Bay High Key Club sponsored a freshwater well in small African country
with $12,000 raised in the spring of 2019. The Thirst Project was a
major success, and now the school has received the following letter
regarding their donation:
"If you are receiving this packet, that means that you have done what
some said was impossible. You’ve spent hours, days, weeks, months
planning. Planning to raise enough money to fully fund a well for a
community in need. Congrats. You’re here. Fully funded and ready to know
more about the community that you have changed forever.
You are part of a movement of world changers. We will see the end of the
water crisis in our lifetime, but only because of people like you. We
do not take your support for granted.
COMMUNITY NAME: Hlane Site #1
GPS COORDINATES: S26 16.524, E031 42.819
NUMBER OF HOMESTEADS: 70
POPULATION: 700 people
CURRENT WATER SOURCE: Mbuluzi River
DISTANCE (KM) TO CURRENT WATER SOURCE: 5km
WATERBORNE DISEASE/ILLNESSES: Cholera (30 cases)
WATERBORNE DEATHS IN THE LAST YEAR: 3
To see the well's location
HERE.
Pictured is Key Club advisor Anita Bauknecht (center) with student
leaders Noah Lowery and Shea Janos. The three were invited to attended
the Thirst Project Legacy Summit this past July at Pepperdine University
in Malibu. Not only was the project honored, but Mrs. Bauknecht was
honored with one of the two “Educator of the Year” awards. Bay High Key
Club has
raised a total of $28,000 for the Thirst Project in the past three years.