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| Today is World Water Day. Drink a cup of water and savor it :)
For some interesting summaries on how water issues relate to our faith, contribute to political/economic tensions, and call forth action, check out the Statement on Water for Life put forth by the World Council of Churches this February.
There are 26 days left! To give, see our first post.
Next, on Project440: Jimmy Q, on the global water crisis. Stay tuned! | | |
| We've reached nearly 35% of our goal! If you're thinking about giving, please do so by April 16--for more info, click here for our first entry.
Thanks to all who've been so generous. And best of luck to those who are in our March Madness tournament pool!
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| "[Access to safe water] is a women's issue in the developing world
because women have primary responsibility for household water gathering
in many of these countries. Time spent hauling water robs women and
girls of getting an education or engaging in meaningful work" (Dying for A Drink of Clean Water ).
In the U.S. where access to water is essentially guaranteed and so
plentiful, not only do we take it for granted that clean water will
flow out of our taps instantly whenever we want, actually drinking this
water has become routine and boring... and monotonous when drunk every
day.
Thus, this season of drinking only tap water has been a time for
me to practice gratitude for the fact that access to safe water is so
easy -- a luxury that 1.2 billion people lack. I do miss my
coffee and tea and am experiencing abnormal cravings for bowls of
cereal and milk when I almost never want to drink milk, but every time
I want to grumble about this unvarying beverage-diet, I imagine first
walking for miles to fetch a less clean version of my water every day
(for all my washing, cooking, and drinking needs), and it doesn't seem
so bad anymore. In fact, it seems rather like a gift.
~Molly
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Join the Project440 March Madness Basketball Tournament Pool. In order to qualify, all entrants must submit a minimum donation of $25 towards our goal of building four deep wells in Haiti through World Vision. Every donation gets quadruple-matched by Project440 and the Rotary Foundation.
In addition to making a contribution to global water needs, all entrants have the chance to win the competition and choose between a brand new 4 GB iPod Nano or a $200 gift certificate to Amazon!
Donations can be made through Paypal to chiang@gmail.com (these donations are not tax deductible). You can also make checks out to World Vision and mail them to our project headquarters:
Project440
20 Banks St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
To sign up, enter here:
http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com
Then Click on the "Sign Up" button to create a team. After completing registration, or if you already have a team, click the "Create or Join Group" button and follow the path to join an existing private group. Then, when prompted, enter the following information...
Group ID#: 26873
Password: haiti
Warren Chiang
Project440 | | |
| March 22 will be World Water Day--non-profits are getting together to raise awareness about the global water crisis and provide ways for people to get involved. Check it out here:
**the statistic on this site that "the world water crisis leads to the death of more than 4,500 children each year" is technically correct, but a more accurate statement would be to say that 4,500 children die each DAY from lack of clean water. In fact, inside the website, there's an article that says 9,500 children die each day.
Fund update: We are now at $2,050. After the double match, it's enough to buy half a well! Our goal is four wells, so we're one-eighth of the way there.
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