In response to an appeal of the National Garden Club, the Boothbay Region Garden Club members helped support the “Drop in the Bucket” to the Running Waters program.

The NGC has partnered with Global Partners Running Waters Inc.,  a nonprofit working in cooperation with the United Nations to increase access to safe water in Latin America. 

Over one billion people around the world currently get their water from rivers, ponds or other sources subject to contamination. Donations made through NGC will help to bring safe drinking water to villages.

Past NGC contributions helped to complete a project in Ojo de Agua, Quiche, Guatemala. Clean drinking water was brought into this village. Hours that villagers spent walking miles to fill jugs with water can now be used to plant food and raise animals for families.

At the fall meetings the BRGC collected $176.85 to help with this current project of the NGC.