Unusual Ebay Item Raises Money For Charity

Jan. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Walk4Water, a Chicago based group, that is focused on raising funds and awareness for the cause of clean water, yesterday released the newest item under Ebay’s “weird stuff” category; a bottle of dirty water. The description reads, “You know not to drink this...But if you buy This dirty water, you will help to ensure others don’t have to either”. The bidding starts at .50, but if online consumers choose the “buy it now” version, the site informs them that it is all it takes for one person to have clean drinking water for 20 years. The auction will run for 9 more days.

1 in 8 people in the world today lack access to clean, safe water. Walk4Water envisions a world where everyone has access to this basic human right. And it is a simple problem to solve; the statistic that $20 will give clean water to someone for 20 years is true. That’s what motivates the Walk4Water team to move forward, as they also invite others to participate in making  a difference.

Walk4Water is benefiting charity: water; a NYC based charity that partners with local water projects around the world to provide sustainable solutions to the world water crisis. Walk4Water will be doing other local and national events in the next year to promote the cause, and in Jan 2012, a team will be departing for Africa, where they will walk 7000 miles, over 2 years to bring attention to this issue within the western world.

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Walk4Water is a nonprofit organization raising funds and awareness for the cause of clean water in the developing world. Walk4Water was started in Chicago, IL but now has grown to members who span several states, from many different backgrounds and nationalities. They are a nonprofit, 501c3 organization, run by all volunteers.

Amy Russell, who started the organization, graduated at the top of her class this past May 2010; with a bachelor’s degree in Business w/ Nonprofit Management from North Park University in Chicago, IL.