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News Release from: Pump Industry Awards
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Team on 05 September 2006
Grand Charity Raffle on behalf of
WaterAid
There will be a Grand Charity Raffle on behalf of WaterAid at this year's Pump Industry Awards.
at this year's Pump Industry Awards Set up in 1981, this year sees WaterAid celebrate 25 years of its vital work Happy Birthday WaterAid
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 27 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Datateam Publishing's Pump Industry Awards is delighted to continue its association with the charity and will once again be holding a Grand Charity Raffle at this year's event, being held on Tuesday 17th October 2006, at the Britannia Royal Court Hotel in Coventry.
Over £5,000 has been raised at previous Pump Industry Awards Gala Dinners and other members have chosen to support WaterAid through employee involvement or marketing promotions, such as AESSEAL, who last year donated over £7,000 from sales of a water management system.
Brian Huxley from BPMA says "The BPMA on behalf of the pump industry is delighted to strengthen its association with WaterAid and invites members to donate a birthday gift to WaterAid to help raise money at this year's Gala Awards Dinner".
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"Money raised will go towards WaterAid's vital work to help poor communities establish sustainable water supplies such as handpumps and latrines, close to home, for example, £223 could buy one rope pump plus its installation costs to serve 100 households in Madagascar".
Donating a birthday gift will help WaterAid provide the gift of water to some of the poorest communities in the developing world.
From humble beginnings, WaterAid has become a formidable force in the struggle to ensure that, in this new millennium of development and technology, the world's poorest are not left without the most basic of requirements - water and sanitation.
It has already helped over nine million people take their first step out of poverty bringing health, dignity and the time to go to work or school, and with continued support, WaterAid soon hopes to be providing one million people with these life saving essentials every year.
There are 3 easy ways to donate a birthday gift: 1.
Donate a raffle prize for the 'Grand Charity Raffle' 2.
Donate an auction prize 3.
Make a monetary donation to WaterAid Companies supporting this charity event will be profiled on the night itself and further media coverage will be provided through the pages of World Pumps, BSEE and selected Connecting Industry titles, through the BPMA, World Pumps and the WaterAid newsletters and on www.pumpindustryawards.com, www.bpma.org.uk, www.wateraid.org and www.connectingindustry.com .
WaterAid is very grateful for the support it receives from across the pump industry, which enable it to help some of the world's poorest communities gain access to safe water, adequate sanitation and hygiene education.
To donate a prize, please contact Tanya Frankel on tfrankel@datateam.co.uk or on 01622 699121, by 11/10/06 at the very latest.
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