http://www.citizeneffect.org/blogs/119/feed en-us http://citizeneffect.org/blog/desert-water-tanks-jogad-village-phase-ii/citizen-philanthropist-spotlight-liz-commemorates-first-marathon-by-running-for-water <p> <meta charset="utf-8" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/720/CP-Spotlight_Jan-_11_Liz-K.jpg" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Citizen Philanthropists are powerful community-builders. They help their partners across the </span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">world build more self-reliant and sustainable communities. But they also build stronger communities at home by bringing people together for a common cause and promoting civic engagement. Every month, we&rsquo;ll feature one of our Citizen Philanthropists to share their stories and celebrate their impact in the lives of others.</span></em></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><br /> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small; "><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/users/785/show_projects"><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Liz K. is a Citizen Philanthropist in New York, NY</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">. She and her fiancé attended a couple of Citizen Effect fundraisers in 2010 and she was inspired to hear what ordinary people were doing to make a real difference overseas. Liz was signed up to run the 2010 NYC Marathon -- her first-ever! -- and decided to commemorate the event by running to raise funds for her first-ever Citizen Effect project to build </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; "><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/projects/desert-water-tanks-jogad-village-phase-ii"><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">desert water tanks in Johad Village, India</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">. We caught up with Liz for our first-ever Citizen Philanthropist Spotlight.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">First-time stories all around!</span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">What inspired you to choose your project?</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">As a runner, I&rsquo;m always thirsty and crave water. When I read about the well project in India, I could only think of how fitting it was that I should help this Village. So I decided to celebrate my first marathon by making sure that families in India had the same access to the clean drinking water as I was going to have once I was done running.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><br type="_moz" /> </span></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Click below to read more</span></span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/desert-water-tanks-jogad-village-phase-ii/citizen-philanthropist-spotlight-liz-commemorates-first-marathon-by-running-for-water">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/desert-water-tanks-jogad-village-phase-ii/citizen-philanthropist-spotlight-liz-commemorates-first-marathon-by-running-for-water#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="895">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 895 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/desert-water-tanks-jogad-village-phase-ii/photoupdate-101510 <p style="text-align: center; "><img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/573/jogad_phase-2_blog.jpg" />&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Greetings from Citizen Effect. Great news! There are three new photo galleries that are available for viewing. The first gallery shows what life is like in Jogad &nbsp;four months out of the year when people live in the village. Take a look at the second gallery to get a glimpse of life on the salt pans, a harsh environment where Jogad villagers live eight months a year. Finally, the third gallery portrays the difficulties that Jogad villagers face when it comes to getting water. Scroll down to the media gallery, click on the photos and enjoy.</span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/desert-water-tanks-jogad-village-phase-ii/photoupdate-101510">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/desert-water-tanks-jogad-village-phase-ii/photoupdate-101510#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="785">leave a comment</a> Brett W. 785 at http://citizeneffect.org