Dear [Name],
Last week, Norovirus hit our house. Hard.
My wife and I have three kids — ages 10, 8, and 1 — and a relentless stomach bug turned our home into a round-the-clock cleaning operation. Soiled sheets, endless laundry, and constant sanitizing. Through it all, clean water was our lifeline.
At 3:00 a.m., rinsing out yet another bowl, I had this thought I couldn’t shake: What if we didn’t have clean water? For millions of people around the world, waterborne illnesses are a constant reality, but many don’t have clean water to hydrate, bathe, or recover.
The cruel irony? The very water so many families depend on for daily life is often what makes them sick in the first place.
This December, we want to make sure parents just like my wife and I don’t have to watch their children suffer through preventable illnesses. charity: water supporters around the world are on a mission to bring clean water to 50,000 people by the end of the month — and I want to personally invite you to join us.
Thanks to a generous family who recently visited our water projects in Kenya, every dollar you give will be tripled, while funds remain. That means:
Since 2006, supporters like you have helped build 171,469 water projects, transforming the lives of over 19 million people. You’ve helped parents gain hope, children regain health, and entire communities dream bigger.
Today, on Giving Tuesday, you can be a part of this story.
Give now at charitywater.org.
As I write this, my kids are healthy, our house is clean again, and life feels normal. But I won’t forget the midnight gratitude for the clean water we so often take for granted — and the knowledge that so many families are still waiting.
With gratitude,
Scott
charity: water Founder and CEO
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Last week, Norovirus hit our house. Hard.
My wife and I have three kids — ages 10, 8, and 1 — and a relentless stomach bug turned our home into a round-the-clock cleaning operation. Soiled sheets, endless laundry, and constant sanitizing. Through it all, clean water was our lifeline.
At 3:00 a.m., rinsing out yet another bowl, I had this thought I couldn’t shake: What if we didn’t have clean water? For millions of people around the world, waterborne illnesses are a constant reality, but many don’t have clean water to hydrate, bathe, or recover.
The cruel irony? The very water so many families depend on for daily life is often what makes them sick in the first place.
This December, we want to make sure parents just like my wife and I don’t have to watch their children suffer through preventable illnesses. charity: water supporters around the world are on a mission to bring clean water to 50,000 people by the end of the month — and I want to personally invite you to join us.
Thanks to a generous family who recently visited our water projects in Kenya, every dollar you give will be tripled, while funds remain. That means:
- $40 gives clean water to three people
- $240 provides clean water for three families
- $10,000 transforms the future for three communities
Since 2006, supporters like you have helped build 171,469 water projects, transforming the lives of over 19 million people. You’ve helped parents gain hope, children regain health, and entire communities dream bigger.
Today, on Giving Tuesday, you can be a part of this story.
Give now at charitywater.org.
As I write this, my kids are healthy, our house is clean again, and life feels normal. But I won’t forget the midnight gratitude for the clean water we so often take for granted — and the knowledge that so many families are still waiting.
With gratitude,
Scott
charity: water Founder and CEO
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