, Haiti. The purpose of the trip was to restore access to the well that provides fresh water to the village. The two engineers met with Les Anglais locals to teach them how to perform maintenance on the well's hand pumps and to establish a village water board to take responsibility for the hand pumps.

On June 16th, the Idaho section of ASME will host an evening focused on that trip:

Where: Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, 300 S. Capital Ave., Idaho Falls

Itinerary:
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. - Social hour with heavy hors d'Oeuvres and a cash bar. Attendees will be free to view the art museum's exhibits (http://www.theartmuseum.org/Exhibits.htm).
7:00 p.m. - Recipients of 2011 college scholarships from the ASME Idaho section will be recognized.
7:15 p.m. - Mark Slovak will present his report of the trip to Les Anglais and explain the problems with attempts to help the people in Haiti.


Seating is limited to 80 people at $10/person. Reserve your seat here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179742

For questions or further information about the event, contact Karen Moore (karen.moore@inl.gov, 208-526-8852).