Water for Life 5k
Monday, September 2, 2024
Past event
10:00 AM CDT
New Lenox, Illinois
$43.99 · 1 race
5km
Event summary
Join the excitement at the 3rd annual Water for Life 5K run on Monday, September 2, 2024, in New Lenox, Illinois! This vibrant event, hosted by VitaLife in collaboration with Willow Creek Community Church, aims to raise funds for building vital wells in underserved areas of South Africa. The fun run is not only a chance to get active but also an opportunity to make a significant impact—each step you take helps provide access to clean water for communities in desperate need.
Participants can look forward to a chip-timed race, with live results posted online, making this fundraiser both competitive and meaningful. With every registration and donation, you're contributing to a cause that helps alleviate the burden on women and children who spend hours collecting water from polluted sources. Together, we aim to raise enough funds to construct two wells this year, ensuring that families have access to safe drinking water. Lace up your running shoes and be part of this uplifting event that brings hope and life to those who need it most!
Participants can look forward to a chip-timed race, with live results posted online, making this fundraiser both competitive and meaningful. With every registration and donation, you're contributing to a cause that helps alleviate the burden on women and children who spend hours collecting water from polluted sources. Together, we aim to raise enough funds to construct two wells this year, ensuring that families have access to safe drinking water. Lace up your running shoes and be part of this uplifting event that brings hope and life to those who need it most!
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Water for Life 5k
Incl. $3.99 Fee & T-Shirt
Entries closed10:00 AM CDT
$43.99
Organiser's description
VitaLife is proud to host the 3rd annual Water For Life 5k run in New Lenox, IL. In association with Willow Creek Community Church, VitaLife will be raising money for building wells in various areas in need in South Africa.
This is a fun run 5k fundraiser, but the race will be chip timed and race results will be posted live online.
Water is Life is a common saying in South Africa. Parents must often choose between giving water to their children or their animals that provide food for their families. Women and girls are responsible for transporting the water. They spend 5 to 6 hours a day carrying 5-gallon buckets several miles each day taking time away from education as well as putting them in danger on these long walks to and from water sources.
Because the drinking water is often collected from polluted sources, waterborne disease is the leading cause of death in young children in Africa. These wells provide the opportunity to save lives by preventing these waterborne diseases. $8,000 pays for an entire well, 10-foot tower, 10,000-liter tank, and multiple spigots. This is enough to supply an entire community with a permanent source of clean water. A $1,000 donation purchases a 10,000-liter water tank and every $25 donation supplies a water filter for one family. With your generous donations and participation in this 5k, we hope to raise enough money to build 2 wells this year. Please join me on this quest to look beyond our own backyard and bring clean water to those in need.
This is a fun run 5k fundraiser, but the race will be chip timed and race results will be posted live online.
Water is Life is a common saying in South Africa. Parents must often choose between giving water to their children or their animals that provide food for their families. Women and girls are responsible for transporting the water. They spend 5 to 6 hours a day carrying 5-gallon buckets several miles each day taking time away from education as well as putting them in danger on these long walks to and from water sources.
Because the drinking water is often collected from polluted sources, waterborne disease is the leading cause of death in young children in Africa. These wells provide the opportunity to save lives by preventing these waterborne diseases. $8,000 pays for an entire well, 10-foot tower, 10,000-liter tank, and multiple spigots. This is enough to supply an entire community with a permanent source of clean water. A $1,000 donation purchases a 10,000-liter water tank and every $25 donation supplies a water filter for one family. With your generous donations and participation in this 5k, we hope to raise enough money to build 2 wells this year. Please join me on this quest to look beyond our own backyard and bring clean water to those in need.
Location
352 W Maple St, Suite B, New Lenox, 60451, IL, United States
Water for Life 5k
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