[Strawbale] [StrawBale] We need your help
lgweaver
lgweaver at gmail.com
Fri Oct 20 21:14:09 CDT 2006
Andrew Morrions at StrawBale.com wrote:
> <http://www.StrawBale.com> <mailto:info at strawbale.com>
> Special Announcement
>
> *Friday October 20th, 2006 - Day 1*
>
>
> *One, Two, Three, Four, Five,
> Six, Seven, Eight*
>
> <http://www.profcs.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=268155>Dear Straw Bale
> Enthusiast,
>
> In the time it took for you to read these numbers *somewhere in the
> world, someone has just died from lack of clean water.*
>
> Please help us bring clean water to hundreds of needy children in the
> village of Namballa in Tanzania.
>
> Our goal is the help raise $35,000 in a 7 day fund drive. We are
> giving 10% of our profits over the next year to help this worth
> project but we need your help to bring clean water to an entire
> village. Can you help?
>
>
> *Did you know?*
>
> *
>
> * 14,000 people* (7,000 of whom are children) die every day from
> water-related illnesses or lack of clean water.
>
> *
>
> More than *one billion people walk at least three hours a day
> just to collect one 5 gallon bucket of water*.
>
> *
>
> *Half of all deaths of children* in the developing world and 80%
> of all illnesses *are the direct result of unclean or lack of
> water.* All could be prevented with a clean water supply.
>
> *
>
> *More than 1.2 billion people (25% of the world’s population) do
> not have access to safe drinking water* and more than 2.7
> billion people live without an appropriate water supply for
> sanitation, cooking and cleaning.
>
> * *Rainwater Harvesting is the most effective way to get water* to
> those in need because when 1 inch of rain falls on a 1000 square
> foot surface, you can collect 600 gallons of water.
>
> *BUT*.... It costs more money than the average person in the 3rd world
> makes to put rain catchment systems in place.
>
> *Water is something we take for granted. The answer to this crisis is
> falling from the sky - all we need to do is catch it!*
>
>
> This is why we decided to make *
> Save the Rain* our charity for 2006.
>
>
> *To Make Real Change We Need Your Help*
>
> Save the rain <http://www.savetherain.org>*Save The Rain* is an
> environmental non profit organization committed to *ending the water
> crisis through Rain Catchment*.
>
> In *November* they are traveling down to Tanzania to implement the 3rd
> phase of their ambitious project.... *To bring a water catchment
> system to an entire village*. They need to raise *$35,000* before then
> to complete this project.
>
> *Can You Help Us Raise $35,000 for This Incredible Project by the End
> of October? *
>
>
> *All we ask is that you make
> a small donation of only $5.00.*
>
> *This e-mail is going out to 10,041 people. If every person who gets
> this e-mail donates $5.00 to Save The Rain we will raise more than
> enough money to fund this entire project!*
>
> Please give to this worthwhile cause. For less than a Venti Caramel
> Latte and a pastry at StarBucks you can help bring clean to an entire
> village!
>
> *Yes, I want to help Save The Rain bring water to the village of
> Namballa in Tanzania. I can donate $5.00 to this amazing project. *
>
>
> <http://www.profcs.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=268155>
>
>
> A rain catchment system being installed
> on a farm in Tanzania
>
> *Thank You!*
>
> *Andrew, Gabriella, and Dicken *
>
> The Team at StrawBale.com
> <http://www.profcs.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=268155>
>
> P.S. To read more info about the Save The Rain project please click
> here <../charity/save_the_rain.html>
>
> P.P.S. To visit the Save The Rain web site please click here
> <http://www.savetherain.org>
>
> P.P.P.S. StrawBale.com will collect all the funds from this fund drive
> and deliver a check from the readers to Save The Rain. We will keep
> you informed of the progress.
>
>
>
>
> Andrew Morrison and the Team at StrawBale.com
>
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