MANHATTAN —Plan now to participate in the Manhattan Konza Rotary Club Water Matters Day activities on Saturday August 4.
Thanks to sponsorships, the Manhattan Konza Rotary Club continues to be part of the solution to water problems that challenge our planet every day. And once again, the club is partnering with friends at Sunset Zoo on Water Safari Day!
This engaging experience for the whole family at the beautiful Sunset Zoo features booths, giveaways, food, activities and prizes.
Clean water and sanitation is one of Rotary International’s six primary areas of focus. Konza Rotary does our part by raising and donating funds to support worthwhile water-related projects here in Kansas and abroad.
Our premier sponsor since 2011 has been Walters Morgan Construction, which specializes in water and wastewater treatment facilities. Past exhibitors have included (among many others) Fort Riley, the Westar Energy Green Team, Kansas Rural Water Association, Kansas River Keepers and Riley County Health Department.
The result? Funds that help the residents of small cities in Kansas rebuild their own water systems. Funds that support sustainable projects to bring clean water to children and families. Funds that help in some small way to alleviate the suffering that arises from a lack of clean, accessible water.
So far, the Manhattan Konza Rotary Club has helped with:
Water bills for our neighbors in need, Water project on Bentley Bay, Honduras, Two wells for an orphanage and town in Haiti, Water systems in three small Kansas cities to help maintain community viability, Simple, low-tech water filters that serve entire villages in Panama and last for 20 years, Scholarships for swimming lessons and Kansas River clean-up and access projects.