My favorite drink (next to coffee) is water. Every day I take for granted the clean water coming from my tap and the prolific availability of water wherever I go. I always carry water with me and in my home there are bottles of water at my bedside, at my desk on my kitchen counter. I did not realize that 663 million people around the globe do not have access to clean, safe drinking water. In Rwanda, 25% of the population is drinking and bathing with dirty water filled with microbes and bacteria causing them to be sick, keeping children from getting an education, and devastating the health of entire communities. With something I take so much for granted, I am moved to try to help those who cannot do access clean drinking water for themselves. Although I hung up my running shoes long ago, I will be there volunteering and serving the runners at Run for Rwanda.
