This page is under construction - thank you for your patience. St. Marys Rotary Club members in St. Mary's, Ohio recently introduced a newly-designed family solar cooker at Rotary Zone Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jim Harris , President Elect of the local Rotary, and Frank C. Murray, Secretary, collaborated to develop the solar cooker which will be sent to fuel impoverished nations like Haiti. One of the major goals of Rotary International is the elimination of hunger worldwide. The two issues in reaching this goal are to ensure adequate food and a means to prepare it are available.
Solar cookers can help in areas where fuel is scarce or difficult to get.
Haiti has almost depleted its fuel source. The women spend two days a week trying to gather firewood for fuel. They are literally digging the roots out of the ground. According to Johnson, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The solar cooker weighs only 23 pounds.