Children of the Nations, Rotary team up on water


February 17, 2012 · Updated 10:12 AM 

SILVERDALE — Last fall, the Rotary Club of Silverdale provided the funds for water purification systems to be installed in two of the five communities Children of the Nations serves in the Dominican Republic.

The installation process has already begun, and members of the Rotary Club will travel to the Dominican Republic on Saturday to observe the installation and witness the transformation their gift brings to the community.

Currently, residents of the communities of Los Robles and Pueblo Nuevo have no access to clean water. Families have the option of buying partially purified water from a water truck, or simply drinking from the unclean taps that run through the village.

According to Children of the Nations, children are constantly sick from waterborne illnesses, most commonly diarrhea, which prevents children from attending school regularly.

Children of the Nations has high hopes for the Rotary Club’s clean-water projects.

Rotarian Jason Mayer hopes to show Rotarians how great of an impact they can make.  “We can’t save the world but we can help one child know they are loved and that they have a purpose.”

 

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