Ryan Hreljac began raising money for water projects in 1998, at age six. When he found out from his first grade teacher that people in other countries were dying because of the lack of access to clean water, he began doing chores around his house to raise money for well projects. After raising $70, his first well was built in Uganda, just after he turned 7. The Ryan's Well … [Read more...] about Water Charity of the Week: Ryan’s Well Foundation
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Charity of the Week: 2011 Fight for Air Climb
This #charitytuesday, we are taking a break from Water Charities to pay tribute to our first ever featured "air charity." The American Lung Association held their first Fight for Air Climb in Cleveland, this past Saturday, March 5, 2011. Climbers, walkers, runners, firefighters and supporters of the ALA challenged themselves by climbing the 42 flights of stairs in Terminal … [Read more...] about Charity of the Week: 2011 Fight for Air Climb
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