The Adventure Project

Meet Kim Pellegrino (and her beautiful family). Kim raised over $1,000 on World Water Day, helping to hire and train one well mechanic in India. Read our quick interview with Kim about the creative idea she came up with to fundraise.

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Your blog address: www.nestingwithtwo.tumblr.com
Your photography blog: www.pellegrinophotography.com

How did you do it?
I decided to organize a photo session day highlighting mothers for Mothers’ Day. While I was processing the details, I suddenly thought about adding another element to this day. Giving back. Once the thought was in my head, I couldn’t ignore it. So I advertised a 30 minute session, 10 photos, $100 per session….and my commitment was that 50% of my proceeds would be donated to theadventureproject with a goal of raising $550 to hire a mechanic. At that point, I was addicted to spreading the word; I posted a message on my Nesting With Two blog to get the word out.

What was your favorite part of the process? Or what surprised you most?
My favorite part is that everyone that has signed up for the photo session has commented that they are excited about the cause. Awesome. It means something to others and that is exciting.

Why did you invest your time, talent and resources for the campaign? What stirred your heart about it?
We are so richly blessed. The Lord has truly blessed us beyond measure. Why not give back. Spread the word. He provides so much when we are faithful to his calling.

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Read more about Kim’s Mothers’ Day fundraiser, or donate directly to the cause.

To learn more about clean water solutions in India, visit www.theadventureproject.org.

Today is huge for us.
The Prem Rawat Foundation has agreed to match everything we raise TODAY (up to $25K). This means, we need to reach 60 mechanics by midnight. As of now, we’ve helped create 30 mechanic jobs in India already. We are officially halfway!

We could use your help.
Please reach out to friends and family, share our message on Facebook and Twitter, and make a donation (just think - your $50 bucks will turn into $100)! This is the only day your funds will be matched, so this is an excellent day to double your donation!

This is our chance to help almost half a million people gain access to sustainable water, in only 24 hours. We have 12 hours left and we really want to get there! Over 200 people have helped us make water “social”. Please join us and get #pumped!

Regular well maintenance can save communities thousands of dollars in costly repair, while continuing to supply families with clean, healthy drinking water. Learn more at www.theadventureproject.org, and join us tomorrow for World Water Day as we support mechanics in rural India.

Each dollar of our campaign will be matched by The Prem Rawat Foundation. We have the potential to raise up to $50,000 by tomorrow. That means the hiring and training of 90 new mechanics who will supply clean water to over 450,000 people.

Sign up here to help make a huge splash tomorrow.

We’re getting #PUMPED! Only 2 more days until World Water Day and our Water Day campaign.

If you haven’t heard yet, we were giving an amazing opportunity: Every donation given to our campaign by March 22 (World Water Day) will be matched dollar-for-dollar by The Prem Rawat Foundation, up to $25,000. We have the potential to raise up to $50,000 on March 22nd.

That means 90 new mechanics will be hired and trained in rural areas of India to help maintain wells and provide sustainable access to clean water to more than 450,000 people.

We told you it was an amazing opportunity.

Want to join? Sign up here to help us promote it on your social network via Tumblr, blogging, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.

World Water Day is coming up in TWO days — let’s make it a good one!

3 more days until World Water Day! Join us in our 24-hour campaign to raise $25,000 (to be matched dollar-for-dollar by The Prem Rawat Foundation) in order to provide jobs for 90 local mechanics in India and bring sustainable access of clean water to over 450,000 people.

Interested? Sign up to join us.

Learn more about what The Adventure Project believes to be the most effective way to ensure people have sustainable access to clean water at www.theadventureproject.org.

Want to join our World Water Day campaign on March 22nd to raise $25,000 in 24 hours? Sign up here!

On March 22nd, our global network is celebrating World Water Day with a challenge: to help raise $25,000 in 24 hours. It’s possible. But we need your help.

We’re enlisting 250 people to join us next week to help raise a lot of noise on March 22nd, via our social networks. Together, through our #typeTAP fundraising pages, we’re going to raise enough funds to hire 90 mechanics who will provide clean water for 450,000 people in their areas.

How?

We’re giving our blogs, Tumblrs, Twitter accounts, Facebook walls, Pinterest boards, etc. to spread the news for just 24 hours and have our networks give to an amazing project. All donations up until midnight will be matched by The Prem Rawat Foundation, up to $25,000. This is an amazing opportunity to be part of something huge and lasting.

Sign up here and our phenomenal interns will set up a page for you and get you on board for our World Water Day #typeTAP online campaign!

The production center where Hassan Opio and Kondu Kalifan work has the capacity to produce more than 1,000 charcoal efficient stoves every month. Learn more at www.theadventureproject.org.

Hassan Opio, John Nagwara, and Kondu Kalifan all proudly hold the charcoal-efficient stoves they make in their Ugandan factory. These stoves are then sold by women entrepreneurs and help families in the local community. Learn more at http://theadventureproject.org.

Mary Ange, living in a tent camp in Port au Prince, instantly increased her monthly income by 20% by using the charcoal efficient stove. She is using the money she saves from charcoal to send her daughter to school. Learn more at www.theadventureproject.org.

Tomorrow is the last day of the Stoves For Haiti campaign in remembrance of the earthquake in Haiti two years ago and the half a million people still living in tents. We’re less than $2,500 from our goal of providing 1,000 families with cleaner air, better health, and increased income.

Charcoal-efficient stoves are helping mothers provide safer homes for their children while also providing families with increased disposable incomes. With the money saved from the cost-efficient and fuel-efficient stove, mothers can send their children to school, start small businesses, or purchase more nutritious foods.

Learn more about the amazing impact of these stoves on the communities in Haiti: http://theadventureproject.org

Delva proudly samples the beans he just prepared on his charcoal-efficient stove in Port au Prince, Haiti. Delva cut his charcoal costs in half by using the stove. Learn more at www.theadventureproject.org.