The Willcox Family

Did You Know?

• 1.1 billion people (18% of the world's population) lack access to safe drinking water
  
• In a world of unprecedented wealth, almost 2 million children die each year due to a lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation
  
• Access to clean water and sanitation can reduce the risk of a child dying by as much as 50%.

Wow, I can honestly say that I didn't know that. I know that their are a lot of people that don't have access to clean water but I didn't know how vast the problem is. It is pretty embarassing admitting how ignorant I am on critical world issues. But I can tell you how Britney Spears did at the VMA's. Man--I want to do something different. I want to be different. Talk is cheap-I know, so I am going to try to be more about action.

A friend of mine sent me a link to a website that has really made me think today. Think about how little I am doing to contribute and how many issues that are out there that need people of action. The website is http://beta.razoo.com/welcome and it is SO cool! You should check it out for yourself, because if I try to explain it, I am sure to mess it up somehow.

So, what made me laugh about this website is I got the link from my friend. He is involved in a contest that if he can get 100 people to join his community on Razoo by Sept. 15th--then they will be entered into a drawing for $10K that will go to the issue that he supports. So I rushed over to help him out, joined his group and once I was done, I went to check out the rest of the site. When I looked at my profile I saw that it tracks your action, goals, issues etc. and it totally convicted me. Haha I love it!

So, Trav and I have talked and we are going to be more active. In our community and our world. Even the smallest effort is better than no effort.
The picture below is a link to a website called Play Pumps. They are doing something AWESOME and I hope and pray for their sucess and that I can help in some way. Thanks for reading this far :) I really appreciate it!