BIGLERVILLE- The Central PA Walk for Water is an invigorating event that raises awareness and funds for providing clean water access to communities in need around the world. This year the walk will be held Saturday June 1, at 9 a.m, at Oakside Park in Biglerville.
The Walk for Water promotes awareness of the global water crisis while raising funds to provide
sustainable, safe water around the world. The fundraising goal for this year’s event is $50,000. All
donations benefit Water Mission, a nonprofit Christian engineering organization that builds safe water,
sanitation, and hygiene solutions in developing countries and disaster areas. To sign-up for the walk or
to donate, visit walkforwater.com/centralpa or call 843.769.7395.
During the approximately three-mile walk, participants are encouraged to carry a bucket of water to
symbolize the burden that millions of women and children bear every day as they collect dirty water in
developing countries.
‘’I’m driven by a deep sense of compassion for those who lack this most basic resource for
survival, clean water. I’ve devoted much of my life as a teacher and professor to addressing
issues surrounding literacy, but the global water crisis predates literacy issues in scope and
intention. If we want girls to be educated—and we know that the education of girls is the key to
breaking cycles of poverty and injustice—then everyone must have access to water and
sanitation.” -Dr. Linda Karges-Bone, a 10-plus year Walk for Water team captain.
For more information about the Central PA Walk for Water, please visit walkforwater.com/centralpa or
contact Heather Fleming at 843.769.7395 or h hfleming@watermission.org
About Water Mission
Water Mission is a nonprofit Christian engineering organization that designs, builds, and implements
safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions for people in developing countries and disaster
areas. Since 2001, Water Mission has used innovative technology and engineering expertise to provide
access to safe water for nearly 7 million people in 57 countries. Water Mission has over 400 staff
members working in its headquarters and around the world in permanent country programs located in
Africa, Asia, North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean. Notably, Charity Navigator has
awarded Water Mission its top four-star rating 14 years in a row, a distinction shared by less than 1% of
the charities rated by the organization.
