Life-Giving Water: July 2013

Clean Water for Haiti

Through my church, Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal in Norfolk, I have begun raising money to dig a well in Haiti, a beautiful but tragic place where more than half of its 10 million people don't have access to clean water. The group I belong to, Caring for Creation, is working with Haitioutreach.org, one of the most respected organizations working within that country. By the end of this year, we hope to raise $15,000 -- the cost of planning, drilling and maintaining a well on the Haiti mainland. So far, we're more than a third of the way there!

You can help by sending a check to Christ & St. Luke's and designating Haiti Clean Water. Please send to:

Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church
560 West Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23507

Many thanks.
Paul Clancy

Monday, July 15, 2013

Halfway There!

We at Christ & St. Luke’s have reached the halfway mark in raising the funds to plan, dig and maintain a water well for a needy community in Haiti! With the help of C&SL’s youth groups, a plant and herb sale, special gifts and generous contributions, Caring for Creation has raised more than $7,500 of the $15,000 needed.
Working with the much-respected group Haiti Outreach, we will be providing life-giving clean water to countless children and their families who suffer the effects of contaminated water sources. Stop by our table at Coffee Hour this Sunday and see how you can help put us over the top!

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Caring for Creation ("C4C") has kicked off a sales campaign, selling gifts to help our Clean Water for Haiti Project: a beautifully designed, re-useable grocery bag and a safely lined aluminum water bottle, both with Christ & St. Luke’s and C4C logos.

We also have birthday or anniversary cards for those who wish to share their celebration with others. The cost of $5 for the grocery bags and $10 for the water bottles will help dig a water well in Haiti where half the population have no access to life-sustaining clean water. We're more than $6,500 toward our goal. Please send donations and put us over the top.