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Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 2014 -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- Gil Garcetti, and founder Barbara Goldberg, announced today that Wells Bring Hope's annual fundraiser will be held on September 21, 2014, 3-6 p.m., at the home of philanthropist Stanley Black.
It will include live and silent auctions, live music, delicious food, wine and an exotic iced tea bar. The cost is $150.00 per person, fully tax deductible. 100% of all donations will be used to drill safe water wells in Niger. Founded in 2008, � Wells Bring Hope� has raised close to $2 million and drilled 281 wells.
In Niger, the poorest country in the world�
• 44% earn less than $1.25 a day
• 61% have no access to clean water
• 96% have no access to sanitation
• 85% of women cannot read or write
�It is the women and girls who suffer the most because they are responsible for getting the water, water that often causes death and disease. When a well is drilled, girls go to school and we give women microfinance tools to start small businesses. It puts an end to the downward spiral of poverty,� said Gil Garcetti.
�One out of 7 children dies before their fifth birthday. When a well is drilled, child mortality is reduced by 70 per cent and lives are transformed for generations to come,� said Founder Barbara Goldberg.
For more information: info@wellsbringhope.org
To purchase tickets: www.biddingforgood.com/wellsbringhope and click on �Order Tickets� under �Live Event� on right.
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Contact:
Kate Cusimano
802-233-6254
Kate@wellsbringhope.org
Media contact: Jane Sparango
310-339-1214
jane@wellsbringhope.org
www.wellsbringhope.org
