This girl is my hero.
Her name is Rachel Beckwith, and for her 9th birthday, she told people not to give her any presents. She'd been inspired by a speaker at her church to try and built up enough donations to give individuals one of the most important things for life: access to clean water. While she never lived to see beyond her 9th birthday, her selflessness has inspired others to give almost 130,000$US to the charity she and her church started, with almost 100% of the overhead going to the cause. While I feel horrible that I can't donate (I don't have the proper financial structure in place to do so - you need to have a paypal or a credit card to donate), I can do the next best thing by promoting her cause and helping others who can donate get the chance to. You can find her webpage here:
My Charity: Water
If you can donate, do so. Nothing is more important to the survival of humanity than clean water.
She's a hero. Rest in Peace, Ms. Beckwith. It's a shame that you weren't with us longer.
Her name is Rachel Beckwith, and for her 9th birthday, she told people not to give her any presents. She'd been inspired by a speaker at her church to try and built up enough donations to give individuals one of the most important things for life: access to clean water. While she never lived to see beyond her 9th birthday, her selflessness has inspired others to give almost 130,000$US to the charity she and her church started, with almost 100% of the overhead going to the cause. While I feel horrible that I can't donate (I don't have the proper financial structure in place to do so - you need to have a paypal or a credit card to donate), I can do the next best thing by promoting her cause and helping others who can donate get the chance to. You can find her webpage here:
My Charity: Water
If you can donate, do so. Nothing is more important to the survival of humanity than clean water.
She's a hero. Rest in Peace, Ms. Beckwith. It's a shame that you weren't with us longer.
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