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Grundfos Announces Walk for
Water and Video Broadcast to Fight Global Water Crisis.
Water technology company Grundfos will host the Grundfos Virtual
Walk for Water on Sept. 26 and 27, 2020 -- the 10th annual walk
in support of the fight against the global water crisis.
The Grundfos Walk for Water is
an annual fundraising event held for Water Mission, a non-profit
engineering organization that designs, builds and implements
sustainable safe water solutions around the world. Participants walk
3.5 miles (5.6 km), the average distance that millions of women and
children make each day to retrieve water that is often contaminated.
“Imagine going through this
pandemic with no clean water,” said Dieter Sauer, Grundfos regional
managing director for the Americas. “We wash our hands without
thinking. What happens when there’s no soap and the water is filled
with bacteria that causes waterborne diseases? This is the reality
for billions of people around the world. We’re partnering with Water
Mission to help solve these water and climate challenges.”
Open for everyone in the world
to participate, the walk will take place virtually this year due to
public health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grundfos and
Water Mission are encouraging participants to follow their
government’s health and safety guidelines. Registration is free. The
fundraiser’s goal is $140,000 in donations.
A virtual broadcast kick-off
will bring awareness of the
2.2 billion people who live without safely managed drinking
water. The Grundfos Virtual Walk for Water Kick-Off will be
broadcast on Sept. 25, 2020 on global platforms including: LinkedIn,
Facebook and YouTube.
“Grundfos is a leader in our
global effort to end the global water crisis,” said Water Mission
CEO, George C. Greene IV, PE. “The annual Grundfos Walk for Water
plays a critical role in helping us to expand our safe water and
sanitation solutions to thousands of people around the world.”
Since 2007, more than 1.8
million people around the world have received safe water as a result
of the Water Mission and Grundfos partnership. Grundfos Walk for
Water funds have directly funded and served communities in Haiti,
Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania. Story continues below
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Solar
pumping solutions from Grundfos have made a lasting impact
on refugees, internally displaced persons and survivors of
natural disasters. In Northern Uganda alone, Water Mission
has installed Grundfos pumps serving 300,000 people. Due to
an increase in demand for safe water, many systems have been
upgraded to larger Grundfos pumping solutions using
renewable solar energy.
“Grundfos
strives to reduce energy consumption, provide clean water and
improve the quality of life for people,” said Jonathan Hamp-Adams,
president of Grundfos USA. “We are committed in our long-standing
partnership with Water Mission to ensure a high-quality engineered
water solution is delivered to the next community they reach.”
Commitments
from supporters and corporate partners will go to Water Mission to
provide sustainable safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas who
do not have access to these basic needs.
For more information about the Grundfos Virtual Walk for Water,
visit
events.watermission.org/GrundfosWalk20 and follow Grundfos on
Facebook,
LinkedIn,
Instagram and
YouTube using #GrundfosWalk4Water.
To learn more
about Water Mission, visit
watermission.org.
For information on Water Mission’s response to the pandemic, please
go to
watermission.org/COVID19 and follow Water Mission on
Twitter,
Facebook,
LinkedIn and
Instagram.
About
Grundfos
Grundfos, based in Bjerringbro, Denmark, is a global leader in water
pump technology. The company’s purpose—pioneer solutions to the
world’s water and climate challenges and improve quality of life for
people—inspires an operations, sales and service staff of over 1,200
across North America to deliver the world to the next generation in
a better state than we inherited. For more information about the
company, visit
grundfos.us.
About Water
Mission
Water Mission is a nonprofit Christian engineering organization that
uses innovative technology and engineering expertise to provide
access to safe water for more than five million people in 56
countries. Charity Navigator has awarded Water Mission its top
four-star rating 13 years in a row, a distinction shared by less
than one percent of the charities rated by the organization. To
learn more, visit
watermission.org
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