Sharptown Church's 5th Annual Water Walk Raises Thousands for Clean Water

For the last five years, our friends at Sharptown United Methodist Church in Pilesgrove, N.J., have hosted an interactive, hands-on Water Walk to raise money for the Living Water Project. Despite the pandemic, this year’s Water Walk hosted about 100 walkers and raised $17,500.

“After God laid the cause of clean water on my heart, we brought our mission committee together and created the Water Walk,” said organizer Cindy Dutton. “I did a lot of research for a fitting recipient of the funds and found the Living Water Project online. We love LWP!”

Usually held at Fort Mott State Park, the 2020 Water Walk was held at Camp Roosevelt, a local Boy Scout camp in Elmer, N.J. Participants chose a bucket, filled it up in a nearby pond, then carried it on a course throughout the park.

“We wanted this experience to help people get a greater understanding of what those without water have to do on a daily basis,” Dutton said.

Read more about past Sharptown Water Walks here, and contact us for ideas on involving your own community in a fundraiser for clean water.