Read-A-Thon: Reading for Clean Water II

I am again, like a gnat attracted to light heading right smack into the next read-a-thon which is next Saturday (the 18th of April)! And since I have tried it while reading for a charity and while not, I know that what is even better than reading is reading with a purpose. My purpose during this read-a-thon is going to be again, reading for clean water internationally. I searched other charities and this still is the one that seems to ring the loudest in my heart.

The other ones are all good and necessary, but I want to bring clean drinking water to more and more people around the world. I can't imagine knowing that I am drinking water infested with cholera and having family members die and still drinking that same water! I can't imagine not having any other source other than sludge to drink from! Just because I cannot imagine it I know I am hugely blessed, and that is why I want to pour out clean water on others worldwide through this read-a-thon.

The charity is called Living Water International and I promise I have done my homework and I have worked with them before as well. I have nothing but amazing reports. Also if you want to donate, you are welcome to do so. I will get a widget up on the sidebar there and have it there as a convenience in case you want to help support bringing clean water worldwide. In no way do you need to feel that I expect anything of you, I don't but if you want to give than I will do a somersault just for you! Thanks to my readers and family during the last read-a-thon we raised $210.16 last time.

I also said at the beginning of the year that I am personally going to donate $1 per book I read this year, so I will be sure to honour that as well and pay up during the read-a-thon. I already owe $35!!

Think about how you would like to support Living Water International, you could do a set amount, a price per book (last read-a-thon I did $5 per book and many of you joined me on that, even busting out up to $20 per book!!) or you could donate per page. I think this time I myself am going to donate per page, since some books are longer and some shorter I think per page is a little more accurate of a count.

To give you an idea last time I read 933 pages. I was dying to crack 1000 but didn't quite make it :( this time I am shooting for 1000. I read 4 books last time and made it most of the way through my 5th, but didn't quite get there. You see, reading for 24 hours straight sounds like a lot of fun (oh, and it really is!!) but when you have been reading for so long your eyes dry out and you start to drift.

What do you think? Do you want to do the read-a-thon? Consider supporting Living Water International too! Or do you want to support the cause? You can either comment below, click on the firstgiving widget (directly below) or send me an email and make a pledge.




More information:

I did a third party search of this charity, and it gets amazing results on Charity Navigator.
If you want more info on why this charity is important: Reading for Clean Water I
Want to sign up for the read-a-thon too???

All during this event on Saturday the 18th I will have fun updates on what I am reading. You will have to go to my B&b ex libris to check out my progress.

ps. I did not take any of these pictures, it is probably obvious, but just in case, know that I am not taking credit for them :)

210 people will now have clean water, thanks to you.

Thank you, THANK YOU! There is no way I can tell you just how amazing it has been to see your generosity for people around the world to be able to drink clean water! Thank you for giving to Living Water International. When I set the initial goal of $100.0o I thought that that was high, half way through the read-a-thon I knew that we would break that easy. I then set the goal fund raising target at $200.00. I am excited to announce that we have broken that goal as well. We are currently at a total of $210.16, and not even all the funds are in yet. Check out the sidebar widget!!!

So in raising $210.16 we have given clean water to 210 people for one year!!! Yes, each dollar is enough to give one person clean water for an entire year!!!


Here are my amazing financial supporters, you all are amazing!

Susan
Bill and Diane
Floyd
Ronda
Trish
Dawn
B&b
Ellyn

THANK YOU!!!!

Read-A-Thon: the totals

Totals up!
Books Read: 4 (completed) books!
What were they?: Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala, Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris, Dating Da Vinci by Madalena Lott, The Shiniest Jewel by Mariam Henley
Books started but not finished: 1
It was: Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway
Pages read: 933


Book update: I made it halfway through Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway. So I did not complete my 5 book goal for the challenge. HOWEVER, how can I not be optimistic??? Check out the clean water update!

Personal update: I fell asleep. At 3 am (2 hours to the end of the 24 hour read-a-thon) I told myself I was just going to close my eyes for a second....and you know how that went :) I woke up at 6 am and had not finished the last book.

Clean Water update: Well, it is pretty exciting I must say, that together we raised the amounts below!!! You all are so great, incredible really.
Now it is time for the sponsors to take action :) I finished 4 books, so you should know what your total is, but let me know if you have any questions. You can click on the "first giving- sponsor me!" button at the bottom of this post to go to a secure payment page. Thanks again, I would not have been able to do this without you. NO WAY.

When all the money is in I will post again and let you know the final totals!!!! :)

I have now earned $124.00 (4 books read) for clean water worldwide!!!
Plus the comments, 115 comments at $.10 each adds $11.50!
Plus trish is adding in $5 for every book she finishes (4 so far)!!
Set amount donations coming in!! yeah! so far: $10.00
That brings the clean water total to: $165.50!

Where will the dinero ($) go? It will go to an organization I have become quite passionate about. I will be giving it to Living Water International an amazing organization funding the building of wells all over the world in developing nations.



(still, it is never to late to give)

I'm reading today.

The 24 hour read-a-thon just started!!! (yep, 5am!!!)

Today I am over at my reading/booking/nerding/reviewing blog, B&b ex libris. You gotta come check it out! I will be reading my eyes off and all for clean water!!

I have some wonderful sponsors to thank:

S.C. at $10 per book
E.C. at $1 per book
B&D. J- at $10 per book
B&b.C. at $5 per book
R. at $5 per book
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$31 per book I read during the 24 hour read-a-thon

The updates and such during the read-a-thon will be on my book blog, but I will post when it is over (and I get some sleep :)

I just made this button/image/add....I am pretty excited about this whole thing!




(there is still plenty of time if you want to sponsor!!)

reading for clean water

Hello family and friends!

I am doing something this Saturday that I would love your help with, I am doing a read-a-thon. Yes, that is right I will try and read as much as I can over a 24 hours period. It will be fun to read uninterrupted :).

It starts soon, (as in tomorrow) Saturday morning supa-early (for me at 5 am). I am joining tons of other book bloggers in this insanity to read, read, read!!! I am going to donate $5 per book I complete during the 24 hour period. The last read-a-thon I completed 3 books. I am hoping to do 5 this time, but we'll see. I already have one wonderful sponsor who is going to MATCH my $5!!! That means right now each book I complete is worth $10! I have two other sponsors who will send in a set ammount after the read-a-thon...these three women are from my book blog world. What an amazing group of women!

Where will the dinero ($) go? It will go to an organization I have become quite passionate about. I will be giving it to Living Water International an amazing organization funding the building of wells all over the world in developing nations.I posted some videos yesterday for an organization called Advent Conspiracy that works through Living Water International. Clean water is such a huge problem, here is what the news says:

Water-related disease is the single largest killer of infants in developing countries—diarrhea alone causes 1.8 million child deaths each year—and access to safe water is the most important factor in the survival of children under the age of five. Nearly half of all people in developing countries are suffering from water-related health problems. The annual number of deaths from water-related diseases is six times greater than the number of deaths from armed violence.

So why don't I take a part, take a little step. If we all did, the problem would be resolved. Yes RESOLVED! So for that reason I am taking this Read-A-Thon seriously....(not so seriously I can't enjoy it though, don't worry about that!!!! :) But I am reading with a purpose, reading for a reason other than just for me.

Contaminated drinking water is the largest killer in the world.

Would you drink it? What if that were all there was?



I want to be part of making this (above) into
this(below)

Want to join in on this??? Tell me about it. You can sponsor me too, or you can do the same thing I am doing. Let's make the difference!




Here is the link to the our donation page:
our little piece of change

You can follow the progress by checking the widget for living water international I put in the sidebar!!