Join Embrace Relief’s 5K Walkathon and Help Build Water Wells in Africa
Join Embrace Relief’s H₂Ow Far Can You Walk 5K Walkathon on June 25, 2022, at Liberty State Park to help build sustainable water wells in Africa. Every dollar donated provides 2,000 gallons of clean water to those in need.
The useful part before the long read.
The 5K Walkathon takes place on June 25, 2022, at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ.
Registration includes three tiers with swag like T-shirts, water bottles, and backpacks.
Funds support the Fountains of Hope project to rebuild 250 non-operational water wells in Africa.
Each $1 donated provides 2,000 gallons of clean, drinkable water to communities in need.
Event Overview and Registration
- Tier 1 – Pillars of Hope ($15): T-shirt
- Tier 2 – Champions of Service ($25): T-shirt, bracelet, lanyard/medal, sticky wallet OR pop-socket, water bottle
- Tier 3 – Builders of the Future ($30): All items from Tier 2 PLUS a drawstring backpack, print paper certificate, and a pen/notebook OR sweat towel
Additionally, we encourage you to donate to our Clean Water Initiative and Fountains of Hope project, which provide direct support for building and rebuilding water wells in Africa, a sustainable source of clean, drinkable water for thousands of people. Each $1 donated will provide 2,000 gallons of water to those in need!
Why We Walk
- Every hour spent traveling to and from a water source is an hour a mother can’t spend raising her children, or a girl doesn’t spend in a classroom earning an education.
- Every mile they walk carrying heavy water containers presents a risk of short- and long-term injuries to the spine and shoulders.
- And in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, there’s no guarantee the water they’re fetching is safe to drink, given how many water sources are above-ground, unprotected, or otherwise susceptible to contamination. An estimated 2 million people die every year from diseases related to drinking contaminated water.
When you join us on June 25, likely a warm, beautiful afternoon in one of New Jersey’s most picturesque state parks, enjoy the views, the exercise, and the company of friends and fellow walkers. But be sure to give a thought to those people who must spend their days walking in order to keep their families alive and healthy.
Clean Water
Support clean water projects, wells, repairs, and sustainable access for communities in need.
How Embrace Relief helps
Embrace Relief’s commitment to easing the burden on people in Africa is centered on the building of <b>sustainable, easy-to-maintain, safe water wells</b>. Already, we’ve built or refurbished more than 500 wells in the African nations of Chad and Cameroon, supplying safe, drinkable water to more than a half-million people for at least the next five years.
Funds raised at our 5K Walkathon event will support Embrace Relief’s <a href="/donation/clean-water">Fountains of Hope project</a>, which will rebuild 250 non-operational existing water wells in different regions of africa.
We look forward to seeing you on June 25! Together, we can make a huge impact by giving the gift of water, and thus the gift of a better life, to thousands of people and scores of communities. What better way to spend an early-summer afternoon?