Charity Water

I was impressed when I read this story…
…it all started last year when charity: water founder Scott Harrison was turning 32. He asked everyone he knew for $32 donations to build a well in Kenya, Africa in lieu of birthday gifts. He then asked everyone born in September to join him. In a remarkable seven weeks, $159,000 was raised and 100% of the money went to build water systems at 3 hospitals and 1 school.

I encourage charitable efforts and volunteer experiences for our high school and college students. These kinds of experiences are life altering. I have had so many students return after an experience with such enthusiasm and appreciation for their life. These experiences stick with the student much longer than the traditional Spring Break stories.

If you have a student that does not want to take family vacations any more, you might suggest a volunteer vacation. You may see a different reaction and another benefit is, the vacation or spring break may actually be tax deductible!

I have been researching charities for CollegeWorks101. Habitat for Humanity and Special Olympics are very dear to me. Charity:Water has struck a special chord though. 100% of the money goes to the water efforts and a young entrepreneur came up with this creative concept.

So today, September 18th, I am launching my commitment to donate a percentage of everything I sell and a percentage of every service I provide to Charity: Water. This will be on ongoing memory of a special child born in September.