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In partnership with Tukayote Gives

Operation

Water

Drop

Heart in a Tear Drop

A Grassroots Water Drive for the Bellingham, Washington Community

By The Numbers

As of 10/1/2023

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6640

Bottles of Water Donated and Delivered! That is over 876 gallons or 3.5 tons!

100%

All donations to Operation Water Drop go directly to local organizations who distribute the donated water to those experiencing water poverty in the Bellingham, Washington community

3320

Bellingham neighbors and friends that have been supplied with clean bottled water

10.9¢

Average cost of of water donated is only 10.85 cents per 16.9oz bottle

93

Days since the grassroots water drive started

71.4

Average number of bottles per day donated and delivered

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"Safe, reliable, and equitable water access is critical to human health and livelihoods. In the United States, an estimated 471,000 households or 1.1 million individuals lack a piped water connection and 73% of households are located in cities, close to networked supply."

Source: 2020 PNAS Study

Water Poverty Reduction in Three Simple Steps:

1.

Operation Water Drop volunteers purchase bottled water at wholesale price using donated funds and/or collect bottled water from donors

2.

Operation Water Drop volunteers deliver donated bottled water to local organizations that assist those experiencing water poverty

3.

Local organizations distribute donated water through existing channels and programs

Heart in a Tear Drop

“Our data shows bottled water is the most common source for the homeless population, which means they rely on people to hand it out, or many buy it with their precious funds. It would help if we all handed out water freely and for cities to make public water more readily available by not turning off sources around parks.”

"Water is life, and clean water means health."

-Audrey Hepburn

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For Water Pickup or Delivery Call/Text

564-202-3542

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