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Teacher Jennifer Nekolny Witnesses Students Opening Up Through H2O for Life

Posted by Chelsea Morrison on October 14, 2015

Posted by H2O for Life Intern Talia Milavetz Naperville teacher Jennifer Nekolny loves how H2O for Life gives her seventh graders the opportunity to participate in something special. The sixth graders focus on ancient history, and the eight graders focus on straight US history. This leaves Naperville seventh graders stuck somewhere in the middle without […]

Teaming up with iKnowObstacles

Posted by Steve Hall on October 21, 2015

H2O for Life is excited to be partnering with iKnowObstacles! The following is taken from their project page: Be in a movie.  Get Cool Stuff.  Do Some Good.  The ‘iKnowObstacles: Water Crisis’ tour and film will utilize the visual and viral power of parkour and movement training to raise awareness for one of the greatest […]

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JEAN WHITE: “A Water Warrior Forever”

Posted by Chelsea Morrison on October 28, 2015

Posted by H2O for Life Intern Talia Milavetz Salem Hills teacher Jean White has been involved in H2O for Life since its inception. She was teaching physical education at the time, and found that doing a Walk for Water tied perfectly into the curriculum. She could have her students get exercise by walking around a […]

Why I want to be a Water Warrior

Posted by Steve Hall on November 4, 2015

This year Matoska International School in MN has decided to support a new well for a school in South Sudan as their H2O for Life project. The students recently told us why they want to be Water Warriors. Read the letters:

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Super Smash Tournament is a Super Smash Fundraiser

Posted by Chelsea Morrison on November 4, 2015

Posted by H2O for Life intern Talia Milavetz The following is a Q&A with H2O for Life Student Alex Azuelos, who came up with a unique way to raise money for his peers in the developing world. H2O: What is the Super Smash Tournament? Alex: Super Smash Bros is a Nintendo game that spans 16 […]

Salume’s Story

Posted by Steve Hall on November 17, 2015

Meet Salume Akyang. A story sent to us by our longtime partner Drop in the Bucket: Salume goes to the Amononeno Primary School in the Alebtong District of northern Uganda. She loves school and her favorite subject is English. Salume wants to be a nurse when she is older and is very happy that the […]

Katie, student at St Joseph Catholic School, TX

Posted by Steve Hall on November 18, 2015

Here’s an email we recently received about Katie, a student at St Joseph Catholic School in TX, and her drive to raise funds for their partner school – St Paul Secondary School, Uganda: Hello Steve, I just wanted to brag about a student here at St. Joseph. Katie took it upon herself to go to […]

Jelly Beans, the Cheetah and Hope

Posted by Steve Hall on December 15, 2015

Jelly Beans, the Cheetah and Hope A book to empower youth to take action and change the world! K-6 Teaching children about the importance of empathy and tolerance from an early age has always been important to Wendy Muhlhauser.  Wendy, a Minnesota author and Patty Hall met recently to talk about Wendy’s new book, “Jelly […]

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