{"id":1384,"date":"2009-11-18T09:59:23","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T14:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2017-11-28T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T15:55:00","slug":"notre-dame-students-totter-for-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/community\/2009\/11\/18\/notre-dame-students-totter-for-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame Students “Totter for Water”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"totter<\/a>In order to fundraise for the Global Water Initiative<\/a>, Howard Hall at the University of Notre Dame decided to host a 24 hour teeter totter marathon. Totter for Water stationed a teeter totter right on South Quad and had people see-saw for 24 hours straight!<\/p>\n

The hall’s female residents, nicknamed the “ducks”, hosted a kickoff party where dorm mascots from all over campus came to ride the totter. Food and music always add up to a good time.<\/p>\n

People walking by were encouraged to both donate to the cause and relive their childhood memories by riding the teeter totter. Over 270 people rode the totter. From on-site and online donations we raised a total of $2,331.03. That translates as 233 people who now have access to clean water for 10 years. Well, you know what they say, ducks love water!!<\/p>\n

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This event rallied amazing dorm support with about 100 (70%) ducks participating at some point during the 24 hours whether by helping set up food, make signs, signing up for a teeter totter shift, dressing up as the duck, getting donations from friends and family, or by simply offering camaraderie to their fellow ducks during the event.<\/p>\n

We are so happy to have had this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of men, women, and children in Africa or India and look forward to Totter for Water 2010!<\/p>\n\n\t\t