K2 Refresh Raises $4,426.14 for Clean Water!

During World Water Week, we wrote about students from K2 the Church who participated in an event called "Refresh."  This event helped raised money for 3for5’s latest water project in Nigeria.

Highlights included packing thousands of meals for Kids Against Hunger to feed people in the Philippines; visiting a fellow student in the hospital; fasting and praying for people without clean water; and making a 4,100+ link paper-chain as a tangible reminder of the number of children who will die in a single day from diseases caused by dirty water.

Overall, the K2 students helped raised $4,426.14 for clean water!  Vertical students and leaders: thank you for your sacrifice and inspiration!

Olympus Junior High Students Inspire!

Students at Olympus Jr. High School (OJH) in Salt Lake City, UT were inspired by their teacher Sarah White to sell handmade Threads of Hope bracelets to help give water to students in Nigeria. In addition to raising money to support the people who made the bracelets, OJH students brought in $1,321.25 for water! Their efforts were so rewarding that students want to focus on raising funds monthly for the rest of the school year. Thank you and way to go, OJH students!

Students from K2 the Church “Refresh” for Clean Water

Youth from K2 the Church in Salt Lake City, UT will gather for “Refresh,” an event taking place on March 25-26 that will raise awareness and money to provide safe water to children and their families in the developing world. Sacrificing time, effort, and appetite, students will fast for 25 hours and 35 minutes in order to focus on the global water cause and on serving their local community. They hope to raise at least $2,900 in pledges and donations for 3for5 to be used toward providing water, sanitation, and hygiene education for 1,573 kids and their community in Umuaka, Imo State, Nigeria.

Additionally, a private donor has committed to match any donations connected to "Refresh" up to $2900!

Online tax-deductible donations in support of the students’ “Refresh” efforts can be made at 3for5.org - simply add the word “Refresh” after your last name in the registration process (e.g. First Name: ‘Susan’... Last Name: ‘Jones Refresh’). Or, you can add the word "Refresh" as your affiliation in your 3for5 profile.

Design a T-Shirt for 3for5, Promote Wearable Philanthropy, Win Money!

A while back, I posted on these pages about the great work Alexis Fedor, founder of Love+Water Designs, is doing to promote charities through "wearable philanthropy".

The idea behind Love+Water Designs is to feature a different charity on their website each month.  During that month, anyone can submit a design for a t-shirt inspired by that charity, and we can all vote for our favorite design.  At the end of the month, a winning design is chosen, and 50% of all that shirt's ongoing proceeds will be donated back to the featured charity.

Well, this month 3for5 is the featured charity on Love+Water, and we want to encourage you to help us spread the word about clean water and Wearable Philanthropy.

So here's how:

1. Design a cool t-shirt inspired by 3for5 and submit it on Love+Water's website (as a design submitter, you can win prizes if your design is chosen).
2. Vote for your favorite 3for5 t-shirt here.  
3. Spread the word to your friends via Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Gmail, your blog, or any other way you can think of.  In order for designs to be eligible, 3for5 shirts need to be submitted this month! 

I'm excited to see what our community comes up with, so let the designing and creativity begin!

    

3for5 Grants $10,000 to MWA for Sancta Maria School in Nigeria!

The 3for5 Foundation is proud to announce that it has made a clean-water grant in the amount of $10,000 to Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) to help fund a $20,000 water project at Sancta Maria School in Umuaka, Nigeria.

Please consider donating via 3for5.org in order to help us further improve water access in Nigeria!

Get started here: http://movement.3for5.org/movement/donate.html

Get a 3for5 T-shirt with a Donation of $25 or More!

We are excited to announce the availability of 3for5 t-shirts! These soft, pre-shrunk, custom-designed shirts look and feel GREAT! Both the men's heathered, dark-denim poly/cotton blend and the women's dark grey cotton v-neck shirts look cool and represent an amazing cause and initiative. Multiply your impact and look good at the same time!

To donate, simply login to 3for5.org and click the "donate" tab at the top of the page. Then, send an email to tshirts@3for5.org with the following information:

• Your name
• Shipping address
• T-shirt preferences (male/female, size, & style (logo or face)).

SIZING NOTE: Women's shirts run a little small - more like juniors’ sizing. We recommend that adult women order a size bigger than what they normally wear. In stock shirts will ship out within 5 business days of receiving your information. If your size is not in stock, we will email you with an estimated ship date (typically within 3 weeks).

SHIPPING NOTE: Shipments outside of the continental US may incur additional shipping costs.

Never Too Young to Make a Difference!

In the spirit of this upcoming Thanksgiving, we’d like to highlight an inspirational story about a 10 year old girl in Colorado Springs who wants to make a difference in the lives of people in Africa and the Philippines.

Last month, Emma, driven by compassion and a desire to help, sold bracelets provided by 3for5 (made by Threads of Hope) as a fundraiser in her neighborhood and her school.

Emma writes of her experience: “After hearing about the mission of 3for5 and Threads of Hope I decided that I wanted to help out those in need. It’s been amazing to see how many people at my school and in my neighborhood want to help too by buying a bracelet or making a donation. It's been rewarding to know that even though I'm only 10, I can help to make a difference.”

And making a difference is what Emma is doing! So far, she has raised more than $105, an investment that will provide a lifetime of safe water for 2 people in Africa and going on a whole month of good, honest income to feed, clothe and educate a Filipino family who handmade the bracelets.

Thank you, Emma, for your heart and efforts to help people get clean water and provide for their families. You are an inspiration to us all!

P.S. If anyone is interested in raising money for clean water through selling Threads of Hope bracelets, like Emma is doing, please contact us at 3for5.org.