It's hard for me to imagine life without clean water.
I've seen it though. I lived in Jamaica one summer - in a small valley far from the luxury resorts and beach scenes. I lived in a house with a bunch of other people who had to pay close attention to the water we used each day. We did laundry sparingly. We didn't flush unless we had to. We only turned the shower on to rinse our bodies and hair. We lived in close community with people who did not have the same luxury as us. Most lived in one-room houses with no running water at all. They collected it from their roof and boiled it when it was needed. If the community was lucky, they'd get a big tank from the government at the end of town. The people would find any empty bottles or jugs and walk (sometimes miles and down steep terrain) to fill their bottles and bring them back home. Everything about a lifestyle without access to clean water is completely different than what we are used to, than what we know.
Just in the time it takes you to read this post, nearly 20 children will die because of water-related illness. And that's just children. There are still mothers and fathers, men and women, dying because they can't get clean water. Dying because they lack a basic necessity.
As heartbreaking as that is, there is hope.
There is something we can do.
Something YOU can do, TODAY.
The Mission List and I have partnered with
Water.org, an organization founded by Matt Damon, to bring clean water to 100 people for LIFE. We are close to reaching our goal, but we still have work to do. Please take a moment to do ONE of these things. With your help, we can make a difference. We can change statistics.
We can change the world.
- Donate. Just $25 will give one person water for LIFE. But even $5 will do. Please give what you can.
- Please share this post or our fundraising page with your family and friends. Tweet about it, post it to your Facebook wall, send an email. This crisis needs all the awareness it can get.
I can't tell you how passionate I am about this campaign and how much your help means to me.
-Lacy
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| An upscale Jamaican home collecting rainwater |
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| 2 one-room homes, sharing a rain barrel |
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| Jamaican women, waiting to shop |
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| Children playing. These children do not have access to clean water. |
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| My friend Donna, sharing a snack with her daughter |
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| Me, doing laundry |
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| My dearest Matilda |
Let's do something good, TODAY.
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