Volunteers from all over the globe

A few weeks ago I posted on Volunteer Match and Idea List an ad for a volunteer translator.  Our needs for translators comes and goes, so we like to keep several folks "on call" so when something comes up we can pass it out to our team.  Over the years volunteers come and go, and I noticed we really needed some new expertise in this area.

The Internet really amazes me.  From this simple request my inbox has been overflowing with interest. Over the past week or so I have spoken with folks in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Washington DC, Minnesota, Mexico City, San Francisco, and the list goes on!

What I find truly amazing is the talent and skills these folks all have and how they might be able to contribute to our work in many ways.  For example, One gentleman is an expert in Biology, and would like to help us with reforestation, and forest cover analysis, Another woman is a expert in Marketing (and lives in Mexico City).

Now the challenge is Stan and I is to incorporate their passion and expertise to keep us moving forward.

In addition, over the past few months I posted opportunities for Mechanical Engineering - CAD design help , and another post for "digital media" (video) help.  Again, the results have left me amazed with the interest and talent these folks are bringing to us.

We look forward to working with all our new volunteers and exploring new opportunities they help us discover.

World Water Week-- Update

I hope you all know that this week is World Water Week.  For us the week started off with an event at Chief Sealth High School in West Seattle on Monday Evening.  We had an information table where we met over 50 + new folks interested in our work in Oaxaca. We also had new promotional materials designed by Jeffrey Hostert Graphic Design.  This was followed by a talk by Robert Glennon. Robert spoke about the current state of drinking water here in the US and how we are potentially headed for some challenging times with respect to access to adequate safe water.


Then on Tuesday we again hosted a table at Seattle City Hall.  Again this event was a success in that we met a lot of new faces and we were happy to hear that some of the folks who came to the event already knew about us, but did not know exactly what we are doing. On the upside we had to print up more handouts as we almost ran out by 11am.


We now have a new sticker to help promote our work

Marketing support from the Seattle University Marketing Club

I am pleased to announce the help and support from the Seattle University Marketing club. I met with the club on March 2nd to learn about their interest in helping Water for Humans develop a marketing strategy and plan.  Because the current term is coming to a close (finals are fast approaching), the club will take up this new effort in the Spring Quarter.  We look forward t working with this student group to provide us with much needed marketing expertise while providing students real hands on experience implementing their marketing strategy.