Students at Otter Lake Elementary in White Bear Lake, MN, held a #WalkforWater! What a great way to wrap up the school year and raise funds for an #H2OforLife project. Otter Lake students are supporting a water and sanitation project for St. Mugagga Junior School in Uganda. You can help support the efforts HERE
The third-grade class at King of Grace Lutheran School in Golden Valley, MN, has participated in H2O for Life projects since 2013. “After viewing some of the videos on the H2O site, it’s impossible not to want to help some of these children who need what we often take for granted, water! This year, we raised funds by running a candy store and participating in a Walk for Water.” The third-grade class is gearing up for the start of the “Candy Store”. We have some young entrepreneurs making jewelry to sell along with the candy we are selling. Thanks for donating your time […]
The 7th-grade Humanities Class at Gate City Charter School for the Arts in Merrimack, NH, recently read “A Long Walk to Water” and “Thirst.” The students are thrilled to help support a borehole well for students in South Sudan. To raise funds, they created water drop keychains to sell, organized an Arts Night and a Bake Sale, and made persuasive posters. Their efforts successfully raised over $400! You can help support the Gate City campaign HERE! “I’m so proud of 7th grade! They did a great job this year.” – Mary Ellen Wessels, M.Ed. 6-8 Humanities Teacher, Gate City Charter […]
Salem Hills & Atheneum Students Make Positive Change Through Water Fair Salem Hills Elementary School and the Atheneum Gifted Magnet Program held a Water Fair this spring as part of their year-end service learning. Before the fair, students learned about the global water crisis through H2O for Life, a nonprofit organization that increases access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene around the world. The Water Fair allowed the Minnesota students an opportunity to address the issue through education and fundraising. The fair included a Water Walk and an educational arcade. Students carried jugs of water around an outdoor course to […]
Students at Matoska International IB World School in White Bear Lake, MN, held a Walk for Water! Rain or shine, these students were determined to walk to raise awareness and funds for their partner schools in La Paz, Honduras. Older students also prepared presentations to teach the second graders about water access issues worldwide. Matoska has been supporting water and sanitation projects at schools around the world through H2O for Life since 2011, raising nearly $65,000! You can support this campaign HERE