Convergence Training Fixes Kenyan Borehole, Provides Water to Mogoon Village

Tragedy Strikes

In February of 2009 in the Mogoon Village in Kenya, tragedy struck. Their water source, the "borehole" as they call it, had broken down and there was very little hope of raising the money required to fix it. With one of the longest standing droughts in Kenya, the community struggled to hang on for life; schools closed, 2 seasons of crops didn’t produce, disease infiltrated and consequently both animals and people passed away. Without affordable access to water, many fell ill to dehydration, cholera and didn’t have the immunity to fend off malaria. In other words this was a major health risk to hundreds of people in the region.

Convergence Training Gives Thanks at Thanksgiving

Back in the United States, Randy Kohltfarber of Convergence Training, is enjoying the luxury of an early morning water ski session. In a ski boat, surrounded by gallons and gallons of water, he sits with his skiing partners Kara Anderson and Dr. Gerri Fujii. Kara recalls her recent trip to the Nakuru Orphanage in Kenya where she was a volunteer worker. When Randy hears about the tragic broken water supply, he decides to offer support and pay for the water source to be repaired.

Click the link below to read the full story about the interwoven lives of people across the globe and how Convergence Training sponsored the repair of the Kenyan village's water supply.

Read the full story here

See the PowerPoint with photos and details

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Convergence Training Hires New Information Designer and Technical Writer

We would like to welcome Zach Ellwood to the Convergence Training team.

Zach's background is primarily pre-production and writing, beginning with his degree in Video/Film Production from the Savannah College of Art and Design. His professional experience includes commercial and industrial video preproduction, documentary work, Hollywood film set experience, copywriting, and literary editing. Zachary's diverse communication skills make him a valuable member in writing and producing Convergence projects.

Zach is from the state of Maryland, and he has lived in Savannah, Georgia, and Albuquerque, New Mexico and now lives in Portland, Oregon (his favorite region so far). When he's not working, Zach enjoys writing fiction and camping in the Northwest.

Convergence Training Featured in Local Newspaper

A local newspaper, The Columbian based in Vancouver, Washington, has featured Convergence Training on the front page of their business section. The article is part of their weekly "Clark County at Work" feature and details how Convergence has dealt with the difficult economic times, what our greatest challenge has been, and what lies ahead in the next six to eight months. There is also information on what Convergence does and some statistics on our company.

The electronic version of the article can be found here: View Article

New Safety Training Store - BuyBetterTraining.com

Well, it may be pretty bold, but we're making a statement: BuyBetterTraining.com. The name says it all.

What is BuyBetterTraining.com?

Its our new online store, redesigned from the ground up with new technology and a fresh new look! We've got new products, more screenshots, and lots of great new information! Not only does it look great, but the stuff under the hood is pretty cool too. Its faster, easier to search, filter and find products, and the checkout process is quick and painless.

What does the new store sell?

Just like our old store, we've got all the safety training essentials you need including our popular Bloodborne Pathogens, Fire Safety, and Asbestos Awareness. If you need more than a single topic, we have our 28 DVD Set full of environmental, health and safety training. We've also got our Surface Miner Training products (Basic, Standard, and Advanced) that provide training for MSHA Part 46. In addition to the core products, we've made room for the future. We've got categories all lined up for our Driver Safety courses and our Industrial Essentials library.

What about the old store?

Over the past year and a half, we've had a pretty steep increase in products, viewers, and customers, and we finally outgrew our ecommerce platform. In order to provide a better shopping experience and to better support our growing customer base, we have launched a new store at BuyBetterTraining.com. Our old site will continue to be operational until December 31st, 2009. You may shop and complete purchases at the old site, or give the new store a test drive (but please be patient while we work out all the kinks!).

Check it out!

We've been working hard to prove to everyone that they don't have to settle when it comes to training, and now our store stands out just like our products do. So, give it a test drive yourself and check out our new store now!