Elgin Academy students to walk for clean water access.
Elgin Academy students next week will walk 3.5 miles carrying 20 pounds of books using backpacks to mimic what nearly a billion people go through each day to access clean water.
The school’s Environmental Club is hosting a Walk for Water May 12 benefiting Water Mission, an international organization helping provide safe water and sanitation globally.
"There is no set cost for people to participate.
Our main goal is to raise awareness and make people realize what they can do in their everyday lives."
Feeley said she hopes future students will carry on the tradition of the water walk.
Water conservation already is a focus of the school’s environmentally conscious students, said Lynn Martin, school spokeswoman.
A baking club at the school does bake sales to raise money for Charity Water.
"A lot of reusable water bottles are on campus.
This is somewhat happening naturally.