Sometimes amazing things can happen in the face of tragedy.
Some of you may have heard of Rachel Bechwith and her amazing heart. A nine-year-old girl who wanted to help students in Africa by raising money to give to charity: water. Her goal was to use a donation page to raise $300, so that she could give water to 15 people. Unfortunately, she only reached $225 and told her mom that next year she would do better.
Unfortunately, she never got that chance.
Here is the description from their Vimeo video:
On July 23, 2011, nine-year-old Rachel Beckwith was killed in a tragic car accident on highway I-90 near Seattle, Washington. After her death, thousands of people all around the world started donating to her mycharity: water fundraising page, and over the course of a month, raised over $1.2 million in Rachel’s honor. That money is now helping 60,000 people get access to clean water.
It’s been exactly a year since the accident. In honor of the anniversary, Rachel’s mom, Samantha, and her grandparents, Richard and Roseanne, visit Ethiopia with charity: water and meet some of the people Rachel helped. We’ve documented the entire day on video so we can share it with all of you.
Here is her touching story:
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We cannot be guaranteed about tomorrow.
Life is more than just broadband and pixels …
What projects could you do today to give hope to the world?
[HT charity: water]
Bryan Chalker says
oh man. Awesome impact. Thanks for sharing Jeremy.
Jeremy Smith says
No doubt, I got chills!