Children of Extreme Poverty and the work of World Vision's Child Sponsorship Program.

Perry Springman

Perry is the lead singer/songwriter of the Canadian band, Perry And The Poorboys.  Perry's band plays primarily in schools, clubs, festivals and churches in Canada, The U.S., Europe, Australia, and South America.  They have shared stages with such artists as Bob Geldoff, Bonnie Tyler, Thomas McClary (guitarist/songwriter from The Commodores), DC Talk, Michael W. Smith, Six Pence, and Steve Taylor.  Perry has recorded 10 albums.  The latest CD entitled Halfway Around, features the song 'Where Will You Sleep Tonight,' a beautiful song about two little girls;  One of them lives in a very poor village in Africa, the other is Perry's daughter, Emma.

Perry plays acoustic guitar, ukulele, and performs songs from his large repertoire of original music, and is often accompanied by one or more of his musician friends.  Perry has a great passion for his work with World Vision and their Child Sponsorship program. He says, "it gives me an opportunity to give back a small amount of what I have received as a result in living in a prosperous country."  He is very thankful to able to help connect people in the West with an impoverished child in need from the Third World!  No stranger to Rotary Clubs, Perry has presented at more than 25 Rotary Clubs just in the state of Hawaii alone!