W.A.T.E.R.
212 Xanadu Road , #507
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Phone: 608-253-0717
501C-3 Not for Profit
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St. John Vianney Parish, Kirkland, Washington
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Mary Queen of Peace, Sammanish, Washington
In July, 2006 St. John Vianney Church sent 8 people to Ghana. All of them were visiting Africa for the first time. They funded a mechanized borehole in Savelugu, Northern Region, Ghana. This water source was dedicated on July 20, 2006. Over $20,000 was raised to accomplish this. Thousands of people in the village are affected by the provision of clean, accessible water. Positive results are already being seen in the reduction of Guinea Worm cases.
The group returned to Washington State, and motivated by what they had done and seen began to speak to other parishes about the possibility of joining them in 2007. In July, 2007 a group of 10 people from St. John Vianney and Mary Queen of Peace (including the parish pastor from Mary Queen of Peace, Father Kevin Duggan), visited Ghana. Prior to coming, they had raised around $34,000 to drill boreholes in West Mamprusi District in the Northern Region. These boreholes were drilled with Catholic Relief Services who matched some of the money. The end result was 8 water producing boreholes located near schools in small villages.
The group also raised an additional $15,000 for Childcare Foundation, an NGO in Accra which places child laborers in school. If that was not enough, they began to establish a relationship with Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral in Tamale, Ghana. In September, 2007 the Seattle area parishes invited and hosted Father Mathew Yitierch, Pastor of the cathedral. These three parishes are forging a long term relationship through WATER to assist the people of Ghana.
This collaboration in Seattle is dedicated to donating money for the causes they will pursue in the years to come. There is a long list of possibilities being considered as a result of their 2006 and 2007 visits. Certainly they are expected to stay in the water area, and WATER is proud to be associated with this outstanding group of everyday people who are taking their ability to make a difference in this world very seriously. You can help now and be part of this outstanding group.
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