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It is with great pleasure that I can now let you know I completed my mini goal this week for Making a Difference!  Accomplishing a goal feels great.  Accomplishing a goal that makes a difference in helping another in need feels an infinite amount better than that!

My goal for making a difference this week was to find a charity which helps provide clean water to those that are in need and make a donation.  It was a small goal I made for myself that I felt I could live up to and accomplish.  However, great things happen one small step at a time, and love explodes from there!

When I asked if anyone knew of a charity that helps provide clean water my friends really came through for me, and were pivotal in helping me accomplish this goal. 
Here are what some of the great suggestions were:

    Kaelyn and Patty suggested Water.org

    Monet suggested Engineering Ministries International

    Aly suggested Hope International

    Stretching My Imagination suggested CharityWater.org

Thank you so much for helping me, friends!!  These were all wonderful suggestions that I truly appreciated. 

This week I decided to go with the first suggestion I saw, which was Water.org 

It also very much aligned with what I had in mind.

I could go on and on for pages about how excited I am about Water.org but I will let you see for yourself with a couple of videos below!



Clean water and sanitation are incredibly important and there is real hope in making this a reality for the estimated 1 billion people who are without!  As stated in the first video water related diseases kill more people than war, and nearly half of all victims are children.  On the Water.org website you will see that a $25 donation can provide clean water for one person for life.

Gift Options
As Patty pointed out to me there are also Gift Options such as water bottles, tee-shirts, Hope watches and more.  A portion of the proceeds are donated to Water.org.  Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, if you give Valentine’s gifts and are always strapped for ideas like me, you may want to consider giving one of these gifts that have the real meaning of love behind them.

Other Ways to Help
There are more ways to help that don’t involve a monetary donation.

• You can spread the word about the Water.org mission.  People listen.

• Also, you can vote for Water.org in the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation.  Just follow the link!
“The Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation is donating a total of $1 million to these four charities — $100,000 will go to each just for participating, and the remaining $600,000 will be distributed based on your votes.”

• As well you can join Water.org by signing up with your email address to stay informed.

Thank you very much friends for helping spread love, support, and happiness! ♥

Have a wonderful weekend!  Happy Birthday to my Mom and Nana!!
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01/22/2011 5:08am

Awesome! So glad that you found one that works for you. I clicked over to water.org, and it looks like they do great work. Do you know specifically what you're going to do with the organization?

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01/22/2011 8:03am

What a great organization. I love the goals that you set for yourself. They are inspiring, and they remind me to look beyond my own circumstances. Thank you for sharing with me today. I hope that you have a Saturday full of good memories and relaxation.

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01/22/2011 2:27pm

What an inspiration you are, we all need to have goals and find our direction. Anything we do to help those less able is a good thing, whether it be money or time, or both....if everyone did just one thing, this world would be a much better place.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful post with us
Dennis

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01/23/2011 12:08pm

@Stretching My Imagination, @Monet, @Chef Dennis-

Thank you so much! You guys are so good to me and really inspire me with your work. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

@Stretching My Imagination- Most of the work Water.org does involves finding local people to help with their projects, so for now I decided the best way to help was to make a donation, spread the word, and stay informed about what they are doing. Thank you for asking! :)

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01/24/2011 12:10pm

Hi Wendy & friends,

Just wanted to say thank you so very much for your support and compassion for those in need of safe water and sanitation! We truly appreciate your willingness to take action and join us in this life-giving work. We cannot do it without you!

All the best,
Erin Swanson
Water.org

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01/24/2011 4:15pm

@Erin -

Thank you very much for your touching comment. It made my day! Thank YOU!! <3

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