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FILTERPURE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHAVED
HER HEAD,
FEBRUARY
6th,
IN THE STREETS OF PORT-AU-PRINCE:
A CHALLENGE TO WOMEN TO PURCHASE A
LIFE SAVING WATER FILTER
WHICH COSTS ABOUT THE SAME AS A HAIR
CUT.
 Lisa
Ballantine, Executive Director of
FilterPure, is in Port-au-Prince
addressing the need for safe water.
She writes, “I am overwhelmed by the
situation of the people living here
and touched by this tragedy. We are
here with a group of 14 people
working together and bringing in
water filters for these families,
trying as hard as we can to overcome
this serious problem.
I am
so overcome with emotion at this
severe tragedy. The people are
sleeping on the streets in makeshift
tents. There are only portable
potties and no treated water
available for drinking. We visited a
clinic where we talked to the doctor
about the sicknesses that people are
coming in with and he states 90% of
the children coming in to the clinic
is for stomach pain and diarrhea.
As a mother of 4 children, I can't
imagine a situation like this where
a mother has to decide how to get
clean drinking water for her
children who are dying of lack of
this basic necessity. This has
driven me to drastic measures, and I
would like to share this with all of
you.”
 The
water system in Port-au-Prince is
non-existent and without water
filtration, tens of thousands more
will die from waterborne diseases.
As the Director of Filter Pure Water
Filter Systems in the Dominican
Republic, I hope all Americans
understand how fortunate you are to
have easy access to safe, clean
drinking water. I grew up in
America and clean water is something
I always took for granted.
FilterPure is committed to providing
safe clean water to the people of
Haiti whose lives have been
devastated.
I am
calling on the women of American for
help! Consider this fact: the
average women in the U.S. will spend
$30 at minimum on a haircut. $30
will provide a Haitian family with a
water filter that will provide them
with safe clean water for 5 years!!
I am calling on all American women
to consider donating $30, the cost
of a haircut to provide a lifesaving
water filter to a family affected by
the tragic earthquake. I am calling
on all American women to help me to
bring attention to this message and
help me to raise awareness. As a
demonstration of my love, commitment
and devotion to this project, I will
be shaving my head Saturday on the
street in Port-au-Prince. Please
consider making a donation and
asking others to do the same. When
my head is shaved, I will be wearing
my special bandana hoping to draw
attention to the cause. You can also
purchase a bandana for $3 of promote
this effort of bringing safe clean
water to the families and children
of Haiti. Please watch my head
shaving ceremony on the video
section of the website
www.filterpurefilters.org
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