Spencer West lost his legs at the age of five but has never allowed it to hold him back. After spending time in Kenya, he was struck by the need for easy access to fresh water.
Last year he raised over $500,000 for sustainable clean water projects by successfully climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. The feat, which caught the eye of the global media, is an example of the sort of change one person can make.
His next quest was to make the 300km trek from Edmonton to Calgary, stopping in schools and communities along the way in an effort to raise funds and awareness for the provision of clean drinking water to people around the world.
Poster printing services have been used to greatly increase awareness surrounding West’s latest campaign, with Posters hung in schools across Alberta and the rest of Canada. Students are being challenged to raise $25 each for the cause. That $25 could supply clean water for life to one person in need.
West said of the trip:
“You don’t have to climb a mountain to make a difference.”
Along with ‘Free the Children’, he is challenging communities and schools in Alberta to participate in this fundraiser.
Free The Children was founded in 1995 as an international charity and educational partner which works to remove barriers and empower youth to be active global and local citizens.
Support for Spencer, Free the Children, and ‘We Walk 4 Water’ can be shown by donation at www.freethechildren.com/water, or at www.metowe.com/waterrafiki.
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