You go, wonderful people. I will do my part. LOVE, Alice > On Oct 3, 2017, at 11:14 AM, Kirsten Kern <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > As many of you know Eri and I weathered Hurricane Irma on St. John USVI, and > then spent a week there in the aftermath. Irma’s winds devastated the > island, and she was followed by the rains of her sister Maria, which left St. > John without many basic needs like food, electricity, shelter, communication, > and water. On the basis of the current news reports, this may be the > situation for months. And today we heard that the red cross will be > demobilizing. > > Kathryn Blackbird and I are raising money to provide potable water for St. > John inhabitants. We are working with the St. John Community Foundation. > > If any of you have anything left in the coffers after the wake of the > hurricanes and the earthquakes, please donate. Even a small donation will > help. > > Our goal is to raise enough money to purchase, ship, and distribute at least > a pallet of Lifestraw Community point-of-use water purifier units. > > Follow this link to donate: Clean Water for St. John USVI > <https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/team/hurricanerelieffund/kirsten-stankern> > > https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/team/hurricanerelieffund/kirsten-stankern > <https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/team/hurricanerelieffund/kirsten-stankern> > > If you cannot donate, please share this link with friends and on social media. > > ABOUT LIFESTRAW PURIFIERS: > > After a great deal of internet research we found the LifeStraw potable water > system (lifestraw.com <http://lifestraw.com/>). We were looking for a > system that could: > > 1) be easily stored and used by a community in emergencies > 2) eliminate the wasteful use of plastic water bottles > 3) convert unfiltered cistern water into quality high quality potable water > 4) run without electricity > > We found the LifeStraw Community. LifeStraw Community is a high-volume > point-of-use water purifier with built-in safe storage that makes > contaminated water safe to drink. > > > > Each LifeStraw Community point-of-use water purifier: > > Removes 99.9999 % of bacteria (E. coli, etc.) > Removes 99.99 % of protozoa (Giardia, Cryptosporidium, etc.) > Removes 99.999 % of viruses (Rotavirus, Hepatitis A) > Filters 70,000 - 100,000 liters > Serves about 75-100 people per day (Filtration rate 12L/hour) > Independently tested by WHO Meets highest performance category (3 > stars - comprehensive protection) > Meets US EPA drinking water standards > Easy to assemble, fill and use > > > ABOUT ST JOHN > St John is a smaller USVI island. Because of it is more remote than other > USVI islands, it has been forgotten in the news and as a consequence it is > not receiving as much attention by the relief effort. Although many people > think of the Virgin Islands as a place of luxury vacations, most inhabitants > are not rich vacationers. Many residents have lost their both their homes and > their jobs because residences and businesses were demolished and tourists > will not return for a very long while. > > THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! > Stan and Kathy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Winedale-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l
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