Emily's+Well

Emily's Well

One of our past students has sadly lost her fight with Leukemia and has made a wish that I would like to try to help make happen: "That all people on Earth have access to clean drinking water"

Emily spoke at a neighbouring school, John Paul College in Frankston, recently and the students and staff were so moved by her story and her wish that have already raised over $8000. This has been donated to the charity CARITAS that is working on a project in Tanzania to construct wells to supply drinking water to remote villages. Woodleigh School are now trying to raise money also.

If you would like to help us - Emily, [|CARITAS], John Paul College and Woodleigh School - work toward achieving Emily's wish, please send donations either directly to CARITAS, or to Woodleigh School or John Paul College. Make sure that you clearly state that the monies donated are for Emily's Well.

Emily finally succumbed to her cancer on April 30, 2009 and I was privileged to attend her very moving funeral the following week. It was a wonderful opportunity to mourn the loss of a young life taken to early, but also to celebrate all that she did and all those she touched with her humanity. Emily's wish remains a pressing need for many people living on the fringe of our society with the developed minority world but particularly within the under developed majority world. Your work and donations toward addressing this issue are still needed. Please continue to help with Emily's Well.

__2011 Update__ Hannah, Emily's youngest sister, graduated from Year 12 this year. I asked her whether the Emily's Well project still continues and she explained that the family had found it painful to remain directly involved, but that CARITAS keeps working on this issue and is still raising money to fund the construction of wells to supply potable water to remote villages throughout Africa, but particularly in Tanzania.