This campaign closed on Mar 5, 2012 Van Putten Family brought clean water to Popokabaka - BF Popokabaka Water Point 17.

Van Putten Family

VP Family Christmas

organized by Van Putten Family

Help Van Putten give the gift of clean water. 100% of every donation raised will fund charity: water's work providing access to clean water projects around the world.

$1,345

raised

$1,500

goal

Why Van Putten Family is fundraising for clean water

Hi,
Did you know that almost a billion people in the world live without clean water. Some walk miles every day to get to the nearest source: a stagnant, parasite-infested stream or pond. They lug it back to their families. They suffer from diarrhea, worms and skin diseases because they can't wash themselves. It's something we can barely imagine with our faucets, showers and washing machines. Additionally, we never have to worry about diseases being in our water.

Charity: water seems to have a solution figured out.
So we set up this page to give everyone a chance to donate to this great cause. 100% of all funds we raise go directly to the work on the ground. And when the projects are finished (in about 18 months) charity: water will show us the community we've helped!

Between now and the end of the year, We hope to raise $1500 right here on this page.

Last Christmas we ventured into giving up traditional gift giving and receiving. We all decided again we like this plan since we are essentially material-rich people giving other material-rich people more... materials. To us it feels more like we are meeting the purpose of the holiday by giving to those who don't have even something as basic as clean water.

The water project you helped with from 2010 VP Christmas has 6 more months until we see where the well ended up. While we look forward to seeing, we want to encourage you to help fund another well.

For 2011 Christmas, we are asking you, our friends, to give us a gift. Meeting the $1500 goal will be a very exciting gift to us!

Please join us either by giving here or setting up your own page and Christmas water project. It's super easy, go for it! If you set up a page, be sure to friend request us.

Thanks everyone for helping fund clean water. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. No gift is too small.

Merry Christmas!

Love,
Jeff, Amy, Erin, Joe, Kristen, Sarah, Lena and Alla


If you haven't heard much about the need for water, watch the video on this page. The need is explained really well.
If you have never checked out charity:water, head to their home page - read and watch the videos.

Thanks, Amy

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This campaign brought clean water to Popokabaka - BF Popokabaka Water Point 17, Congo (Democratic Republic of the).

Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Piped System Tap Stand
250
Top Donors

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    Anonymous
    $500
  • 2
    Ken and Joan Van Putten
    $150
  • 3
    Anonymous
    $100
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    Anonymous
    $100
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    Mary Andrews
    $100
Past campaigns
Christmas 2013
Ended Mar 31, 2014
Raised $750
VP Family Christmas
Ended Mar 5, 2012
Raised $1,345
Van Putten family Christmas
Ended Feb 27, 2011
Raised $1,634