My contribution to support my fellow veterans.

Rob McQueen

Surf to School campaign to support clean drinking water in Indonesia

St Marks School Christchurch Surf to School day

Circumnavigating the island of Kaua'i by kayak.  Beach clean-ups along the way to combat plastic pollution.  Giving back to my island home and helping Mexico have clean water.  Anything helps, and no voice is too small to make a difference:)  

Kayaking Kaua'i//Mexico Water Crisis

Liberia Now: "Entire communities are out of water simply because all the pumps previously built for them have gone into complete disrepair. What is immediately needed is to repair the many broken wells in Montserrado and surrounding villages. We have skilled teams who have already completed 10 well restorations - just seeking continued support so we can bring more dead wells back to life. Each restored well provides water for at least 2,000 people. Our drinking water crisis is a solvable problem. Thank you” . . . Kimmie Weeks

For more information contact Waves For Water Project Director, Jack Rose, at jack@wavesforwater.org - or Liberia Project Director, Kimmie Weeks at kimmie.weeks@gmail.com and to see more on our Liberia partner, Youth Action International, visit: https://www.youthactioninternational.org/what-we-do/health

2019 Liberia Wells & Filters Project

A fundraiser for the Bahamas recovery effort in which various artists of the Puerto Rican diaspora and others have come together to help the recovery efforts in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian left the islands in shambles. We are selling original shirts designed specifically for this initiative. All proceeds are going directly to the organization Waves For Water who is doing great things for the people in many countries, and have been boots on the ground in the Bahamas distributing supplies. Please donate to help us be successful in our mission to help show love to our sister islands the same way they showed love to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.  One hand always washes the other!  For any questions concerning the fundraiser please contact Ponce Solo on Instagram @ksikoriginal  or on FB Messenger. Thank you!!! 
#NosotrosEntendemos

#NosotrosEntendemos (We Understand)

Centro Ararat Inc. supports the efforts to provide clean water to Bahamians in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

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Puerto Rico for Bahamas

So as you all know, our planet is facing some of the most significant crises to date, with the amazon on fire, political uprisings and one of the most devastating hurricanes ever recorded. It is time we step out of our bubble and take action to help those in need. The project we are pitching today is a way to save the lives of people who need it most. The Bahamas is facing a severe crisis with death tolls rising and over 70’000 people left without homes after hurricane Dorian recently devoured the islands. The Bahamas is a sovereign nation meaning that there is no outside help from foreign countries, which leaves the survival of these people up to us. With thousands displaced, deprived of food and clean water, we need to come together as a community and give back. The level of destruction and loss with Dorian is almost unfathomable. Sure, we all see reports on the news and the visuals are astonishing, making us stop in our tracks when we see them. However, they are still once removed, being digested through a screen which will never do justice to the actual severity of what it is really like — the sounds, the smells, the heat, the utter terror. 

Our goal is to raise $1000. This money will go towards the Waves for Water Foundation, which is helping to provide safe water through the implementation of water filtration systems, crucial in preventing the spread of waterborne illnesses. This is only possible with our help, they already have relief teams on the ground scouting for wells, and the more we help, the more water filtration systems can be put into action. Time is of the essence, so please consider contributing to this cause, anything helps.


Whistler Bahamas Relief Fund

WW4W Bahamas

1 filter = $50 = water for 100 people (filter life = 1 million gallons)

Waves For Water is mobilising an urgent clean water disaster relief initiative in response Hurricane Dorian, the strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall on record.

At this point, the full extent of the damage is unknown. The Category 5 storm, which smashed into northern Bahamas on September 1st, hit the islands with initial winds in excess of 185 mph and gusts up to 220 mph. Waves for Water fear the damage will be on par with or greater than any of the mega-disasters they’ve witnessed and responded to previously. To put things into perspective, Super-Storm Sandy had 90+ mph winds.

Their initial goal, as with any relief initiative they undertake, is to mitigate suffering by providing victims with access to safe water through the strategic implementation of water filtration systems, crucial in preventing the spread of waterborne illnesses. The goal is to get as many clean water filtration systems on the ground as possible. After their team on the ground establish local networks, with the aim of implementing long-term programs that can be managed and built-upon at the local level.

The funds raised through this program will go directly towards the implementation of water filtration systems, the construction or repair of bore-hole wells, and/or rainwater harvesting systems.

The filter: The MVP Filtration system is the fastest, easiest and most cost efficient way to get pure potable water to communities in need. The MVP Point ONE water filters contain a high number of tiny ‘U’ shaped hollow fiber micro-tubes that trap contaminants while allowing decontaminated water to freely pass through at a high flow rate — eliminating the need to store water and reducing the possibility of water contamination after the filtration process.

Create a point of use water filtration system in minutes by affixing the 0.1-micron filter to a plastic container. Fill up the bucket with water from a lake, stream, borehole, contaminated well and gravity does the rest. This fast-flowing system produces more than enough clean, safe water for a family’s daily drinking, cooking and cleaning needs. When it clogs or slows down simply backwash it with the included syringe.

The bucket system is essential for aid in natural disasters. This system eliminates the need to ship bottled water.

What It Removes:
Bacteria which cause: Cholera, Botulism, Typhoid, Amoebic Dysentery, E. coli, Coliform Bacteria, Streptococcus, Salmonella.
Protozoan (Cyst): Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora
Exceeds EPA Requirements, with a removal rate of 99.99999%

References for interest: 
https://time.com/5673532/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-disease/ 
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZsWbAjWSn/?igshid=8a9b4407mg6u


Bahamas disaster recovery response 

Our very own Nick surfed his last wave on September 2nd, 2019 - to honor his memory we'd like to help bring clean water to communities in need across the globe through Waves for Water and their Courier Program. Founder and former pro surfer Jon Rose redefined the meaning of surf travel through his years of personal experience and insight into the world of water. His humanitarian efforts and compassion for struggling villages around the world led him to create this far reaching organization. Waves for Water’s Courier Program is a way in which volunteers can buy the organizations' filters, then deliver (on a surf trip, for example) and teach locals how to implement and use them at times when drinking water is unsafe yet crucial. 
    Nick recently moved back to the North Carolina coast, loved surfing in Wrightsville Beach and the surrounding beaches with his friends and family.  He was a great lover of the world's oceans, as well as a traveler of far flung surfing destinations. He knew first hand the poor quality of water in the remote countries where he traveled to surf. We would like to honor Nick by helping other world travelers to make a difference in the beautiful places they travel, so they can, as Jon Rose 
 said,"Do what you love and help along the way" To find out more please visit wavesforwater.org   

In honor of Nicholas 'Nick' Snead 

Help provide Haitians access to clean water.

Water gives life.

We (Arles duPont and Patty Bruder) will be leading a restorative yoga and acupuncture workshop at Golden Buddha Yoga in Ocean City, New Jersey on 9/15/19. For this event 40% of each attendees fee will be donated to Waves for Water. 

We would love for those who cannot attend to contribute what they can as well, which is why we started this fundraiser. 

You make a difference- thank you for your support. 

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