2008 Woodie Awards
H2O helps the goal
Alisha Reed/ Online Reporter
Issue date: 3/27/08 Section: Arts and Entertainment
One billion people do not have access to clean water. The H20 Project is a small way students are helping change this situation.
The H20 Project, sponsored by Christian Campus House, involves participating students drinking only water for two weeks. Then the money they save from buying lattes, soft drinks, juice etc. is donated to help provide clean water to a country where the people do not have access to it. Their small sacrifice will make a difference.
Participants are helping some women and children walk two hours each way to fetch water for their families. The water they drink is dirty from polluted lakes and streams where animal waste, human waste and parasites infect the water. Preventable water related diseases kill 25,000 people each day.
This is the second year Christian Campus House has sponsored the H20 Project.
"Last year Christian Campus House had 60 participants and raised $1800 just $200 short of building a well," said Christian Campus House Intern, Elise Whitlatch.
This year Christian Campus House is not only having the students in the church participates but also they took the project campus wide.
"We give the money we raise to Blood Water Missions," said Whitlatch.
Blood Water Missions is working to build 1,000 wells in Africa.
"They are not only providing clean water, but fighting aids too," said Whitlatch.
Misty Smith, a junior family and consumer sciences education major, believes this is an eye opening experience.
"I chose to do the H20 Project because it is a way I can do something small that will help those without drinking water in a big way," said Smith. "Why not take part in something like that?"
This is her first year participating, and she has already given a lot more thought to others around the world who go without what we as Americans take for granted everyday.
"I donated to the H20 project because the people there need it more than I do and it isn't hard for me to give up money I'd be using to drink pop," said Ryan Pearcy Sophomore at Lakeland College.
The H20 Project, sponsored by Christian Campus House, involves participating students drinking only water for two weeks. Then the money they save from buying lattes, soft drinks, juice etc. is donated to help provide clean water to a country where the people do not have access to it. Their small sacrifice will make a difference.
Participants are helping some women and children walk two hours each way to fetch water for their families. The water they drink is dirty from polluted lakes and streams where animal waste, human waste and parasites infect the water. Preventable water related diseases kill 25,000 people each day.
This is the second year Christian Campus House has sponsored the H20 Project.
"Last year Christian Campus House had 60 participants and raised $1800 just $200 short of building a well," said Christian Campus House Intern, Elise Whitlatch.
This year Christian Campus House is not only having the students in the church participates but also they took the project campus wide.
"We give the money we raise to Blood Water Missions," said Whitlatch.
Blood Water Missions is working to build 1,000 wells in Africa.
"They are not only providing clean water, but fighting aids too," said Whitlatch.
Misty Smith, a junior family and consumer sciences education major, believes this is an eye opening experience.
"I chose to do the H20 Project because it is a way I can do something small that will help those without drinking water in a big way," said Smith. "Why not take part in something like that?"
This is her first year participating, and she has already given a lot more thought to others around the world who go without what we as Americans take for granted everyday.
"I donated to the H20 project because the people there need it more than I do and it isn't hard for me to give up money I'd be using to drink pop," said Ryan Pearcy Sophomore at Lakeland College.
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