Twin Cities Walk for Water will hold its 10th annual event Sept. 20 at Upper Landing Park in St. Paul, rallying community members to raise awareness and funds for clean water around the world.
Water Mission, the Christian nonprofit organization behind the event, builds sustainable safe water and sanitation solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas. Since 2001, the organization has served more than 8 million people across 60 countries, according to Water Mission. Approximately 2.2 billion people are impacted by the worldwide water crisis, according to global health data. Many rely on contaminated sources and face barriers to maintaining sustainable water systems due to limited infrastructure and technical support.
Participants in the Twin Cities Walk for Water will trek 1.5 miles with an empty bucket, fill it with untreated water from the Mississippi River and then carry it back, completing a three-mile walk to represent the daily journey millions make to collect unsafe water, according to organizers.
“It’s relatively a small thing to do but has such a huge impact in bringing clean water to people. So we ask everyone to do their small part to really help in this bigger cause,” said Aubrey Mozer, community relations manager for GF Building Flow Solutions, which partners with Water Mission to supply water system components through its Uponor subsidiary.
Mozer said the walk helps raise awareness while allowing GF to contribute directly to Water Mission’s efforts to bring clean water to communities in need.
“Water is a resource that connects us all globally, and we want to make sure here in the ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes’ that we are being some of the best water stewards that we have and not taking that for granted,” Mozer said.
Mozer encourages people to join with teams or family members and engage in friendly competition to support efforts to address the global water crisis. This year’s event aims to raise $200,000 to fund Water Mission’s clean water projects in Kenya.
Presenting sponsors for the event include GF, PaceLabs and the Vanderboom family.
Mozer said those unable to attend in person can participate virtually by walking in their own neighborhoods and donating online.
Twin Cities Walk for Water
When: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. Kickoff begins at 9 a.m. and check-in begins at 8 a.m.
Where: Upper Landing Park, 226 Spring St., St. Paul
Info/registration: Walkers are encouraged to preregister at walkforwater.rallybound.org.
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