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Follow on Google News | Orange County Residents Lace Up Their Shoes To Build A Well For A Ugandan OrphanageFourth annual Walk4Water to take place April 13 at Mile Square Regional Park.
By: HKA, Inc. “When I heard that most children in Uganda rarely live past the age of five due to the contaminated and unclean water they drink, I was blown away,” said Elaine Toth founder of OC Walk4Water who journeyed to Uganda with Hope4Kids International for the first time in 2010. “Seeing the need first-hand made me realize the critical demand for clean water and I have been on a mission to raise money to dig wells in Uganda ever since!” OC Walk 4 Water is part of a nationwide movement to raise funds to drill wells in impoverished areas of the world through Water4Kids International (http://www.w4ki.org/ Each participant is required to pay a $25 registration fee to walk the 4-mile perimeter of Mile Square Regional Park and donations are highly encouraged. Sponsors like Starbucks and Hurley play an instrumental role in the program and share in the organization’ “This walk is an opportunity for each of us who live in a place where we are afforded the luxury of having clean water at our fingertips to make a difference for those who don’t,” said Toth. The recipient of the first well is New Hope Orphanage which has become a refuge for children whose parents have passed away from AIDS. The orphanage is located in the Samia Region, Busia District, in the sub county of Dabani in Uganda. Today, there are 400 registered children and ¼ of them live without either parent, and as a result, are homeless. About OC Walker 4 Water Walk4Water was started by Gene and Elaine Toth in 2009 in partnership with Water4Kids International. Each well is strategically placed close to primary schools, medical clinics and trading centers and can last up to fifty years. Walk 4 Water – a subsidiary of Hope4Kids International manages the distribution of charitable funds, supervises the drilling operations and dedicates each water source with the local village. End
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