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50 Day Challenge Updates

Family Night.. May 5th
04.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

PARENTS: We invite you to Spilling Hope FAMILY NIGHT! The evening starts with pizza, and will be a fun and interactive night for kids to learn about living simply, giving generously, and building wells in Uganda.

Read more about upcoming events here.
HALF WAY – Day 25
04.28.10 | Permalink | Comment?

The 50 Day challenge began on Easter, 25 days ago.

TODAY marks the halfway point of the 50 Day Challenge.

Be encouraged as we join together to Live Simply – Give Generously – and Change Lives, both here and in Uganda.

From you: I am.. spring cleaning, hosting garage sales, packing lunch instead of eating out, drinking water from the tap (not bottled), making rice and beans for dinner, and more…. All to save at least $1 a day, to put towards wells in Uganda.

You can read a few personal stories from the 50 day challenge here. Additionally, the Fibonacci Faith blog features “Water Wednesdays.”

If you haven’t downloaded the free Spilling Hope music compilation, some fantastic artists such as Rosie Thomas, The Republic and others donated songs for the cause. Share it with friends!

25 days to go…
Water Walk on Sunday
04.20.10 | Permalink | Comment?

For those living in the Seattle area, join us for a Water Walk this coming Sunday!
Gather Sunday afternoon April 25 3pm – 4:45pm at Bethany Community Church for a guided walk down to Green Lake! Rain or shine. Meet outside by Stone Way (or if raining, inside the main sanctuary building lobby.)

The walk will simulate a path taken by those living in Ntungamo area in Uganda. You will learn about the unhealthy sources of drinking water that exist and how Spilling Hope works with Living Water International for providing clean water, along with health and hygiene training.

Invite friends, and neighbors. This is a great community event. Walk away more informed!
Film + Panelists
04.13.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

If you live in Seattle, come out to the Spilling Hope Film Night Saturday evening, April 17th @ 7pm! We will watch the award-winning documentary FLOW: For Love of Water and conclude with a Q&A session with panelists including:

Derek Pell
WA State Dept. of Health, Office of Drinking Water
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw/

Dorothy Echodu, PhD
Deputy Executive Director of Teso University, Pilgrim Africa
http://www.pilgrimafrica.org/

Elliot Barnes
Co-founder, Project Kesho
http://www.projectkesho.org/
Campaign Kicks Off
04.06.10 | Permalink | Comment?

Spilling Hope 2010 kicked off this past Sunday. Lives were changed last year both in our local communities and across the world in Africa. We have the opportunity to do it again and invite you to join!

The challenge begins: to live simply so that we can give generously to change lives. For the next 50 days leading up to to Water Sunday, May 23, figure out how you can save at least $1 a day. All proceeds will go toward building more wells in Uganda to provide clean water and sanitation to those without access.

Living simply is more than raising money. Get involved. Attend an event. Invite your neighbor to join you. Begin to grasp the fact that almost half of the world – over 3 billion people – live on less than a few dollars a day.

There are many ways to live simple.

Live simply. Give Generously. Change lives.