Walk 4 Water

press release: Hope 4 Kids International, a non-profit organization working to provide clean water to children and families who are suffering through extreme poverty and disease, is working with the McFarland Lutheran Church to host their signature Walk 4 Water Fundraiser at McDaniel Park in McFarland on Saturday, Sept. 24.

The Walk 4 Water Fundraiser is a one-day walking event where participants traverse a three-mile walking trail, which represents the average distance traveled by Uganda children and women to collect water, largely from unprotected sources including open ponds, livestock water points, and polluted ditches. The path will start at McDaniel Park and continue on the boardwalk along the shore of Lake Waubesa.

Walk 4 Water participants can walk this course as individuals or as a team, and are encouraged to post their progress on social media and share the impact with friends and family. Registration, check-in and silent auction begins at 10 a.m. followed by the the walk at 11 a.m. 

Through donations and registration fees, $5,000 has been raised. The Hope 4 Kids International team’s goal is to raise $12,000 to support the drilling of fresh-water wells in Seme B Village located in Eastern Uganda.     

Walk 4 Water International is one of Hope 4 Kids many programs that help empower impoverished communities with necessary care to raise a new generation of healthy individuals who can break the generational burden of extreme poverty.

“It means so much to us that the people of McFarland are giving their time and effort to Walk 4 Water,” said Tom Eggum, founding president of Hope 4 Kids International. “Walk 4 Water participants helps us continue our international efforts to provide clean drinking water for those who need it most and deliver long-term solutions.”

Hope 4 Kids drills wells in Uganda, South Asia and The Philippines with a strategic focus in communities close to primary schools, medical clinics, and trading centers. When properly installed, these wells can last between 30-50 years with little to no maintenance.

The Hope 4 Kids team visits Uganda up to six times a year to monitor and work on ongoing projects. 

Clean water is one of the best ways to prevent diseases in remote villages in which a minor aliment could be fatal. In addition to drilling deep water wells, Hope 4 Kids also provides these communities with water filtration systems and hygiene and sanitation training.

Registration for adults costs $30 and youth 17 and under cost $15. All the registration fees, along with any funds additionally raised will support the drilling of deep-water boreholes for Seme B Village in Eastern Uganda.

For more information on how you can join Hope 4 Kids International on the Walk 4 Water visit www.w4ki.org