BARRY POPPEL IS A RETIRED CPA FROM ALBANY, NY. HE HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE Northeast CHAPTER OF THE NY State SOCIETY OF CPA’S, CHAIRPERSON OF THE LATHAM ny  CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE COLONIE NY ROTARY CLUB.  HE IS NOW A MEMBER OF TRINITY ROTARY AND WATER CHAIR FOR DISTRICT 6950.

BARRY IS CURRENTLY TREASURER OF PURE WATER FOR THE WORLD, A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN VERMONT. PURE WATER’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED MAINLY OF ROTARIANS AND IT’S EFFORTS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY ROTARY CLUBS SINCE 1994.

 BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PURE WATER’S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN WHO SUFFER FROM INTESTINAL DISEASES THAT RESULT FROM DRINKING CONTAMINATED WATER.