We are Raising $5,000 for Water!

I don't usually post on Thursdays, but we are so excited to tell you about a new family project we’ve launched, in the hope that you might be interested in supporting it. We are aiming to raise $5,000 through an organization called Charity: Water, which drills wells and supplies water to thousands of people around the world who desperately need it.

More than 800 million people on this planet do not have access to clean water.

30,000 people die every week from preventable illnesses caused by unclean water – and 90% of these 30,000 deaths are children under age 5.

In Africa alone, people spend 40 billion hours every year just walking to and from the nearest water source…which is usually contaminated.

I could cite dozens more statistics, but I’m sure you get the point, which is that millions of people are dying around the world from a very preventable cause.

My in-laws, Jon and Janice Johnson, were among the most generous people I have ever known.

 

While they were living they financially supported a variety of non-profit humanitarian organizations, and they gave their time as well as their money. We have named this project The Jon and Janice Johnson Water Project in their memory, and it makes us so happy to know how pleased they would be with this initiative. Because of their generosity to us, we are able to launch this campaign in the hopes of offering water, and hope, to others far less fortunate than us.

We will accept any and all gifts with gratitude. Please visit our Project website to make an easy online donation: http://mycharitywater.org/johnsonwaterproject

You should know, too, that Charity: Water uses 100% of donations to fund its global water projects. You can read more about Charity: Water by clicking here if you are interested.

Thank you so much for your generosity and support. Please email me if you have any questions at all. [michellederusha1@gmail.com]

With love and gratitude,

Michelle, Brad, Noah & Rowan

“Charity begins today. Today someone is suffering…Our work is for today, yesterday has gone and tomorrow has not come.”
– Mother Teresa

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