The proceeds from this booster will be donated to Water Missions International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to implementing water infrastructure across the globe in communities without access to safe drinking water. You can learn more about this amazing organization at: https://watermission.org/
What is it?
Walk for Water is a nationwide event created by Water Missions International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing clean water to poverty stricken countries and communities around the world where they have no access to safe drinking water. University organizations across the U.S. put on their own Walk for Water event, where all proceeds are donated to Water Missions International Organization, to be used in the international communities where they are needed most; to provide safe water and sanitation. The K-State Rotaract Club has worked closely with the water crisis when we traveled in January 2016 to Panama to install water filters in some of these communities. The event itself is a 5K WALK, where participants will carry buckets filled with water (as much as they can carry) on a 5K route through KSU campus. The route serves as a physical representation of the distance that woman and children around the world have to walk everyday to access safe drinking water. In addition to raising money and awareness to a great cause, we plan to have live music, outdoor family games, and food for people to enjoy after the walk.
HOW MUCH IS IT?
$15 and includes a t-shirt. The money from your registration will be donated to Water Missions International to help build water infrastructure in communities around the globe without access to clean water.
NOTE: WE ONLY ACCEPT CARDS.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
EVERYONE. YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR DOG, YOUR CAT, ALL AGES ARE WELCOME!
WHEN IS IT?
APRIL 15TH – Race starts at 10 a.m.
WHERE IS IT?
Packet pickup and the race begin and end in Bosco Plaza. The route will travel through KSU campus.
WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE?
Participants should arrive early, at 9 a.m. to pickup their t-shirt, race packet, and bucket.
WHAT DO I DO?
You will walk the 5 kilometers (roughly 3 miles) carrying a bucket of water, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN COMFORTABLY CARRY.
DO I HAVE TO CARRY A BUCKET?
If you are not physically able to carry a bucket or are not comfortable carrying one you are not forced to! We invite everyone to come support this event, carrying a bucket will not exclude you from participating.
WHEN CAN I SIGN UP?
Registration will be open starting the morning of March 1st – 30th. You can sign up and pay the $15 in person at the K-State Union main floor, CARDS ONLY ARE ACCEPTED, during the dates of March 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, and 8th from 11a.m. – 3p.m.. You can also sign up online at our website http://www.ksurotaract.com/walk-for-water .
Supporters
Through our daughter's membership in the Rotaract Club at Kansas State University, she has made us aware of the global water crisis and the need for clean water in many countries around the world.
Because together we can create change.