January, 2010 Archive

We have 3,600 filters in Haiti and en-route.  3,000 more will be ready for shipping at the end of the month.  We are at $45,000 raised for Haiti so far.  Your help has been critical to meeting the need with a response. Thank you for all your sacrifice.

We have many schools, businesses and organizations joining hands with us to bring more help to Haiti.  I hope everyone understands that as much as we would like to supply each group organizing fund raisers, filters, promo pieces etc. we can not afford to do this.  Our overhead is very low, no one is paid by Water Is Life, we have offices that are donated, and lots of volunteers who roll up their sleeves to help.  This way every donation each person gives goes to buy filters.  We have added a Media Kit link on the front page of the site where you can download pics, logos, banners, FAQ, Information sheets to help you in spreading the message.  You can go here download and print out hand outs, or put in your blog posts, emails, newsletters etc.

If you could do us a favor and Blog, Tweet, Email, Facebook your friends and get them involved in helping with spreading the message.  Water Is Life was featured on CNN and HLN this weekend.  We have news papers covering the story as well. We will have these posted for you soon.

Our Facebook page is: http://joinwaterislife.com

Twitter: @ksurritte  @WaterIsLife

Thank you for making a difference in Haiti.

Let me know how I can serve you,

Ken Surritte

I wanted to give you a quick update. First, thank you so much for all your help. Water Is Life has sent our emergency stockpile to Haiti. These filters were shipped to a staging area in Boston for IRD and USAID they are now on their way to Haiti with the medical team from USAID. The filters will be handed out to the people coming to the hospital and taught how to use them.
I can’t tell you how much we appreciate Senator Jim Inhoff and his staff. He has been helping to get these doors opened for us to partner with the medical teams going over.
Water Is Life has thousands more filters are being shipped direct from the factory, first shipment will arrive later this week.
I have a favor to ask: If you could Tweet, email, call, use Facebook and other means of social media to help spread the word for us. When the news teams leave Haiti in the next couple weeks, and the relief workers leave, the people of Haiti will still need water. The filters will give them clean water for a year.

Thank you for helping to raise awareness and encouraging others to help.

If you want to share with others the news story from Channel 9 coverage:
News 9 Special report:
http://tinyurl.com/y9he8y4
News 9 follow from today: http://bit.ly/6Akef9
Drinking from where? www.WaterIsLife.com/news/

Water is Life Facebook Fan Pagewww.joinwaterislife.com

Twitter: @waterislife
Twitter: @ksurritte

You are helping to make a difference in Haiti!

Water filters heading to Boston to join International Relief  and Development shipment to Haiti.  

By getting the www.WaterIsLife.com water filters into the hands of thousands in need in Port Au Prince, we can drastically help the area, and provide them with clean water until internal infrastructure and pumps can be repaired.  Prior to the earthquake, clean water was a huge issue for many Haitians, and with the aftermath just about to begin, the lack of clean water will become life threatening to all there.  

Long after the news leaves and the relief workers are gone, the need for water will still be there for the people of Haiti. The portable filters will provide them a years worth of water.  Donate and be a part of the relief effort!

I have been on the phone all day talking with the folks in DC.  Senator Inhoff’’s office is helping us to get hundreds of filters into Haiti now and helping us get the door for thousands in the next few weeks.  One of the  things that drives me crazy is the fact that in a few weeks the reports on Haiti will stop but the need will continue.  When the media leaves, the relief workers will be gone and yet the need will still be ongoing. By sending filters we will be able to help LONG TERM, for up to a year. By the end of the year we will be able to have permanent solutions in place.

How can you help? Donate filters, spread the word, pray for the people of Haiti.   We ALL have to join hands together to make a difference.