For the Love of Water

Quick update from FRANK Water HQ in Bristol – Busy days here; even busier out in the field choosing new NGOs to work alongside to provide quality clean water. It’s all good, it’s all lovely.

We’re also busy building our team here to help fund and build more clean water projects (FRANK is growing) so we are currently appointing new staff to help out with fundraising and comms.

In the spirit of fun comms – here are our Valentines Cards originally designed by Pete Gibbons our super pro bono designer way back in ’05 (www.petergibbons.net)… fun and serious at the same time; 72.8% of the person you love is water! It’s a sobering thought that without water – there would be no one to love…

Joining us on Facebook

944 fans on facebook, up 600 since the start of 2011 – FRANK you for supporting us, posting with us, liking us and generally being with us. xx The FRANK Team. (If you’re not with us already – click through here to join in)

Jump for Joy (& FRANK)

Have you got the mojo and the moxie to jump for FRANK Water?

Could you do what  Joe Tristram, Rachel Hiles, Ellen Tristram and Debbie Glasse from LUCAS Vets did ? They pushed the boundaries of FRANK fundraising efforts…

Special thanks goes to Joe Tristram who not only risked life and limb jumping out of a plane, he also ran a marathon in order to reach their target donation to FRANK Water of £8000. Franks!

In the scheme of original fundraising ideas, we also want to give a shout out to Patrick, Jon and John who took part in the Autumn Rickshaw Run in 2010.

Not content with simply preparing to undertake thousands of miles of questionable terrain across India in a humble auto-rickshaw, the guys limbered up by devising the mother of all Cycle Challenges – to be the first people to cycle around London entirely on one of the new Barclays Cycle Hire bikes, docking their bike at every one of the 400 docking stations or so along the way. Oh and all in 24 hours….

Not only did they achieve it, they have also raised a fantastic £1,650 for FRANK Water!

Katie is Back! (This time with 3 babies…)

Katie is back! After nearly 3 years of maternity leave, Frank Founder Katie Alcott has returned to the helm of FRANK Water – the social enterprise and the charity she started in 2005.

Katie said “It’s great to be back with FRANK  a bit more, I’ve had a busy  few years and now have three babies under four (Amelia, Reuben and baby Elodie) which as you can imagine are keeping me busy!

In my part-time abscence It’s been great that our team has all pulled together and managed to fund so many projects (63 projects since 2005 – and still counting) so a big thanks and hats off to all of our supporters, customers, fundraisers and friends.”

Festival Volunteers

A big FRANK YOU to all the wonderful festival volunteers in 2011. Greenbelt, End of the Road & WOMAD festivals tested the FRANK Freefill system. A great success – and a clean water project funded! Check back on the blog soon to find out more… Thanks!

Help Usha

Usha is 6 years old. She has to look after her brother Raju whilst their parents work on the fields. The family has to spend what little money they have on medecine for Raju. Usha is rarely able to attend school or play.

Her brother Raju developed skeletal flourosis due to naturally occuring high levels of flouride in their village drinking water. Raju can’t walk; the flourosis has affected his central nervous system, bones and joints.

The good news is that FRANK Water has now set up a water project in the village giving 8000 villagers access to clean water – so cases like Raju and Usha will become a thing of the past.

Plain Lazy’s bid to fund an entire clean water project!

Having been inspired by their visit to India whilst taking part in the Rickshaw Run earlier this year, the guys from Plain Lazy have joined forces with FRANK Water to fund an entire clean water project.

50p from every online transaction will be donated to FRANK Water. To be part of the fundraising action, simply buy anything from their online store www.plainlazy.com. You can also monitor their money raising progress through their website.

Get your Christmas shopping sorted out with a few easy clicks – and in doing so you can be part of Plain Lazy’s bid to fund an entire clean water project!

Tackling India by rickshaw for FRANK Water

A big thank you and congratulations to Team Funjabi which has raised an amazing £5,786 for FRANK Water Projects. The team, which comprises Amar, Anjali, Ben, Aman, Arunan, Ravi, Kat and Abi steered their trusty Rickshaws from Cochin in Kerala up through India to the  Himalayas in the Spring 2010 Rickshaw Run. They are all pictured here. They are our June 2010 Top Fundraisers!