The talented Sarah Cramer stopped by and took a few photo as we were getting started…

http://www.cramerphoto.com/
Under Clients clean H2o

And some from Joel Mills: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdmills/

thanks to all who came out last night! We raised just over $1000. And for something we pulled together in less than two weeks, that’s pretty darn cool.

we’ll post some pix from the event soon, so stay tuned.

if you weren’t able to make it and still want to make a donation, you can do so right through this page, just click on the magenta “donate to wells” button.

and we are so excited.

this evening wouldn’t be possible without our incredibly generous sponsors. we all know Cville is a special town, and this morning and i am especially moved:

we have some AWESOME raffle prizes. Whole Foods donated almost all of the cider we’ll be spiking tonight. la taza has given us their space for the entire evening. Journey Group’s funding means that 100% of what you buy tonight goes to charity: water. i could go on and on. we’ll have a complete sponsor list up at the event tonight. please take a look and support these folks.

see you all tonight.

first and foremost: 100% of every spiked cider, beer, raffle ticket, sweet treat and Tshirt you buy will go directly charity: water (our generous sponsors have made this possible)

more specifically: $5 Cider and Brandy (nice and hot) || $3 beer || $2 Pie || $3 Pie and ice cream || $12 tshirt

there’s no cover to get in, but it’s cash-only, so be sure to bring some…

the event will kickoff around 7 p.m. and last until 10ish. grab directions here.

it’s a simple night out for a good cause. no surprises (unless you win one of the cool raffle prizes, but if you enter enough times, maybe it won’t be a surprise. good luck with that.)

some of our favorite local businesses are donating gift certificates for a raffle. that means everything raised is going straight to charity: water.

mellow mushroom, shenandoah joe’s, boylan heights, wahooptie, 10halfstudios and more…

you’ll just have to come to check out all the cool stuff. with your friends.

(and for those of you keeping up with the blog, yes, i did say silent auction earlier…but i really meant raffle.)

yep, we’ve got AWESOME Tshirts available Thursday night. But there are only 50, so get ‘em fast. [colors will vary]

$12 and ALL of it’s going straight to charity: water.

more cool stuff is coming, so keep checking back…

Clean water is serious business at La Taza — Belmont’s community coffeehouse since 2005. And not only because clean water makes a great cup of coffee. Clean water matters to La Taza owner Melissa Easter because it’s a life-or-death matter in more remote corners of the globe. Most specifically on a small farm in Kisumu, Kenya, outside Nairobi.

Melissa’s friend Charles Otieno lives in Kenya, which is where the issue of clean water comes in. “According to Charles, ‘they say’ the water is safe in Nairobi,” Melissa says, “but the people still choose to boil it anyway; bottled water is too expensive. In Kisumu, they travel to the river to bring water for the house and animals. They boil it but still get sick.
“Charles came down with typhoid from the water not too long ago. He tells me that everyone eventually gets sick from drinking the water, no matter what precautions they take. At one time they had a well, but it has gone dry. Some people walk miles to get water.”

“It breaks my heart when people don’t realize the connection we have to the world,” she says, “to help our ‘families’ from other places. I’m happy to use what I have to hopefully make a difference.”

Join Melissa and make a difference THIS Thursday, beginning at 7 p.m. at La Taza. We’ve got a few fire pits ready to welcome you…. as well as beer, spiked cider and other things we’ll tell you about soon.

100% of what we make Thursday night will go to charity: water. So bring your friends. All of them.

our goal is ambitious. in one night, we’re hoping to raise money for one well.

well drilling can cost between $4000 & $12,000 and for communities trying to survive on less than $1 a day… you know what that means. they need help.

they need you and all your friends next Thursday at la taza.

Thursday, Feb 12: La Taza, 7 p.m.

Still working out details, but here’s what you can plan on as of right now:

Warm fires, hot spiked cider, chill music and good people….

For every cider you purchase (it’s cash only, so be sure to bring some) 100% of it will go to charity: water.

Keep checking back, ’cause we’ll be updating and adding new information daily.

why now? because it’s a chance to be a part of something big happening all over the world on thursday, feb 12.

why charity: water? it’s easy to take clean water for granted. “Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war….” [from the charity: water website] click the charity: water icon to the right and read up on what they do and why.

what the heck is twitter? it’s pretty addictive once you start. and you can keep up with people all over the place.