Three Marblehead Harbor Rotarians provide earthquake assistance in Nepal
Posted by Margo Steiner
on Sep 25, 2015
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On September 4, Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor Rotarians Heidi Whear, Joan McCormack and Margo W. R. Steiner flew to Kathmandu, Nepal, to assist in earthquake recovery work under the auspices of Habitat for Humanity International. Rotarian Steiner, a longtime Habitat team leader, led a group of 14 from across the United States to the 400-person village of Pipaltar, where 89 of the village's 95 homes were destroyed and the rest needed to be torn down. Over the course of six days, the Rotarians and their teammates passed 400,000 pounds of rocks and boulders up a steep hill, where they were put in wire mesh gabions (also made by the team) to create a road that will let heavier equipment in to the village.Joining the village women in passing boulders up a hill in Pipaltar
During their time in Nepal, the three attended meetings of the Rotary Club of Dhulikhel and the Rotary Club of Dillibazar in Kathmandu, where they learned of the many service projects being undertaken by their Rotarian counterparts and exchanged club flags.From left, Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor members Heidi Whear, Joan McCormack
and Margo Steiner attend a meeting of the Rotary Club of Dhulikhel in Nepal.
and Margo Steiner attend a meeting of the Rotary Club of Dhulikhel in Nepal.