On Sunday January 30, a crew of seniors, aged 56 to 84, set sail on the An-Tiki, a raft constructed of water pipes. The purpose of their 70-day, 2,800-mile voyage: To raise 50,000 pounds for WaterAid, an international, nonprofit organization that partners with local organizations in 26 countries in Asia, Africa and parts of the Pacific Region to implement safe water, sanitation … [Read more...] about Water Charity of the Week: An-Tiki and WaterAid
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Water Charity of the Week – Water is Life
This week, in honor of #charitytuesday, we have chosen to feature Water is Life. I wrote a brief summary of their work in our Water Charities List, but we felt like this was such a unique cause that they deserved a bigger spotlight. Water is Life has developed a filtration technology that filters dirty water through a straw in three stages. When the straw is immersed in … [Read more...] about Water Charity of the Week – Water is Life
Water Charity of the Week: Wine to Water
"Wine symbolizes fortune in our society. Our goal is to give the fortunate population an opportunity to fight for those who can't fight for themselves." - Wine To Water Doc Hendley, founder of Wine to Water, dreamed up the concept of this water charity while bartending and playing music in nightclubs in Raleigh in 2003. The dream became reality in 2004, when he … [Read more...] about Water Charity of the Week: Wine to Water
Water Charity of the Week: World Walks for Water
Since Tuesday is #charitytuesday on twitter, we thought we'd do a weekly feature on one of our favorite water charities. Today we've picked one that's not on our original water charity list: World Walks for Water. It's a global event that takes place from March 19-22 of this year, that aims to raise awareness of the world's clean water and sanitation crisis. Anyone may … [Read more...] about Water Charity of the Week: World Walks for Water