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• Water 1st Field Visit: HONDURAS The Water 1st International Programs team traveled to Honduras the week of August 14, 2006, to see the progress being made on the new water project in the community of San Gabriel (funded by our 2005 fundraising benefit and our Founders’ Circle) and also to visit the communities in the municipality of Erandique that are in need of funds for a water project...
• Agora Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Water 1st
• Water 1st Goes to School – As part of their science curriculum on water ecology this spring, fifth-grade students at Seattle’s St. Joseph School became aware of the need for sustainable safe water resources, and raised $650 for Water 1st in the process...
• 2006 Ethiopia Water Tour – Water 1st supporters have recently returned from our 2006 Ethiopia Adventure Tour. This exciting journey gave travelers a first-hand look at the incredible work being done by our local partner organization to bring safe, sustainable water supplies to the poor of Ethiopia...
• Message from the Director – (Jan, 2006) In the past few weeks, I have been excitedly communicating with our local partner organizations in...
• Founders Circle – We gratefully recognize the following individuals who have generously committed a total of...
• 2005 Dinner and Auction Event – The windows looked out on a blustery evening, but inside Benaroya’s elegant Samuel and Althea Stroum Grand Lobby, more than 400 guests...
• 2006 Water 1st–Beer 2nd Event – Over 200 people filled the Pyramid Alehouse on Friday night, March 24, for the 1st annual Water 1st–Beer 2nd event...
• Marla Smith-Nilson Speaks at UN Conference – Water 1st Executive Director Marla Smith-Nilson spoke at a United Nations conference in New York City in February, 2006...