University of Surrey sponsors Charity Swim fresh2o Challenge
Monday 6 April 2009
Fancy a swim - then jump in! You are lucky you can.
Not everybody around the world has access to clean, fresh water every day, not even to drink. But fresh2o, a leading water charity, says you can help make a difference. Here's how you can get involved.
Olympic superstar Rebecca Adlington and swimming champion Mark Foster, one of the most successful British swimmers of all time and twice a world record holder, are supporting the first ever Make Waves and Save Lives Swim fresh2o Challenge, sponsored by the University of Surrey, which can be completed in any pool, at any time between 23 March and 30 April. Visit the fresh2o website for more details on how to enter and the great prizes on offer.
fresh2o is a charity initiative, designed to enable the provision of clean water for drinking and sanitation purposes globally, and to raise awareness of this incredible challenge to humanity. Income raised through the fresh2o vision is channelled into communities through partner organisations, whose essential expertise in sanitation and fresh water supply ensures the most direct injection of help exactly where it is needed. Skilled knowledge and labour in community mapping, well-drilling, pump and pipeline construction and cultural liaison are managed and implemented at the grass roots level, breathing life back into waters sustaining so many.
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