Sem Walk For Water 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Past event
1:00 PM EDT
Kingston, Pennsylvania
$6.30 · 1 race
Event summary
Join us for the Sem Walk For Water 2025 on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Kingston, Luzerne! This uplifting event invites participants to come together at 1 PM at Wyoming Seminary's Upper School Bell Tower for an inspiring walk to raise awareness and support for clean water access in Burkina Faso. The walk will cover approximately 3 paved miles along Market Street to the Susquehanna River, around Kirby Park, and back.
Participants are encouraged to carry filled water bottles to symbolize the struggles faced by women and children in Burkina Faso, who often carry up to 40 pounds of water over nearly 4 miles. Wearing blue shirts will show solidarity and support for this vital cause. A base donation of $5 is required for registration, with additional contributions warmly welcomed to help build a second well in Djoana and improve water access for high school students. Everyone is invited to join this meaningful event, where you'll also receive custom stickers and can contribute to making a real difference in the lives of those in need. Let's walk together for a brighter future!
Participants are encouraged to carry filled water bottles to symbolize the struggles faced by women and children in Burkina Faso, who often carry up to 40 pounds of water over nearly 4 miles. Wearing blue shirts will show solidarity and support for this vital cause. A base donation of $5 is required for registration, with additional contributions warmly welcomed to help build a second well in Djoana and improve water access for high school students. Everyone is invited to join this meaningful event, where you'll also receive custom stickers and can contribute to making a real difference in the lives of those in need. Let's walk together for a brighter future!
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Sem Walk for Water 2025
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$6.30
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DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST, SEM'S WALK FOR WATER IS POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 18 AT 1 PM. Please join us for an in-person walk to help, in partnership with the BARKA Foundation, our friends in Burkina Faso have access to clean water! We will meet at WYOMING SEMINARY'S UPPER SCHOOL BELL TOWER AT 1 PM and walk along Market Street to the Susquehanna River, around Kirby Park and back (approximately 3 paved miles). PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO BRING AND CARRY FILLED WATER BOTTLE(S) IN CONNECTION WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN BURKINA FASO who carry as much as 40 pounds of water a distance of 6 kilometers (almost 4 miles)! Participants will receive custom Walk for Water stickers the day of the event. PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO WEAR A BLUE SHIRT TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT. INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED ALONG WITH A BASE DONATION OF $5; ADDITIONAL DONATIONS OF ANY AMOUNT USING THE DONATE BUTTON ARE NEEDED AND GREATLY APPRECIATED. Donations can be made in honor of, memory of, behalf of, or in support of someone. FUNDS RAISED WILL GO TOWARD BUILDING A MUCH NEEDED SECOND WELL IN DJOANA, A VILLAGE IN FADA FOR DISPLACED BURKINAB'E, AND TOWARD CLEAN WATER STORAGE AND ACCESS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WHEN SIGNING UP, SEM STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS SHOULD SELECT THEIR RESPECTIVE GROUP. SEM SOCIETY AND BLUE AND WHITE TEAM POINTS WILL BE AWARDED BASED ON THE MOST STUDENTS WHO WALK. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL. Check out THIS VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnGk_bfJNpUwith Namoungou School students, Sem students, and Sem families showing the impact of our 2021 Walk/Ride for Water when we partnered with the BARKA Foundation to help Namoungou School students in Fada.
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Wyoming Seminary, 201 North Sprague Avenue, Kingston, 18704, PA, United States
Sem Walk For Water 2025
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