There were so many NPOs present at the Women’s Conference

in Long Beach, CA; all with worthy causes. water is life   really hit home 

because water is something that we truly take for granted here in the U.S.

Their message is clear:  ”This year 1.8 million people will die due to waterborne disease – the majority are children” – striking at your emotional core because water is basic to survival.


Cases of bottled sewer-looking water immediately catches your eye as you approach their booth.


The solution they offer is simple and concrete:  a water straw which is a small, portable filtration straw that hands around a child’s neck that guarantees them clean drinking water for a year, wherever they are.  The purification straw has been proven effective against waterborne diseases and acts as a filtration tool that cleanses impure water, no matter how unsanitary it may be.

water is life makes it easy to help too:  you can donate a water straw ($10) from your mobile phone:


text to number:  27138 and type as follows:  7167 (space) (amount you wish to donate)
example:  7167 10


Give the gift of life to a child today.