Hi Everyone .... Need some help
Sorry I have been away so long. Couldn't even figure out my password at first. LOL
I am on another cause... this time it is a human cause and I hope some will want to help. It is entirely free but will help tremendously with an effort to get a small village in Africa fresh running water into their homes.
Some friends of mine broadcast live from the South African bush daily 24/7. They are the Wildearth.tv crew and a small village outside of the reserve's gate has been the target of their and their viewers generousity. We have taken the kids of this village to their very first movie in a City 3 hrs away. What a joy to see such big smiles on these little ones' faces. They had never been to the city, never traveled a tarred road, never seen a movie or had a hamburger.... but they did one day last October. :)
Then the Wildearth.tv viewers banded together and gave the entire Village a Christmas they would never forget. Lots of food, drinks, and of course presents for each and every child. The celebration was broadcast live thru Wildearth. It was amazing to watch on Christmas morning these loving people having so much food which they rarely have and presents for the children that never had one before.
Now is when I beg for all your help. We need to get this Village some running water. Only two taps in the village and the women and children spend sometimes up to 6 hrs daily carrying large heavy water containers to their homes.
Below is a blog post by Graham and Emily Wallington who are the wonderful folks behind the Wildearth.tv concept. All you have to do, is join Amazee.com and go to the Wildearth projects and join the membership for each of their 4 projects. Be sure to upload an avatar/photo into your profile as the competition to win funding for the project requires that only members with photo/avatars will be counted.
These people of Dixie are the most humble and endearing folks! They need our help!
So forgive me for my slackness on live journal and please help with this project. We only have 3 days to get our memberships counted for the Awards. Competition ends Jan 22nd
Thanks so much and I still loves ya all!!!! Not asking for donations.... just join the Amazee projects of Wildearth.... FREE! :)
Want To Be A Hero? Then Help A Tiny Village in Africa, It Doesn't Cost A Penny...
In three days the Amazee bucket will be decided! There is $10,000 at stake. $5000 for 1st place, $3000 for 2nd and $2000 for 3rd. The winners will be decided by how many members with photo/avatars each project has on the 22nd January 2009. Right now WE are in the lead with the top 4 places for our 4 projects, but a coalition has formed that is trying to snatch our lead at the last minute ... and they are coming up fast!!!
The WEangels and WEtwits have been working round the clock to stay ahead. When one team lays down to rest in North America, others in Europe, Africa and then Australia wake up and run with the baton. The past 72 hours has seen this team of dedicated volunteers send out thousands of messages on Facebook, Amazee, the WildEarth Social Network, MySpace, Twitter and many others. They have helped those without avatars on Amazee get one. They have identified those WildEarth viewers that have not registered for all four projects, and tracked them down across the Internet to ask for their help. I would like to extend the greatest thanks and deepest admiration to the WEangels and all they have done for the people of Dixie.
But it may not be enough! The other projects continue to grow in leaps and bounds, and there is very little time ... with a great deal at stake ...
You see, water is life. It is hard to imagine what life would be like if you did not have running water at your home, but just try for a few moments. You would not be able to wash your hands, which means that hygiene in your home would suffer hugely. You would not be able to wash yourself, which means your self esteem would suffer. You wouldn't be able to clean food before preparing, and cooking without fresh water is not so easy either. Irrigating to grow food for your children is impossible. A flush toilet is only a dream. Can you imagine dreaming about water? Knowing that diseases like cholera can spring up quickly and there will be little you can do to help your children.
Well you can make a difference and here is how to do it:
Here is Rexon and Pieter telling about the water situation in the Village of Dixie. Rexon lives in this village.
If you would like to hear Graham talk about the Water Project .... his interview with Carm on WAAF radio in Boston. Part 1
Part 2
Again... thank you all!
Colleen
I am on another cause... this time it is a human cause and I hope some will want to help. It is entirely free but will help tremendously with an effort to get a small village in Africa fresh running water into their homes.
Some friends of mine broadcast live from the South African bush daily 24/7. They are the Wildearth.tv crew and a small village outside of the reserve's gate has been the target of their and their viewers generousity. We have taken the kids of this village to their very first movie in a City 3 hrs away. What a joy to see such big smiles on these little ones' faces. They had never been to the city, never traveled a tarred road, never seen a movie or had a hamburger.... but they did one day last October. :)
Then the Wildearth.tv viewers banded together and gave the entire Village a Christmas they would never forget. Lots of food, drinks, and of course presents for each and every child. The celebration was broadcast live thru Wildearth. It was amazing to watch on Christmas morning these loving people having so much food which they rarely have and presents for the children that never had one before.
Now is when I beg for all your help. We need to get this Village some running water. Only two taps in the village and the women and children spend sometimes up to 6 hrs daily carrying large heavy water containers to their homes.
Below is a blog post by Graham and Emily Wallington who are the wonderful folks behind the Wildearth.tv concept. All you have to do, is join Amazee.com and go to the Wildearth projects and join the membership for each of their 4 projects. Be sure to upload an avatar/photo into your profile as the competition to win funding for the project requires that only members with photo/avatars will be counted.
These people of Dixie are the most humble and endearing folks! They need our help!
So forgive me for my slackness on live journal and please help with this project. We only have 3 days to get our memberships counted for the Awards. Competition ends Jan 22nd
Thanks so much and I still loves ya all!!!! Not asking for donations.... just join the Amazee projects of Wildearth.... FREE! :)
Want To Be A Hero? Then Help A Tiny Village in Africa, It Doesn't Cost A Penny...
In three days the Amazee bucket will be decided! There is $10,000 at stake. $5000 for 1st place, $3000 for 2nd and $2000 for 3rd. The winners will be decided by how many members with photo/avatars each project has on the 22nd January 2009. Right now WE are in the lead with the top 4 places for our 4 projects, but a coalition has formed that is trying to snatch our lead at the last minute ... and they are coming up fast!!!
The WEangels and WEtwits have been working round the clock to stay ahead. When one team lays down to rest in North America, others in Europe, Africa and then Australia wake up and run with the baton. The past 72 hours has seen this team of dedicated volunteers send out thousands of messages on Facebook, Amazee, the WildEarth Social Network, MySpace, Twitter and many others. They have helped those without avatars on Amazee get one. They have identified those WildEarth viewers that have not registered for all four projects, and tracked them down across the Internet to ask for their help. I would like to extend the greatest thanks and deepest admiration to the WEangels and all they have done for the people of Dixie.
But it may not be enough! The other projects continue to grow in leaps and bounds, and there is very little time ... with a great deal at stake ...
You see, water is life. It is hard to imagine what life would be like if you did not have running water at your home, but just try for a few moments. You would not be able to wash your hands, which means that hygiene in your home would suffer hugely. You would not be able to wash yourself, which means your self esteem would suffer. You wouldn't be able to clean food before preparing, and cooking without fresh water is not so easy either. Irrigating to grow food for your children is impossible. A flush toilet is only a dream. Can you imagine dreaming about water? Knowing that diseases like cholera can spring up quickly and there will be little you can do to help your children.
Well you can make a difference and here is how to do it:
- All of the money won on the Amazee bucket is going to providing fresh running water to the 80+ houses in Dixie. But it's going to cost far more than $10,000 ... so it is critical that WE win 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. All you have to do is register at www.amazee.com (with a photo avatar) and then join ALL four WildEarth projects, and they are: Water for Dixie, Christmas at Dixie, The kids at Dixie and WildEarth.TV. On a daily basis WE now have well over 500 viewers on the LIVE safari, WE have over 1300 members in our social network, WE have over 2300 followers on our Twitter account and more than 20,000 people visit us every month ... surely if WE all pull together WE can win this bucket and change the people of Dixie's life forever? So if you have not yet joined, or you have not joined all the projects, please please do it right now. It's quick and absolutely FREE!
- If you have already joined the projects, and uploaded your image avatar, you are now a WEangel and WE need your help. If each of us can think of one person in our lives that has not yet joined and will be at an internet connection over the next 48 hours, I beg you to implore them to help us and join our projects. Explain to them how so little effort on their part can make such a big impact in the lives of another human being. It's like 'paying it forward' ... when you do something kind for someone else, without asking for anything in return, the universe will smile upon you. :-) ... Now is your opportunity to change the world ... yes WE can!
- Drilling a new borehole, installing pumps and reticulating the water around this village is going to cost about $25,000. After WE have won the whole bucket ... ;-) ... we are still going to need more money. There are plans in motion and discussions are underway to get a few large donors, but if you could afford to make a small contribution it will be amplified many times over in the lives of these people. To make a donation please do so via PayPal and 'send' the money to dixie@wildearth.tv WE are going to create a monument in Dixie with all the names of those that make this miracle happen ... if you can afford to, please make sure your name is on that monument to what it means to be human ... it's in your nature.
Click to viewHere is Rexon and Pieter telling about the water situation in the Village of Dixie. Rexon lives in this village.
If you would like to hear Graham talk about the Water Project .... his interview with Carm on WAAF radio in Boston. Part 1
Part 2
Again... thank you all!
Colleen