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Peter Zieve Talks About Why We Should All Give Back To The Community

At a recent business expo in Mukilteo, Washington I had a chance meeting with the highly inspirational chairman of Electroimpact Peter Zieve, a man who I have respected for many years and someone who I have actually talked about on this blog. During our chat I spoke to him about a recent report I had read in the Herald about the erosion of community and the lack of people giving back. Now Peter has done great work in communities throughout Washington with a sports program and a community based campaign that he has rolled out from Mukilteo to Seattle, so…

Meet Anura Leslie Perera – Engineer, Philanthropist and Businessman

It is not every day that people get to meet someone like Anura Leslie Perera, a multi-talented who has deep interests in aerospace engineering, humanitarian projects and entrepreneurship, as well as cricket and reading. Born in Sri Lanka, Anura Leslie Perera then moved to Africa to work as an engineer and sales professional for Caterpillar Inc. in Zambia. He also helped to raise funds for the construction of the Nairobi Buddhist Temple in Kenya through the Phylnormel Foundation to honor the memory of Mr. George and Mrs. Norma Perera. He is also the Chairman of the Singaporean aerospace manufacturer Raycom…