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HAPPY
HOLIDAYS!
Greetings from all of us at CTI! Our wish for
you is a safe, happy and peaceful new
year. |
New
Executive Director Hired
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 The Board of Directors is
proud to announce that Rodney "Rod" Brown has been hired as CTI's new
Executive Director/CEO. Rod is currently President
and CEO of SADAKA Technology Group, an IT consulting
firm. He has already started a full schedule at
CTI and will continue in his dual role until April at
which time a new president of SADAKA will be
announced.
Throughout
his 27 years in corporate America Rod has a successful
reputation of creating business models in the private
sector that have yielded substantial revenues for
several firms including Xerox and PeopleSoft
(Oracle). He sees a future CTI that
provides turnkey solutions for countries that create
wealth for the local citizens through unadulterated free
market principles. Mr. Brown
co-founded Nibakure Children's Village of Rwanda with
his wife, Floriane. His extensive
experience with non-profit organizations prepares him
well for the new future of CTI.
Please join
the Board, staff, and volunteers in welcoming Rod to
CTI! He can be reached at rbrown@compatibletechnology.org
or 651-632-3912. You may see the full press release
here. |
Profile of a CTI
Volunteer
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 Erv Lentz, a member of CTI's Board of
Directors and very active shop volunteer was awarded our
"Volunteer of the Year Award" at the October Board
Meeting. When asked to send in a few comments for
this bio Erv sent a four-page history! Clearly Erv
is proud of his life - and he should be.
College
life, sports, ROTC, leadership of many volunteer
organizations, entrepreneurship, engineering, corporate
creativity, energy, initiative, family, faith - all come
forward to mark a well-rounded volunteer.
Around CTI Erv can be found on any given day
making "something" in the shop, or fixing a shelf in the
office, or shopping for a needed tool, or sharing
experiences. Erv's contributions to
CTI's mission and governance are huge.
In recognizing him as volunteer of the year we
join the thousands of people who have benefited from
Erv's touch to say, "Well Done.
Thanks!" |
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Since our last
newsletter we have been blessed by the generosity of
three teams, who have replenished our finished Omega VI
inventory. These teams were from Covenant Village,
Messiah Methodist Church and Richfield Lutheran Church.
Together these ladies and gentlemen assembled 35
grinders that are now ready for shipment to help
alleviate hunger and to potentially improve the economic
wellbeing of their recipients. Well done to all, we
deeply appreciate your commitment to our
Mission. |
ECHO
Report
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Between November 6th and 8th, Bert Rivers, CTI's
Supply Chain Manager, attended the 14th Annual ECHO
Agricultural Conference in Ft. Myers, FL. ECHO
(Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) is a
not-for-profit organization whose Mission is to network
with community leaders in developing countries to seek
hunger solutions for families growing food under
difficult conditions. It has had a long standing
relationship with CTI, and has been very supportive of
our experiments into moringa
processing.
 Bert made 53 formal presentations
to people interested in CTI's technologies, as well as
putting on a two hour workshop demonstrating our Omega
VI grinder. This photo shows a grinder being powered by
a bicycle. Bert reports that CTI's technologies
are enthusiastically endorsed by ECHO staff. We will be
pursuing with ECHO personnel whether the synergies that
exist between our two organizations can be exploited for
our mutual
benefit. |
| Holiday Gift
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There are a variety of ways that you can benefit
CTI and get your gift giving done at the same time.
Donation
Gift CardShow your family, friends, clients,
or associates you care by giving a donation in their
name. For each donation we will send you a card
which you may give to the recipient to acknowledge your
donation. Your contribution will help alleviate hunger
and poverty through the development and application of
technologies. A minimum donation of $10 is requested,
per gift card. You may send a check or call with your
credit card information to order gift
cards. Shop and DonateDo you shop
on-line? If so, you can do so at www.iGive.com/CTI, a small
percentage of every purchase you make is donated to
CTI! There are hundreds of retailers to choose
from and membership is free. Just be sure to go to
www.iGive.com/CTI
before you shop and select the store from there to be
sure CTI receives the donation. There is a link on the
CTI Web site as well. If you have questions, the
iGive.com Web site is very helpful or feel free to
contact Anne-Marie at
CTI. Wear
CTI Proudly
You can now
proudly display your association with Compatible
Technology International by wearing clothing emblazoned
with our logo. Or you can get gift items, such as
blankets or frames, that have the CTI logo on
them. Click here to be
taken directly to the store or there is a link to our
on-line store on the CTI website.
All transactions are handled by Fund-Net on their secure
website. And as a bonus, Compatible Technology
International we will receive 20% of the purchase price
of all products (not including tax and
shipping). | |
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