To Join Our Fundraising Team and Walk for Water on August 18th, please first sign-up here! We will make a page for you to fundraise from after signing-up with The Rising first. (Specifics of walk-details are below.)

Many of us have no idea what it's like to be thirsty. We have plenty of water to drink -- even the water in our toilets is clean!

The average water-starved person walks 4 miles every day carrying 40 pounds of water just to help their family survive.

On August 18th, 2018 we are going to walk these 4 miles in their shoes. To kick-off our annual Paint the City Orange event, we are hosting a water-walk. Those who have joined our fundraising team are asking for people to sponsor their participation walking 4 miles carrying 5 gallons (or 40 pounds) of water around a local Norfolk, Virginia track in the heat of summer. You can sponsor an individual or group listed below or simply sponsor the event because you want to help us help charity: water solve the water crisis!

Then, come and join us at Norview High School on August 18th to cheer-on the water-walk participants!

Many people around the world don’t have the luxury of clean water. Every day, about 1,400 children die from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. More people have died from a lack of quality drinking water than from war. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are simple solutions like drilled wells, spring protections and BioSand filters that help provide clean water to communities around the world.

We started this fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and we are looking for anyone who can help us!

Please donate to this campaign, join our team and come take part in the water walk -- anything you can give is a huge help!

100% of the money will be used to build clean water projects, and when they’re complete, charity: water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped!

Water-Walk Event Details:
When: August 18th, 2018 7am-1:30pm
Where: Norview High School Track - 6501 Chesapeake Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23513

Schedule of Events:

7-7:45am - Water-Walk Participant Check-In
8am-1:30pm - Water Walk Taking Place - 16 laps with participants carrying 40 pounds of water emulating the insecure water locations globally daily walk for water.
1:30pm - Closing

Walk Participants:
Consider how you plan to carry 40 pounds of water around a track for 4 miles. Individuals in water-starved nations are very creative with methods to make this task easier. Bring what you need to make your walk successful with the goal being that you raise funds for this organization through sponsorships! Will you walk as a team sharing the water carry responsibilities? Bungee straps to strap the water to your back? Rope? Wagons? Home-built contraption? Use what you have and be creative!

Throughout the Day:
Party-like-atmosphere for walkers, spectators, & sponsors including: encouraging family friendly DJ entertainment , Carne Asada Food Truck, and information about other ways to impact your community! Walk participants will receive a gift bag of goodies following completion of the walk.

Sign-up now!
**Note: The registration-entry fee will be increasing as we move closer to the event date, so register early!