Fundraiser to help finance bio-sand water filters for Haiti
On Saturday, February 6, from 10 am to 3 pm, the Nelson Waldorf School is holding a KNIT-A-THON FOR HAITI at the Nelson Trading Co. Mall on Baker Street. A second knit-a-thon location is at the Coconut Lounge from 2-midnight.

Funds raised by the Nelson Knit-a-Thon will go directly towards setting up water stations equipped with bio-sand filters. If contaminated water was a serious issue before the earthquake – and it was – one can only imagine the need now, especially with the tremendously added risk of water borne diseases as a result of so many untreated injuries and bodies that remain exposed.

The bio-sand filters, designed by Pure Water for the World (PWW), are simple and highly effective water sanitation systems that are usually built on-site using local materials. They feature no moving parts and last a lifetime and even more, with minimum maintenance. Combined with education on proper sanitation, their installation can be crucial to peoples’ health and survival.

Nelsonites David Putt, Sebastian DeMarre and Marie Paule Brisson of Pure Water for the World (PWW) are presently in Port-au-Prince with local contacts and counterparts, installing water filters. They are in an excellent place to do some vital work. All they need are the resources to do so.

On the day of the Knit-a-Thon, students who collected pledges will be knitting squares in the colours of the Haitian flag to be later assembled into a blanket, which will then be auctioned off for additional funding for bio-sand filters.
Everyone is welcome to join the Knit-a-Thon for Haiti. Simply drop by, and knit a row or two for a donation!

For more information, email info@nelsonwaldorf.org or call 250-354-4271.