$10 = $30 this week

Who knew there was such a thing. Unlike a H@llmark Holiday, this is one I'll support. Here's why I value this day I never knew about:

Every year, 1.8 million people (that's 1,800,000) people die from illnesses caused by inadequate or contaminated water.

Even our own beautiful FOVC kids, who appear happy and healthy, are suffering from serious liver and kidney disease because of the contaminated and limited water in Shanto and surrounding areas. Imagine brushing your teeth with contaminated water.

Often times, pictures are worth more than statistics to me. The pictures engrained in my mind are worth a thousand words for sure. While in Ethiopia, I saw people filling their water jugs, bathing, and washing clothing all in the same filthy water. Could you imagine that? Would you take a bath and then wash your clothes in said bath water? And that's clean water. Imagine if it was full of water borne bacteria!

I don't want to get too wordy. It's simple really. People need to have access to clean water. In Shanto, the town we'll be serving in Ethiopia, they have an old, dirty well. It can be turned on for 1 hour a day. In that hour they get 4-5 gallons of water per family to use for the day. FOVC is raising money to dig wells in Shanto and surrounding communities. In light of World Water Day, two big supporters of FOVC are matching all donations given this week through the donation page. So, your donation of $10 this week automatically becomes $30.

Are you ready to dig deep? Donate here http://www.fovc.org/donate.html

photo by Ingrid Olsen