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First Annual Cocktail Fundraising Event is in Order

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Just this week our Event Committee met for the first time to discuss our event that will be taking place at the swanky downtown Boston W Hotel on July 21st from 8pm to 11pm. Everyone mark your calendars!

It is an evening intended for celebrating CWS’ successes thus far, while also expanding our community and building our fellowship program. It will be a great night filled with some amazing speakers, awards, auction items, music and dancing! More information, including where to purchase your tickets, to come by next week!

Join CWS’ 2nd Annual Give A Day Program!

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Give a Day on March 16 – and earn a 30% match!

Community Water Solutions is reaching out to our friends and supporters because on March 16, our partner Global Giving offering a 30% match on all donations up to $1,000 per donor to CWS made through the Global Giving website.

We’d like to use this special opportunity to invite you to join our second annual “Give-a-Day Program!” You can make an immediate positive impact on the health and prosperity of rural village communities in Africa by contributing your compensation from a day of work.

By Giving a Day, you’ll have a chance to participate in the hard work and team spirit that our partners and colleagues at CWS enjoy week in and week out.

Here’s what the CWS team in Ghana can achieve in a day:

  • Amina, who operates the treatment center in Gbong, can produce 400 liters of clean, safe drinking water for her village
  • Peter, a CWS Project Manager, can educate 50 households on water health & safety
  • Soufoo, our Chief Engineer, can build a new treatment center using cement, sand, and other supplies from the market in Tamale
  • Shak, another CWS Project Manager, can distribute safe storage containers to an entire village

What can you achieve in a day?

By contributing your compensation from a day at your regular work, combined with the 30% match from Global Giving, you’ll be moving us closer to our goal of eradicating the need for safe drinking water in Northern Region Ghana. We’d be thrilled to have you join us!

How to contribute

Vist the CWS Global Giving Page (not the CWS website!) on March 16 and donate with a credit card. GlobalGiving is giving away $75,000 in matching funds, so the earlier in the day that you donate the better! Once, GlobalGiving has reached their $75,000 limit, they will not longer be matching donations. See below for more terms and conditions.

Thanks so much for you continued support!

GlobalGiving’s Terms and Conditions:

  • Matching is applied up to $1,000 per donor per project on March 16, 2011 between 12:01am and 11:59 pm EST (GMT-4) until matching funds run out;
  • There is $75,000 available matching funds;
  • Projects must be approved and live on the GlobalGiving.org website by March 15th ;
  • Only online donations (credit card or paypal) are eligible for matching.  Donations made by check are not eligible;
  • •    Donations made on www.globalgiving.co.uk or any GlobalGiving corporate sites (including Nike, Global Action Atlas, etc) are NOT eligible for matching.

 

Thinking about Giving to Charity This Holiday Season?

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Support the CWS Fellows!

This winter, 7 teams of volunteers (28 people!) will be traveling to Ghana to help CWS implement new water businesses in 7 new villages in rural communities! The fellows are currently raising funds to support their projects and would really appreciate your support. Check out their fundraising websites:

Team 1 – Luke, Mira, Heather and Catherine

Team 2 – Cam, Hannah, Nathan, and Sarah

Team 3 – Lauren, Elsie, Jim and Kathryn

Team 4 – Alexandra, Chris, Kevin, and Marlene

Team 5 – Adelina, Pranav, Sarah, and Shalyn

Team 6 – Karla, Hannah, Annie, and Samantha

Team 7 – Eleanor, Rachel, Fabiola, and Sanita

 

Thank you!!

Support CWS With Your Everyday Purchases!

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Apply for a new Community Water Solutions credit card and Capital One will donate to CWS when you make everyday purchases!

By using this card, CWS receives:

  • $50 after your first purchase
  • 2% donation on gas and grocery purchases
  • 1% donation on all other purchases
  • 10% of purchases made at select merchants

APPLY FOR A COMMUNITY WATER SOLUTIONS CREDIT CARD NOW!

Credit approval required. Terms and conditions apply. Offered by Capital One, N.A. © 2010 Capital One.

Gene Mitchell and Lisa Danielson Win 2nd Annual CWS 5K!

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The 2nd Annual Community Water Solutions 5K was great success, drawing over 100 participants and raising $2,500 for our work in Ghana! The weather was perfect, and the runners and walkers all enjoyed a beautiful Nantucket day. Gene Mitchell was the first male finisher with a time of 16:41 and Lisa Danielson took first place for the females, finishing in 19:47. You can download the rest of the results on the official race website.

The Inquirer and Mirror, a local Nantucket newspaper, took some great pictures which you can view on their sport’s page photo gallery.

Thank you to everyone who came out and ran, walked or volunteered! We are so grateful for your support! A special thanks to our amazing sponsors, without whom this great event would not have been possible: Nantucket Health Club, Nantucket Pure, Bartlett’s Farm, Vineyard Vines, Triple 8 Vodka, Young’s Bicycle Shop, dune, and the Sunken Ship.

The Second Annual CWS 5K!

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Calling all runners and walkers, the second annual CWS 5K road race will take place on July 31st at 9:00am in Nantucket, MA. We had such a great time at this event last year and are excited to hold another race this summer!

The race starts and ends at the Delta Fields on Nobadeer Farm Road. Please visit our event site to pre-register! The race fee is $20 if you pre-register or $25 for the day of the race. Each runner will receive a CWS water bottle and have the chance to win great prizes!

Please email: [email protected] if you have any questions!

Give a Day Today and earn a 50% Match!!

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Give a Day Today, June 16 – and earn a 50% match!

Community Water Solutions is reaching out to our friends and supporters because today, June 16, our partner Global Giving (www.globalgiving.org) offering a 50% match on all donations to CWS made through the Global Giving website.

We’d like to use this special opportunity to invite you to join our new ‘Give a Day’ program.  You can make an immediate positive impact on the health and prosperity of rural village communities in Africa by contributing your compensation from a day of work.

By Giving a Day, you’ll have a chance to participate in the hard work and team spirit that our partners and colleagues at CWS enjoy week in and week out.

Here’s what the CWS team in Ghana can achieve in a day:

  • Amina, who operates the treatment center in Gbong, can produce 400 liters of clean, safe drinking water for her village.
  • Peter, a CWS Project Manager, can educate 50 households on water health & safety
  • Soufoo, our Chief Engineer, can build a new treatment center using cement, sand, and other supplies from the market in Tamale
  • Shak, another CWS Project Manager, can distribute safe storage containers to an entire village

What can you achieve in a day?

By contributing your compensation from a day at your regular work, combined with the 50% match from Global Giving, you’ll be moving us closer to our goal of bringing clean, safe water to eight new villages in 2010. We’d be thrilled to have you join us!

How to contribute

Visit the Community Water Solutions Page on Global Giving [http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/community-safe-water-solutions-for-ghana/] (not the CWS website!) TODAY, June 16 and donate with a credit card

Thanks so much for you continued support!

Fit Girls Support CWS

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One of the awesome new village sponsors that committed to raising money for CWS at the Medfield Fundraiser, was the Medfield Fit Girls, led by Fit Girls founder, Sarah Nixon. Fit Girls is a fitness program for girls in 4th and 5th grade that uniquely combines training for a 5k race with reading and community outreach. Each year, the Fit Girls choose a charity to support, and this year they chose CWS!

The Medfield Fit Girls launched their Safe Water Campaign last week and sent us a few pictures from their first meeting! We are so grateful for their support and so excited to be partnering with such an awesome organization! Thank you Fit Girls, we’re looking forward to working with you this spring!

Do Something Awards!

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Yesterday, I received this exciting email:

Kate,
A nomination was submitted on your behalf for the 2010 Do Something Awards.  After reviewing your nomination we want to encourage you to complete the Do Something Awards application. www.dosomething.org/awards

The Do Something Awards identifies exceptional young (25 and under) social entrepreneurs, activists, and community leaders who have made a significant social impact. Do Something Award nominees and winners are the pivotal “do-ers” in their fields and causes.  Five nominees will be rewarded with a $10,000 community grant, participation in a live VH1 TV show,media coverage and continued support from DoSomething.org. The grand prize winner will receive $100,000 during the live broadcast.
We have received over 600 nominations, but so far have only recommended 30 of those nominated move to the next step and fill out the award application.   While I cannot guarantee that you will be selected as a Do Something Awards Finalist or Nominee,  I can guarantee that your application will be reviewed in the internal semi-finalists selection round (typically about 60 out of 700 applications make it to this round).
THANK YOU to whoever nominated CWS for this awesome award! We are honored to be considered!