Walk for Water 2011

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La Jolla Country Day School Families Join us for the

San Diego Walk for Water 2011 A 5K around Tecolote Shores in Mission Bay Sponsored by Project Concern International March 20th, 2011 1600 E. Mission Bay Drive San Diego, CA 92109 Registration begins at 9:00 am LJCDS Team Picture at 9:30 am Walk begins at 10:00 am To register, visit www.ProjectConcern.org/WWD2011 Directions: Going 5 North: Exit Sea World Dr / Tecolote Rd Turn left at Sea World Dr / Tecolote Rd Take first right onto E Mission Bay Dr

Going 5 South: Exit E Mission Bay Dr Turn left at Mission Bay Dr Turn left at E Mission Bay Dr


YOU walk for water?

How far would

For over a billion people around the world, this isn’t about a charity walk or just exercise. It’s life. Every day they walk – sometimes miles to get water – and it’s a burden that you can help to change.

!

Register

Today

PCI’s Walk for Water 5K Event Tecolote Shores, Mission Bay (San Diego) March 20, 2011 (in celebration of World Water Day) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (registration opens at 9:00 a.m.)

For more info visit us at www.PCI Global.org or call 858.279.9690 ext 321. T H A N K Y OU TO OUR S P O N S OR S

Webber • Cameron Holdings Corporation • Pisces, Inc • Team Advantage, Prudential California Realty • Gatto, Pope & Walwick, LLP

PCI international office: 5151 murphy canyon road, suite 320 san diego ca 92123 877.pci.hope www.pCIGLOBAL.ORG


Unsafe water

and sanitation causes

80% of the World’s sickness & disease.

Lack of sanitation is the world’s biggest cause of infection. Almost one-tenth of the global disease burden can be prevented simply by improving water supply and sanitation.

!

Register

Today

PCI’s Walk for Water 5K Event Tecolote Shores, Mission Bay (San Diego) March 20, 2011 (in celebration of World Water Day) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (registration opens at 9:00 a.m.)

For more info visit us at www.PCI Global.org or call 858.279.9690 ext 321. T H A N K Y OU TO OUR S P O N S OR S

Webber • Cameron Holdings Corporation • Pisces, Inc • Team Advantage, Prudential California Realty • Gatto, Pope & Walwick, LLP

PCI international office: 5151 murphy canyon road, suite 320 san diego ca 92123 877.pci.hope www.pCIGLOBAL.ORG


unclean water kills more people than

war.

Children are especially vulnerable. Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease. Globally, diarrhea is the second leading cause of death among children under five.

!

Register

Today

PCI’s Walk for Water 5K Event Tecolote Shores, Mission Bay (San Diego) March 20, 2011 (in celebration of World Water Day) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (registration opens at 9:00 a.m.)

For more info visit us at www.PCI Global.org or call 858.279.9690 ext 321. T H A N K Y OU TO OUR S P O N S OR S

Webber • Cameron Holdings Corporation • Pisces, Inc • Team Advantage, Prudential California Realty • Gatto, Pope & Walwick, LLP

PCI international office: 5151 murphy canyon road, suite 320 san diego ca 92123 877.pci.hope www.pCIGLOBAL.ORG


1.1 billion people live

without access to clean water.

For 1 of every 5 people in the world, that’s life, and it often means death. Over 90% percent of the 42,000 deaths per WEEK from unsafe water and unsanitary conditions occur in children under five years of age.

!

Register

Today

PCI’s Walk for Water 5K Event Tecolote Shores, Mission Bay (San Diego) March 20, 2011 (in celebration of World Water Day) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (registration opens at 9:00 a.m.)

For more info visit us at www.PCI Global.org or call 858.279.9690 ext 321. T H A N K Y OU TO OUR S P O N S OR S

Webber • Cameron Holdings Corporation • Pisces, Inc • Team Advantage, Prudential California Realty • Gatto, Pope & Walwick, LLP

PCI international office: 5151 murphy canyon road, suite 320 san diego ca 92123 877.pci.hope www.pCIGLOBAL.ORG


imagine 10 years of your life collecting Water.

Every year in Africa, 40 billion hours are spent carrying life’s most basic necessity: water. Be a part of the solution, because access to clean water can save lives, transform communities and be a catalyst for change.

!

Register

Today

PCI’s Walk for Water 5K Event Tecolote Shores, Mission Bay (San Diego) March 20, 2011 (in celebration of World Water Day) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (registration opens at 9:00 a.m.)

For more info visit us at www.PCI Global.org or call 858.279.9690 ext 321. T H A N K Y OU TO OUR S P O N S OR S

Webber • Cameron Holdings Corporation • Pisces, Inc • Team Advantage, Prudential California Realty • Gatto, Pope & Walwick, LLP

PCI international office: 5151 murphy canyon road, suite 320 san diego ca 92123 877.pci.hope www.pCIGLOBAL.ORG


EXPERIENCE THEIR JOURNEY

HOW FAR WOULD

YOU

walk for water?


DID YOU

KNOW? EVERYDAY

1.1 billion

PEOPLE

ARE WITHOUT ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING

WATER


IMAGINE WALKING UP TO

6

HOURS EACH DAY IN SEARCH OF

WATER MISSING SCHOOL

AND WORK


IMAGINE

SPENDING

10 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE COLLECTING

WATER


DID YOU

KNOW?

5

GALLONS WEIGH

44 LBS.


DID YOU

KNOW? DIRTY WATER = Diarrhea + Dysentery + Parasites + Typhoid +

DISEASE


DID YOU

KNOW? UNSAFE WATER AND SANITATION CAUSES

80%

OF THE WORLD’S SICKNESS &

DISEASE!


DID YOU

KNOW?

UNCLEAN WATER KILLS MORE PEOPLE EACH YEAR

THAN WAR!


DID YOU

KNOW?

15

EVERY

SECONDS

A CHILD

DIES DUE TO UNCLEAN

WATER!


DID YOU

KNOW?

50%

OF ALL SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO FRESH WATER OR SANITATION!


DID YOU

KNOW?

Only 1% OF

THE WORLD’S TOTAL WATER SUPPLY IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR HUMAN USE?


DID YOU

KNOW?

THE ONLY RENEWABLE SOURCE OF FRESH WATER IS RAINFALL?


DID YOU

KNOW? INCREASED USE & DEMAND FOR WATER, INCREASED GLOBAL TEMPERATURES & DIMINISHING WATER SOURCES HAVE LEAD EXPERTS TO PREDICT

WATER CAN AND WILL RUN OUT?


DID YOU

KNOW?

20%

OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION LIVE IN WATER STRESSED REGIONS?


DID YOU

KNOW? SAN DIEGO

IS WATER STRESSED?


DID YOU

KNOW? ECONOMIC WATER STRESS MEANS WATER IS AVAILABLE BUT THERE ARE NO FUNDS TO BUILD THE DELIVERY SYSTEM? THE WATER IS THERE, BUT YOU JUST CAN’T GET IT, SO INSTEAD YOU

WALK.


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