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The News Pump     2009     May

Waterbrands and Chester Zoo saving lives in Africa

posted Thursday, 14 May 2009

UK-based Waterbrands' charity-oriented bottled water Thirsty Planet has teamed up with Chester Zoo to save lives in Zimbabwe.
Cafes and kiosks at the zoo are stocking Waterbrands' charity water, Thirsty Planet. For every 50cl bottle sold, a donation of 5p is made to Thirsty Planet's charity partner, Pump Aid, and the zoo to date has paid [...]

Worthing High School did something funny for money!

posted Thursday, 14 May 2009

As usual Worthing High School has continued their excellent reputation for charity fundraising events.  Students and staff held fundraising events for an entire week! They were involved in various fundraising activities which included guess the number of sweets in a jar; cake sales; football tournaments; karaoke and the student’s favourite – throwing wet sponges at the teachers! 
All [...]

Walking 4 Water, from the edge of the loch to the edge of the desert

posted Thursday, 14 May 2009

LOCAL actor Mark Spriggs will be giving up treading the boards for a while to conquer much tougher terrain as he embarks on a world trek in order to help the poorest people in southern Africa have access to clean water supplies.
The 37-year-old Bidford man launched his Walk 4 Water campaign on World Water Day, [...]

Dutch primary schools weecycle for Pump Aid

posted Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Wecycle primary schools save used appliances for Pump Aid’s sanitation programme.
For years, primary schools in the Netherlands have been saving for a better environment, by collecting used small appliances. From April 2009, for every appliance collected, the school receives 1 point and for every 50 points collected, the school receives an Elephant token. The cash [...]