The Motivator and the "Governor" Sharon
Sharon Daishe and her family.
Jake and his Mum.
I share sponsorship of Mathayo Laanyuni at the School of St Jude with Forbes Rotary Ipomoea
Grandmother and Grandaughter Dakota and Mum Valarie
Sharon and her "boys" Keith, Jake and Samuel.
Sharon keeps us all in line and motivated at the same time and is our joint leader. Here is her story a brief bio and why Sharon has become so passionate about Kili 28/8.
"Kenya is my heritage and the birthplace of my family. My beloved maternal grandmother, aged 19, left England to marry a coffee plantation owner at Makuyu near Thika. My Scottish paternal grandparents, respectively nurse and railway worker, met, married and died in Africa. My sister and brother were born in Kenya before my family migrated in 1961 to safety in Australia, where I was born in 1964 in Melbourne.
My father’s reel to reel movies of family safaris in Africa were a feature of my childhood along with tales of the people, the wildlife and the effect of the Mau Mau on the country my family loved. I have always dreamt of visiting Africa but accepted that it would probably only ever be a dream. How beautiful the path that life reveals! Firstly I met John Glassford when he was raising funds for Road Maps to Africa in 2005/06. Then I discovered the incredible School of St Jude and harassed Gemma Sisia with a million questions at Rotary District Conference 2006 in Orange. At the same conference, John announced his plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for AIDS and eduction including the School. So…. here I am, excited and passionate about uniting a very personal journey with the precious cause of helping African children to break the cycle of poverty and disease.
I have three wonderful sons (two enjoying their university years), one granddaughter and a grandson on the way. I hope that my small contribution is like the grain of sand that becomes part of a brick that becomes part of a house – for future generations of African children to one day know the same living conditions as my children and grandchildren expect in Australia."
"Kenya is my heritage and the birthplace of my family. My beloved maternal grandmother, aged 19, left England to marry a coffee plantation owner at Makuyu near Thika. My Scottish paternal grandparents, respectively nurse and railway worker, met, married and died in Africa. My sister and brother were born in Kenya before my family migrated in 1961 to safety in Australia, where I was born in 1964 in Melbourne.
My father’s reel to reel movies of family safaris in Africa were a feature of my childhood along with tales of the people, the wildlife and the effect of the Mau Mau on the country my family loved. I have always dreamt of visiting Africa but accepted that it would probably only ever be a dream. How beautiful the path that life reveals! Firstly I met John Glassford when he was raising funds for Road Maps to Africa in 2005/06. Then I discovered the incredible School of St Jude and harassed Gemma Sisia with a million questions at Rotary District Conference 2006 in Orange. At the same conference, John announced his plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for AIDS and eduction including the School. So…. here I am, excited and passionate about uniting a very personal journey with the precious cause of helping African children to break the cycle of poverty and disease.
I have three wonderful sons (two enjoying their university years), one granddaughter and a grandson on the way. I hope that my small contribution is like the grain of sand that becomes part of a brick that becomes part of a house – for future generations of African children to one day know the same living conditions as my children and grandchildren expect in Australia."
We would be lost without you Sharon!
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