The local Sacramento Water for People Committee is hosting a fundraising event on Thursday, March 11th at 6pm at the Urban Hive (http://theurbanhive.squarespace.com/) located at 1931 H Street in the heart of midtown Sacramento. The purpose of the event is to raise money to help bring clean drinking water and sanitation services to thousands of people in the developing world. At the same time, the event is in celebration of World Water Day 2010 – the theme of which is: Communicating Water Quality Challenges and Opportunities. The theme of World Water Day hits close to home, given our State's current water supply and quality challenges. Whether in California or the developing world, managing water resources continue to present challeges at many levels.

Our Keynote Speaker will be the CEO of Water For People, Ned Breslin, who is coming from Denver to share inspirational stories of his experiences with several NGOs in the water and sanitation sector since the 1980s. Through generous sponsors, the event will include free appetizers and non-alcoholic refreshments, live music, and short films on water issues in developing countries. Beer and wine will be sold at the event. Event tickets are $10 per person.

We are also requesting donations for a raffle to be held at the fundraiser. Raffle items may include: gift cards or certificates, artwork, movie tickets, sporting event tickets, bottles of wine, gift baskets and other great items. Any donors will receive recognition as a sponsor for the event for your generous contribution via event flyers, newsletter blurbs, our committee website, and posters and announcements at the event. Your contributions may also be tax-deductable and tax information will be provided to any donors.

Water For People helps people in developing countries improve their quality of life by supporting the development of locally sustainable drinking water resources, sanitation facilities and health and hygiene education programs. Our vision is a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation; a world where no one suffers or dies from a water- or sanitation-related disease. The Sacramento Committee holds events throughout the year to support these initiatives. For more information about the event or raffle, please send an inquiry to erica.bishop@mwhglobal.com.

www.waterforpeople.org