ACTION THIS DAY

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Darren Sparkes works as an IT Consultant in Australia.

Darren met Brian (the founder of ACTION THIS DAY) while working in IT and became friends. Brian introduced Darren to badminton which has become his favourite sport pastime.

Darren was inspired into offering assistance to ACTION THIS DAY after talking to Brian on a return visit from Kenya. While still a student he was a volunteer member of St John Ambulance Australia, providing first aid assistance to the public.

Christina is a stay at home mother who has had a wide variety of jobs over the last 30 years including Receptionist, Personal Assistant, Library Technician, Taxation Officer, Call Centre Operator and Accounts Officer.  She has also worked as a volunteer in the areas of Aged Care and Youth.

Being a Mother to a young son has meant limited opportunities to volunteer her services in person, instead, Christina serves ACTION THIS DAY as a committee member and has been instrumental in obtaining corporate sponsorship as well as generating interest in the Australian schools.

Dylan Nichols began working with ACTION THIS DAY in 2009, specifically assisting with fundraising, marketing and administration initiatives.

Before joining the Board of ACTION THIS DAY, Dylan volunteered in a part and full-time capacity with WWOOF and Archelon on projects in Europe and Asia from 2006 through 2008.  These projects focussed on sustainable community-based development. In 2004, Dylan helped found the Quokkas Cricket Club, an international touring club which raises funds for NGOs such as ACTION THIS DAY.

Dylan has been working as a Project Manager within Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency since 2010, after having worked in the IT industry as a Business Analyst and Project Manager since 2000.

Dylan has a degree in Computer Science from Monash University (Australia) and Post-Graduate Diploma in Environmental Development from the Open University (UK).

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Alison first traveled to Kenya in 2008 where she met Brian and kept in touch with him while he subsequently founded ACTION THIS DAY. Alison works as a Ministerial Advisor to the Tasmanian Government, and permanently fundraises by selling chocolates in a variety of places. Alison is passionate about Africa and works to raise the profile of the charity as widely as possible. Alison has been responsible for attracting a large number of regular supporters to the work of the charity in Kenya.

In 2010 Alison and her husband Peter spent their honeymoon living in Mombasa and working at ACTION THIS DAY for 3 months, with Alison teaching Standard 2 during that time. Alison misses the Kookaburra Community School every single day, and she and Peter plan to return some time in the future to catch up with the students, teachers and community.