Water for Christmas! - a fundraising appeal

Dearest friends,

On the 14th of October, we had the first snow this season in Sacele and Brasov, which means that winter is already knocking at the door and Christmas holidays are getting near. Unfortunately, Christmas and winter are not happy news for many of the very poor people and children living in Tarlungeni. For them it means having to endure cold, hunger and lack of very basic needs such as electricity and drinking water. Most of you know that the only source of water for some of the families and children we've been supporting this year is the nearby river. In winter the temperatures drop sometimes to -20 degrees so water is becoming even less available.

Friends, we invite you to join our Christmas project this year: Let's bring fresh drinking water to the children in Tarlungeni! What a Christmas gift that would be, probably one you've never given before! Will you join us in this new and challenging venture, please?

Although it sounds simple, it is not an easy nor a cheap operation. We will have to bring the main water supply close to the homes where these children live and for this we will need to work with a professional water company. I have already discussed the situation with a few local companies and the job can be done relatively quickly if we have the funding. The good news is that if we move FAST, these children can have the water available by Christmas this year!

The best price we have been given is: £32 per 1 metre of water pipe!

(This means Eur36 or $52 or 150 Romanian Lei)

The price includes all the materials, labour and connection fees to the main water supply of the village. Our aim is to extend the water supply with 300 metres, thus bringing drinking water closer to over 200 children and their families and making it possible for more to connect in the future. Each family will still have to connect to the main water pipe individually, which will be a simple and cheap procedure once the main system is installed and running.

Would you like to buy a few metres of water for these children? Even one metre can make a difference! We have already received a donation which covers for the first 10 metres: a great start!

If you think you can help, please do send me an email or use the Paypal account on Donate to FAST page on our website (link below!) and I am sure that together we can bring water to all these families for Christmas!

Donate to FAST page: http://www.fastcharity.ro/?nr=0&lb=2&mod=subdom&id_subdom=21

Thank you, dear friends, and I am looking forward to hearing from you in good time and please remember that Christmas is a time of giving and a time of receiving and I am sure that as we give out selflessly, we will receive much more in return! Thank you.

For the FAST charity,

Daniel Hristea

Fundatia pentru Asistenta Sociala si Tineret (FAST)
George Moroianu 17, 505600 Sacele, Brasov, Romania
Mobil 0040 (0)728142394, Tel/Fax 0040 (0)268274365
www.fastcharity.ro