Help Fund a Water Project

Together, we can unlock potential in a developing community by providing clean, safe water.
Fundraiser

My involvement with the Water Project started on New Year's Day 2012, I woke up and wondered, What could I do in my life that could leave a mark? How could I make a difference? How could I involve Midwest Pond Design, and the network I have grown? Water, the common thread.

So I searched about how to bring water to those in need, and found The Water Project. A donation from me? Or could I fund an entire project on its own? Through the assistance of family, friends, customers, and even complete strangers, we started our fund raising.

Well, we were able to complete our first fund raiser, we raised $6020.00, two wells were constructed in Lungi,Sierra Leone and at a school in Matawa,Kenya providing clean water to over 2000 local residents. ...and then, the Second Fundraiser in 2013.

The goal was raised to $7500, and again, our goal was met. Two additional wells were completed, and clean water was brought to thousands of people, Kenya 4215, and Kenya 4217.

In the next months, I know I cannot complete this goal of $5,000 on my own. But I have my time, I have the connections I have made, the people I work with, for, know, talk to, just meet.... everyone. I can explain that if 500 of us donate $10, we save lives and the next generation.

$10, I would need to give up 5 Gatorades this year. Or a $5 donation, during my year, what do I drink besides water? What bottled items could I eliminate by simply drinking water that is available to me?

When telling a customer about my well project, he said, "you know you are altering the future of the planet".... saving lives, making an area prosperous, giving generations a chance.

There are those whose walk 4 miles to contaminated water that is going to keep their family sick, and here I am not even drinking the water I have access to.

1 in 7 people on this planet are drinking contaminated water. Almost 1 billion people do not have a basic in life, water.

So now I need your help, I may not even need your donation, you may not have it, and that's fine. But do people you know this year, would they be willing to donate to be a part of something like this? Would anyone be willing to pass up 1 soda, 1 energy drink, 1 coffee, this year........ for someone who doesn't have uncontaminated water in their lives?

This is a great opportunity to give back to those who do not have the basics in life. A $10.00 donation can make such a big difference, it's a piece of the puzzle. $10 saves a life, it is as easy as that.

In all invoices from Midwest Pond Design, this link will be offered to take $10.00 off your total bill and use it to donate to this project. We will continue to make a difference.

One of the greatest things about working with the Water Project is knowing that 100% of any donation goes directly toward the education, the construction, the monitoring and follow up of the wells our funds are assigned to. Our goal amount will pay for an entire completed well. I would hope to continue this to be a yearly goal for Midwest Pond Design, a pond company bringing water to others just makes sense. I ask that if you are unable to donate, you would help promote our efforts by passing this fundraising page and my words on to others.

Thank you for your assistance,

Allen

Midwest Pond Design

Midwest Pond's first fundraiser: http://bit.ly/rWuqiZ

Midwest Pond's 2nd fundraiser: http://bit.ly/U4Ldn9


Who's Helping?

Will You Join Us in Giving Clean, Safe Water?
DateDonorAmountMessage
12/05/15Bob Mayhugh$70.28Great job Al!!!
12/02/15Kathy Hodges$20.00
12/02/15Anonymous$25.00
12/02/15Erin O'Neill$35.29
12/01/15Beth Ehemann$144.37Happy Tuesday! :)
12/01/15Traci Bishop$35.29
12/01/15Barbara Martorana$34.00
12/01/15LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing$136.00In memory of Stan Glass... So proud to be his grandson, and so proud to be Al's pal!
12/01/15Joe Butler$100.00Thank You for doing what you do.
12/01/15Melissa Norton$34.00
12/01/15AREA General Store$20.00
12/01/15Kim Erickson$25.00
12/01/15Nicole Patrick $10.00
12/01/15Anonymous$10.59
11/30/15Trisha Zubert$70.28
11/23/15Kristi Franzwa $90.00
11/22/15Sue Markgraf$25.00Giving the gift of clean water this season.
11/11/15David Cullom$34.00
11/11/15Sarah Powers$103.20Thanks for caring! You make a difference!
11/11/15Paul Pustelnik$34.00good luck Flash
11/10/15Peter Deeman$34.00can I get a well named for me?
05/29/15Rebecca Tole$20.88Great meeting you!
03/27/15Anonymous$50.00
03/25/15Tighthead Brewing Company$2000.00
03/03/15Michael Biarnesen$100.00
03/03/15Dawn Abernathy$100.00
02/28/15Kimberly Hoglund$140.25
02/15/15Bob And Lucy Mayhugh$68.00In Memory of Wesley Mayhugh
02/11/15Leonida San Pedro$20.00Hope this little amount of money would help other people to have clean water.
02/10/15Alison Pacheco$10.59
02/10/15Meghan Lane$70.28I think I deserve to see that cowboy hat now! :)
02/10/15Josh Hogan$10.00Happy birthday Alan!
02/10/15Libertyville Running Club$103.20Great cause. Thanks for hosting!
02/08/15Soumya Singh$68.00
02/07/15Rebecca Atkinson$50.00
02/07/15Anonymous$20.00wish everyone get clean water
02/07/15Cheryl Silva $100.00Here's to another well!
02/07/15Vanessa Jones$35.00
02/07/15Mike Brunette$34.00Great cause! Happy the Libertyville Running Club can help!
02/05/15Stacy Speer$34.00
02/02/15Tara Williamson$34.00
01/24/15Josh Hogan$23.00
01/24/15Babara Martorana$23.00
01/02/15Midwest Pond Design$10.00Instead of buying a barbarian king for an App, my son and I decided that bringing others clean water would be a better use of the money
12/22/14Anonymous$10.00
12/22/14Kristi Franzwa $75.00
12/16/14Melissa Norton$46.00
12/11/14Bob And Lucy Mayhugh$115.00Good luck on year 3 Al! You are doing a great thing!
10/02/14Anonymous$23.00
06/20/14Kathy Hodges$10.00Cold water challenge
04/27/14D Fedrigon$55.00
03/22/14Popielewski Family$50.00
03/05/14Terri Voss$25.00
03/05/14Kristi$25.00
03/05/14M Sun$23.00
03/05/14Elyn Villalobos$10.00thank you!
03/04/14Brenda Zimmerman$46.00Jimmy, I don't celebrate Lent but I will answer your challenge anyway :) I only drink bottled water & Here is 1/2 of what I spend in a month on it. Thank you for challenging me-may you n
03/02/14M Sun$23.00
02/28/14Jennifer Rohman$46.00Keep up the great work!
02/17/14M Sun$46.00
02/11/14Pete Deeman$50.00
02/10/14Joe and Buffy Kalas$50.00Happy Birthday Allen!
02/10/14Laura Fulton$10.00
02/05/14Holly Kim$23.00Thank you for being selfless.
01/17/14David Cullom$46.00
12/21/13Rick Roos$10.00
11/29/13Mandy Boyd$23.00Such a wonderful project! Glad to help!
11/23/13Katie Walter$25.00
11/22/13Colleen Murphy$23.00
11/21/13Tina Rischbieter$23.00Cheers! from Teenie
11/19/13Anne Dillon$10.00Best Wishes.
11/19/13Midwest Pond Design$23.00Here is to all of you who have helped me in the last two years, this donation is dedicated to you.
 

Why It Matters

Access to clean, safe water unlocks potential

Did you know nearly 1 billion people don't have safe water to drink?

Together, we can change that. Let's fund a new source of drinking water for those who suffer needlessly without it!

Our gifts will be used to construct or rehabilitate a water project, like a well or sand dam, in Africa. We'll see pictures, GPS coordinates, and updates as they come in from the actual water project we fund so we can celebrate the results along with the community we help.


About The Water Project

The Water Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization unlocking human potential by providing clean, safe water to communities around the world who suffer needlessly without.

Working with local partners in countries like Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda, we build long lasting water projects that are organized, owned and managed by the communities receiving them.

Together, with our partners we identify, implement, report on and follow up on every project. Then we share the whole story with you to inspire confidence in the work being done and the impact it has.