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1979
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· Sam Wandendeya escaped from Idi Amin
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1980
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· Sam founds an Orphanage. Begins Christian Fellowship Outreach
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1983
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· 60 Orphans are transferred to BCC site. Sam starts a school for 150 children under the mango tree and in old church building
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1984
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· Clinic is established to meet the health needs of orphans and surrounding community
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1985
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· CFO dissolved
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1989
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· Bushikori Christian Centre begins
· Geelong Couple, Margery and Rex Hobbs meet Pastor Sam during a visit to Uganda
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1994
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· Pastor Sam Wandendeya visits Australia. Geelong support committee formed.
· President Margery Hobbs
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1995
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· Alan Morgan and John Duffield visit B.C.C.
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1996
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· Decision to have a more formal committee structure. Chairperson John Duffield
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1997
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· Margery Hobbs and Pamela Bregman visit B.C.C.
· Margery officially opens the new two room school building.
· We begin praying for electricity and a security fence for the centre.
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1998
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· In January, our first container load of Goods arrives at B.C.C and tragically Pastor Sam Wandendeya is killed in a Bus accident the same day.
· Sam's school closed down by Govt. due to cholera epidemic in area.
· Daryl and Mary-Anne Hobbs visit B.C.C.
· Sam's wife, Anne takes over as Director of B.C.C.
· Anne undertakes six month course in Project Planning & management.
· We begin praying for a house for Anne, toilets for the clinic.
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1999
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· Pamela Bregman and Pastor Greg Illingworth visit B.C.C.
· BCC website begins. Communication by email starts.
· BCC Australia becomes an Incorporated body
· We begin praying for a midwife's house.
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2000
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· John and Lyn Duffield visit B.C.C
· Anne and Pastor Samwiri visit Australia
· BCC church moves across the road. Midwives house begins.
· The first annual report and AGM of BCC Australia.
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2001
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· John and Lyn Duffield move to Uganda to work with B.C.C.
· Chairperson - Pamela Ferrar (Bregman)
· BCC sponsorship fees rise to $320. Direct deposits are possible
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2002
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· The second Container arrives in Uganda.
· Electricity comes to the centre for the first time
· A house is bought for Anne
· The first O Neil foundation donation
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2003
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· Second Container unloaded and Workparty from Australia and England visit B.C.C.
· Joshua Primary begins with two completed rooms.
· Church hall turned into a ward, drug store & Lab.
· Security fence erected
· Midwife building completed
· Chairperson - Kerry Peacock
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2004
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· Third classroom built.
· Hiace bus purchased for centre
· Anne Wandendeya and Michael Wangwe visit Geelong and attend 10th Anniversary Service
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2005
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· Fourth classroom built
· Fourth classroom built
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2006
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· Fifth classroom built.
· Work party from Geelong, Australia visit Uganda.
· Administration building opening
· BCC financial database is built.
· Anne begins Bachelors degree in Developmental Studies
· Richard Stone Tertiary Fund commenced in memory of our treasurer who sadly died while actively serving on the committee
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2007
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· John, Lyn Emma & Annie Duffield come back to Australia to live.
· Rex & Liane Foord visit BCC. They are special guests at the first graduation
· Ceremony held at BCC for Tertiary/Vocation students.
· New BCC Australia website launched.
· Engineering Ministries International provide BCC Uganda with a Master plan
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2008
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· Gift /welfare pool is set up so BCC Uganda can respond to immediate need for aid.
· Classrooms 6 & 7 completed and in use. The school is completed.
· After 14 years as Orphan Administrators Ella & Lance Matheson hand over the role to Pamela.
· Database of sponsored children set up, tertiary cap begins
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2009
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· Library is built.
· Clinic gets own toilet block. Extensions begin.
· Generator purchased.
· CD of BCC children singing produced
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2010
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· Land purchased.
· Mini van purchased.
· Scholarships provided by Rotary Highton Kardinia, another by Church by the Bay
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2011
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· Maternity extension.
· Staffroom begins.
· Motorbike purchased.
· Liane Foord becomes Child sponsorship Co - Ordinator
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2012
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· On 24thApril the Friends of Bushikori begins as a fundraising and support group
· Staff room is completed.
· Pink Umbrella partners to provide health support.
· Information booklet on BCC Australia designed and printed, including new logo.
· Commissioning Day held at BCC Uganda
· Esther Cohen and Samantha Rawson visit Bushikori
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2013
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· Ivan's book published (picture book written by sponsored child)
· Alumni Group of past students begins in BCC Uganda
· Hall attached to staffroom begins construction
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2014
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· Sponsorship fee rises to $360.
· Mission group from Geelong visits BCC Uganda
· New constitution begins, which allows for General members of the Association from which Committee members are elected.
· Margery Hobbs receives the title of Patron, as President role must be an annually elected.
· President- Kerry Peacock
· 25 years since Margery Hobbs began sending support to Pastor Samuel.
· 20 years of the Australian Support Committee
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2015
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· Purchase of a new bus for Bushikori
· The Make for a Difference Dinner at Truffle Duck
· Musical Afternoon at Belmont Uniting Church
· Trivia Night to raise funds for The Richard Stone Fund
· Elsie Brown - Committee member sadly died in September of this year
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2016
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· The contribution of Pink Umbrella continues
· Birth of triplets through the Clinic at Bushikori
· Campbell House Geelong College funded a fuel efficiency stove
· Liane Foord - Committee member and Child Sponsorship co-ordinator sadly died in October of this year. Pamela Ferrar and Rex Foord have continued the role
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2017
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· First Skype Meeting with Bushikori
· Ongoing support of the staff at Covenant College
· High Tea at Belmont Uniting Church
· The Multi Purpose Hall completed and named “The Geelong Hall.”
· Rex and Nicholas Foord visit Bushikori for the offical naming ceremony of the Geelong Hall
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2018
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· Visit of Anne and David Wandendeya to Australia
· Development of a merged financial and child sponsorship database
· Support given to Bushikori for drainage and harvesting of water and power connection to the library
· Information Dinner at City on a Hill ”Taste of Uganda”
· Footy Trivia Night held at St Johns Highton with Ian Cover
· Esther Cohen visited Bushikori Uganda and attended wedding of David Wandendeya and his wife Linda Noel
· Approximately 80 Joshua Primary School students staying at the centre and each Sunday they hold their own children's church in the Geelong Hall
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2019
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· 25th. Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at Belmont Uniting
· Donation from Norm O'Neill for the building of on site teacher accommodation housing
· Pamela Ferrar and Laurel Ling visited Bushikori
· Building commenced Boy's hostel and teacher's accommodation
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2020
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· Pandemic Covid 19, contact restrictions in place and schools in Uganda shut down
· Althea Abraham and Roger White join ASC
· Death of founding member and Patron Margery Hobbs
· Death of founding member Lance Matheson
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2021
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· Pandemic Covid 19 continues to cause issues
· Death of Director Anne Wandendeya
· Board of Trustees appoint Mary Wanendeya as acting Director
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